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'The Protector 2' Blu-ray Supplements Detailed[teaser]Tony Jaa returns in this action sequel fighting its way toward Blu-ray and Blu-ray 3D in July. Pre-orders are now live. [/teaser]In an early announcement to retailers, Magnolia is preparing 'The Protector 2' for Blu-ray on July 29. In addition, a Blu-ray 3D version has also been announced for the same date. In the sequel to 'The Protector,' Tony Jaa is the hard-hitting Kham. Kham is the last in a long line of guards who once watched over the King of Thailand’s war elephants. Traditionally, only the perfect elephants could successfully help defend the throne, after his harrowing quest to retrieve the elephants, Kham returns to his village to live in peace. But for someone as good in martial arts as him, peace is but a wishful thought. Specs have not been revealed yet, but supplements will include: Original Trailer; Behind the scenes featurette; and AXS TV: A Look at The Protector. Suggested list price for the Blu-ray is $29.98 and suggested list price for the Blu-ray 3D/Blu-ray is $39.98. In the sequel to Tom Yum Goong, Tony Jaa is the hard-hitting Kham. Kham is the last in long line of guards who once watched over the King of Thailand’s war elephants. Traditionally, only the perfect elephants could successfully help defend the throne, after his harrowing quest to retrieve the elephants, Kham returns to his village to live in peace. But for someone as good in martial arts as him, peace is but a wishful thought. Read more at https://nerdreactor.com/2014/02/26/the-protector-2-trailer-is-out-in-the-us/#82oGPRW053LzIu5z.99In the sequel to Tom Yum Goong, Tony Jaa is the hard-hitting Kham. Kham is the last in long line of guards who once watched over the King of Thailand’s war elephants. Traditionally, only the perfect elephants could successfully help defend the throne, after his harrowing quest to retrieve the elephants, Kham returns to his village to live in peace. But for someone as good in martial arts as him, peace is but a wishful thought.Read more at https://nerdreactor.com/2014/02/26/the-protector-2-trailer-is-out-in-the-us/#82oGPRW053LzIu5z.99 In the sequel to Tom Yum Goong, Tony Jaa is the hard-hitting Kham. Kham is the last in long line of guards who once watched over the King of Thailand’s war elephants. Traditionally, only the perfect elephants could successfully help defend the throne, after his harrowing quest to retrieve the elephants, Kham returns to his village to live in peace. But for someone as good in martial arts as him, peace is but a wishful thought.Read more at https://nerdreactor.com/2014/02/26/the-protector-2-trailer-is-out-in-the-us/#82oGPRW053LzIu5z.99 In the sequel to Tom Yum Goong, Tony Jaa is the hard-hitting Kham. Kham is the last in long line of guards who once watched over the King of Thailand’s war elephants. Traditionally, only the perfect elephants could successfully help defend the throne, after his harrowing quest to retrieve the elephants, Kham returns to his village to live in peace. But for someone as good in martial arts as him, peace is but a wishful thought.Read more at https://nerdreactor.com/2014/02/26/the-protector-2-trailer-is-out-in-the-us/#82oGPRW053LzIu5z.99 Specs and supplements have not been announced yet, but suggested list price for the Blu-ray is $29.98. You can find the latest specs for 'The Protector 2' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it's indexed under July 29.Posted Tue Jul 8, 2014 at 10:00 AM PDT by: -
'For No Good Reason' Blu-ray Announced[teaser]Gonzo artist, Ralph Steadman, is the subject of this documentary coming to Blu-ray in September. You can pre-order the film now. [/teaser]In an early announcement to retailers, Sony is preparing 'For No Good Reason' for Blu-ray on September 2. Made over the course of fifteen years, 'For No Good Reason' explores the connection between art and life through the eyes of Ralph Steadman, the last of the original Gonzo visionaries. Insightful, humorous, and visually stunning, this is a study in honesty, friendship, and the ambition that drives an artist. Specs and supplements have not been revealed yet, but suggested list price for the Blu-ray is $40.99. You can find the latest specs for 'For No Good Reason' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it's indexed under September 2.Posted Tue Jul 8, 2014 at 08:00 AM PDT by: -
