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July 31st, 2009 by Gregg Senko
On the final day of this year’s Comic Con was the Women of Marvel panel. No, Rogue and She-Hulk were not present. These were the talented women that work at Marvel who assemble a wide array of those stories we love to read. Panelists included (but were not limited to) editor Jen Grünwald, colorist-extraordinaire Laura Martin and the brilliant mind of writer Marjorie Liu. Continue reading ‘Comic-Con 2009 Update #7 – Women of Marvel’
July 30th, 2009 by Blu-ray Brian
I remember at last year’s Comic-Con extravaganza seeing all these True Blood signs and Tru Blood advertisements, not knowing what they were really for. I just figured out it was some kind of brilliant marketing scheme, which it was of course. I thought they were for a real beverage that actually existed. Was I ever wrong at the time. I was only drawn to all the signs, advertisements and banners due to my love for vampire lore. Almost a year later, I would discover the sheer appeal of True Blood after watching Season 1 of the HBO television show on Blu-ray and through talking to fellow co-workers about the crazy plot lines. You got to love them! Continue reading ‘Comic-Con 2009 Update #6 – True Blood Panel and Q&A Session’
July 30th, 2009 by Blu-ray Brian
OK…so here is a panel I almost skipped in favor of hanging out in the exhibit hall. I was also encouraged to stand in line early for the 24 panel later that day, but for some reason I chose to stand in line for the Warner Bros. movie panel, a choice I will never regret. I can’t believe how many celebs were in attendance here for this panel. This panel was definitely one of the highlights of Comic-Con 2009…for me at least. Not only did I get to see Megan Fox in person, but also Robert Downey Jr., Denzel Washington, Cameron Diaz and many more! Continue reading ‘Comic-Con 2009 Update #5 – Warner Bros.’
July 29th, 2009 by Blu-ray Brian
Here’s a movie screening we unfortunately were not able to make this past Friday night at Comic-Con 2009, but I felt like I owe a BIG plug to their publicist for his kindness and hospitality in inviting us to the premiere of it at San Diego’s Pacific Theatres Gas Lamp Theatre. From the previews shown on TV alone, this is a MUST-SEE for me this coming weekend! What movie am I talking about? Oh yeah…I guess I should mention that huh? Well the movie needs no introduction, as The Collector will be thrilling and gathering victims this Friday, July 31st. The Collector is brought to you by the ingenius minds of director/writer Marcus Dunstan and writer Patrick Melton (FEAST, SAW IV, V & VI). Need I say more? Continue reading ‘Comic-Con 2009 Update #4 – The Collector’
July 29th, 2009 by Blu-ray Brian
Being an avid fan of the Blu-ray format myself, one of my favorite panels of the past two years at Comic-Con has been the DVD/Blu-ray Producers Panel hosted by Bill Hunt, editor of Digital Bits. Let’s give credit where credit is deserved. Bill Hunt has been on the forefront of DVD and Blu-ray news ever since I remember and I always relied on the Digital Bits to find out the latest in home entertainment news. Last year’s panel was very exciting as we were on the advent of the rise of the Blu-ray format and this year’s panel was even more remarkable now that Blu-ray has a good share of the home media market. Continue reading ‘Comic-Con 2009 Update #3 – DVD/Blu-ray Producers 2009: Now in Glorious High-Definition!’
July 29th, 2009 by Gregg Senko
After months of waiting for its arrival, the 2009 San Diego Comic Con is but a memory now. Nevertheless, it was a great time which provided me with the opportunity to interview the “Incredible” Lou Ferrigno. At 57 years young, the former Mr. Universe is still in outstanding shape as he maintains his daily workouts to keep up his hard-earned physique. The actor/trainer/body-builder gave us the scoop on what he’s been up to lately as well as his workout expertise and the recent passing of his close friend, Michael Jackson. Continue reading ‘Comic-Con 2009 Update #2 – Lou Ferrigno Interview’
July 28th, 2009 by Blu-ray Brian
Courtesy of G4’s Attack of the Show…Rob Zombie was live at Comic-Con 2009! That’s right…The Harvester of Black Sunshine himself was there live in the flesh and we got to see him and quickly talk with him. In addition to his upcoming Blu-ray release of The Haunted World of El Superbeasto, based on Rob Zombie’s comic, I got to ask the man a quick question while he was signing autographs for a select number of individuals. I asked him what he was up to next in life after the release of Halloween II this August. Continue reading ‘Comic-Con 2009 Update #1 – Rob Zombie’
July 28th, 2009 by Blu-ray Brian
Welcome to Why So Blu’s exclusive 2009 Comic-Con coverage. Over the next week or so there will be a multitude of posts pertaining to our exclusive coverage of the 2009 Comic-Con festivities. We got some good stuff in store for all you readers like an exclusive interview coming up with the man himself…Lou Ferrigno to updates on all the latest Blu-ray and movie news. Join Gregg Senko, myself and our photographer Scott Morrison as we deliver the goods over the next or so with full colored photography of the events to go along with all the emerging stories we have for you. And you will not believe the photos we have just begging to be published. Are you ready? I hope so. Let the coverage begin! Continue reading ‘Our Exclusive Comic-Con 2009 Coverage Begins Now!’
July 22nd, 2009 by Blu-ray Brian
Now through the end of Comic-Con 2009 (Sunday, July 26th) ANY purchase made through our Amazon Why So Blu store will have 2.5% of ALL sales donated straight to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. That’s right! Help make the difference in a child’s life while at the same time get the lowest everyday price on Amazon without a single extra penny coming out of your pocket. Sounds like a win-win to me! Thanks for your continued support and stay tuned for exclusive Comic-Con coverage this week and next week. Click the graphic to the left or click here to enter our exclusive Amazon Why So Blu store.
