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'The Kids Are All Right' Blu-ray Dated and Detailed[teaser]The acclaimed comedy/drama that made quite the buzz at Sundance will make Blu-ray all right this November. [/teaser] In an early announcement to retailers, Universal Studios is preparing Lisa Cholodenko's 'The Kids Are All Right' for Blu-ray on November 16. The film stars Annette Bening, Julianne Moore, Mark Ruffalo, Mia Wasikowska, and Josh Hutcherson, and currently holds a 96% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes. The Blu-ray will feature 1080p video, a DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 soundtrack, and supplements will include: Feature commentary with director/co-writer Lisa Cholodenko; The Journey to Forming a Family: cirector/co-writer Lisa Cholodenko reveals how her five-year long journey to write and bring the film to the screen was motivated by her desire to put down roots and create a family of her own; The Making of The Kids Are All Right; The Writers' Process: Lisa Cholodenko & Stuart Blumberg discuss their writing process; BD-Live; pocket BLU; My Scenes; and uHEAR™: Never miss another line of dialogue when you're watching The Kids Are All Right with this innovative feature that instantly skips back a few seconds on your Blu-ray disc and turns on the subtitles to highlight what you missed. Suggested list price for the Blu-ray is still undetermined at this time. You can find the latest specs for 'The Kids Are All Right' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it's indexed under November 16.Posted Wed Sep 15, 2010 at 06:00 AM PDT by: -
HDD Spotlight Bargain: 'Trick r' Treat' Blu-ray $7.99 at Amazon[teaser]Start preparing now for Halloween with this great anthology on Blu-ray for under $8! [/teaser] The online retailer has reduced the price of 'Trick r' Treat' starring Brian Cox and Anna Paquin to only $7.99 (47% off the suggested list price). Click here to ring the doorbell of this delicious deal!Posted Tue Sep 14, 2010 at 01:00 PM PDT by: -
Save $8 on 'The Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time' Blu-ray[teaser]Save $8 on Disney's action/adventure on Blu-ray! [/teaser] Here's another offer, this time to save $8 on 'The Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time,' starring Jake Gyllenhaal, available in stores on Blu-ray on September 14. Click this link to access to the page where you can print out your coupon valid at participating retailers. The offer is available in-store only in the U.S. and Canada and the coupon expires on September 28.Posted Tue Sep 14, 2010 at 12:00 PM PDT by: -
Hey Blu-ray, 'I'm Still Here'[teaser]One of the weirdest releases of the year is headed for high-definition real quick: In November! [/teaser] In an early announcement to retailers, Magnolia is preparing 'I'm Still Here' for Blu-ray on November 23. The documentary is directed by Casey Affleck and follows Joaquin Phoenix after his retirement from acting and his new quest to break into the hip hop business. Specs haven't been revealed yet, but supplements will include: Commentary with Casey Affleck and Joaquin Phoenix as well as deleted scenes. Suggested list price for the Blu-ray is $29.98. You can find the latest specs for 'I'm Still Here' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it's indexed under November 23.Posted Tue Sep 14, 2010 at 11:30 AM PDT by: -
LG Intros Home Theater Systems and a Blu-ray Sound Bar[teaser]There's a huge range, from the standard to the dazzling. [/teaser] LG's got plenty to talk about these days, including three new home theater and speaker systems. There's a pretty big range in the products, starting at the low end with a 3D Blu-ray sound bar. The LG HLX55W is an interesting case. It's a fairly traditional sound bar, with the exception of the built-in Blu-ray player. The player is mounted in the direct center of the bar and discs are inserted vertically. It's an interesting concept, but it just seems like trouble, especially once those speakers get turned up to 10. LG's HX995TZ is about as traditional as it gets. It's a home theater system that includes four floorstanding speakers, a Blu-ray player and a wireless subwoofer. Strangely, the Blu-ray player is designed to sit or mount vertically, an idea that LG seems to be really into. It doesn't come with a vertically mounted Blu-ray player, but the HX900 is the most interesting new system from LG, at least in terms of design. The package consists of four floorstanding speakers and one center channel , all designed to create a 3D soundstage. The vertical element is created by sending sound out through the tops of the slick looking floorstanding speakers – certainly one of the more interesting speaker sets we've seen recently. Source: eCousticsPosted Tue Sep 14, 2010 at 11:00 AM PDT by: -
