BLU-RAY NEWS Category

I’ve had friends who have either loved or detested Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (I dug it, fyi), and if you were too busy to catch it in theaters, the picture comes out on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital Download on March 27th from Warner Home Entertainment.

Based on Jonathan Safran Foer’s 2005 novel, the [...]


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We Bought A Zoo, director Cameron Crowe’s tale of a writer (Matt Damon) who buys a house which contains its own zoo (named Rosemoor Animal Park), heads to Blu-ray, DVD, and digital download on April 3rd. Scarlett Johansson also stars in the feature as the head zookeeper (and possible love interest) to Damon’s [...]


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I can understand why movie buffs refuse to switch to the Blu-ray format, but the March 20th release of The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo is just another reason to make the understandably costly change.  The film, directed by David Fincher, is coming out as a one-disc DVD, but Blu-ray fans will get a [...]


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The critically acclaimed feature My Week With Marilyn, which netted Oscar nominations for Michelle Williams (as Marilyn Monroe) and Kenneth Branagh (Supporting Actor nod as Sir Laurence Olivier), heads to Blu-ray and DVD March 13th.  The story is based on Colin Clark’s (Eddie Redmayne) memoir of his relationship with Monroe during the production of [...]


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There is a valid argument to be made that if you’re making a shark film peopled with nubile women and ab crunching dudes, a reasonable amount of gore and t&a, along with the requisite R or Unrated rating, is a must.  Director David R. Ellis, who’s brought yeoman’s like work to such guilty pleasures as [...]


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Fans who missed Bella (Kristen Stewart) and Edward (Robert Pattinson) get married will get their chance before Valentine’s Day, as The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 comes out on Special Edition Blu-ray and a Two-Disc Special Edition DVD on February 11th.  “We thought the fans would love to spend Valentine’s Day watching Bella [...]


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The acclaimed indie thriller Martha Marcy May Marlene, which features a sublime performance from Elizabeth Olsen as a young woman trying to adjust to post-commune life, hits Blu-ray and DVD February 21st.

Nascent filmmaker Sean Durkin received the Directing Award at the Sundance Film Festival for the story, which also features Sarah Paulson [...]


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Although it was Zombieland director Ruben Fleischer and Jesse Eisenberg reunited for 30 Minutes or Less, the mildly amusing trailer and unimaginative poster left me less than excited for this buddy film.  Since it also stars Danny McBride, I was also expecting a pale imitation of Pineapple Express.

Clocking in at a brisk 83 [...]


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One of Clint Eastwood’s finest moments in cinema, the heralded Western Unforgiven, celebrates its 20th anniversary next year, and Warner Home Video is releasing a Blu-ray Book Edition on February 21st.  The book contains 54 pages of Eastwood photo, trivia, and cinematic insight.

Special features on the anniversary edition include: Commentary from Eastwood biographer [...]


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Gus Van Sant’s recent film Restless (PG-13, 92 minutes), the story of a pessimistic funeral crasher (Henry Hopper) who forms a profound bond with a dying teenager (Mia Wasikowska), will be available on Blu-ray/DVD combo pack January 24th through Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.

Produced by The Help actress Bryce Dallas Howard, the picture marks the [...]


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