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A CNet article from Austrailia explains that PC Blu-Ray drives aren’t able to play Blu-Ray movies released by studios as there aren’t PC video cards or chipsets capable of handling HDCP.

Not good.

Now – Boing Boing and Slashdot appear to have made the inference that the PS3 won’t be able to play them either. Spurious speculation? Or another nail in Sony’s coffin?

Discussing the old school DVD’s that still sound and look great in the era of Blu-Ray and HD-DVD technology.

The submarine film is tough to improve upon. With classics such as Das Boot, The Hunt for Red October, and even Crimson Tide, the submarine film genre is chock-full of movies with intense drama and claustrophobic action.

But then again, for every highly revered submarine film, there is a Below and Down Periscope.

So where does Jonathan M…
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Reader Brian asks:

What happened to the HUDSON HAWK: 15TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION dvd? It was supposed to come out on July 25th and now it doesn’t appear to be available anywhere … Including Amazon.com. Can you research it and let me know as I seriously (seriously) would like to get it.

Anyone have a clue? Comment it on this post!

Discussing the old school DVD’s that still sound and look great in the era of Blu-Ray and HD-DVD technology.

Ang Lee’s Hulk got a bad wrap.

When it was originally released in 2003, it was endlessly criticized for replacing action with a “boring” psychoanalysis of Bruce Banner.

I think there was a mutated poodle in there somewhere, too. But I could be wrong.

Despite all of its flaws — and it has quite a lot of them — I always enjoyed Hulk. I foun…
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Discussing the old school DVD’s that still sound and look great in the era of Blu-Ray and HD-DVD technology.

It doesn’t get much better than Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World. It’s an excellent movie filled with gutsy performances, swashbuckling adventure that doesn’t get corny or cheesy, and it’s received one of the best A/V treatments in DVD history.

Every big film like Master and Commander should receive a treatment like this. Upon its release on DVD, i…
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Discussing the old school DVD’s that still sound and look great in the era of Blu-Ray and HD-DVD technology.

For such a low budget film, Pitch Black made a pretty big impact on DVD. Its success eventually lead to a sequel, The Chronicles of Riddick. The superb DTS track also leads to a solid demo quality disc that may not be in the realm of the Star Wars and King Kongs of the world, but is still a worthy addition to your demo disc collection.

Unfortunately, Pi…
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Discussing the old school DVD’s that still sound and look great in the era of Blu-Ray and HD-DVD technology.

If you’re like me, then you have an old pair of jeans or shoes that need to be thrown out and replaced. But for the love of God, you just can’t bring yourself to do it.

There is too much of an attachment.

That’s how it is for me and the DVD. I’ve never double-dipped or upgraded a DVD in my collection. First of all, the original release still sounds and looks good enough to…
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Fox Home Entertainment will release Thank You for Smoking (starring Aaron Eckhart, Maria Bello, Sam Elliott, Katie Holmes, William H. Macy, and Robert Duvall) in separate widescreen and fullscreen releases on October 3rd. Extras will include an Audio Commentary (by Director Jason Reitman), Deleted Scenes, Two Featurettes (“Making-of” & “America: Living In Spin”), and a Charlie Rose Interview with the cast.

Discussing the old school DVD’s that still sound and look great in the era of Blu-Ray and HD-DVD technology.

Hello all. Another week and another time-sensitive demo disc to discuss.

Last week it was Superman: The Movie just as Superman Returns hit the theater.

With Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest coming out this week, I figured it would be worth going back and re-watching selected scenes from the original film to see whether or not it’s still one o…
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