'The Pillars of the Earth' Announced for Blu-ray[teaser]The eight episode miniseries is slated for high-definition in November.[/teaser] Sony is working on 'The Pillars of the Earth' for a Blu-ray release on November 23. The miniseries is based on Ken Follett's acclaimed novel and stars Ian McShane, Matthew MacFadyen, Eddie Redmayne, Hayley Atwell, and Natalia Wörner. The 3-disc Blu-ray set will feature 1080p video, likely a DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 soundtrack, and supplements will include: Suggested list price for the Blu-ray set is $69.95. You can find the latest specs for 'The Pillars of the Earth' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it's indexed under November 23.Posted Tue Sep 14, 2010 at 10:00 AM PDT by: -
The Boxee Box is Now Available for Preorder[teaser]There's some pricing confusion and a change in specs, but the Boxee Box is finally available to preorder. [/teaser] The long awaited Boxee Box is finally available to preorder on Amazon, but there's a little bit of confusion about the price. The preorder states a price of $229, which is higher than we've been led to believe. To make it even stranger, the press release from D-Link states that the Box will sell at "an average street price of $199 in North America," which seems to mean that preordering the unit will actually cost you more than just buying it outright in November. The press release also revealed a change in hardware from Nvidia's Tegra 2 chip to the Intel Atom CE4100. According to Engadget, the change was made because the Tegra 2 wasn't able to handle H.264 encoding. Aside from the strange price discrepancy and the upgrade in hardware, the Boxee Box is everything you've come to expect. Edit: The pricing error has been fixed and the Boxee Box is now available for $199 on Amazon Source: AmazonPosted Tue Sep 14, 2010 at 09:00 AM PDT by: -
HDD Cool Stuff: 'Toy Story Trilogy: Toy Box' Blu-ray/DVD Collection[teaser]All three classic Pixar films will be packaged in a 10-disc box set this November! [/teaser] In any early announcement to retailers, Disney/Buena Vista has revealed the 'Toy Story Trilogy: Toy Box' starring the voices of Tom Hanks as Woody and Tim Allen as the legendary Buzz Lightyear will be released on November 2. The release contains: 'Toy Story,' 'Toy Story 2,' and 'Toy Story 3' all housed inside spiffy stagecoach toy box packaging. Specs and supplements have yet to be revealed, but it is expected that the discs will be the same as the individual counterpart releases. Take a peek at this collection below: Suggested retail price for this box set is $100.00. You can find the latest specs for 'Toy Story Trilogy: Toy Box' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it's indexed under November 2.Posted Tue Sep 14, 2010 at 08:00 AM PDT by: -
LG Unveils a 31 Inch OLED[teaser]Surprise – it looks amazing. [/teaser] LG showed off a 31 inch OLED television over the weekend, and it's no surprise that the set is absolutely stunning. It's capable of producing all existing colors and according to LG it can handle the gamut of dark colors regardless of your viewing angle. The new TV sports what LG is calling Infinite Contrast Ratio. It's a bit silly, but it does finally put the nail in the coffin of the contrast ratio wars, unless Samsung's new LED LCDs come with Infinite Contrast Ratio +1. LG's 3D capable OLED comes with a fancy mounting bracket, a cool design and measures in at 2.9 mm thick. It's all very impressive as you might imagine. While making bigger and better OLED sets is exciting, the real winner is going to be the company that makes OLEDs cheap enough that the average consumer can shell out for them. Sadly, it doesn't look like LG's model will pull that off. Source: eCousticsPosted Tue Sep 14, 2010 at 07:00 AM PDT by: -
Kevin McCarthy Dead at 96[teaser]The acclaimed actor best known for starring in 'Invasion of the Body Snatchers' has passed away. [/teaser] News is reporting that Kevin McCarthy, also fondly remembered as the mad scientist in 'Piranha,' has died. McCarthy was nominated for a Best Supporting Oscar in 1951 for 'Death of a Salesman.' The only other details surrounding his passing at this time was that he died on Saturday. He was 96.Posted Tue Sep 14, 2010 at 06:00 AM PDT by:
