Posted in: News and Opinions by Archive Authors on July 25th, 2007
Hah. Looks like the format wars are over, from DVD Dossier, via Engadget.
We called the store to verify this and were told that, yes, they were wiped out of Blu-ray Discs on Sunday, about seven thousand bucks worth.
Posted in: News and Opinions by Archive Authors on July 25th, 2007
Two interesting movie-related bits have popped up on BoingBoing already today.
The Color of Money: BB points to an analysis of the colors used in top grossing movie posters. Restrictive ratings and big earners are dark and fleshy colored. [from BB]
Posted in: Dare to Play the Game, News and Opinions, Regular Columns by Michael Durr on July 25th, 2007
Rock Band breaks the bank, The Wii and HDD?, and why I'm not getting Guitar Hero 80's this week - Welcome to the column that knows no shame and promises to bring it to the rest of you known as Dare to Play the Game.
Welcome to another edition of Dare to Play the Game. I am the unfortunate guinea pig of the new website and blog format. I'm sure the administrators are pure pros at this but I feel all out of sorts. Hey, you know that Wednesday I talked about in my last column; you know the special lunch. It went very well thank you. No, there is no immediate fallout from it; but there is hope for the future and at the very least I gained a very close friend who will probably look differently at me now. (cause I'm a sexy beast...okay not really but it sounds good!) Sorry if I'm a bit weird; I blame it on the new format of the website. It makes me feel crunchy :).
Posted in: Highly Defined, News and Opinions by Archive Authors on July 23rd, 2007
So who knows how Harry Potter ended?
The big disc news this week is New Line’s announcement that they’ll be coming out with next-gen titles, even if the first title is the current musical of Hairspray. Lord of the Rings, here we come? Aside from that, the biggest disc release news appears to be related to discs that don’t have street dates attached to them yet. Warner says that there will be a box set of the first five Harry Potter films on HD DVD and Blu-ray, and there’s even pricing f...
Posted in: Brain Blasters, News and Opinions by David Annandale on July 20th, 2007
It’s been a fairly commonplace activity over the last few years to compare our current troubled era with that of the late-sixties/early-seventies, with special attention paid to discussion of parallels (and to what degree they are or are not justified) between the Iraq and Vietnam wars. In that context, it is interesting to consider the way popular culture has dealt with those conflicts, with particular reference to genre offerings.
This is by way of making a bit of a case study of Deathdream (AKA
Posted in: News and Opinions by Archive Authors on July 18th, 2007
Good morning, evening or afternoon! I'm pleased to announce that there are big changes in the works for UpcomingDiscs - to bring you more reviews, news, and great movie coverage in a much better format.
In a nutshell, were moving UpcomingDiscs from its current layout, design, and "backend system" to WordPress. WordPress is a fantastic blogging platform that will make UpcomingDiscs easier to read and enjoy - on the site, in your email inbox, and in your RSS reader. WordPress also makes UpcomingDiscs much eas...
Posted in: Dare to Play the Game, News and Opinions by Michael Durr on July 18th, 2007
Bomberman XBLA style, Paper Mario VC, and the bait & switch of the PS3 - Welcome to the column that is about to have a price drop on our old column but only if they soon discontinue it for malicious puns known as Dare to Play the Game.
Welcome to another edition of Dare to Play the Game. Business has kinda picked up since last week. The situation I referred to last week regarding speaking up will come to be realized at lunch today. I am exci...
Posted in: Highly Defined, News and Opinions by Archive Authors on July 16th, 2007
Hey, guess who showed up on time?
Yes, you guessed it, DirecTV showed up on time Saturday, installed my MPEG-4 dish and receiver (well, to be more exact, they just did the former), so now when the ESPNs, Discoverys and History Channels of the world all get into HD (which should be occurred starting in September), I’ll be ready to enjoy millions and millions of high definition broadcasts like I should.
Anyway, moving onto news that doesn’t pertain to me, Samsung appears to be on the verge of releas...
Posted in: Brain Blasters, News and Opinions by David Annandale on July 13th, 2007
A few years ago, Blue Underground released a spiffy edition of The Final Countdown. At first glance, the move seems counterintuitive. The premiere specialist in grindhouse flicks putting out a special edition of an big-budget effort with major stars? What's going on here? In fact, the release makes sense in more ways than one. In the first place, the associate producer is none other than Mr. Troma himself, Lloyd Kaufman, here involved in a film whose budget probably exceeded that of the entire Troma catalogue....
Posted in: Dare to Play the Game, News and Opinions by Michael Durr on July 11th, 2007
Obligatory Oblivion GOY, PS3 Price-Cut & Booth Babes gone? - Welcome to the column that believes you can never get enough hot women promoting video games known as Dare to Play the Game.
Welcome to another edition of Dare to Play the Game. This week I give you a little insight into my soul (be afraid). For those of you who might not believe it, I am a pretty quiet person in real life. Sure if you are a friend or loved one and I've known you...
