From The Simpsons creator, Matt Groening, blast off on one out of this world adventure as Volume 6 of Futurama heads to Blu-ray and DVD.
The future will never be the same when the time traveling pizza boy and his friends wreak havoc on the world as they know it. Loaded with tons of fan favorite special features from the creators, Futurama Volume 6 comes to Blu-ray and DVD December 20th from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment. Featuring the misadventures of Phillip Fry, a 25-year-old pizza delivery boy whose life is going nowhere and fellow friends, Futurama takes off when Fry accidentally freezes himself on December 31, 1999, and then wakes up 1,000 years in the future. His turn of fate gives Fry a chance to make a fresh start.
Futurama Volume 6 once again features the original voice cast including Golden Globe® winner Katey Sagal (Sons of Anarchy) as Leela, Billy West as Fry and John DiMaggio as Bender.
Special Features (Blu-ray and DVD):
Deleted Scenes
Audio Commentary
Professor Farnsworth’s “Science of a Scene”
Reincarnation Explained! With Director Peter Avanzino
Sterling Archer, the world’s most dangerous spy, and his snarky ISIS cohorts are back for another outrageously raunchy season when ARCHER The Complete Second Season comes to Blu-ray and DVD on December 27th from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment.
Loaded with three exclusive top-secret animated shorts, ARCHER The Complete Second Season features all 13 episodes plus hilarious never-before-seen extras!
The story of a suave but incredibly self-centered master spy, Sterling Archer deals with global espionage, as well as his domineering, hyper-sexual mother/boss, Malory Archer, his ex-girlfriend (and fellow ISIS agent), Lana Kane, her ISIS accountant boyfriend (or ex-boyfriend) Cyril Figgis while carrying a less-than-masculine code name, “Duchess”.
When he’s not busy foiling eco-terrorist threats, tracking down mysterious killers, or having sex in x-ray machines, the suave master-spy has his hands full with bikini-clad ninjas, Swiss nymphomaniacs, and paternity suits. Archer searches for the true identity of his father, battles breast cancer, and brings a sexy, ex-KGB agent home to meet his domineering mother. It’s all in a day’s work for the international man of mystery in this uproariously edgy animated farce.
Created by Adam Reed and Floyd County Productions and is executive produced by Reed and Matthew Thompson, the show is produced by FX Productions.
ARCHER features the voice talents of H. Jon Benjamin (Bob’s Burgers, Family Guy), Jessica Walter (Arrested Development), Aisha Tyler (24, Friends), George Coe, Chris Parnell (30 Rock,Suburgatory), Judy Greer (27 Dresses, Marmaduke), and Amber Nash.
Blu-ray and DVD Special Features:
· Ask Archer
· Archersaurus – Self Extinction
· Semper Fi
· L’espoin Mal Fait
· Isis Invades Comic-con
Archer returns for its third season Thursday January 19, 2012 at 10p/9c.
After upsetting many of its customers back in July by splitting its DVD and Streaming business and charging separately for both and then revealed the new pricing plan Qwikster (and subsequently digging their grave deeper), Netflix is dropping plans for the Qwikster program.
The proposed “DVD-by-mail program” didn’t win over customers who were previously unhappy and irritated the loyal customers who would lose integration between their queues. During the planning phase, the Netflix powers-that-be announced that Netflix would start renting video games (which was probably the only upside in the entire fallout).
Netflix CEO Reed Hastings announced on the company’s official blog that Qwikster is no more. The company also reaffirmed their commitment to no more price changes (which only time will tell if this can be honored). There’s been no word on whether or not Netflix will be adding game rentals to their program in the future, but given how Blockbuster and Red Box have already adapted a gaming program, the safe bet is that we’ll see it in the coming year.
We’ve already had a taste of HD Star Trek: The Next Generation with the 2009 release of the Star Trek: The Next Generation Motion Picture Collection Blu-ray set, and now, following countless rumors and speculation, CBS Paramount has announced that Captain Picard and the crew of the starship Enterprise-D will be boldly going (again) on Blu-ray.
Starting in January, CBS Paramount will tease us with a sampler of several popular episodes, followed by a box set for season one set to be released later on in 2012. StarTrek.com has reported that all 178 episodes of The Next Generation‘s seven seasons will be transferred to true high-definition 1080p for release in the Blu-ray format and, eventually, for runs on television and digital platforms in the U.S. and across the world. Having launched in 1987, the released of The Next Generation on Blu-ray comes right on time with the series’ 25th anniversary.
