Blu-ray release news: Star Wars Blu-ray to be released in Complete Saga, Original Trilogy and Prequel Trilogy

There are also many emails to me on the latest Blu-ray/DVD disc release of some famous movies, just like Star Wars, the most famous and popular film series that has spawned other media including books, television series, video games, and comic books. Today, the big news for all of Blu-ray fans is: Star Wars would be available on Blu-ray on September 16^th of this year. The Star Wars Blu-ray release would include three versions: the Complete Saga version, the Original Trilogy version and the Prequel Trilogy version. 

The Star Wars: The Complete Saga Blu-ray would include all the six episodes in 9 BDs, while the Star Wars: The Original Trilogy Blu-ray includes three episodes from IV to VI and the Star Wars: The Prequel Trilogy Blu-ray includes the first three episodes from I to III. Below is the detailed information about all these three versions of Star Wars Blu-ray release:

Star Wars: The Complete Saga (Episodes I-VI) [Blu-ray] (1977)

20th Century Fox | 1977-2005 | 6 Movies | 805 min | Rated PG-13 | Sep 16, 2011 (3 Months)

Video

Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC

Video resolution: 1080p

Original aspect ratio: 2.39:1

Audio: English: DTS-HD Master Audio 6.1

Subtitles

Discs

50GB Blu-ray Disc

Nine-disc set (9 BDs)

Playback: Region A (B, C untested)

Star Wars: The Original Trilogy (Episodes IV - VI) [Blu-ray] (2011)

20th Century Fox | 1977-1983 | 3 Movies | Rated PG | Sep 16, 2011 (3 Months)

Video

Video codec: TBA

Video resolution: 1080p

Original aspect ratio: 2.39:1

Audio: English: DTS-HD Master Audio 6.1

Subtitles

Discs

50GB Blu-ray Disc

Four-disc set (4 BDs)

Playback: Region A (B, C untested)

Star Wars: The Prequel Trilogy (Episodes I - III) [Blu-ray] (2011)

20th Century Fox | 1999-2005 | 3 Movies | Rated PG-13 | Sep 16, 2011 (3 Months)

Video

Video codec: TBA

Video resolution: 1080p

Original aspect ratio: 2.39:1

Audio: English: DTS-HD Master Audio 6.1

Subtitles

Discs

50GB Blu-ray Disc

Four-disc set (4 BDs)

Playback: Region A (B, C untested)

Remember, all these Blu-ray versions of Star Wars are going to be released on September 16^th of this year. And now, you can pre-order your favorite version or all the three versions on Amazon.com at a quite low pre-order price. As it would still be some months to wait for the release, before we could get the Star Wars Blu-ray discs, let's firstly re-experience the movie by watching a YouTube video of Star Wars Episode IV. 

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Blu-ray discs to be released for next week: Wake Wood, The Adjustment Bureau, Growth, Priest of Love

Another weekend, now. Have you guys made your plan for the weekend? And again, I would like to share with you the latest news on Blu-ray releases for next week. There are some popular movies are going to be available on Blu-ray discs, just like Wake Wood, The Adjustment Bureau, Growth, Priest of Love, etc. Let's take a look of these Blu-ray discs:

Wake Wood (on June 20)

A 2011 horror film. As a UK and Irish co-production by Hammer Films, The Wake Wood is directed by Ireland's David Keating. It stars Timothy Spall, Eva Birthistle, Dan Gordon and Aidan Gillen. The Wake Wood Blu-ray would be released on June 20^th.

Plot: Still grieving the death of nine-year-old Alice – their only child – at the jaws of a crazed dog, vet Patrick and pharmacist Louise relocate to the remote town of Wake Wood where they learn of a pagan ritual that will allow them three more days with Alice. The couple find the idea disturbing and exciting in equal measure, but once they agree terms with Arthur, the village’s leader, a far bigger question looms – what will they do when it is time for Alice to go back?

The Adjustment Bureau Blu-ray (on June 21th)

A 2011 American film loosely based on the Philip K. Dick short story, "Adjustment Team". As a romantic science fiction thriller, the film was written and directed by George Nolfi and stars Matt Damon and Emily Blunt.

Plot Synopsis: On the brink of winning a U.S. Senate seat, charismatic politician David Norris (Matt Damon) meets Elise Sellas (Emily Blunt), a woman unlike any he’s ever known. As he realizes he’s falling madly in love with the beautiful, contemporary ballet dancer, strangers conspire to keep the two apart. David learns he is up against the men of the Adjustment Bureau, who will do everything in their considerable power to prevent the pair from spending the rest of their lives together. In the face of overwhelming odds, he must decide whether to accept his predetermined path and let her go…or defy Fate and risk everything to be with the woman he loves.

Growth (on June 21th)

A 2010 American horror film, written and directed by Gabriel Cowan. The Growth Blu-ray disc would be released on June 21th.

