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The end-of-the-year shopping season means lots of goodies on the Blu-ray front. Sadly, November’s docket of Blu-ray releases doesn’t include any movies starring Megan Fox. But there are a number of blockbusters scheduled to come out to coincide with the holiday shopping season. Going where no Blu-ray release has gone before, new Blu-ray titles include movies starring Captain Kirk and Mr. Spock, Sulley and Mike, Tom and the Griswold family. Two of the notable music releases include Rush and Carlos Santana. Click here for The… View this story
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OK, now this is what we’d call a banner week for the Blu-ray format. We’ve got special anniversary releases of some great films, all-encompassing collector packs, Oscar winners, holiday movies, action blockbusters and more. Let’s start with the two anniversary edition standouts—Say Anything… (20 years old now and still keeping us young) and North by Northwest (50 years since Alfred Hitchcock gave us this masterpiece). Will you be blown away by the audio? Probably not. Awed by the video? Perhaps not, though it will be… View this story
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We’ve tackled the list of our favorite scary movies that have been released on Blu-ray. But here are 16 more favorites that you can’t find (or may already be out of print) in the high-def format. Sure, we’ll cut the industry some slack for not restoring a 1929 horror classic, but since the likes of The Wizard of Oz and Snow White have already been restored, we’re hoping the same could be done for Nosferatu so we can really see all that grayscale shadow detail.… View this story
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It’s always fun to curl up on the couch with that leftover candy and pop in a few movies over Halloween weekend. This year the scary night is even on a Saturday, so you don’t have to worry about getting up early the next morning (plus there’s that extra hour of setting the clock back). Of course it’s even more entertaining when you’ve got a big-screen TV or dark dedicated theater to help secure a fright-inducing environment. What else helps? We think high definition is… View this story
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Earlier this week we reported on Roku adding two new Netflix players, the Roku HD-XR and Roku SD, and Netflix support on the PS3 coming in November. Now it’s Nintendo’s turn. According to Dan Rayburn of BusinessOfVideo.com, Nintendo is currently testing Netflix streaming on the Wii. The report, which cites an undisclosed project insider, says Nintendo’s original plan was to bring Netflix playback to the Wii by the end of 2009. That might still happen. The same source also says Nintendo might hold off on… View this story
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Maybe it’s appropriate for Halloween week, but this week’s Blu-ray release schedule is frighteningly bad. There are a few scary movie choices in there, like Night of the Creeps, The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue and the spoof Stan Helsing ... but c’mon, it’s Halloween, there are plenty of horror movies yet to be released in the high-def format that would have been perfect for this week. Look for our list marking those later this week. At least music fans can rejoice this week—classical and… View this story
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The success of Hulu has largely stemmed from being able to watch your favorite shows anywhere, anytime ... for free. However, it appears free content is not for long on the popular video-viewing site. According to NBC Universal TV chief Marc Graboff, Hulu is experimenting with different business models, including subscription-based content “to turn those digital pennies into digital dollars.” Hulu is jointly owned by General Electric Co’s NBC Universal, News Corp’s Fox Entertainment and Walt Disney Co’s ABC. “I know [Hulu is] looking at… View this story
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When you’re personally chosen by Frank Zappa to join his band fresh out of college, it likely means that you are destined for greatness.  It can be tough to live up to the expectations, but in the case of guitarist Steve Vai, the New York-born musician has lived up to and exceeded the lofty goals that were established during his youth. Today Vai is considered the Tiger Woods of his profession—the best at what he does—and the enthusiasm with which he approaches his job he… View this story
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You’ve probably seen Optimus Prime on TV commercials this week, imploring you to catch him in full high-definition. Yes, the mega blockbuster Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen arrives on Blu-ray this week to rock your home theater world. It definitely headlines an otherwise pedestrian release week, with the DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack and scope 2.39:1 aspect ratio sure to look and sound sweet on your big home theater screen. There’s even an IMAX edition release, which is a Walmart exclusive. Of course, we’re going for… View this story
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For starters, I’m going to let my Facebook status update regarding my review experience with VTech’s IS9181 Wi-Fi Internet Radio speak for itself: “Testing out VTech’s Wi-Fi Internet radio. Pretty much a magical music box. Already found a great Beatles-only station streaming from Russia, and it only took a few minutes to add gdradio.net and Live Phish Radio streams. Sleep can wait till tomorrow night, right?” In the tabletop evolution from the old AM/FM-only radios to the cassette boomboxes of the 80s to CD/radio boxes… View this story
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What are you in the mood for this week on high-def? Horror? Concert films? Comedy? Holiday movies? This week’s Blu-ray releases give us a little bit of everything, except for one of myriad complete TV season releases. No TV this week, so we’ll focus on movies. Since I’m a music nut, I’ll focus on a concert film first—Stop Making Sense, which features footage culled together from the Talking Heads, directed by future Oscar winner Jonathan Demme. The 1983 release has been widely lauded, and for… View this story
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If you’re a home theater enthusiast or movie buff, fall is a great time of year. Fall usually marks the time when summer blockbusters make their way onto Blu-ray and DVD. October’s scheduled Blu-ray releases are full of family-friendly titles, including the re-release of the 1937 classic Snow White, as well as action movies such as Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. We’ve rounded up our six favorite Blu-ray movies being released in October. View Editor’s Pick: 6 Best Blu-ray Movies of October Related: Holiday Classics… View this story
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