Samsung launches full HD 3D LED displays with press event, James Cameron and Black Eyed Peas concert in NYC

March 10, 2010 – 7:03 PM --- by: Justin Sluss

Tags: Black Eyed Peas, Blu-ray 3D, Facebook, Full HD 3D LED, James Cameron, Samsung

UPDATE: WOW! James Cameron is in attendance (as seen in the picture above) and even spoke highly about the company’s displays. Cameron also went as far to say that he was there when the future started (referring to 3D displays as the future and today as when it started).

Electronics manufacturer Samsung is holding a press event and concert in New York City today to launch their Full HD 3D LED displays. As part of it they are allowing viewers at home to watch the concert live via Facebook. Here’s a glimpse at “the good” (so-to-speak), Samsung’s line-up of 3D products as seen on Facebook.

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The Men Who Stare at Goats – Blu-ray Disc Review

March 10, 2010 – 12:43 PM --- by: Justin Sluss

Tags: Anchor Bay, Digital Copy, Ewan McGregor, George Clooney, Grant Heslov, Jeff Bridges, Jon Ronson, Kevin Spacey, Overture Films, Robert Patrick, Starz, Stephen Root

has an average rating of 6.6 on IMDb
1080p in AVC MPEG-4 on a 50gb disc
Dolby TrueHD 5.1
short but worthwhile with Digital Copy
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– 2009
– 94 minutes
– Overture Films (Anchor Bay/Starz)
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This uses 22.7GB for the movie out of 30.3GB total.
Street Date: March 23rd, 2010

Overall Verdict – Recommended

Buy it for $23.99 @ Amazon.com

— Review written by: Justin Sluss —

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Lionsgate bringing the 2010 Brian Levant directed film “The Spy Next Door” starring Jackie Chan to Blu-ray in May

March 9, 2010 – 11:30 PM --- by: Justin Sluss

Tags: Billy Ray Cyrus, Brian Levant, George Lopez, Jackie Chan, Lionsgate

In an early alert to retailers, Lionsgate has announced plans to bring the 2010 family film “The Spy Next Door” starring Jackie Chan, Billy Ray Cyrus and George Lopez on May 18th. Tech specs have yet to be announced as well as bonus materials but stay tuned and we will keep you updated. The title is already available for PRE-ORDER over at Amazon with a $29.99 price tag.

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Lionsgate bringing 2009 Spierig brothers film “Daybreakers” with Ethan Hawke & Willem Dafoe to Blu-ray in May

March 9, 2010 – 12:17 PM --- by: Justin Sluss

Tags: Digital Copy, Ethan Hawke, Isabel Lucas, Lionsgate, Michael Spierig, Peter Spierig, Sam Neill, Willem Dafoe

Lionsgate has officially announced plans to bring the 2009 vampire film “Daybreakers” to Blu-ray Disc on May 11th. The film was co-wrote and co-directed by brothers Michael Spierig & Peter Spierig plus stars Ethan Hawke, Willem Dafoe, Isabel Lucas and Sam Neill. Tech specs have not yet been officially announced but stay tuned and we will keep you updated. The title is available for PRE-ORDER over at Amazon with a $29.99 price tag. The bonus materials are set to include the following:

In-depth bonus materials include the featurette, “Making of Daybreakers,” audio commentary with the directors and special effects creator Steve Boyle, a poster gallery and the theatrical trailer. Exclusive to the Blu-ray Disc is an extended feature-length version of the “Making of Daybreakers” that spans the filmmaking process, a short film from the directors entitled “The Big Picture,” Bonus View™ Storyboard and Animatics film comparison and a second disc containing digital copy.

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Congrats to Sandra Bullock for winning Oscar for Best Actress in “The Blind Side” as Warner agrees in new Blu-ray art

March 9, 2010 – 4:27 AM --- by: Justin Sluss

Tags: Academy Awards, Oscars, Sandra Bullock, Warner

So if you missed it, Sunday night Sandra Bullock walked away with the “Oscar” (Academy Award) for Best Actress in the 2009 film “The Blind Side.” As you might also know (from a previous news post found HERE) the title is coming to Blu-ray Disc and now it’s only a matter of 2 weeks away from being released (on March 23rd). I was totally happy to see Bullock win and I’d like to take the time to express congratulations to her for a job well done. I have yet to personally see the film but someone very close to me has and had nothing but great things to say about the film as well as Bullock in it. Well, even if it is just 2 weeks away from release and she just won the “Oscar” on Sunday, Warner has already updated their artwork for the release on Blu-ray Disc with a sticker basically put on the package touting Bullock’s Academy Award win. This may be nothing but marketing but it still is nice to see the studio at least acknowledging her win and effort in some fashion, even if it is to make a few extra millions on home video release. Regardless, the title is available for PRE-ORDER over at Amazon with a $24.99 price tag.

