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'Star Trek: Stardate Collection' Blu-ray Dated and Detailed[teaser]Get ready to boldly go where no man has gone before on Blu-ray in September. [/teaser] In an early announcement to retailers, Paramount is preparing 'Star Trek: Stardate Collection' for Blu-ray on September 10. The 12-disc box set will combine the previously released 'Star Trek: Original Motion Picture Collection' and the 'Star Trek: The Next Generation Motion Picture Collection' into one comprehensive package. Starring William Shatner, Leonard Nemoy, DeForest Kelley, Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, and Brent Spiner, this release contains all ten original 'Star Trek' films spanning 1979 - 2002, including: 'Star Trek: The Motion Picture,' 'Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan,' 'Star Trek III: The Search for Spock,' 'Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home,' 'Star Trek V: The Final Frontier,' 'Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country,' 'Star Trek: Generations,' 'Star Trek: First Contact,' 'Star Trek: Insurrection,' and 'Star Trek: Nemesis.' The Blu-rays will feature 1080p video and Dolby TrueHD 5.1 or 7.1 soundtracks, and supplements will mirror those found on the currently available releases, including: Commentaries; Deleted Scenes; Featurettes; two bonus discs: "Star Trek Summit" and "Star Trek Evolutions"; and more. Suggested list price for the box set is $139.98 You can find the latest specs for 'Star Trek: Stardate Collection' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it is indexed under September 10.Posted Thu Jul 25, 2013 at 10:00 AM PDT by: -
'Joy Ride' Dated for Blu-ray[teaser]The 2001 thriller starring Paul Walker, Steve Zahn, and LeeLee Sobieski speeds to Blu-ray this September. [/teaser] In an early announcement to retailers, 20th Century Fox will be releasing 'Joy Ride' on Blu-ray on September 10. Lewis (Paul Walker) and Fuller (Steve Zahn) are two brothers traveling across America by car. In order to pass the time, they use the CB radio to play a joke on a trucker named Rusty Nail, convincing him that Lewis is a woman called Candy Cane and arranging a rendezvous in a motel room. But when the trucker realizes what has happened, he kills the innocent occupant of the motel room, kidnaps the room-mate of Lewis' friend Venna (LeeLee Sobieski), and comes after the teenagers in a psychotic fit of rage. Specs and supplements haven't been revealed yet, but the suggested list price for the Blu-ray is $14.99. You can find the latest specs for 'Joy Ride' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it is indexed under September 10.Posted Thu Jul 25, 2013 at 08:00 AM PDT by: -
'Pawn Shop Chronicles' Announced for Blu-ray[teaser]The star-studded action/comedy heads to Blu-ray in August. [/teaser] In an early announcement to retailers, Starz/Anchor Bay has revealed 'Pawn Shop Chronicles' on Blu-ray on August 27. In 'Pawn Shop Chronicles,' these people may be pawning far more than they bargained for: Brendan Fraser ('The Mummy'), Elijah Wood ('The Lord of the Rings'), Vincent D’Onofrio ('Men In Black'), Academy Award® nominee Matt Dillon ('Crash'), Norman Reedus (“The Walking Dead"), Thomas Jane (“Hung”), Lukas Haas ('Inception'), and Paul Walker ('Fast & Furious'), star in 3 twisted tales all connected by items from a Southern small-town pawn shop. A man searching for his kidnapped wife, a couple of white-supremacist drug-dealers, and a sad-sack Elvis impersonator, plus more desperate characters come to life in the action-packed and hilarious story written by Adam Minarovich and from the director of 'The Cooler' and 'Running Scared,' Wayne Kramer. The Blu-ray/DVD combo pack will feature 1080p video, a Dolby TrueHD 5.1 soundtrack, and supplements have yet to be revealed. Suggested list price for the Blu-ray is $29.99. You can find the latest specs for 'Pawn Shop Chronicles' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it's indexed under August 27.Posted Thu Jul 25, 2013 at 06:00 AM PDT by: -
'Epic' Blu-ray and Blu-ray 3D Dated and Detailed[teaser]The 2013 animated fantasy will hit both Blu-ray formats in four weeks. [/teaser] In an early announcement to retailers, 20th Century Fox is preparing 'Epic' Blu-ray/DVD/Ultraviolet combo pack and 'Epic - 3D' Blu-ray 3D/Blu-ray/DVD/Ultraviolet combo pack for August 20. Epic tells the story of a battle raging all around us between the forces of good, who protect nature, and the forces of evil, who wish to see it destroyed. When a teen age girl finds herself magically transported into this secret universe, she must band together with a rag-tag team of fun and unique characters to save their world...and ours. Specs have yet to be revealed, but each release will be packed with numerous supplements including: Mub & Grub Intro - Join Mub and Grub for an EPIC tour through the special features of this Blu-ray; Birds, Bugs and Slugs: Forest Explorer - Journey into the forest to meet the real-life counterparts of the EPIC world; Rot Rocks - Mandrake might be the bad guy, but his world of rot benefits ours in a number of ways, let's discover how; Bugs of Camouflage - Join us to find out how bugs use their environment to hide right under our noses, just like the Leafmen; The Epic Life At Two Inches Tall - How would your life be different if you were only two inches tall? Aside from being small, there are some surprising and amazing benefits; Mysteries of Moonhaven Revealed - Meet the incredibly talented filmmakers, artists, and animators at Blue Sky, and learn all about the making of EPIC; Epic Coloring & Storybook Builder App – Color your own EPIC story with exclusive pages on your iOS or Android devices; and Theatrical Trailer. Every Deluxe Edition Blu-ray will also include 3 Epic Seed cards—so you can grow your own Epic Garden! Suggested list price for the Blu-ray is set at $39.99 and the Blu-ray 3D is $49.99. You can find the latest specs for 'Epic' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it is indexed under August 20.Posted Wed Jul 24, 2013 at 01:00 PM PDT by: -
