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Warner Details and Dates The Wizard of Oz Blu-ray
June 10, 2009 3:39 PM

Warner Home Video has announced the technical specs and special features for the upcoming Blu-ray release of The Wizard of Oz: 70th Anniversary Ultimate Collector's Edition, which is due to hit store shelves on September 29th, day-and-date with the DVD release. The two-disc set will be released in limited edition numbered packaging, and also feature a digital copy of the film. Read More

Star Trek Movie Collection and Trilogy 50% Off
May 17, 2009 10:53 PM

Less than a week after the release of Star Trek: Original Motion Picture Collection and Star Trek: Motion Picture Trilogy, these Blu-ray movie sets have dropped in price at Amazon to $69.99 and $32.99, respectively, making them just about $11 per movie. There is no information about how long these prices will last, so anyone interested should order now. Read More

'Hotel' Coming to DVD July 21
May 17, 2009 12:28 AM

Paramount Home Entertainment and CBS will release Hotel: The First Season July 21 at an SRP of at $54.99. The six-DVD set includes the 22 episodes from the 1983-84 debut season. The show, produced by Aaron Spelling, was an adaptation of Arthur Hailey's bestselling 1965 novel about life at the elegant St. Gregory Hotel, though the show was set in San Francisco rather than the book's New Orleans locale. The cast included James Brolin, Connie Sellecca, Shari Belafonte and Anne Baxter, plus a slew of new hotel guests each week. Read More

Sony Announces Waltz with Bashir Blu-ray
April 28, 2009 5:56 PM

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced that they will bring the Oscar-nominated film 'Waltz with Bashir' to Blu-ray on June 23rd, day-and-date with the DVD release. Based on actual events witnessed by writer/director Ari Folman, video will be presented in 1.78:1 1080p AVC accompanied by both English and Hebrew 5.1 Dolby TrueHD soundtracks. Read More

Diary of Anne Frank Blu-ray Gets Detailed
April 7, 2009 5:09 PM

20th Century Fox Home Entertainment has announced the technical specs and special features for the upcoming Blu-ray release of The Diary of Anne Frank: 50th Anniversary Edition, which is due to hit store shelves on June 16th, day-and-date with the DVD re-release. Video will be presented in 2.35:1 1080p AVC accompanied by a 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack. Read More

Fox/MGM Catalog Titles Prepared for June and July
April 2, 2009 8:24 PM

In an early announcement to retailers, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment and MGM Home Entertainment have revealed that they will bring 8 catalog titles - Dark Blue, The Graduate, Navy Seals, Out of Time, Road House, Rollerball, To Live and Die in L.A., and Walking Tall - to Blu-ray on June 2nd. They will bring two additional catalog releases - The Towering Inferno and M*A*S*H out on July 14th. Technical specs have not been announced at this time, but you can expect to see a 1080p video presentation along with a DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack. Read More

Children of the Corn Announced for Blu-ray
March 27, 2009 4:32 PM

Anchor Bay Home Entertainment has announced that they will bring the 1984 horror classic Children of the Corn to Blu-ray on July 28th to mark the 25th anniversary of the film, and just in time for the upcoming remake. Video will be presented in 1.85:1 1080p AVC accompanied by a 5.1 Dolby TrueHD soundtrack. Read More

Shout! Factory to Release The Dana Carvey Show May 12th
March 20, 2009 9:54 PM

On May 12, 2009, Shout! Factory will release the long-awaited The Dana Carvey Show on DVD, featuring the complete collection of the entire series and the unaired episode. Poised to satisfy the Carvey, Carrell, Colbert and comedy fans for ritual viewing, this 2-DVD set is priced to own at $24.99. Read More

Bond Wave 3 Gets Detailed
March 20, 2009 9:36 PM

MGM Home Entertainment in conjunction with 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment have announced the technical specs and special features for the upcoming Blu-ray releases on License to Kill and The Man With the Golden Gun, which are due to hit store shelves on May 12th. For both films, video will be presented in 1080p AVC accompanied by 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio soundtracks. Read More

Revolutionary Road and Defiance Due on DVD and Blu-ray June 2
March 19, 2009 3:14 PM

The Revolutionary Road DVD is presented in widescreen enhanced for 16:9 TVs with Dolby Digital English 5.1 Surround, French 5.1 Surround and Spanish 5.1 Surround and English, French and Spanish subtitles. The Blu-ray disc is presented in 1080p high definition with English 5.1 Dolby TrueHD, French 5.1 Dolby Digital and Spanish 5.1 Dolby Digital and English, English SDH, The Defiance DVD is presented in widescreen enhanced for 16:9 TVs with Dolby Digital English 5.1 Surround, French 5.1 Surround and Spanish 5.1 Surround and English, French and Spanish subtitles. The Blu-ray disc is presented in 1080p high definition with English 5.1 Dolby TrueHD, French 5.1 Dolby Digital and Spanish 5.1 Dolby Digital and English, English SDH, French and Spanish subtitles. Read More