'Hemlock Grove: The Complete First Season' Dated for Blu-ray[teaser]The first season of the Emmy-nominated Netflix original series heads to Blu-ray in October. [/teaser] In an early announcement to retailers, Scream Factory will be releasing 'Hemlock Grove: The Complete First Season' on Blu-ray October 7. In a small Pennsylvania town, something evil has come in search of prey. But who is the true monster in Hemlock Grove? The brutal slaying of a teenage girl sends the townspeople of Hemlock Grove into a desperate search to find her killer. But this sleepy community soon finds itself living a nightmare as secrets and rumors threaten to drive them all down a dark path as they struggle to uncover the truth. As they hunt for a monster among them, rumors mount and many of the eccentric residents become suspects, from the newly-arrived Gypsy family to the wealthy Godfrey clan. In the twisted world of Hemlock Grove, everyone hides a dark secret. Executive produced by Eli Roth (Cabin Fever), based on the novel of the same name by Brian McGreevy, created by McGreevy along with Lee Shipman and starring Famke Janssen (X-Men) Bill Skarsgård (Anna Karenina), Landon Liboiron (Altitude), Penelope Mitchell (The Vampire Diaries), and Dougray Scott (Mission: Impossible II), Hemlock Grove: The Complete First Season, produced by Gaumont International Television for Netflix, is an atmospheric and gripping horror thriller series unlike anything you’ve ever seen. Featuring all 13 exhilarating episodes from the shocking first season, the three disc set also includes all-new bonus features not available on Netflix including six all new vignettes. Horror aficionados should note that additional bonus features will be announced as excitement builds for this release. You can find the latest specs for 'Hemlock Grove: The Complete First Season' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it is indexed under October 7.Posted Tue Jul 8, 2014 at 06:00 AM PDT by: -
LG Details G Pad 10.1[teaser]Specs and a release window have been announced for the 10.1-inch tablet. [/teaser] LG has revealed more information about its G Pad 10.1. In addition to an emphasis on multimedia and entertainment options, the Android tablet will also offer many of the same premium UX features found on the company's upcoming G3 smartphone. "Consumers use tablets differently from smartphones and we wanted to highlight the important role of entertainment in the new LG G Pad 10.1," said Dr. Jong-seok Park, president and CEO of the LG Electronics Mobile Communications Company. "Tablets are increasingly being used as companion devices, which is why we made connecting the LG G Pad 10.1 to other devices so easy and convenient and why LG G Pad 10.1 offers the best core technologies of our G series smartphones." The tablet features a 10.1-inch 1280x800 IPS display. Under the hood, the device is powered by a 1.2GHz Quad-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon CPU, 1GB of RAM, and an 8,000mAh battery running Android 4.4.2. A 5MP rear camera and a 1.3MP front camera are also included, along with 16GB of storage and a microSD slot. Finally, the G Pad 10.1 will also offer LG's Knock Code security feature, QPair 2.0 tech for connecting to other Android devices, and a Dual Window mode for running two apps at the same time. An exact release date and price have not been announced yet, but the LG G Pad 10.1 will arrive in the US market later this month and then roll out globally. Source: LGPosted Mon Jul 7, 2014 at 12:30 PM PDT by: -
'Batman: The Complete Television Series' Bound for Blu-ray![teaser]POW! BIFF! THWAP! The classic 1960s series starring Adam West and Burt Ward will be getting the high-definition treatment later this year! [/teaser] In an early announcement to retailers, Warner Brothers will be releasing 'Batman: The Complete Television Series' on Blu-ray in November. The studio, along with actors Adam West, Burt Ward, and Julie Newmar will officially unveil full details of this long-awaited Blu-ray release and give fans a sneak peek at a Comic-Con International panel on Thursday July 24 from 6:00 PM-7:00 PM in Hall H. Specs, supplements, and suggested list price haven't been revealed yet. You can find the latest specs for 'Batman: The Complete Television Series' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it is indexed under PENDING.Posted Mon Jul 7, 2014 at 12:00 PM PDT by: -
