The Blu-Ray Upcoming, News & Info Thread

[Darth Waller]

This 3D can be watched wearing glasses that will be in the box. That's the way they released Ice Age 3D yesterday.

This isn't the 3D that needs the special glasses, TV and player? That's what I want, but need to make sure that technology catches on first. I've already been bitten by Laserdisc and HD DVD.

 

[The Ringer]

So who is giving the best deal on IM2?

 

[praxitas]

amazon has Alice in Wonderland DVD/Blu Combo pack for $15 today.

 

[jimjimmyjones85]

This is what's on the package, I haven't watched it yet.

Is it Blu or DVD (as he inquires for a desire to get a copy )

Wish I could get 3D, but I just don't know if that technology is going to catch on.

Exactly my point.

This isn't the 3D that needs the special glasses, TV and player? That's what I want, but need to make sure that technology catches on first. I've already been bitten by Laserdisc and HD DVD.

Hey, I still have my HD-DVD and love what I have on it !

But to invest in a 3D projector.... not ready to do that at all !

amazon has Alice in Wonderland DVD/Blu Combo pack for $15 today.

Or the single disc for $13.39

 

[The Ween]

This isn't the 3D that needs the special glasses, TV and player? That's what I want, but need to make sure that technology catches on first. I've already been bitten by Laserdisc and HD DVD.

I think it's both, but I'm not totally sure.

They didn't release Ice Age in blu-ray yet, so I couldn't read the outside. I'll have to see if I can find anything out about these.

There are alot of blu-ray players that are 3D ready, you just have to update them when you get a 3D set. At least the prices of all this stuff is coming down. I'll probably get a 3D set when I buy a new one.

 

[Darth Waller]

There are alot of blu-ray players that are 3D ready, you just have to update them when you get a 3D set. At least the prices of all this stuff is coming down. I'll probably get a 3D set when I buy a new one.

I love seeing the GC-animated features in 3D, so I do want 3D at home one day.

My 6-year-old daughter saw a commercial at the theater one time when we were seeing a 3D movie for a 3D TV and Blu-ray and she said we needed that. She's just like me.

 

[IronFingaz]

It’s come to this: the success of Netflix and Redbox in the United States have driven Blockbuster, as expected, to file for bankruptcy protection after failing to adequately and swiftly adapt its movie-rental model from physical storefronts to mail-order and online technology pioneered by its aforementioned competitors.

The company filed a voluntary Chapter 11 petition today in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in New York, listing assets of $1.02 billion and debt of $1.46 billion. The company’s largest trade creditor is Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment with a $21.6 million claim, according to today’s filing.

The news, first reported by Bloomberg, comes almost 25 years after Blockbuster opened its first store (Dallas, Texas on October 26, 1985).

Blockbuster’s non-U.S. operations and its domestic and international franchisees, all of which are legally separate entities, were not included in the filings and are not parties to the Chapter 11 proceedings.

Blockbuster in a statement says it has reached an agreement with a group of bondholders, led by billionaire Carl Icahn, holding approximately 80.1 percent principal amount of its 11 3/4 percent senior secured notes on the terms of a plan to recapitalize its balance sheet and put it in a stronger financial position.

Blockbuster claims said plan would reduce its indebtedness significantly, from nearly $1 billion at present day to an estimated $100 million or less when implemented.

The company has secured a commitment of $125 million in new “debtor-in-possession” financing from the senior noteholders to help meet its obligations to customers, suppliers and employees in the ordinary course during the recapitalization process.

Blockbuster says all its U.S. operations, including its stores, DVD vending kiosks, by-mail and digital businesses, are open and serving customers in the normal course and that the company is fulfilling all orders as usual, including continuing to provide access to new releases the first day they become available.

For the time being, all 3,000 of the company’s stores in the United States will remain open. If I were you, I wouldn’t be too sure about your neighborhood video store sticking around for that much longer, however.

The company’s international operations in Canada, Denmark, Italy, Mexico, and the United Kingdom are also conducting business as usual – the only country where the axe is falling is Argentina, which Blockbuster says has experienced continued shortfalls in operating cash flow.

https://techcrunch.com/2010/09/23/blockbuster-goes-bust/

 

[Darth Waller]

I hate people losing jobs, but I hate Blockbuster even more, so...

 

[IronFingaz]

Guillermo del Toro recently visited the offices of The Criterion Collection to review the supplements on the upcoming Blu-ray of his directorial debut, Cronos. The studio has published a video that features Del Toro being invited to the DVD and Blu-ray storeroom and raiding the BD shelves for the titles still missing in his collection, offering a window into his movie tastes.

Despite announcing that he was not going to "show any restraint," the Mexican filmmaker eventually picked up only eight titles (mainly recently-released BDs, such as The Thin Red Line by "the master", the "Hitchcockian" Charade or Bergman's The Magician, which officially isn't out yet and makes him exclaim, "Really? The Magician ... Fantastic!"). He explained that he'd already bought most of the rest (he was "sad to report").

The director of Hellboy and Pan's Labyrinth proved that he was well informed on upcoming Blu-ray titles when he specifically asked for Paths of Glory, which isn't out until October 26. However, he also showed that he is much more of a cinephile than a collector when he asked if the movies were sorted alphabetically – a hardcore Criterion cultist worth his salt would have noticed that they were sorted by spine number.

At the end of the video, Del Toro looks wistfully at the imposing DVD shelves at the other side of the aisle, but doesn't even look for anything, even if it is free.

Video: https://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=992251652678

 

[Reinhardt]

That is badass. I'd give anything to get a tour of Criterion (and raid their blu-ray shelves)

 

[The Ween]

https://techcrunch.com/2010/09/23/blockbuster-goes-bust/

I hate people losing jobs, but I hate Blockbuster even more, so...

We have Family Videos around here and they're always busy. Whenever I drive past one in any of the cities around here, no matter what time of day, there's always a lot of cars and people there.

 

[Maglor]

I've crunched the numbers and Netflix with the bluray add on would be more expensive than renting as occasionally as we do from Blockbuster. It's gonna be kind of sucky if we are forced to go with netflix.

 

[IronFingaz]

That is badass. I'd give anything to get a tour of Criterion (and raid their blu-ray shelves)

And some of the DVD's

 

[DinoLast]

Looking forward to getting this soon

 

[meth head]

Looking forward to getting this soon

bring it on

 

[tigerknight]

Looking forward to getting this soon

Okay so I understand that they gave us these extra's but why couldn't they add the kubricks and time machine like in the Japanesse version.

Also, I saw the terminator blu ray and am a little disappointed as I was seeing it grainy (The picture), any one noticed this or am I hallucinating.

 

[DinoLast]

Okay so I understand that they gave us these extra's but why couldn't they add the kubricks and time machine like in the Japanesse version.

Also, I saw the terminator blu ray and am a little disappointed as I was seeing it grainy (The picture), any one noticed this or am I hallucinating.

I have just found the Delorean edition, so I have cancelled that box set and I am now getting this

 

[tigerknight]

Link Please

 

[DinoLast]

https://www.play.com/DVD/Blu-ray/4-...572450|cat:Movie+>+Blu-Ray+>+Action/Adventure

 

[tigerknight]

I got the link, too bad I live in USA and they don't ship here. WHat is our collectors edition have, BTW.