Having seen a release on DVD and HD-DVD, Warner Brothers is bringing The Ultimate Matrix Collection to Blu-ray with an October 14th release date. This collector’s set will have an MSRP of $129.95 an will include extras not found on the HD-DVD version. New to Blu-ray will be The Animatrix in a 1080p presentation along with a digital copy of The Matrix. The rest of the supplemental material will be the same as the HD-DVD version.
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Paramount announced they will be bringing The Godfather trilogy to Blu-ray September 23rd fully remastered and with hours of bonus materials. All three movies include a frame-by-frame remaster under the supervision of director Francis Coppola and restoration supervisor Kim Aubry. In all, the restoration process took over a year to complete using freshly minted source materials. The suggested retail price will be $119.95 when it hits stores.
Check out full specs and supplemental details after the jump
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Fox Home Entertainment have announced they will be bringing six James Bond classics to Blu-ray on October 21st, as we had previously reported. The six titles will be Dr. No, Die Another Day, Live and Let Die, For Your Eyes Only, From Russia with Love, and Thunderball. Each film will receive a frame-by-frame restoration by film restoration group Lowery Digital Images. Stay tuned as spec techs and more details get released.
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The box art for Universal’s The Mummy Returns has just been unveiled for the July 22nd release. It is the studio’s first Blu-ray release and this box art is presumably what their future releases will also look like. The words “The Perfect HI-DEF MOVIE Experience” along the bottom have replaced the studio’s old DVD slogan of “The Look and Sound of Perfect” .
Here are the details for the Blu-ray:
The Mummy Returns (Universal)
- Video: Digitally Remastered 1080p
- Audio: 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio
- Extras: Audio commentary with director Stephen Sommers and co-producer/editor Bob Ducsay
• 4 featurettes: “Visual and Special Effects Formation,” “An Army to Rule the World Part 2,” “Spotlight and On Location of the Mummy,” “Unraveling the Legacy of the Mummy”
• Deleted scenes
• Interview with Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson
- Blu-ray Exclusive “U-Control” in-movie experience & picture-in-picture behind the scenes look into the making of The Mummy.
- Release date: July 22, 2008 MSRP: $29.98
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In an interview, The Incredible Hulk director, Louis Leterrier, said there would be approximately 70 minutes of cut footage in the Blu-ray edition when it hits shelves. Apparently there was a lot of footage left out during the editing process that will fortunately make it to Blu-ray to the rejoice of Marvel fans everywhere. As for those 70 minutes, Leterrier admits “there’s some great stuff and there’s some really horrible stuff, but you’ll see it all. “The director isn’t so sure the DVD version will have the additional 70 minutes due to the size limitation of the format.
In the intervew, Leterrier also dispels those rumors about him and Edward Norton having a fallout over the film’s direction. In any case, the Blu-ray camp will get to see the cut footage that may have really caused Edward Norton to become green.
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Have you wondered why some of your favorite movies aren’t available on Blu-ray yet, while studios release other catalog titles instead? Sound and Vision has a list of 5 criteria studios use to release a catalog title on Blu-ray. Some of the reasons are obvious but one that’s surprising is that studios actually do listen to fans when they write in. Of course, it can’t be just a group of three die-hard UHF fans clamoring for Weird Al’s cult classic, but it’s good to hear that fans have a say in what gets released. So get those letters ready and in the meantime click the link below to read the full article.
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Tags: Blu-ray Movies, Blu-ray News
French website filmsactu.com is reporting today that MGM will release a six Bond titles on Blu-ray in France on November 5, 2008. Our hope is that these releases will soon find their way to the US.
The six titles are reported to be Dr No, Thunderball, Live or Let Die, From Russia With Love, Die Another Day, and For Your Eyes Only. No tech specs or extras have been announced yet. The other 14 Bond films are rumored to be released in the first half of 2009, at the same time Quantum of Solace is released.
Fox/MGM’s release of titles usually happens concurrently with or preceded by a US release which is why there is speculation that a US announcement could soon be on its way. Stay tuned and we’ll keep you posted as soon as any information is available.
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Tags: Blu-ray Movies, Blu-ray News, MGM
Back to the Future producer, Scott Gale, showed fans a new digitally remastered version of the film at a screening near Orlando this past weekend, which was produced for the eventual Blu-ray release. “What you’re going to be seeing today is the digital master for the upcoming high-definition Blu-ray version of Back to the Future,’” Gale told the audience. “I don’t know when it’s coming out yet, but I was involved in the mastering of this tape, so I can tell you that it looks absolutely beautiful!” Gale also stated that the Back to the Future trilogy would have supplemental features that included never-before-seen bonus material, though he stated no specifics.
Universal has yet to release any information on this release. Stay tuned for more details as the Back to the Future trilogy is sure to be one the most anticipated Blu-ray releases.
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