Plot: In 1989 on Kuttyhunk island, acclaimed scientist Mason Lane used microscopic parasites to advance human evolution. The experiment resulted in stronger, smarter, healthier humans, but something went wrong, and three quarters of the island's residents perished. Twenty years later, Jamie Akerman (Mircea Monroe), who fled the original outbreak, inherits the island to discover a new, more dangerous outbreak has just emerged.

Priest of Love (on June 21th)

Plot: The later years of the life of author D.H. Lawrence are dramatized in this critically acclaimed biography. Following the controversial reception of his novel The Rainbow, David Herbert Lawrence (Two-time Academy Award Nominee, Ian McKellen, X-Men series, Lord of the Rings series) and his wife Frieda (Academy Award Nominee, Janet Suzman, A Dry White Season, Nuns on the Run) leave England for the U.S., where they hope that Lawrence's bold themes will be received in a more tolerant climate. Such is not the case, and the Lawrence's travel first to Mexico, and then to Italy while David attempts to complete and then publish his best known (and most controversial) work, Lady Chatterley's Lover. However, as the furor over the book taxes David's well being, tuberculosis saps his physical health. Also starring Academy Award Nominee (and screen legend) Ava Gardner (Mogambo, The Barefoot Contessa, Pandora and the Flying Dutchman) in one of her last big screen roles and Academy Award Winner John Gielgud (Arthur, Elizabeth).

The following list is the complete preview of Blu-ray discs to be released for next week:

June 20, 2011

Wake Wood (Dark Sky Films)

June 21, 2011

The Adjustment Bureau (Universal)

Cedar Rapids (20th Century Fox)

Ceremony (Magnolia)

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (20th Century Fox)

The Eagle (Universal)

Ghost in the Shell: Individual Eleven (Starz/Anchor Bay)

Ghost in the Shell: Solid State Society (Starz/Anchor Bay)

Ghost in the Shell: The Laughing Man (Starz/Anchor Bay)

Growth (Starz/Anchor Bay)

happythankyoumoreplease (Starz/Anchor Bay)

The Island (Paramount)

Kiss Me Deadly (Criterion)

Louie: The Complete First Season (20th Century Fox)

The Medallion (Image)

Mega Python vs. Gatoroid (Image)

Priest of Love (Kino)

The Rig (Starz/Anchor Bay)

The Romantic Englishwoman (Kino)

Stonehenge Apocalypse (Starz/Anchor Bay)

Unknown (Warner Brothers)

Unknown (Combo Pack) (Warner Brothers)

You Got Served: Beat the World

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Rip Red Riding Hood Blu-ray to PlayBook to freely watch Red Riding Hood Blu-ray on PlayBook

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Well, all things have been done. Now, your journey would not be boring any more. In the end, let's just enjoy a YouTube video about the Red Riding Hood movie trailer. 

Blu-ray and DVD news – X-Men: First Class is going to be on Blu-ray & DVD this October

Hi guys, do you long for the day when you can watch the X-Men: First Class movie as many times as you want in the comfort of our own house? Well, today I have brought great news for you. Yeah, you guess that. This post is about the movie you guys concern most, the X-Men: First Class Blu-ray and DVD release date. There are sources that reported the X-Men: First Class Blu-ray and DVD would come out this October for all X-Men fans, from the French website Fnac. It is reported that an Emma Frost comic, t-shirt and 10 characters identity cards would be included.

The following picture is a photo of the set to be released this October (becoming different in different countries and regions):

If you have watched the movie, you would know that X-Men: First Class charts the epic beginning of the X-Men saga, and reveals a secret history of famous global events. Before mutants had revealed themselves to the world, and before Charles Xavier and Erik Lensherr took the names Professor X and Magneto, they were two young men discovering their powers for the first time. Not archenemies, they were instead at first the closest of friends, working together with other Mutants (some familiar, some new), to stop Armageddon. In the process, a grave rift between them opened, which began the eternal war between Magneto's Brotherhood and Professor X's X-Men.

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Blu-ray release: Pride & Prejudice Blu-ray/DVD coming soon – Watch Pride & Prejudice Blu-ray on iPad 2

Theatrical released on September 16^th, 2005 with great popularity, the European romance film directed by Joe Wright, Pride & Prejudice Blu-ray/DVD is available on June 28^th, 2011. Academy Award nominee Keira Knightley stars in the all time greatest love story, a film adaptation of the 1813 novel of the same name by Jane Austen and the second adaption produced by Working Title Films.

Plot: When Elizabeth Bennet (Knightley) meets the handsome Mr. Darcy (Matthew Macfadyen), she believes he is the last man on earth she could ever marry. But as their lives become intertwined, she finds herself captivated by the very person she swore to loathe for all eternity.

The Blu-ray and DVD release of Pride & Prejudice will be on June 28^th, 2011, containing Blu-ray disc, DVD disc and Digital Copy for users.

The Pride & Prejudice Blu-ray Specs:

Blu-ray/DVD/Digital Copy

Video Resolution/Codec

1080p/VC-1

Aspect Ratio(s)

2.35:1

Audio Formats

English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1

French DTS 5.1

Subtitles/Captions

English SDH, French, Spanish

Supplements: TBA

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