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This week’s release list is filled with action and comedy – genres sure to appeal to the majority. Topping this week’s list is Meet The Fockers. This hilarious sequel to the hit Meet The Parents will keep you entertained from beginning to end. This time we meet Gaylord’s (Ben Stiller) parents whom live in Florida and live a completely different lifestyle than Jack’s (Robert De Niro). Be sure to pick this one up this week. If action is what you are looking for then House of Flying Daggers is for you. This one comes loaded with great choreography and sharp flying weapons. If you enjoy martial arts films with great directing and visual eye candy, you’ll love this one.
Meet The Fockers ~ Universal Pictures
Gallery: DVD Release List: 4/19/05
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Microsoft and Warner Brothers Team Up On High Definition Media
Posted by Jesse Easley Categories: Home Entertainment, Movies,
Microsoft and Warner brothers have announced that they will be teaming up to streamline the retail release of high definition movies and TV shows. Warner Brothers will be producing HD-DVDs using Microsoft’s VC-1 Standard - Windows Media Player 9. VC-1 is the mandatory codec for HD DVD and Blu-Ray discs. Blair Westlake, the corporate vice president for Microsoft Media, says, “Warner Brothers plan to use VC-1 for the release of HD DVDs presents consumers with exciting new options for watching high-definition content.”
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Tired of only having Spider-Man 2 to watch on your PSP? Well, come tomorrow you will have 5 more movies to choose from for your PSP viewing pleasure. The New Release UMD movies are House of Flying Daggers, Hellboy, Resident Evil: Apocalypse, Once Upon a Time in Mexico, and XXX. The price of the UMD’s are actually very close (if not equal to) their DVD counterpart, so choose wisely.
Read More | Amazon.com UMD Movies
Gallery: PSP UMD Movie Releases for 4/19
Bandai has announced that the DVD release of Eureka seveN will include a package which includes both the standard DVD version of the feature, along with the Sony PSP UMD version as well. The version with the UMD will cost approximately $12 more than the version without. Compared to the pricing of standalone movie UMD’s, these bundle packages could turn out to be a nice bargain.
Read More | PSP-Vault via Gizmodo
Gallery: Bandai Bundles UMD With DVD Release
It’s starting to get hard to keep up with these guys. Google has launched a video upload service, open to anyone and everyone, which seems like it will work with the Google Video indexing product.
The upload program lets you submit videos electronically to Google Video, as long as you own the necessary rights (including copyrights, trademarks, rights of publicity, and any other relevant rights for your content). Just sign up for an account and use our upload tool to send your videos to Google. The program is still in beta so you won’t see your videos live on Google Video immediately.
The best part - it looks like if your video gets approved, you can set a fee you would like to charge for others to view it. Obviously Google would get a chunk, but you still get your video out to the masses. Just incredible - imagine what this might do for independent film.
Read More | Google Video FAQ
Gallery: Google Video Upload Service Launches
Twelve is this week’s number with this week’s DVD release list. The sequel to the hit, Ocean’s Eleven, builds more in to the story of the original with our favorite heist characters and witty situations. Fans of the first installment are sure to love this entertaining sequel. If drama is what you’re looking for, then Hotel Rwanda is what you want to check out. Based on a true story, Hotel Rwanda tells the story of a hotel manager who saved 1,200 Rwandan guests in 1994 during the genocidal conflict between the Hutus and the Tutsis. This one is a must have on your DVD collection.
Ocean’s Twelve (Widescreen Edition) ~ Brad Pitt
Hotel Rwanda ~ Terry George
The Bob Newhart Show - The Complete First Season ~ Bob Newhart
Bad Education (Original Uncut NC-17 Edition) ~ Pedro Almodóvar
Magnum, P.I. - The Complete Second Season ~ Sidney Hayers
All in the Family - The Complete Fourth Season ~ Carroll O’Connor
Sledge Hammer! - Season Two ~ Linda Mcgill
MTV - Viva La Bam - The Complete 2nd and 3rd Seasons ~ Bam Margera
Harvey Birdman Attorney at Law, Vol. 1 ~ Vincent Waller
Knight Rider - Season Two ~ Peter Crane
Gallery: DVD Release List: 4/12/05
A hot girl wearing spandex and can kick butt - interesting combination. Jennifer Garner stars in Elektra as the heroine who can kick butt with the best of them. The classic battle between good and evil continues in this expansion to 2003’s Daredevil. Be sure to also check out Adam Sandler in Spanglish. Spanglish is the story of an American family and the family of their housekeeper and how they try to cope with the American way of life. This one if sure to entertain the whole family while relaxing after a long day at work or school. Not much else this week.
Elektra ~ 20th Century Fox
Spanglish ~ Sony Pictures Entertainment
Sideways ~ Fox Home Entertainment
Gallery: DVD Release List: 4/5/05
HD-DVD vs. Blu-Ray: More On The Issue
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Home Entertainment, Movies,
The time is fast approaching when we will all be upgrading to some form of high definition media. After all, us early adopters have been keeping a keen eye on the HD-DVD and Blu-Ray technologies for some time now. There are some cool advancements being made in this arena, and companies have started picking sides on this issue as well. eCoustics has a great article detailing the battle between the two technologies.
Read More | eCoustics
Gallery: HD-DVD vs. Blu-Ray: More On The Issue
This week’s DVD release list is a steal of a list! Topping this week’s list is After the Sunset starring Pierce Brosnan, Salma Hayek, Woody Harrelson, and Don Cheadle. The story of a big heist involving the game of cat-and-mouse between the FBI and some thieves just wanting to relax and enjoy their money is one you shouldn’t miss. If the story line of “big heist” movies doesn’t entice you, perhaps something like Orgazmo will. Whoa, slow down – it isn’t what you think it is! Okay well maybe it is in a way. South Park co-creator Trey Parker stars and directs the film about an innocent Mormon kid who gets sucked into the adult-movie industry and becomes a sensation as the porno superhero Orgazmo. If you enjoy South Park then you are sure to enjoy this one.
After the Sunset ~ New Line Home Entertainment
Orgazmo: Unrated Special Edition ~ Universal Pictures
Closer ~ Sony Pictures Entertainment
Apollo 13: Anniversary Edition ~ Universal Pictures
Vera Drake ~ Warner Home Video
Murder, She Wrote - The Complete First Season ~ Universal Pictures
Astro Boy: The Complete Series ~ Sony Home Entertainment
Gallery: DVD Release List: 3/29/2005
If you have ever wanted to star in a feature film, but didn’t feel like auditioning or paying thousands for acting lessons, here comes the next best thing. Over in Nagakute, Japan at the Aichi Expo, a theater allows audience members to have their faces scanned before the film starts. The faces are then superimposed onto the animated characters in the movie, in which the audience members become the stars. It is said that the film quality is equal to that of Shrek or Toy Story. Very cool.
Read More | Times Online UK
Gallery: Star In the Film You Are About to See
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