'Sleepy Hollow: The Complete First Season' Dated for Blu-ray[teaser]The first season of the fantasy series rides to Blu-ray in September. [/teaser] In an early announcement to retailers, 20th Century Fox will be releasing 'Sleepy Hollow: The Complete First Season' on Blu-ray on September 16. From co-creators/executive producers Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci (the Star Trek and Transformers franchises, Fringe) comes the adventure thriller Sleepy Hollow. In this modern-day retelling of Washington Irving's classic, Ichabod Crane (Tom Mison, Salmon Fishing in the Yemen) is resurrected and pulled two and a half centuries through time to find that the world is on the brink of destruction and that he is humanity's last hope, forcing him to team up with a contemporary police officer (Nicole Beharie, Shame, American Violet) to unravel a mystery that dates back to the founding fathers. The 3-disc set will feature 1080p video, a lossless 5.1 soundtrack, and supplements will include: Welcome to Sleepy Hollow; Mysteries and Mythology: The Secrets of Sleepy Hollow; Deleted Scenes; The Corbin Files; Welcome to the 21st Century, Mr. Crane; The Horseman & The Horseman's Head; Audio Commentaries; and Gag Reel. Suggested list price for the Blu-ray is still undetermined at this time. You can find the latest specs for 'Sleepy Hollow: The Complete First Season' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it's indexed under September 16.Posted Mon Jul 7, 2014 at 10:00 AM PDT by: -
Clive Barker's 'Nightbreed: The Director's Cut' Blu-ray Dated[teaser]The long-awaited Director's Cut will be available in two Blu-ray versions this October. [/teaser] In an early announcement to retailers, Scream Factory says 'Nightbreed: The Director's Cut' will arrive on Blu-ray on October 28. The release will also be available in a limited edition set that will include a collector's booklet and will be limited to 5000 copies. Boone (Craig Sheffer) may be a troubled young man, but his troubles are just beginning. Set up as the fall guy in a string of slasher murders, he decides he'll hide by crossing the threshold that separates “us” from “them” and sneak into the forbidden subterranean realm of Midian. Boone will live among the monsters. Hellraiser creator Clive Barker writes (adapting his novel Cabal) and directs this vivid leap into horror that asks: in the battle of man vs. monster, who's really the monster? The answer supplies flesh-crawling suspense, sudden fear, a colorful Danny Elfman score and a creepy array of shape-shifting beings. They are the Nightbreed, denizens of a world beyond death, beyond the imagination, perhaps beyond anything you've seen. In 1990, the film was released theatrically nationwide. However, the movie studio edited the film extensively and several scenes were excised or rearranged – much to Clive Barker’s disappointment. Since then, a fan-driven movement was created (www.OccupyMidian.com) to see the full version of the film restored and re-released. Now, after 25 years, fans and horror enthusiasts can finally experience NIGHTBREED like never before! Scream Factory, in conjunction with Warner Bros., was able to find the long-thought-missing original film elements and combed through over 600 boxes to locate not only the lost scenes but a treasure trove of never-before-seen footage as well. With nearly an hour of lost footage meticulously restored, the result is not only a more faithful adaptation of Clive Barker’s book Cabal, but also what he originally intended NIGHTBREED to be. "This is film history and beyond my wildest dreams of realization," said Director Clive Barker. "When Scream Factory told me that they found the NIGHTBREED film footage I was gob-smacked! This is the ultimate validation of choices made by myself and Mark Miller [of Seraphim Films] all the way back in 2008. As we embarked down the road of attempting to track down the lost footage, we looked at each other and said, 'Maybe one day they'll find it.' It's my pleasure to announce that the day has come. Speaking personally, I didn't allow myself to believe that it would. Even if we did find some footage (which we did in 2009 in the form of heavily degraded VHS tapes) and even if we did find a company willing to release the film (which we did in 2013 with Scream Factory, God bless them) the prospect of finding the actual lost film materials was remoter than I'd wanted to admit out loud. If the footage could not be found by those who had worked closest on it the same year it had been released, then what were the odds we'd be able to find anything 20 years on? But Scream Factory, in their commendable determination, kept up the search and thanks to them total reconstruction has been made a possibility. There's never been a reconstruction that's had as little chance of succeeding and yet has succeeded on as many fronts as this film has. It's