Redbox to carry Blu-rays mid-year

Ridley Scott’s Robin Hood headed for Blu-ray & DVD

July 30, 2010

Robin Hood on Blu-ray Disc will officially release September 21, 2010 and has just become available for pre-order. The Ridley Scott version of the tale of Robin Hood stars Russell Crowe and Cate Blanchett, and grossed $309 million worldwide ($105 million U.S.).

The Universal Studios title will be released as a Blu-ray Hi-Def Combo Pack – [...]

Redbox now renting Blu-ray Discs

July 29, 2010

Redbox has started offering Blu-ray Disc rentals at about half it’s kiosk locations nationwide. The rental fee is cheaper than what we expected — only $1.50 per night — which is .50 less than their video game rental fee.
“The Book of Eli,” “Bounty Hunter,” “Brooklyn’s Finest” and “Green Zone” are a few of the BD [...]

Alien Anthology on Blu-ray now available for pre-order

July 27, 2010

Here’s some long awaited Blu-ray news. The Alien Anthology — for the first time — will release on high-def Blu-ray Disc October 26 and is now available for pre-order. The six-disc set will contain never-before-seen bonus material, deleted and extended scenes from all four films, and the debut of MU-TH-UR Mode, making this one of [...]

This week’s Blu-ray releases

July 27, 2010

Not a bad lineup of Blu-ray Disc releases this week and certainly no shortage of action/adventure films including titles like Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Stargate Universe – SGU: Season 1.5 and this year’s 2D/3D release Clash of the Titans. Also, there’s no shortage of Sly Stallone releases this week and it’s no coincidence Sly has [...]

Lionsgate/Coppola agreement includes Apocalypse Now on Blu-ray

July 26, 2010

Lionsgate has acquired North American home distribution rights for Coppola films under his Zoetrope Corporation. The agreement gives Lionsgate rights to distribute classic films from Coppola via DVD, Blu-ray, electronic-sell-through (EST), video-on-demand (VOD) as well as broadcast television in North America. Apocalyse Now and Apocalyse Now Redux are among the films to be distributed by Lionsgate.
On [...]