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“HD Nation” mentions our side-by-side screenshot comparisons for “Gangs of New York” Blu-ray releases

March 9, 2010 – 1:40 AM --- by: Justin Sluss

Tags: Disney, Gangs of New York, HD Nation, Martin Scorsese, Miramax, Patrick Norton, Revision 3, Revision3, Robert Heron

Our buddy Patrick Norton over at the Revision3 show “HD Nation” mentioned my side-by-side screenshot comparisons for the original versus the remastered release of Marty Scorsese’s “Gangs of New York” on Blu-ray Disc which can be found HERE in the video quality portion of my review. The clip from that episode (that premeired yesterday) in which we get mentioned can be found below and be sure to watch the full episode and all of the 20+ other episodes as well on their site — great show and good bunch of folks! I figured this was the best way to return the love by exposing more of our readers to their show which should honestly be right up your alley. As mentioned above, you’ll find a clip after the jump below and link to the full episode.

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Blu-ray Disc releases for March 9th, 2010

March 9, 2010 – 12:50 AM --- by: Justin Sluss

Tags: Weekly Releases

The following titles were released today Tuesday March 9th, 2010 on Blu-ray Disc:

The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day (Sony)

Capitalism: A Love Story (Anchor Bay/Starz)

Hachi: A Dog’s Tale (Sony)

NFL Super Bowl XLIV Champions (Warner)

Old Dogs (Disney)

Old Dogs [Three-Disc Edition] (Disney)

Planet 51 (Sony)

Precious (Lionsgate)

The Stoning of Soraya M. (Lionsgate)

Up in the Air (Paramount)

UFC: Best of 2009 (Anchor Bay/UFC)

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Sony officially plans to bring the Oscar-nominated Rob Marshall directed film “Nine” to Blu-ray Disc in May

March 8, 2010 – 8:56 AM --- by: Justin Sluss

Tags: BD-Live, Daniel Day-Lewis, Judi Dench, Kate Hudson, movieIQ, Nicole Kidman, Penelope Cruz, Rob Marshall, Sony, Sophia Loren

Sony has announced plans to bring the “Oscar“-nominated Rob Marshall directed 2009 film “Nine” to Blu-ray Disc on May 4th. The film has a really star-studded cast with great actors and actresses like Daniel Day-Lewis, Penélope Cruz, Nicole Kidman, Judi Dench, Kate Hudson and Sophia Loren. Tech specs include full 1080p Hi-Def video in 1.85:1 aspect ratio and DTS-HD 5.1 Master Audio sound. The bonus materials are set to include the following listed below.

• BD Exclusive: movieIQ+sync™ featuring the “Nine” Playlist and BD-Live connect you to real-time information on the cast, music, trivia and more while watching the movie!
• Commentary with Director Rob Marshall and Producer John DeLuca
• 8 Featurettes
• BD Exclusive: Sophia Loren Remembers Cinecitta Studios
• BD Exclusive: Screen Actors Guild Q&A
• 3 Music Videos

UPDATE: This title is now available for PRE-ORDER over at Amazon with a $27.49 price tag.

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Paramount bringing Steven Spielberg’s 2005 remake of “War of the Worlds” starring Tom Cruise to Blu-ray in June

March 8, 2010 – 6:25 AM --- by: Justin Sluss

Tags: Dakota Fanning, Justin Chatwin, Paramount, Steven Spielberg, Tim Robbins, Tom Cruise

According to Blu-ray.com, Paramount has announced plans to bring the 2005 remake of “War of the Worlds” directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Tom Cruise to Blu-ray Disc on June 1st.

UPDATE: We’ve received the press release stating that tech specs will include full 1080p Hi-Def video and DTS-HD 5.1 Master Audio sound. The title is still not yet available for pre-order but stay tuned and we will keep you updated. Bonus materials set to be included are listed below (taken from the press release).

· Revisiting the Invasion
· The H.G. Wells Legacy
· Steven Spielberg and the Original War of the Worlds
· Characters: The Family Unit
· Previsualization
· Production Diaries
o East Coast—Beginning
o East Coast—Exile
o West Coast—Destruction
o West Coast—War
· Designing the Enemy: Tripods and Aliens
· Scoring War Of The Worlds
· We Are Not Alone
· Galleries
o Sketches by Costume Designer Joanna Johnston
o Production Stills
o Behind the Scenes
o Production Sketches
· Theatrical Teaser Trailer (HD)

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Best Buy to offer 3D HDTV displays, Blu-ray 3D Players and demos at over 200 of their stores starting on March 10th

March 8, 2010 – 2:45 AM --- by: Justin Sluss

Tags: 3D, 3D HDTV, BD-C6900, Best Buy, Blu-ray 3D, DMP-BD350, Panasonic, Samsung, TC-P50VT20, UN-46C7000, UN-55C7000

According to The Wall Street Journal Best Buy will start on Wednesday March 10th carrying 3D HDTV displays, Blu-ray 3D Players as well as demo the FIRST Blu-ray 3D Disc, a demo disc from the folks at Panasonic at over 200 stores nationwide but first at their Times Square story in New York/ The first 3D HDTV displays they will offer will be from Panasonic in 50″ size on March 10th. Then (according to HDGuru) on March 21st they will start offering Samsung’s display in 46″ and 55″ inch sizes at over 900 of their stores. Both companies will also have Blu-ray 3D Players available (in that same timeframe). Model numbers for these 3D displays and Blu-ray 3D Players are listed in our tags.