unprecedented. To now have a movie that we can put together in the way that I fully intended it to be seen when I first set out to make this film in 1989 is extraordinary. The project has moved inexorably to this conclusion. Fate and the hard work of individuals such as Mark Miller, Russell Cherrington, Phil and Sarah Stokes, Occupy Midian, Morgan Creek, and ultimately, Scream Factory have made this a possibility and I could not be happier." Specs and supplements haven't been revealed yet, but the suggested list price for the Special Edition Blu-ray is $29.93 and the Limited Edition release is $79.97. You can find the latest specs for 'Nightbreed: The Director's Cut' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it's indexed under October 28.Posted Mon Jul 7, 2014 at 08:00 AM PDT by: -
'Defiance: Season Two' Announced for Blu-ray[teaser]The second season of the Syfy series is planned for Blu-ray in September. [/teaser] In an early announcement to retailers, Universal will be bringing 'Defiance: Season Two' to Blu-ray on September 23. In the year 2047, it's a new Earth, with new rules. Over thirty years after various alien races arrived on Earth, the landscape is completely altered, terraformed nearly beyond recognition. The town of Defiance, on what used to be St. Louis, stands as a living example of what happens when humans and aliens live together harmoniously, and often not-so-harmoniously. Amongst the town's many residents are former soldier Nolan (Grant Bowler) and his adoptive Irathient daughter, Irisa (Stephanie Leonidas); the former mayor, Amanda Rosewater (Julie Benz); Rafe McCawley (Graham Greene), a powerful miner; the ambitious, alien Tarr family, Datak and Stahma (Tony Curran and Jaime Murray), along with son Alak and human wife Christie (Jesse Rath and Nicole Munoz) Jaime Murray); lawman Tommy (Dewshane Williams) and cantankerous Indogene Doc Yewll (Trinna Keating). With the Earth Republic - the human run governmental organization with questionable motivations - now in control of the town and a new mayor, Niles Pottinger (Jim Murray), at the helm, the fragile peace Defiance has fought for threatens to be undone. The 3-disc set will feature 1080p video, a lossless 5.1 soundtrack, and supplements will include: Defiance: The Lost Ones Minisodes, Jesse Does Defiance, Gag Reel, and Season One Alternate Ending. Suggested list price for the Blu-ray is $69.98. You can find the latest specs for 'Defiance: Season Two' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it's indexed under September 23.Posted Mon Jul 7, 2014 at 06:00 AM PDT by: -
HDD Deal of the Week: 'Jack Reacher' Blu-ray $9.99 at Amazon[teaser]The Tom Cruise actioner on Blu-ray is seventy five percent off this week at Amazon.[/teaser] Amazon is selling 'Jack Reacher' for $9.99 (75% off the suggested retail price). From The New York Times bestselling author Lee Child comes one of the most compelling heroes to step from novel to screen - ex-military investigator Jack Reacher (Cruise). When a gunman takes five lives with six shots, all evidence points to the suspect in custody. On interrogation, the suspect offers up a single note: “Get Jack Reacher!” So begins an extraordinary chase for the truth, pitting Jack Reacher against an unexpected enemy, with a skill for violence and a secret to keep and a target on Reacher’s back. Click here to order yours and this offer is available from now through July 14.Posted Sun Jul 6, 2014 at 07:19 AM PDT by: -
HDD Gear Deal Spotlight: 4K TVs[teaser]For a limited time, Amazon is offering up to $700 off select Samsung Ultra HD TVs! [/teaser] As part of the online retailer's ongoing electronics sales and promotions, Amazon is running limited time deals on several Samsung 4K displays, including their curved-screen models. Samsung UN65HU8550 65-Inch 4K TV - Currently $3,298 (18 percent off). Samsung UN60HU8550 60-Inch 4K TV - Currently $2,798 (20 percent off). Samsung UN55HU8550 55-Inch 4K TV - Currently $2,198 (27 percent off). Samsung UN50HU8550 50-Inch 4K TV - Currently $1,998 (20 percent off). Samsung UN65HU9000 Curved 65-Inch 4K TV - Currently $4,298 (14 percent off). Samsung UN55HU9000 Curved 55-Inch 4K TV - Currently $3,298 (18 percent off). Samsung UN65HU8700 Curved 65-Inch 4K TV - Currently $3,700 (18 percent off). Samsung UN55HU8700 Curved 55-Inch 4K TV - Currently $2,700 (23 percent off). As always, these deals will only be active for a limited time while supplies last. Make sure to stay tuned to High-Def Digest for more sales and special promotions!Posted Thu Jul 3, 2014 at 05:30 PM PDT by:
