According to The Wall Street Journal retail giant Amazon.com may challenge the Netflix streaming product with a service of their own. Apparently the company has been in talks with NBC, Time Warner, News Corp. and Viacom to get content distribution rights to TV shows and film titles. If things fall into place, Amazon hopes to get the service launched this holiday season. Full Story
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
Bad hobbits habits die hard for big media companies, no matter how consumer tastes may change in regards to distribution of content or how savvy they might become to the more arcane practices of the industry. A case in point is the consumer and fan reaction to the recent Blu-ray release of the Lord of the Rings trilogy released by Warner Home Video/New Line. Full Story
Amazon has dropped the price of this week’s upcoming Avatar release on Blu-ray/DVD Combo disc. The 2D version of Avatar was $24.99 (Reg. $39.99) but has been dropped 50-percent to $19.99. The two-disc set includes both high-definition Blu-ray and DVD versions. And, although no extras are included, producer Jon Landau says this strip-down version will have “the best picture and sound possible,” using all available BD space to maximize the quality of the film. (According to Landau, menus, extras, trailers and studio promotions will be omitted.) Avatar will release on Blu-ray Disc and DVD on Thursday, April 22, 2010, coinciding with this year’s Earth Day which is celebrating its 40th anniversary. (Read more here about Avatar’s Earth Day release.) Check out the price drop
Amazon is having a sale on several Blu-ray and DVD movies they label as “epic.” You may not agree all the titles are of the “epic” scale, but most are considered great films none-the-less. The Patriot (Extended Cut), Gandhi (+ BD Live), Seven Years in Tibet, and Glory are among the discounted titles. Other films categorized as epics include A Passage to India, Black Hawk Down, House of Flying Daggers, and Memoirs of a Geisha. Discounts range from 36% to 43% off the suggested retail price. Check out the price breakdowns below. Full Story
The biggest release on Blu-ray and DVD this week is without a doubt The Twilight Saga: New Moon. But it won’t be part of Tuesday’s weekly list. Rather, the movie will hit the shelves on Saturday, Mar. 20. As Twilight fans anxiously await the clock to strike midnight, retail stores nationwide are getting in on the hype by hosting release parties and offering special promotional goodies. To check for a local release party near you visit the official ‘New Moon’ website and enter your zipcode on the left column. Full Story
Amazon has a bunch of Blu-ray Discs priced at $12.99, which is a deal considering most Blu-rays list for $29.99 or higher, and it costs $5 to rent a Blu-ray Disc from Blockbuster. If you dig around, you can find Blu-rays that cost less than DVDs. Below are some of the better titles available at $12.99. You can also check out the full list
A sneak peak of upcoming film The Twilight Saga: Eclipse will be found on special fan edition Blu-ray and DVD releases of Twilight: New Moon. Walmart (now taking pre-orders) will exclusively carry “The Twilight Saga: New Moon Ultimate Fan Edition” which contains seven minutes of behind-the-scenes footage and a scene from the upcoming film. Full Story
Last night, on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, 2k Games premiered the launch trailer for their newest title Bioshock 2. Full Story
The L.A. Times this morning reports that Best Buy will be going the pure digital route, and offer content direct to the consumer with possible music and video-on-demand services. As the market for DVD’s continues to shrink, it seems the new Blu-ray format doesn’t even seem to be getting a fighting chance amid consumer interest in getting content via broadband rather than through physical discs. Full Story
Amazon started a Blu-ray blow-out sale that has discs ranging in price from $9.99 to $12.99. How can you say Blu-ray is too expensive anymore with these titles priced lower than many standard-def DVDs? Simultaneously they are also offering discounts on “Blu-ray Book”
There are quite a few Blu-ray Disc releases today to choose from, including Academy Award winners “Braveheart” and “Gladiator.” Popular hi-def TV show “Heroes” has also released its third season on Blu-ray. Among the over 20 new releases (which includes a BD value-pack) here are a few recommended titles. Full Story
Amazon is looking to move some Blu-ray Disc inventory with a 10-day “Buy Two, Get One Free” sale. The promotion consists of 340 titles from their Blu-ray store including recent films “Taken (2009),” “Underworld: Rise of the Lycans (2009),” “Valkyrie (2008),” and “Paul Blart: Mall Cop (2009).” Full Story
2009 models of Panasonic Blu-ray Disc players with VIERA CAST now have access to Amazon’s video-on-demand (VOD) titles. The Amazon library consists of 1,000 high-definition (HD) titles including popular movies like “Knowing” and “Rush” and TV shows “House” and “Battlestar Galactica.” Full Story
Amazon announced a 2-day sale on select HDTVs, including Sony Bravia, Panasonic VIERA, Samsung, and Toshiba models. Highlights of the sale include a list of HDTVs for under $499, some of them with free shipping. The sale also includes a selection of HDTVs around $1,000, most of them discounted way under that amount. Full Story
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