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Blu-ray Releases This Week

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button -- Blu-rayWhat an easy week to decide which new releases is the most anticipated as 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button' finally goes Blu. Although that is the biggest title, Paramount didn't stop there as it released the second season of the hot TV show 'Dexter' as well as some all time classics like 'Ferris Bueller's Day Off' and 'Grease.' Sony has a few catalogs this week as well, but nothing we're really excited about. There is plenty to get excited about next week though, between all the 'Star Trek' movies and classics like 'Fargo' and -- our personal favorite -- 'The Good, the Bad And the Ugly,' there really is something for everyone.

Blu-ray Releases on April 14th 2009

Splinter Blu-rayIt's a slow week for blockbuster new releases, but it's a big week for catalog titles. So rather than focus on the new day-and-date movies like 'Splinter,' we will take a look at the awaited older titles. One that we really enjoyed the first time around is '8 Mile,' but there is also 'Mean Girls' as well as 'The Last Kiss.' More documentaries are making their way to Blu-ray and one of our favorite sources (PBS) has 'The Story of India' -- although we'd rather see more episodes of Nova and Nature. Next week is already looking better though as there are a few X-Men movies as well as another instant classic, 'Sin City. '
  • Splinter (Magnolia)
  • Strange Wilderness (Paramount)
  • Mean Girls (Paramount)
  • The Last Kiss (Paramount)
  • The Thirteenth Floor (Sony)
  • Universal Soldier: The Return (Sony)
  • 8 Mile (Universal)
  • The Spirit (Lionsgate)
  • Deep Sea (Warner)
  • Pride & Prejudice (A&E)
  • Cranford (BBC)
  • The Story of India (PBS)
  • Living Landscapes: Earthscapes - Wild Africa (Allegro)

Blu-ray Releases on March 31st 2009

Slubdog Millionaire - Blu-rayThere's little doubt that the best title this week is 'Slumdog Miliionaire,' after all it did winner Best Picture. But this is also a week of classics -- and we aren't using that word loosely here either -- as Fox has 'South Pacific' (1958) and Warner has 'Gigi' (1958) and 'An American in Paris' (1951). Also of note is the 10th anniversary edition of 'The Matrix', which more importantly is the first time the title has been offered outside of the pricey box set. The other title really worth looking out for is 'Seven Pounds' from Sony, but we'll warn you, this isn't the normal Will Smith action movie.

Slumdog Millionaire (Fox)
Marley & Me (Fox)
South Pacific (Fox)
The Matrix (Warner)
An American in Paris (Warner)
Gigi (Warner)
National Geographic: Journey to the Edge of the Universe (Warner)
National Geographic: Kingdom of the Blue Whale (Warner)
The Chronicles of Riddick (Universal)
Pitch Black (Universal)
Ghosts of Mars (Sony)
Seven Pounds (Sony)
The One (Sony)
LCD/Plasma Ultimate HD Experience: Africa (Well Go USA)
Serenity Travel: Vol. 1 (Mill Creek)
Tell No One (MPI)
Two Evil Eyes (Blue Underground)
UFC: The Best of 2008 (First Look)
The Way of War (First Look)

Blu-ray releases on March 24th 2009

Quantum Of Solace - Blu-rayWe like weeks like this when there is little doubt what the biggest title is. In fact we'd go as far as to call this the James Bond week with MGM releasing the latest addition to the franchise with the 'Quantum of Solace,' as well as some of our favorite classics like 'Goldfinger 'and 'The World Is Not Enough.' Also this week Universal has 'The Fast and the Furious Trilogy' box set -- although we're not sure why we mentioned it -- while Paramount has 'Things We Lost in the Fire,' 'The Kite Runner,' and 'A Mighty Heart.' Next week the top Oscar winner finally hits Blu as 'Slumdog Millionaire' hits the streets.


Blu-ray Releases on March 10th 2009

Transporter 3 Blu-rayJust as expected, things are starting to turn around already and movies worth seeing are once again hitting the shelves. First up is 'Transporter 3.' We don't expect it to be the best movie ever, but it should be entertaining. Next up is another title from Disney's vault, 'Pinocchio' -- which should be interesting for a few reasons. Another animated title worth a look this week is the hilarious 'South Park: Season 12,' which is showing that TV shows are finally starting to be released on Blu-ray with some regularity. We also can't forget one of our favorite Edward Norton movies as Paramount offers up 'Primal Fear.

One of the first Oscar winning titles hits this week as well with 'Milk.' Last week we had a poll to decide where our links should go, and we have to say we are a bit surprised that Blu-ray.com won -- well technically, no one cares actually won, but we threw that one out. Last week's poll was so much fun we decided to take a new suggestion and add a poll this week for which title you think will be the hottest selling of the week -- we'd ask which you're going to buy, but our polls are limited to a single answer.

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HD 101: Why There Are Black Bars on HDTVs

It never fails, one of the first thing just about every new HDTV owners asks is; why are there black bars on my new widescreen TV? And this is the reason why just about every HD discussion forum has a sticked thread at the top of the forums explaining why this still happens. So in this addition of HD 101, we figured we'd have our go at trying to give a simple answer to an age old question. The ...

Blu-ray Releases on November 11th 2008

Just when we thought there wasn't another comic book movie this holiday season until 'The Dark Knight,' along comes 'Hellboy,' which we somehow forgot about. It's available both in regular and extra geeky, the latter will set you back another $20, but while both include a digital copy, only the Collector's Edition includes a scary looking figurine and we're not sure what else. Also this week, ...

Blu-ray Releases on October 28th 2008

This could be the weirdest week of releases we've seen to date, because there are like 20 titles released (15 mentioned below) but not one that we are really interested in. If you can't wait for Christmas movies, then Warner has 'Elf' and the 'Essential Holiday Collection' which also includes 'Elf' and other Warner movies like our favorites -- which were previously released -- 'National Lampoon's ...

MSNBC Going HD This Spring

Evidently as much as MSNBC wanted to go HD in time for the big election push, it just didn't get done. We'd like to think that the fact that MSNBC isn't presented in HD is the reasons why it's behind both CNN and Fox News in ratings -- which have both been HD for some time -- but it's probably the content. Either way though, in the spring MSNBC will finally make the big upgrade. But what's more ...

Blu-ray Releases on October 21st 2008

The fourth quarter continues to hit on all cylinders for Blu-ray this week with yet another nice slate of titles. At the top of the list is two pretty good movies, 'Sweeney Todd' and 'The Incredible Hulk.' When Johnny Depp stars in a Tim Burton flick, it is almost always worth the cost of admission and at the same time, Edward Norton tries his hand at being the Hulk, and considering how bad the ...

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