July 20th, 2009 by Blu-ray Brian
I just wanted to apologize in advance for the lack of updates over the next week here. We are leaving for sunny San Diego, California to report on all events COMIC-CON! And….we are EXCITED! Check back here mid next week for our Comic-Con 2009 coverage. I am sure this old news for many readers, but we also wanted to remind everyone about the exciting news that Paramount announced late last week. This of course being the Blu-ray announcement of the Star Trek reboot coming to our favorite format on November 17th. Pre-order Star Trek now from Amazon by clicking here. We’ll see you all next week…have a good one!
July 20th, 2009 by Blu-ray Brian
We are kind of a little late reporting on this, but once again our fav discounter www.deepdiscount.com is having their 25% of sale on just about everything. This is the perfect time to stock up on that Blu-ray title you may have been waiting to go on sale. Coupon codes that will work are the following: CJ25, USATODAY, XM, NYTIMES and even HIDEFDIGEST25. Remember…these codes are only valid on currently released products, not pre-orders. The sale lasts until August 2nd. Happy shopping!
July 15th, 2009 by Blu-ray Brian
Amazon is once again having a HUGE 11-page, 281 title, Blu-ray Blowout sale. The event ends July 24th. There are some good titles and some good titles to be had throughout. Happy hunting. Remember that 1% of all your purchases through the link below will make the difference in a child’s life at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Click here to start shopping now!
July 14th, 2009 by Jessica Alba in 1080P
MGM Home Entertainment recruits fans to create and design packaging for the 1st and only Stargate Atlantis Blu-ray disc landing this August 4th. The Blu-ray includes the top two consumer-selected episodes: “Rising” and “Enemy At The Gate.” The specs you can expect (hey that rhymes!), come packaged in a 1080P widescreen format with English 5.1 DTS HD Master Audio sound. To find out more and get your Stargate fix read on below for the full press release from MGM Home Entertainment.
Continue reading ‘Fan’s Choice: Stargate Atlantis on Blu-ray’
July 13th, 2009 by Blu-ray Brian
I thought I would pass the latest press release along I got from some of the promoters of Comic-Con 2009. There will be an exclusive screening of Zoe Bell’s newest flick called Angel of Death at Comic-Con this year. The screening will be held on Friday, July 24th, from 9 PM to 11:30 PM PST in room 6A. You don’t want to miss out on this. Just from the movie poster alone, it looks like a movie I will like. If you don’t know who Zoe Bell, then you should stop reading this right now and go check out the film Death Proof. Click on the image below to view the full invite. Continue reading ‘Comic-Con’s Angel of Death Exclusive Screening!’
July 12th, 2009 by Blu-ray Brian
DreamWorks Animation and Paramount Home Entertainment has revelaed the technical specs you can expect to find on the upcoming Blu-ray release of Monsters vs. Aliens, which will hit retail shelves on September 29th, day-and-date with the DVD release. Expect to find a VC-1 video encode with a 5.1 Dolby TrueHD soundtrack. The real bummer here is there will be NO 3-D version of the movie. That kind of has me scratching my head a bit, but oh well. The extras more than make up for the lack of 3-D. Check them out below Continue reading ‘Blu-ray’s Monsters vs. Aliens’
July 12th, 2009 by Jessica Alba in 1080P
Well it looks like at the moment that this deal is hit or miss, but the majority rules. Wal-Mart, our favorite discount store of choice, has once again rolled back the price of their entry Magnavox Blu-ray player to $98!! Yep, that’s right Blu-ray fans. You did not read that wrong. It is only $98! Now you have no excuse to not pick up an extra Blu-ray player for the 32″ bedroom set you have. Just an FYI, the player supports 1080P (60p and 24p) video, Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio bitstreaming and DVD upconversion (who cares about this). The only downfall is taht the player is only Profile 1.1. Happy shopping!
July 9th, 2009 by Blu-ray Brian
To celebrate the weeks before Comic-Con 2009 I thought I would spread the word around about this one panel of interest. It happens on Comic-Con Thursday from 2:30 PM to 3:30 PM PST. Bill Hunt, Adam Jahnke and Todd Doogan talk about the latest DVD and Blu-ray developments with some of the leading special-edition producers in Hollywood! Of course, we only care about the Blu-ray 🙂 Panelists include Robert Meyer Burnett, Charles de Lauzirika, Laura Gross, David Naylor and Cliff Stephenson. Expect some great inside talk, a Q&A and a sneak peek at great upcoming discs, Blu-ray we hope! This all happens in Room 7AB.
July 9th, 2009 by Blu-ray Brian
That’s right folks…yours truly will be at Comic-Con this year. It’s less than 2 weeks away and I am excited! To make it more exciting I just got this awesome promo material from FEARnet that I thought I would share with all of you. Before we go there let me remind readers that the staff of Why So Blu will be attending events at Comic-Con so look for all the news here, complete with full color hi-res images. The tagline here says it all…HORROR LEGENDS ROBERT ENGLUND AND KANE HODDER ALONG WITH SCREAM QUEEN DANIELLE HARRIS AND SFX MASTER ROBERT HALL GET SET TO UNLEASH HELL AT COMIC-CON 2009 TO UNVEIL FEARnet’s NEW TERRIFYING ORIGINAL WEB SERIES “FEAR CLINIC.” Continue reading ‘FEARnet at Comic-Con!’