“Fans have been clamoring for a high-definition release of Star Trek: The Next Generation,” Ken Ross, Executive Vice President and General Manager of CBS Entertainment, said in a statement. “Transferring the series to high-definition presented difficult technical challenges, but our team has come up with a process to create true 1080p HD masters with true HD visual effects. We can’t wait to show fans how pristine the series looks and sounds with our upcoming Blu-ray releases.” On September 21, 2012, LeVar Burton tweeted on his personal Twitter account, “Stopped by to see how the TNG conversion to HD for Blue Ray [sic] was coming along…” along with a photograph of CBS Television City.
The sampler, called Star Trek: The Next Generation — The Next Level has a set date of January 31, 2012, and will be presented as a single disc, which will include the feature-length version of the series pilot, “Encounter At Farpoint” and fan-favorite episodes “Sins of The Father” and “The Inner Light”. The Next Level will sell for the suggested retail price of $21.99.
For more information on this, and other upcoming Blu-ray releases, check out the Star Trek official website (www.startrek.com) and back here as well.
Following the upcoming debut of Green Lantern: Emerald Knights details are dropping in about DC’s next animated feature Batman: Year One, based off of the comic by Frank Miller which recounted the first year of Bruce Wayne’s career as Batman. The animated feature is already set to carry a PG-13 rating and scheduled to hit this fall, with Comic-Con goers getting a world premiere in July.
the voice cast so far is as follows:
Ben Mckenzie as Bruce Wayne/Batman
Bryan Cranston as Lieutenant James Gordon
Katee Sackhoff as Detective Sarah Essen
Eliza Dushku as Selina Kyle/Catwoman
Alex Rocco as Carmine Falcone
DC isn’t stopping there as, two still images (which can be seen below) came out to promote the animated film. Batman: Year One is described as follows:
In Year One, a young Bruce Wayne is first starting out as a costumed vigilante. He creates an early bond with Lieutenant James Gordon, whose importance in the tale makes it as much as Gordon’s story as Wayne’s.
In a tech breakthrough for those who still prefer to have their media in a physical form (like me), Universal Studios is coming out with a new Flipper Disc Technology, which will have the blu-ray of a movie on one side of the disc, and the DVD on the other side. In other words, you’ll only need to buy one version and whether you plan to upgrade now or down the line, you’ll have everything you need.
“Universal’s flipper discs are the perfect way for consumers to future-proof their collections while still enjoying their favorite movies on all their existing DVD players,” said Craig Kornblau, President of Universal Studios Home Entertainment. “The flipper disc offers an easy way for viewers to convert to Blu-ray now or at any time in the future, confident in the fact they will be able to experience their home entertainment purchases in the highest quality picture and sound when they do.”
So what’s the first set of films to be put into this format? The Bourne Trilogy; however, not as a box set, the films will be sold separately for the first time on Blu-Ray. They were previously releases on Blu-Ray in a three-film box set at the beginning of 2009.
The new “flipper” discs will launch on January 19, 2010 with superspy thrillers, The Bourne Identity, The Bourne Supremacy and The Bourne Ultimatum, starring Matt Damon, premiering as individually packaged Blu-ray™ discs. Each side will have bonus features and have the capabilities to access BD-Live and U-Control Blu-Ray exclusives. See below after the jump for more details. Each blu-ray will have a suggested retail price of $29.98.
I’ve always been impressed with Universal’s blu-rays. The sound and picture quality overall of their library has never disappointed me and it’s refreshing to see someone other than Sony and Disney to really try and go forward and do something creative with the format. So consider this a cool bit of news that could change how the industry packs their movies in the future.
Below is a listing of the Bourne Trilogy content on the new Flipper Discs…
Did you somehow miss out on Joss Whedon’s Firefly series, and are now subsequently left wondering why everyone seems to have huge crushes on that dude on that Castle show? Well now you too can fall in love with Nathan Fillion and the rest of the Firefly crew (including Sarah Connor’s Summer Glau and V’s Morena Baccarin): Best Buy has Firefly: The Complete Series on DVD for only $12.99!That’s 4 discs, regularly priced at about $50!
News Highlights include: Disney/Pixar’s Up gets a release date with DVD/Blu-Ray details, Find out how YOU can get The Batcave in HOME, a Wolfenstein developer wants to give you the game for free, and Sega shows off a new Aliens versus Predator trailer in today’s THE GRIND.
