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Blu-ray Deal: The Man with No Name Trilogy

by hdreport on August 31, 2010

Amazon’s “Blu-ray Boxed Deal of the Week” is The Man with No Name Trilogy, starring Clint Eastwood in A Fistful of Dollars (Disc 1), For a Few Dollars More (Disc 2), and The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly (Disc 3). The Blu-ray Discs are presented in 1080p at 2.35:1 widescreen aspect ratio with DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1. The box set will ship Sept. 2 and is now available to pre-order for only $27.99 (List: $69.98). The sale runs through Sept. 4. Full Story

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On Blu-ray this week

by Mike Allen on August 25, 2010

Lost probably tops the Blu-ray releases this week. The show, which was an early showcase for broadcast high-definition television, celebrates the release of two box sets. Lost: The Complete Sixth and Final Season contains all sixteen episodes of the final season of the ABC show, along with special featurettes, bloopers, deleted scenes, and commentaries. A total of 5 discs are formatted in MPEG-4 AVC 1080p video with DTS-HD Master 5.1 for audio. Full Story

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Best Blu-ray players in 2010

by Mike Allen on August 25, 2010

The Testing Group, based in Glendale, CA, rated the best Blu-ray Disc players of 2010 — separating them in three categories which included: Budget Buy, Family Friendly, and Feature Rich. The BD players were voted on audio/video quality, compatibility, user interface, and added features. Full Story

Deal Alert: Unforgiven Blu-ray $7.99

by Mike Allen on August 21, 2010

Here’s a Blu-ray Disc deal for you. Unforgiven (1992) is currently on sale for $7.99. That’s 70% off the suggested MSRP of $28.99. The film stars Clint Eastwood, Gene Hackman, Morgan Freeman and Richard Harris and won 4 Oscars including Best Supporting Actor (Gene Hackman), Best Director (Clint Eastwood), Best Film Editing (Joel Cox) and Best Picture (Clint Eastwood). Full Story

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The Office Season Six headed for Blu-ray/DVD

by Mike Allen on August 19, 2010

The Office Season Six Blu-rayIt’s a shame Steve Carell is leaving the show but at least we have The Office Season Six on Blu-ray to look forward to. What’s more, upcoming Season Seven episodes (a total of five) will be viewable via BD-Live after their television broadcast — a first for Universal Studios Home Entertainment and a first for Blu-ray. Full Story

Bourne Trilogy Blu-ray Disc price-cut

by Mike Allen on August 16, 2010

Normally priced at $69.99, The Bourne Trilogy has been cut in half at $34.99. This is Amazon’s special Boxed Set Deal of the Week, which includes The Bourne Identity, The Bourne Supremacy, and The Bourne Ultimatum in Universal’s “slim packaging.” — originally released June 22, 2010. Full Story

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Lucas says Star Wars will release on Blu-ray

by Jeff Chabot on August 16, 2010

On Saturday, August 14, George Lucas announced he would release all six of the live-action Star Wars films on Blu-ray Disc in fall 2011. The release will be the first time the films have been offered in high-definition disc format, and will include extra features and footage that has been previously unseen. Full Story

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Amazon drops price on Panasonic B500 Portable Blu-ray Player

by hdreport on August 13, 2010

Amazon has dropped the price of the Panasonic DMP-B500 portable Blu-ray Disc player, and for a limited time is offering three free Blu-ray Discs with the purchase of the 10.1″ DMP-B500 or 8.9″ DMP-B100. Full Story

Blu-ray highlights this week

by Mike Allen on August 10, 2010

If you have any interest in science and space Shadow of the Moon (2007) is a must-have on hi-def Blu-ray Disc. The Ron Howard documentary combines historical NASA footage with stories from surviving Apollo mission crew members who remain the only humans to step foot on another planet. Video is 1080p with DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 on a single BD — currently priced at just $12.99. Full Story

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Redbox expands to CVS/pharmacy stores

by Jeff Chabot on August 5, 2010

Movie rental company Redbox has announced it will start installing their movie rental kiosks at CVS/pharmacy locations nationwide, including Puerto Rico and CVS-owned Longs Drug locations in the state of Hawaii. Approximately 700 kiosks are scheduled to be installed by the end of 2010. Full Story

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This week’s Blu-ray releases

by Jeff Chabot on August 3, 2010

Lots of good releases on the Blu-ray shelf this week. Highlights include Kick-Ass (Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack with Digital Copy) starring Nicolas Cage and Mark Strong, The Ghost Writer (Blu-ray/DVD Combo) with Ewan McGregor and Pierce Brosnan, and Escape from New York (Blu-ray/DVD Combo) — the cult favorite from 1981 directed by John Carpenter starring Kurt Russell as convicted bank robber and eye patch donning Snake Plissken. Full Story

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

by Mike Allen on 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.).
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Redbox now renting Blu-ray Discs

by Jeff Chabot on 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. Full Story

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

by Mike Allen on 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 the most anticipated high-def releases of the year. Full Story

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This week’s Blu-ray releases

by Jeff Chabot on 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 been in the news blaming Batman for the downfall of action heroes but nevertheless showing up at Comic Con 2010 to promote his new film The Expendables. Full Story

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