Why So Blu?

The Daily Blu…August 18, 2009

Wow!  How do you go about topping the news of the new PS3 Slim and the $100 price drop?  The answer is really simple.  You don’t.  There was not much going on in the world of Blu-ray movies today so let’s cut to the chase and get down to business.  First up, Lionsgate Home Entertainment has announced a November 10th Blu-ray release date for both the Arnold Schwarzenegger and James Belushi action film Red Heat and the Bill Paxton teenage vampire love story Near Dark.  Both titles will be presented in glorious 1080P and will feature a 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio surround track.  Continue reading ‘The Daily Blu…August 18, 2009′

Gran Torino Speeds on Blu-ray This June

Warner Home Video has just announced an early June Blu-ray release date for the newest Clint Eastwood thriller.  Gran Torino will hit the Blu-ray format with full force on June 9th.  The surprise Clint Eastwood hit took in $130 million in the US alone.  ALl we have to share with you is this early release date.  There have been no announcements made as far as what technical specs we can expect to see and what special features are in store for us.  I know a number of people who caught this movie theatrically and they have had nothing but good things to say about it.  So nonetheless I am looking forward to it.

Rob Zombie’s Halloween

If you are a Hi-Def fan of Rob Zombie’s 2007 re-imagination of the classic Halloween story then you probably have been waiting on the arrival of this Blu-ray disc for nearly a year now.  Well your wait is finally over!  Michael Myers returns in glorious 1080P to haunt your nightmares once again.

The two-disc Unrated Collector’s Edition features the unrated cut of the film, an intense 4.5 hour documentary on the making of Halloween by Rob Zombie, an audio commentary track, 3 featurettes, 17 deleted scenes, an alternate ending, casting sessions, a blooper reel and more. Continue reading ‘Rob Zombie’s Halloween’