On September 29th, Warner Bros. Animation is set to release it’s sixth entry into it’s line of DC Universe one-shots, Superman/Batman: Public Enemies. The story is based on the Jeph Loeb/Ed McGuinness comic series, and teams the Caped Crusader and the Man of Steel against the rest of the DC Universe after Lex Luthor places a bounty on Supes’ head. If you’re a fan of these DC animated flicks, then this one should be the best yet, as Warner Bros. and Co. have pulled out all the big guns for this one!
Burbank, Calif., May 18, 2009 Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (WDSHE) proudly opens the vault, releasing The One That Started It All, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, in high-definition Blu-ray for the first time ever, on October 6, 2009. The historic and highly-anticipated release fittingly launches a spectacular all-new product line Disney’s Diamond Collection. Poised to transform home entertainment, just as the movie itself transformed the entire motion-picture industry upon its debut in 1937, the revolutionary new Diamond Collection brings audiences the most immersive and highest-level viewing experience, that includes unparalleled features, exclusive high definition content and updatable experiences, superior picture and sound, and much, much more. Taking home entertainment to fantastic new heights unlike anything before, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs: Diamond Edition marks the film’s first-ever high-definition Blu-ray bow, on October 6, while the standard definition will be released seven weeks later, on November 24.
The Diamond Collection debut of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs will keep audiences spellbound for hours with exciting content exclusive to this historic release, presented with spectacular newly restored picture and 7.1 Digital Theater System Hi-Def Surround Sound. Utilizing the latest in technology, possible only by the power of Blu-ray, the release includes Disney Smart Navigation, allowing the magic and personality of Disney Characters to come to life as never before. Disney Family Play, the ultimate interactive Hi-Def experience, offers a variety of immersive games, activities and unprecedented levels of personalization and customization features, to transform how families experience home entertainment together. The Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs: Diamond Edition is a Blu-ray + DVD Combo Pack (2 Blu-ray discs + DVD).
Exclusive Snow White Diamond Edition Bonus Features
-Hyperion Studios Audiences are digitally transported to 1937 to discover first-hand the Hyperion Studios, the original studio Walt Disney himself built and where Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs was conceived and developed. Viewers will virtually walk the halls of this historic landmark experiencing life at Hyperion Studios back in the 1930′s. This amazing Backstage Disney feature contains newly dimensionalized archival photos, animator recordings, archival transcripts and rare footage of Walt himself revealing how Disney’s gifted filmmakers crafted the very first animated feature.
-Magic Mirror Using the latest in Blu-ray technology, the iconic Magic Mirror guides the audience through the Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Diamond Edition features with ease serving as the “host for an incredibly immersive experience. The Mirror will recognize viewing patterns, knows where the audience has left off and will even suggest where to navigate next. This marks the first use of artificial intelligence in a Disney Blu-ray release and provides viewers the control to personally create a customized Snow White experience.
-DisneyView Disney’s pioneering animated feature is brought to the modern era of widescreen high definition viewing by allowing the user to expand their viewing experience beyond the original aspect ratio of the film. Utilizing Disney Blu-ray technology, acclaimed Disney artist Toby Bluth was able to “draw” beyond the borders of classic full frame cinema and fill the otherwise dark edges of the screen with beautiful custom imagery, giving audiences a new view of their animated classic favorite.
-About Toby Bluth Disney artist Toby Bluth tells how the movie inspired him to create the superb DisneyView art.
-Mirror, Mirror On The Wall Through BD-Live, this mirror can find the secret princess inside each viewer with a series of questions, then create for them a personal message from their favorite princess who will call them on the telephone.
-What Do You See? To win this exciting interactive game, players must untangle scrambled images.
-Jewel Jumble Players put jewels from the Dwarfs? mine in the proper order to win this game.
-Scene Stealer Allows viewers to upload a personal photo and experience life as one of the Seven Dwarfs on-screen in the actual film.
The Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs: Diamond Edition is priced at $39.99 SRP.
STREET DATE: October 6, 2009
Direct prebook: August 11, 2009
Distributor prebook: August 25, 2009
Pricing: Diamond Edition Blu-ray + DVD Combo Pack: $39.99 SRP
Feature run time: 84 minutes
Rated: G
FastPlay?: FastPlay enabled on DVD
Aspect ratio: Widescreen (1.33:1)
Sound: 7.1 DTS-HD Master Audio
French and Spanish Language Tracks
Languages: English SDH, French and Spanish subtitles.
Technical specifications may only apply to feature.
Did you somehow miss out on Joss Whedon’s Firefly series, and are now subsequently left wondering why everyone seems to have huge crushes on that dude on that Castle show? Well now you too can fall in love with Nathan Fillion and the rest of the Firefly crew (including Sarah Connor’s Summer Glau and V’s Morena Baccarin): 