UPDATE: Pretty funny bit here, I quoted that guy from “HDGuru” and he e-mailed me threatening to sue over what was in “blockquote” which SHOWS that something is quoted from another source. Safe to say I won’t be linking to him anymore. In fact here is some more information regarding the Samsung 3D HDTV’s and Blu-ray 3D Players from the much cooler folks over at Home Media Magazine.

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Coco Before Chanel – Blu-ray Disc Review

March 6, 2010 – 9:39 PM --- by: James Segars

Tags: Alessandro Nivola, Anne Fontaine, Audrey Tautou, Benoit Poelvoorde, Coco Chanel, Emmanuelle Devos, Marie Gillain, Sony, Sony Pictures Classics

has an average rating of 6.6 on IMDb
1080p in AVC MPEG-4 on a 50gb disc
DTS-HD 5.1 Master Audio
are pretty worthwhile to say the least.
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– 2009
– 110 minutes
– Sony
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This uses 28.5GB for the movie out of 37.3GB total.

Overall Verdict – Average Disc/Movie

Buy it for $22.99 @ Amazon.com

— Review written by: James Segars

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Clash of the Titans – Blu-ray Disc Review

March 6, 2010 – 3:20 PM --- by: Justin Sluss

Tags: Beverley Cross, Burgess Meredith, Claire Bloom, Desmond Davis, DigiBook, Flora Robson, Harry Hamlin, Judi Bowker, Laurence Olivier, Maggie Smith, MGM, Neil McCarthy, Ray Harryhausen, Siân Phillips, Ursula Andress, Warner

has an average rating of 6.6 on IMDb
1080p in VC-1 on a 50gb disc
DTS-HD 2.0 Master Audio
way too short but has “DigiBook“
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– 1981
– 118 minutes
– Warner (originally MGM)
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This uses 30.0GB for the movie out of 32.6GB total.

Overall Verdict – Strictly for the Fans

Buy it for $24.49 @ Amazon.com

— Review written by: Justin Sluss —

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Old Dogs [3-Disc Edition] – Blu-ray Disc Review

March 5, 2010 – 3:31 PM --- by: Brendan Surpless

Tags: Digital Copy, Disney, DVD, Ella Bleu Travolta, John Travolta, Kelly Preston, Lori Loughlin, Matt Dillion, Robin Williams, Seth Green, Walt Becker

has an average rating of 5.1 on IMDb
1080p in AVC MPEG-4 on a 50gb disc
DTS-HD 5.1 Master Audio
are so-so with DVD & Digital Copy
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– 2009
– 88 minutes
– Disney
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Street Date: March 9th, 2010
This uses 22.4GB for the movie out of 29.7GB total.

Overall Verdict – Mediocre Film/Good Disc

Buy it for $24.99 @ Amazon.com

— Review written by: Brendan Surpless

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UPDATE: Disney details the Blu-ray release of romantic comedy “When in Rome” starring Kristen Bell set for May

March 5, 2010 – 11:53 AM --- by: Justin Sluss

Tags: Anjelica Huston, Dax Shepard, Disney, Jon Heder, Josh Duhamel, Kristen Bell, Mark Steven Johnson, Touchstone, Will Arnett

As we reported to you last week (HERE), Disney has plans to bring the 2010 Touchstone romantic comedy “When in Rome” starring Kristen Bell to Blu-ray Disc on May 18th. We now have a bit of an update thanks to our friends over at TheHDRoom regarding tech specs, bonus materials and cover art (pictured above). Tech specs include full 1080p Hi-Def video in the 2.35:1 aspect ratio and DTS-HD 5.1 Master Audio. The title still is not yet available for pre-order but stay tuned and we will keep you updated in this post. The bonus materials are set to include the following.

— ‘Starstruck’ music video
— ‘Stupid Love Letter’ music video
— Kerplunk! Bloopers from Rome
— Deleted Scenes
— BD Exclusive: Crazy Casanovas, Bloopers From the Set
— BD Exclusive: Extended Pain with the Suitors
— BD Exclusive: Alternate Opening and Ending

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The Princess and the Frog [3-Disc Edition] – Blu-ray Disc Review

March 4, 2010 – 7:11 PM --- by: Danielle Byington

Tags: BD-Live, Bonus View, Bruno Campos, Digital Copy, Disney, E.D. Baker, Jenifer Lewis, Jennifer Cody, Jim Cummings, John Goodman, John Lasseter, John Musker, Keith David, Michael-Leon Wooley, Oprah Winfrey, Peter Bartlett, Ron Clements, Terrance Howard

has an average rating of 7.5 on IMDb
1080p in AVC MPEG-4 on a 50gb disc
DTS-HD 5.1 Master Audio
are great with DVD & Digital Copy
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– 2009
– 97 minutes
– Disney
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Street Date: March 16th, 2010
This uses 44.7GB total.

Overall Verdict – Recommended for All Ages

Buy it for $27.99 @ Amazon.com

— Review by: Danielle Byington & Justin Sluss —

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