Baraka: first ever 8K HD restoration Blu-ray Disc gets ship date, reviewed
We already knew that at least one film was getting a 6K makeover before hitting a Blu-ray Disc, but before A Star is Born can even leave the studio, it's being trumped by Baraka. Hailed as a “transcendent global tour that explores the sights and sounds of the human condition like nothing you've ever ……
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Universal fesses up to The Mummy Trilogy on Blu-ray
Just making The Mummy Returns its very first Blu-ray release wasn't good enough for Universal — oh no, it's releasing the entire triology on BD this winter. For those that held off on picking up the aforesaid title, you can opt for the 4-disc box set that will package all three Mummy films on BD and……
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Blu-ray Disc sales up 396% year to date in UK
Looking for candidness? We aren't too sure we believe these numbers, but a new writeup from Hollywood Reporter has it that Blu-ray Disc sales in the United Kingdom are up a mind-melting 396% for the year to date. Yep, 1.5 million units have been moved, which — if accurate — gives a clear indication of j……
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A&E Home Video gets ready to enter Blu-ray market
Pretty scary way up there, isn't it A&E? Without first checking the depth of the murky waters below, A&E Home Video is gearing up to plunge into the Blu-ray realm with two titles later this month. Tentatively scheduled to ship on October 28th (though we've seen pre-order dates well into Novem……
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Disney brings home Circlevision 360 on The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian Blu-ray disc
Save yourself a trip to Epcot Center, Circlevision 360 is coming home on the new The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian Blu-ray disc. Using Blu-ray Java in place of a circular nine-screen projector setup, viewers can look around a 360-degree set and call up video and text highlights on specific angles. Ame……
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Technicolor establishes first BDA-approved Blu-ray Disc testing facility in US
We haven't seen too many BD fiascoes of late, and Thomson's Technicolor is out to make sure it stays that way. As of this week, it has established the very first BDA-approved Blu-ray Disc testing facility in the United States, which promises to provide a place for advanced BD-Live / BD-Java testing b……
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Sony Pictures Blu-ray Club gives points for buying its BD-Live titles
Similar to Walt Disney Studios' Disney Movie Rewards Live program — which will launch alongside Sleeping Beauty on October 7th — Sony Pictures is crafting its very own rewards program. The Sony Pictures Blu-ray Club will supposedly encourage purchases of BD-Live-enabled titles by giving owners “points” ……
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