Monthly Archives: May, 2011

This week the word on the street is giving high recommendations to the following Blu-ray releases:

Warner Bros. has announced start of production of 3D film "Jack the Giant Killer" slated for release June 15, 2012. Director/Producer Bryan Singer started principle photography of the film in London, which will star Nicholas Hoult (“X-Men: First Class”), Stanley Tucci (“Julie & Julia”), and Ewan McGregor (“Star Wars”).

Starz Entertainment will make HD feeds available for their EENCORE ACTION and ENCORE DRAMA channels, bringing their total high-definition channel count to 11. The premium network will also add ENCORE ESPANOL and launch MOVIEPLEX as its own commercial-free premium movie channel. Starz says upgrades will happen on August 1, 2011

DirecTV has added five premium HD channels to their lineup, that according to TVPredictions.com. The new hi-def channels include HBO Comedy East (Channel 506), HBO Latino East (Channel 511), MoreMax East (Channel 517), ActionMax East (Channel 519), and ThrillerMax (Channel 522).

It's been long anticipated (since Fox Soccer Channel started offering a 720p feed back in January, 2010), and now it appears Comcast is offering FSC in HD to its 23 million+ subscribers. The news comes via Goal.com who picked up on a NYTimes mention that seems to have gone unnoticed.

"House" Season Seven on Blu-ray Disc and DVD will hit shelves August 30, 2011. The Universal Studios Home Entertainment release will contain all 23 episodes of the FOX production, along with over three hours of added content.

The Miami Heat made an incredible run in the last few minutes tonight to take the Eastern Conference Finals. The Heat will now face the Dallas Mavericks in a championship rematch that went the Heat's way in '06. Does Nowitzki want revenge? No doubt.

This Sunday on Blu-ray, Paramount releases The Firm (1993) starring Tom Cruise... but is it worth buying or are we being asked to purchase something that, sooner or later, probably soon, will end up a lot cheaper after being dumped into a bargain bin? Let’s find out...

Comcast will start testing IP-delivered television using none other than the MIT campus as the beta testing location. Now what better place to test technology, right?

Disney will release The Lion King in 3D this fall, both in theaters and on Blu-ray Disc. The 2-time Oscar winning film (Best Original Score & Best Original Song) will get a two-week run in 3D theaters starting on September 16, followed by the release of several Blu-ray Disc editions on October 4, 2011.