'The Honeymooners' Announced for Blu-ray[teaser]All 39 episodes of the classic comedy TV series will be getting the Blu-ray treatment this October! [/teaser] According to TV Shows on DVD, Paramount and CBS is preparing to release 'The Honeymooners: 39 Classic Episodes' on Blu-ray on October 15. Ralph Kramden (Jackie Gleason) is a New York bus driver who dreams of a better life. With his eccentric good friend, sewer worker Ed Norton (Art Carney), Ralph constantly tries crackpot schemes to strike it rich. All the while, his exasperated wife, Alice (Audrey Meadows), is always there to bring him down to earth or to pick him up if he beats her to it. For as much as they fight, even dunderhead Ralph knows that she is the greatest and vice versa. Specs have yet to be revealed, but supplements will include "The Honeymooners Anniversary Special," as well as the Original Series Opening and Closings first seen in 1956. Suggested list price for the Blu-ray hasn't been revealed yet. You can find the latest specs for 'The Honeymooners: 39 Classic Episodes' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it is indexed under October 15.Posted Wed Jul 24, 2013 at 12:00 PM PDT by: -
'Graceland' Blu-ray Detailed[teaser]A determined father will try to rescue his kidnapped daughter in this crime thriller coming to Blu-ray in July. [/teaser] As previously reported, Image Entertainment is preparing 'Graceland' for Blu-ray on July 23. Family man Marlon Villar (Arnold Reyes) is the long-time driver of Manuel Chango, a corrupt Filipino politician. While he and his daughter accompany his boss' preteen daughter home, Marlon is ambushed and the wrong girl is kidnapped. The driver's life takes a sudden, terrifying turn which propels him into a horrifying downward spiral and, as events in his life unravel, Marlon, Changho, and their families become entangled in a game of deceit and betrayal that will leave no one innocent. The Blu-ray will feature 1080p video and a DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 soundtrack, and supplements will include: Audio Commentary with Writer/Director Ron Morales, Producers and more; A Life For Every Lie: The Making of Graceland; Deleted Scenes; Alternate Ending; 16-Page Booklet; and High quality 720p HD Digital Download of the Film. Suggested list price for the Blu-ray is $29.97. You can find the latest specs for 'Graceland' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it's indexed under July 23.Posted Wed Jul 24, 2013 at 10:00 AM PDT by: -
'Cat. 8' Blu-ray Announced[teaser]The race to stop the end of the world begins on Blu-ray in August. [/teaser] In an early announcement to retailers, Gaiam Vivendi Entertainment is preparing 'Cat. 8' for Blu-ray on August 13. When government agent Dr. Jane Brandt (Maxim Roy) unveils a global security system that harnesses the unlimited energy of the sun, an unanticipated accident triggers unimaginable consequences. The only man who can save the planet from the seething solar plasma heading towards Earth is government outsider and renegade physicist, Michael Mitchell (Matthew Modine). As chaos reigns across the globe and government officials relinquish all hope, Michael faces the harsh reality that he only has a matter of hours to save all human life on the planet. The countdown to the end of the world begins with this never-before-seen extended version of 'Cat. 8.' Specs and supplements have not been revealed yet, but suggested list price for the Blu-ray is $29.95. You can find the latest specs for 'Cat. 8' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it's indexed under August 13.Posted Wed Jul 24, 2013 at 08:00 AM PDT by: -
Poll: Are You Excited for a Superman-Batman Team-Up Movie?At the San Diego Comic-Con over the weekend, 'Man of Steel' director Zack Snyder announced that his next project will be a Superman/Batman team-up movie. Are you excited for this, or does the news leave you apprehensive? Vote in our blog poll.Posted Wed Jul 24, 2013 at 07:00 AM PDT by: -
'The Uninvited' Announced and Detailed for Blu-ray[teaser]Lewis Allen's 1944 haunted house chiller will make its Blu-ray debut in October. [/teaser] In an early announcement to retailers, Criterion is working on 'The Uninvited' for Blu-ray on October 22. A pair of siblings (Ray Milland and Ruth Hussey) from London purchase a surprisingly affordable, lonely cliff-top house in Cornwall, only to discover that it actually carries a ghostly price; soon they’re caught up in a bizarre romantic triangle from beyond the grave. The Blu-ray will feature 1080p video, an uncompressed mono soundtrack, and supplements include: New visual essay by filmmaker Michael Almereyda; and a booklet featuring an essay by critic Farran Smith Nehme. Suggested list price for the Blu-ray is $29.95. You can find the latest specs for 'The Uninvited' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it's indexed under October 22.Posted Wed Jul 24, 2013 at 06:00 AM PDT by: -
'Pacific Rim' Blu-ray and Blu-ray 3D Up for Pre-Order![teaser]Guillermo del Toro's epic monster movie is already up for Blu-ray and Blu-ray 3D pre-orders at Amazon! [/teaser] In an early announcement to retailers, Warner Brothers is preparing 'Pacific Rim' Blu-ray/DVD/Digital Copy combo pack and 'Pacific Rim - 3D' Blu-ray 3D/Blu-ray/DVD combo pack for a release sometime in the coming weeks. When an alien attack threatens the Earth's existence, giant robots piloted by humans are deployed to fight off the menace. Specs, supplements, and a release date have not been set yet, but suggested list price for the Blu-ray is set at $35.99 and the Blu-ray 3D is $44.95. You can find the latest specs for 'Pacific Rim' and 'Pacific Rim - 3D' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where they are both indexed under PENDING.Posted Tue Jul 23, 2013 at 01:00 PM PDT by: