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'Star Trek: The Original Series - Origins' Dated for Blu-ray[teaser]Five classic 'Star Trek' episodes will be beaming to Blu-ray this September. [/teaser] In an early announcement to retailers, Paramount will be releasing 'Star Trek: The Original Series - Origins' on Blu-ray on September 10. Here are the origin episodes of the most significant characters from 'Star Trek: The Original Series' introduced by Rod Roddenberry, son of Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry: • The Cage: the pilot that started it all and introduced Captain Pike and Spock. • Where No Man Has Gone Before: the first time Captain Kirk is seen at the helm of the Enterprise. • Space Seed: the debut of super villain, Khan. • Errand of Mercy: the crew's first encounter with the barbaric Klingons. • Trouble with Tribbles: the arrival of the cute, but catastrophic creatures. Now own and witness the first appearances of these captivating characters that graced the final frontier! Specs and supplements haven't been revealed yet, but the suggested list price for the Blu-ray is $26.99. You can find the latest specs for 'Star Trek: The Original Series - Origins' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it's indexed under September 10.Posted Thu Jul 18, 2013 at 06:00 AM PDT by: -
'Doctor Who: Series 1-7 Limited Edition Giftset' Announced for Blu-ray. Amazon is now taking Orders![teaser]Pre-orders are up at Amazon for a boxed set containing seven seasons of the sci-fi series on Blu-ray available in stores at the end of 2013! [/teaser] In an early announcement to retailers, BBC America is working on 'Doctor Who: Series 1-7 Limited Edition Giftset' for Blu-ray for sometime later this year. For the first time ever, BBC Home Entertainment is collecting the complete new Doctor Who together on Blu-ray plus an amazing assortment of additional items including the totally unique Doctor Who Universal Remote Control Sonic Screwdriver and more! The collection includes Series 1-4, featuring Ninth Doctor Christopher Eccleston and Tenth Doctor David Tennant, making their Blu-ray debut in newly remastered versions At full 1080p resolution, plus Series 5-7 featuring Eleventh Doctor Matt Smith, also on 1080p high definition Blu-ray. Catch up with the complete new Doctor Who in high definition just in time for the historic 50th Anniversary Special this fall. Specs and supplements haven't been revealed yet, but the suggested list price for the Blu-ray is $349.98. You can find the latest specs for 'Doctor Who: Series 1-7 Limited Edition Giftset' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it's indexed under PENDING.Posted Wed Jul 17, 2013 at 06:15 PM PDT by: -
'La Notte' Announced and Detailed for Blu-ray[teaser]Michelangelo Antonioni's 1961 psychological thriller heads to Blu-ray at the end of October. [/teaser] In an early announcement to retailers, Criterion is preparing 'La Notte' for Blu-ray on October 29. Marcello Mastroianni and Jeanne Moreau star as a novelist and his frustrated wife who, over the course of one night, confront their alienation from each other and the achingly empty bourgeois Milan circles in which they travel. The Blu-ray will feature a 4K 1080p video transfer, an uncompressed mono soundtrack, and supplements include: New interview with film critic Adriano Aprà and film historian Carlo Di Carlo; New interview with professor Giuliana Bruno on the role of architecture in La notte; Trailer; and a booklet featuring an essay by critic Richard Brody and a 1961 article by director Michelangelo Antonioni. Suggested list price for the Blu-ray is $39.95. You can find the latest specs for 'La Notte' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it's indexed under October 29.Posted Wed Jul 17, 2013 at 12:00 PM PDT by: -
'Foyle's War: Set 7' Announced for Blu-ray[teaser]Three new mysteries from the British period drama are bound for Blu-ray in September. [/teaser] In an early announcement to retailers, Acorn Media is readying 'Foyle's War: Set 7' for Blu-ray on September 24. As the popular mystery series returns, World War II has ended, but the Cold War simmers in 1946 London. DCS Christopher Foyle (Michael Kitchen) has retired from police work when Britain's secret intelligence service compels him to join its ranks. Reunited with his former colleague, newlywed Sam Wainwright (Honeysuckle Weeks), Foyle faces new-but no less deadly-threats in the world of spies and counterintelligence. Also starring Howell, Ovenden, Ellie Haddington, Tim McMullan, Jeremy Swift, Rupert Vansittart, and Daniel Weyman. Specs have yet to be revealed, but the 2-disc set will include Introductions by Writer Anthony Horowitz; Four Behind-the-Scenes Featurettes; and Brief Recap, Series 1-6. You can find the latest specs for 'Foyle's War: Set 7' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it's indexed under September 24.Posted Wed Jul 17, 2013 at 10:00 AM PDT by: -
'Peeples' Blu-ray Dated and Detailed[teaser]The Tyler Perry produced comedy is heading to Blu-ray in September. [/teaser] In an early announcement to retailers, Lionsgate is preparing 'Peeples' for Blu-ray on September 10. Sparks fly when Grace (Kerry Washington) takes off for the preppy Peeples' annual reunion in the Hamptons the very weekend her boyfriend Wade Walker (Craig Robinson) was going to propose! Undeterred, Wade heads to the Hamptons to surprise her. He might be a fish-out-of-water among this seemingly perfect East Coast clan, but he's not about to let himself flounder. Instead, in a wild weekend of fun, dysfunction and hilarious surprises, Wade and Grace discover there's room for all kinds of Peeples in this family, no matter their differences. The Blu-ray/UltraViolet combo pack will feature 1080p video and a DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 soundtrack, and supplements will include: "Meet The Peeples, Jam With The Fam" featurette; Gag Reel; and Audio commentary with writer/director Tina Gordon Chism, producer Stephanie Allain and actors Craig Robinson, Kerry Washington, David Alan Grier, Tyler James Williams, Kali Hawk, Malcolm Barrett and Kimrie Lewis-Davis. Suggested list price for the Blu-ray is $24.99. You can find the latest specs for 'Peeples' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it's indexed under September 10.Posted Wed Jul 17, 2013 at 08:00 AM PDT by: -
'Antiviral' Blu-ray Features Detailed[teaser]Supplements have been revealed for the 2012 thriller from Brandon Cronenberg bound for Blu-ray in August. [/teaser] As previously reported, IFC Films is working on 'Antiviral' for Blu-ray on August 6. Syd March is an employee at a clinic that sells injections of live viruses harvested from sick celebrities to obsessed fans. Biological communion - for a price. Syd also supplies illegal samples of these viruses to piracy groups, smuggling them from the clinic in his own body. When he becomes infected with the disease that kills super sensation Hannah Geist, Syd becomes a target for collectors and rabid fans. He must unravel the mystery surrounding her death before he suffers the same fate. Specs haven't been revealed yet, but supplements will include: Audio Commentary; Making of Documentary; Deleted Scenes; Behind the Scenes Featurette; and Original Trailer. Suggested list price for the Blu-ray is $29.98. You can find the latest specs for 'Antiviral' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it's indexed under August 6.Posted Wed Jul 17, 2013 at 06:00 AM PDT by: -
'John Cassavetes: Five Films' Announced and Detailed for Blu-ray[teaser]A boxed set featuring five films directed by John Cassavetes is bound for Blu-ray in October. [/teaser] In an early announcement to retailers, Criterion is preparing 'John Cassavetes: Five Films' for Blu-ray on October 22. John Cassavetes was a genius, a visionary, and the progenitor of American independent film, but that doesn’t begin to get at the generosity of his art. A former theater actor fascinated by the power of improvisation, Cassavetes brought his search for truth in performance to the screen. The five films in this collection--'Shadows' (1959), 'Faces' (1968), 'A Woman Under the Influence' (1974), 'The Killing of a Chinese Bookie' (1976), and 'Opening Night' (1976)—all of which the director maintained total control over by financing them himself and making them outside the studio system—are electrifying and compassionate creations, populated by all manner of humanity: beatniks, hippies, businessmen, actors, housewives, strippers, club owners, gangsters, children. Cassavetes has often been called an actor’s director, but this body of work—even greater than the sum of its extraordinary parts—shows him to be an audience’s director. The 5-disc set features 1080p video, uncompressed mono soundtracks, and supplements include: A Constant Forge: The Life and Art of John Cassavetes (2000), a 200-minute documentary by Charles Kiselyak; New interviews with actor Lelia Goldoni and associate producer Seymour Cassel about Shadows; Silent footage from the Cassavetes-Lane Drama Workshop, from which Shadows emerged; Restoration demonstration for Shadows; Alternate eighteen-minute opening sequence for Faces; Episode of the French television series Cinéastes de notre temps from 1968, dedicated to Cassavetes; Making “Faces,” a new documentary featuring interviews with actors Cassel, Lynn Carlin, and Gena Rowlands and director of photography Al Ruban; Audio commentary for A Woman Under the Influence by sound recordist and composer Bo Harwood and camera operator Mike Ferris; New conversation between Rowlands and actor Peter Falk about A Woman Under the Influence; New interviews with actor Ben Gazzara and Ruban on The Killing of a Chinese Bookie; New conversation between Rowlands and Gazzara about Opening Night; New interview with Ruban about Opening Night; Audio interviews with Cassavetes from the 1970s about A Woman Under the Influence, The Killing of a Chinese Bookie, and Opening Night; Trailers for Shadows, A Woman Under the Influence, The Killing of a Chinese Bookie, and Opening Night; Stills and poster galleries; and a booklet featuring essays by Gary Giddins, Kent Jones, Charles Kiselyak, Stuart Klawans, Dennis Lim, and Phillip Lopate; writings by and interviews with Cassavetes; and tributes to the filmmaker by director Martin Scorsese; actor and writer Elaine Kagan, Cassavetes’s former secretary; and novelist Jonathan Lethem. Suggested list price for the Blu-ray set is $124.95. You can find the latest specs for 'John Cassavetes: Five Films' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it's indexed under October 22.Posted Tue Jul 16, 2013 at 05:30 PM PDT by: -
'Peter Gabriel: Live in Athens 1987' Announced for Blu-ray[teaser]The classic Peter Gabriel concert will be beautifully remastered for Blu-ray in September! [/teaser] In an early announcement to retailers, Eagle Rock is preparing 'Peter Gabriel: Live in Athens 1987' for Blu-ray on September 17. In October 1987 after many months on the road, it was in the elevated surroundings of the hillside open-air theatre at Lycabettus overlooking Athens, that the So tour came to a climactic close. Filmed over three nights, this was the first time Peter Gabriel set out to capture a full concert on film and who better to do so than renowned cinematographer and director Michael Chapman and executive producer Martin Scorsese. As a concert film, it was brilliantly shot and has now been equally brilliantly remastered, a crystal-clear record of Gabriel and band in their mid-80s pomp. Live In Athens 1987 places the viewer right in the heart of the action all the way, from the band’s synchronized choreography on opening number “This Is The Picture,” right through to the skin-pricking closer “Biko.” In between, we’re lost in music, spellbound by the spectacle, totally absorbed by the imperfection-free tightness of a band that’s been on the road for so long. This is a fantastic package containing both the Live In Athens live show complete with Youssou N’Dour’s opening set for the first time and also the “Play” DVD featuring 23 original promotional videos. Both discs are packed with Peter Gabriel classics including: “Sledgehammer”, “Games Without Frontiers”, “Biko”, “Shock The Monkey”, “Don’t Give Up”, “Solsbury Hill”, “In Your Eyes”, “Mercy Street” and many more. TRACK LISTING: DVD 1 – LIVE IN ATHENS: 1) This Is The Picture 2) San Jacinto 3) Shock The Monkey 4) Family Snapshot 5) Intruder 6) Games Without Frontiers 7) No Self Control 8) Mercy Street 9) The Family And The Fishing Net 10) Don’t Give Up 11) Solsbury Hill 12) Lay Your Hands On Me 13) Sledgehammer 14) Here Comes The Flood 15) In Your Eyes 16) Biko 17) Quiet & Alone DVD 2 – PLAY: 1) Father, Son 2) Sledgehammer 3) Blood Of Eden 4) Games Without Frontiers 5) I Don’t Remember 6) Big Time 7) Lovetown 8) Red Rain 9) In Your Eyes 10) Don’t Give Up 11) The Barry Williams Show 12) Washing Of The Water 13) Biko 14) Kiss That Frog 15) Mercy Street 16) Growing Up 17) Shaking The Tree 18) Shock The Monkey 19) Steam 20) The Drop 21) Zaar 22) Solsbury Hill 23) Digging In The Dirt Specs, supplements, and suggested list price haven't been revealed yet. You can find the latest specs for 'Peter Gabriel: Live in Athens 1987' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it's indexed under September 17.Posted Tue Jul 16, 2013 at 12:00 PM PDT by: -
DTS and Paramount a Key Part of the Upcoming UltraViolet CFF Launch[teaser]DTS-HD surround integral to improving the UltraViolet experience.[/teaser] DTS has been teasing a major announcement for some time, promising that a deal to use DTS-HD surround for an entire catalog of major movie studio was in the works. The resulting announcement, however, is loaded with implications designed to shake up movie-viewing standards. During the second half of 2013, Paramount Pictures plans to deliver its catalog of UltraViolet movies paired with immersive DTS soundtracks upon launch of UltraViolet CFF. In fact, DTS-HD surround will be the exclusive surround option for Paramount Pictures entire UltraViolet CFF catalog. Naturally, DTS CEO Jon Kirchner, freely acknowledged that optical media was still "the gold standard" for media consumption, and that was without having to specifically refer to DTS-HD Master Audio, the lossless audio format that has dominated the majority of Blu-ray releases. Still, it remains clear that finalizing the CFF standard for UltraViolet is part of a grand ambition. Mark Teitell, general manager of the Digital Entertainment Content Ecosystem (DECE),"Since launching UltraViolet, we've made numerous enhancements to the user experience, and the introduction of CFF will continue that trajectory." In essence, UltraViolet's CFF will allow users to copy downloaded UltraViolet CFF movies between UltraViolet CFF devices. Where now the majority of UltraViolet users stream movies, the new CFF standard should make moving content between devices as familiar as physical media. Not only will owners no longer to have to re-download movies per each device, but the actual movies be encoded to meet the UltraViolet CFF standard. By having a CFF standard that improves the quality of the presentation and user experience through standardization, UltraViolet can make the jump from just another digital format to a serious candidate to become the next standard in movie ownership. Competing digital platforms such as Apple and Amazon are focused solely on streaming, which enables a variety of devices to access the content, but does not guarantee the consumer a consistent quality. In comparison, UltraViolet will continue to offer a similar streaming solution, but will meanwhile also offer a CFF solution that can depend on compatibility built within its platforms. For DTS, the goal remains the best presentation, anytime, anywhere. Source: DTS Author: Brian HossPosted Tue Jul 16, 2013 at 10:30 AM PDT by: -
'Red vs. Blue: Season 11' Blu-ray Announced[teaser]The latest season of the popular animated viral series will hit Blu-ray in November. [/teaser] In an early announcement to retailers, Flat Iron Films is preparing 'Red vs. Blue: Season 11' for Blu-ray on November 5. On April 1, 2003, the first episode of 'Red vs. Blue' took the Internet by storm, heralding the dawn of a new era of online viral video. Based on the explosively popular video game franchise 'Halo' and created with a new form of animation called 'machinima,' 'Red vs. Blue' was unlike anything online audiences had ever seen before… and still is. After a decade of non-stop hilarity, 'Red vs. Blue' has become the most loved, watched and quoted web series ever. From tank romances to alien offspring, buddy clubs, knock knock jokes, laser faces and more, this is the sci-fi comedy that paved the way for an entire generation of online video, while keeping audiences around the world laughing the whole time. Season 11 picks up where 10 left off, following Sarge, Grif, Simmons, Caboose, Tucker, and Washington on more comedic adventures. Specs and supplements have not been revealed yet but suggested list price for the Blu-ray is $24.95. You can find the latest specs for 'Red vs. Blue: Season 11' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it's indexed under November 5.Posted Tue Jul 16, 2013 at 10:00 AM PDT by:
