The Future is Blu

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Hey Butthead, your shoes untied! And your Delorean's wheels are on fire!

It has been a long time coming, but the Back to the Future trilogy is finally getting a, oh so deserving, Blu-ray release! There aren't a lot of details yet as it is just an announcement that it is on the way. No further specs or even a release date as of yet, but as I am sure you are all aware this year is the 25th anniversary of the time-travelling duo of Doc Brown and Marty McFly's first adventure, so it would stand to reason that sometime this year would be optimal.

So kick the tires and double clutch it, 88 miles till we're history!

Nota Bene: There are a lot of memorable quotes from the series, but my favorite has to be Doc Brown who nonchalantly drops this classic; "If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits eighty-eight miles per hour... you're gonna see some serious shit."

Old Movie - New Trailers

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You enjoy starting up the old VCR or DVD player and before watching the feature flick watching some old movie trailers? I did sometimes while other times I was busy making popcorn. The days of outdated previews may be coming to a close thanks to a feature available on a growing number of Blu-ray discs.

Christened "Pre-Roll Technology" by Deluxe Digital Studios, using BD Live, have already streamed 8 million new movie trailers to Blu-ray players. It may have already happened to you, possibly without you realizing it. The new content is slipped in seamlessly after the disc is loaded into the player. While Universal Studios was the first to adopt this marketing tool with releases such as Funny People and Public Enemies but it should spread like wildfire to more discs and likely more studios. Deluxe Digital predicts upwards of 25 million new trailers by the end of 2010.

Nota Bene: I am going to kind of miss re-discovering old movies by watching the trailers on old movies. It was almost like divine intervention when it happened.

BSG Packaging Exchange Ending

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Don't worry you aren't frakked yet! Those of you who have your hands on the limited edition Battlestar Galactica: The Complete Series Blu-ray box set only have until May 31st to send in the requirements to Universal to get the updated packaging complete with a spot for the addition disc "The Plan" which follows the Cylon's perspective in the last several episodes.

To receive new packaging just send in the front flap (the one with the big ol' toaster on it) and the top of the first season's package into Universal after completing this form and then follow the directions in the studios reply.

For the Philistines amongst you, Battlestar Galactica is an amazing political thriller that just so happens to be dropped into the middle of a multi-planet war against machines that pushing humanity to the verge of extinction. Mankind's only hope is in a small ragtag fleet and their quest to find the mythical lost colony of Earth.

Hurry up and get your new packaging before the deadline passes you by!

So say we all!

Universal Goes Criminal

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Universal Studios has just announced three Blu-ray releases for July 17^th; Alpha Dog, Assault on Precinct 13 (2005 remake) and genius In Bruges, along with some decent special features.

Let’s break it down:

Alpha Dog:

• A Cautionary Tale: The Making of Alpha Dog
• My Scenes

Assault on Precinct 13:

• Audio commentary with director Jean-François Richet, writer James DeMonaco and producer Jeffrey Silver
• Armed and Dangerous
• Behind Precinct Walls
• Plan of Attack
• The Assault Team
• Deleted scenes with optional commentary by director Jean-François Richet
• Caught in the Crosshairs: Behind the Scenes of Assault on Precinct 13
• My Scenes

In Bruges:

• Gag reel
• A Boat Trip around Bruges
• My Scenes

Nota Bene: If for nothing else you got to love In Bruges for this one nsfw scene.