Valkyrie Crusies to Blu-ray this May!
March 23rd, 2009 by Blu-ray Brian
We just got our hands on the latest press release from MGM showcasing their newest Blu-ray announcement of the Tom Cruise thriller Valkrie. MGM has set a May 19th release date for the Valkyrie Blu-ray. Valkyrie is a World War II thriller directed by Bryan Singer. In addition to Tom Cruise, Valkyrie is a war movie full of famous faces, including Kenneth Branagh, Terence Stamp, Tom Wilkinson, Bill Nighy and Eddie Izzard. Check out the full Blu-ray press release below from MGM highlighting every feature you can expect to find on the Valkyrie Blu-ray release. I have yet to see this film, but i have heard nothing but good things about it. Continue reading ‘Valkyrie Crusies to Blu-ray this May!’
Universal Studios just announced that they will bring 3 previously released Hi-Def titles on the defunct HD DVD format home to Blu-ray. Ever since Universal swallowed the “blu” pill there has been nothing but near excellence from them so that is why I am so excited about them announcing the release of Children of Men on Blu-ray. What an awesome movie! The other two catalog titles are Cinderella Man and Field of Dreams. All three releases will be presented in 1080P VC-1 video and 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio.
Sony Pictures has announced plans to bring the comedy Paul Blart: Mall Cop to Blu-ray on May 19th. This comedy actually exceeded the studio’s expectations by grossing over $100 million at the box office. There has not been any announcements as far as final technical specs or bonus materials, but we will keep you posted as details become available. Pre-order your copy of Paul Blart: Mall Cop , today with Amazon’s Pre-order Price Guarantee and know that 1% of your purchase will go directly to making a difference in the life of a child at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. 
Word on the street today is of a new Batman Blu-ray brewing behind the scenes. Warner HomeVideo has announced that they will bring Batman: The Movie 20th Anniversary to Blu-ray on May 19th as part of their exclusive digibook series. From what we have learned this Blu-ray release appars to be identical to the first disc of the Batman: The Motion Picture Anthology Blu-ray set. We will see a 1080P VC-1 presentation with a 5.1 Dolby True HD surround track to boot. The list of special features are as follows. 
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has just announced the Blu-ray release date of the third installment in the ever-popular Underworld series, Underworld: Rise of the Lycans, on May 12th. The video will be presented in a 1080P AVC MPEG-4 encode with a 5.1 Dolby TrueHD surround track. The Blu-ray release will also include a digital copy of the film. Surprise, surprise..we already have confirmation of extras that will be included on the Blu-ray release. 
This is the BEST day EVER for Blu-ray news! Tick, Tock, Tick, Tock… Are you ready for this? I almost fell out of the chair I was sitting in today when I read the below words on my computer screen. Fox has just announced that Season 7 of the cult show 24 will be released on Blu-ray May 19th. This is amazing! Basically the season will just end and then be released on the Blu-ray format immediately. In teh past the home video release for 24 was always the first week of December of the previous year’s season. This is unbelievable! There are no technical specs as of yet, but you can expect to see the 1080P treatment in DTS-HD Lossless Master Audio 5.1 sound. 
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I have heard so many good things about this movie, and since it knocked out my beloved The Dark Knight from the Academy Awards, it better be all that! 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment has just announced the technical specs and extras for its Oscar nominated Blu-ray release, The Wrestler. The Wrestler Blu-ray release will hit retail shelves on April 21st. The Blu-ray release will feature a 1080P AVC MPEG-4 2.35:1 video presentation and a 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio surround track. Extras will include “Within the RIng” featurette, “Wrestler Round Table” and “The Wrestler” music video written and performed by Bruce Springsteen. 
Excuse me but I am a little biased regarding this title since my favorite movie of 2008, The Dark Knight, was shunned from the Oscar it deserved. So it really comes as no surprised that the Oscar winning Slumdog Millionaire is being rushed to the Blu-ray format to obviously cash in on its recent award success. Fox has announced a March 31st Blu-ray release date for their Academy Award-winning film. Fans will be treated to a 1080P AVC MPEG-4 video presentation and a 5.1 DTS-HD Lossless Master Audio track. 
Universal’s latest game in theBlu-ray business has been catching up with their past HD DVD releases. With that being said, Universal has just announced the Brad Pitt/Robert Redford spy thriller Spy Games for the Blu-ray format on May 19th. The film was released on the HD DVD format in 2007. This one was a favorite of mine on the lackluster DVD format so I will be excited to see this movie come May 19th on the superior format, Blu-ray of course. As of right now there are no technical specs or extras announced. The HD DVD release was supposedly filled with an abundance of extras so hopefully we will see something comparable on the Blu-ray format. As always, we will keep you up-to-date when more about this exciting spy release is announced.
How’s that for a cryptic post title? Too obvious? Yeah…I thought so too. I am sorry I could not be more original. It is Friday after all. Lionsgate Home Entertainment has announced that they will bring the horror remake My Bloody Valentine 3D to the Blu-ray format on May 19th. Very cool is the fact that they will include both the 2D and 3D versions of the film and of course the 3D glasses. There are no technical specs announced as of yet. It is rumored to have a 1080P AVC MPEG-4 video encode with a DTS-HD Master Audio surround track. Have a great weekend!
Sin City: Unrated, Recut & Extended finally gets detailed. We got all the juicy details and specs on Walt Disney’s Blu-ray release of Sin City: Unrated, Recut & Extended, which is due to hit retail shelves on April 21st. First of all, this will be a two-disc Blu-ray set. Sin City: Unrated, Recut & Extended will feature a 1.85:1 1080P AVC MPEG-4 video presentation and a 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack. Thanks to the good folks over at 
What a way to end the week…with some disappointing news. Fans of The Grudge will have to wait even longer now to bring home one of their favorite horror flicks on the Blu-ray format. We first learned weeks ago that Sony would bring The Grudge to Blu-ray on March 10th. I am sad to say that this is no longer the case. We just learned that Sony will be bumping the release date by more than two months to coincide with the direct-to-video release of the Grudge 3. This puts The Grudge on the Blu-ray format on May 12th. The same extras we announced before will be present on the Blu-ray release. We will see a 1080P VC-1 video encode, a 2.35:1 aspect ratio and a Dolby TrueHD 5.1 surround track. 
Here’s one movie I am kind of interested in checking out, but scared at the same time. I am talking about Punisher: Warzone, but of course. I liked what I saw last year at Comic-Con, but did not like what I heard from friends that went to its theatrical presentation. Well I guess if there is ever a better way to experience the movie it can’t beat the Blu-ray experience. At least that is what I am hoping for. Lionsgate will bring the Rated-R film to the Blu-ray format on March 17th with their bombastic 7.1 DTS HD Master Audio surround mix. Please find the complete press release from Lionsgate for the Blu-ray release of Punisher: Warzone.
