Anchor Bay/Starz goes Blu-Ray
07-15-07, 05:29 PM
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Starz Home Entertainment (previously Anchor Bay) has entered the high-def arena with exclusive support for the Blu-ray Disc format. The company's first titles out of the gate will be stalwart catalog titles Evil Dead II, John Carpenter's Halloween and George A. Romero's zombie flicks Dawn of the Dead and Day of the Dead, all due in stores on October 2nd.
The second wave of titles follows on October 16th and includes the first two volumes of Showtime's Masters of Horror anthology series, each featuring three tales from the first season. Volumes 3 & 4 follow on November 13th and December 11th, respectively. Also look for Beowulf & Grendel, starring 300's Gerard Butler, due on November 6th.
Although final specs are still pending, you can expect 1080p transfers, uncompressed PCM 5.1 audio and identical supplements ported over from the standard definition DVD releases. Retail pricing is set at $29.97 per disc.
Specs/dates:
Starz Home Entertainment (previously Anchor Bay) has entered the high-def arena with exclusive support for the Blu-ray Disc format. The company's first titles out of the gate will be stalwart catalog titles Evil Dead II, John Carpenter's Halloween and George A. Romero's zombie flicks Dawn of the Dead and Day of the Dead, all due in stores on October 2nd.
The second wave of titles follows on October 16th and includes the first two volumes of Showtime's Masters of Horror anthology series, each featuring three tales from the first season. Volumes 3 & 4 follow on November 13th and December 11th, respectively. Also look for Beowulf & Grendel, starring 300's Gerard Butler, due on November 6th.
Although final specs are still pending, you can expect 1080p transfers, uncompressed PCM 5.1 audio and identical supplements ported over from the standard definition DVD releases. Retail pricing is set at $29.97 per disc.
07-15-07, 05:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Davy Mack
hell, yeah!
The Shape, (the REAL Shape, not some lumbering 6'10 wrestler) in HD...!
The Shape, (the REAL Shape, not some lumbering 6'10 wrestler) in HD...!
07-15-07, 06:07 PM
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Can't wait for some of those Anchor Bay titles. That Dawn of the Dead cover is from the 1-disc DiviMax edition. I'm wondering if it will mirror that release. Regardless, the 4-disc U.E. will remain in my collection. Also, I hope they correct the color issues that were found on the divimax dvd release of Halloween. Somehow, I'm thinking they won't for this first release. I think we got about 5-6 versions of Halloween on dvd. I'm sure we'll get that many from Anchor Bay on BD.
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07-15-07, 11:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Mr. Cinema
That Dawn of the Dead cover is from the 1-disc DiviMax edition. I'm wondering if it will mirror that release.
07-16-07, 12:09 AM
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The existing Evil Dead II transfer is pretty bad (and frankly, I don't see how it could be improved), but Dawn and Day should look great. Hopefully, the colors on Halloween are fixed. I will very likely buy all 4 anyway. Can't wait!
07-16-07, 08:39 AM
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Way to jump in with their big guns!
07-16-07, 08:48 AM
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Originally Posted by Giles
what cut of Dawn - theatrical, international, DC??
07-16-07, 01:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Giles
what cut of Dawn - theatrical, international, DC??
First the theatrical cut.
Then the limited edition director's cut.
The the limited edition international cut.
The the 2 disc limited edition theatrical cut and director's cut.
Then the 3 disc limited edition theatrical cut, director's cut and international cut.
Then the .........
Originally Posted by Giles
what cut of Dawn - theatrical, international, DC??
First the theatrical cut.
Then the limited edition director's cut.
The the limited edition international cut.
The the 2 disc limited edition theatrical cut and director's cut.
Then the 3 disc limited edition theatrical cut, director's cut and international cut.
Then the .........
07-16-07, 01:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Giles
what cut of Dawn - theatrical, international, DC??
First the theatrical cut.
Then the limited edition director's cut.
The the limited edition international cut.
The the 2 disc limited edition theatrical cut and director's cut.
Then the 3 disc limited edition theatrical cut, director's cut and international cut.
Then the .........
Originally Posted by Giles
what cut of Dawn - theatrical, international, DC??
First the theatrical cut.
Then the limited edition director's cut.
The the limited edition international cut.
The the 2 disc limited edition theatrical cut and director's cut.
Then the 3 disc limited edition theatrical cut, director's cut and international cut.
Then the .........
Dawn of the Dead: The Musical
07-16-07, 01:15 PM
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Originally Posted by uglyjay
Quote:
Originally Posted by Giles
what cut of Dawn - theatrical, international, DC??
First the theatrical cut.
Then the limited edition director's cut.
The the limited edition international cut.
The the 2 disc limited edition theatrical cut and director's cut.
Then the 3 disc limited edition theatrical cut, director's cut and international cut.
Then the .........
Originally Posted by Giles
what cut of Dawn - theatrical, international, DC??
First the theatrical cut.
Then the limited edition director's cut.
The the limited edition international cut.
The the 2 disc limited edition theatrical cut and director's cut.
Then the 3 disc limited edition theatrical cut, director's cut and international cut.
Then the .........
07-18-07, 10:38 AM
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Originally Posted by Adam Tyner
Dollars to doughnuts it's the theatrical cut.
08-06-07, 03:29 AM
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Anchor Bay's website has posted the sites for their October's BD releases. No specs yet, but it's now officially confirmed.
If the Dawn of the Dead release can contain ALL three cuts of the film (they were all remastered in high definition) AND the extras, I'm making the move to BD. However, the SRP is $30, so I'm assuming no...
I would say the same for Halloween, but I think the television cut was only mastered in SD (as the theatrical cut wasn't remastered in HD until the Divimax DVD).
If the Dawn of the Dead release can contain ALL three cuts of the film (they were all remastered in high definition) AND the extras, I'm making the move to BD. However, the SRP is $30, so I'm assuming no...
I would say the same for Halloween, but I think the television cut was only mastered in SD (as the theatrical cut wasn't remastered in HD until the Divimax DVD).
08-06-07, 02:31 PM
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Those are some fine releases for October.
I don't know if I'm ready to double/triple dip on a couple of those titles.
I don't know if I'm ready to double/triple dip on a couple of those titles.
08-06-07, 02:41 PM
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Some partial extras listings from HTF:
Dawn of the Dead - Runtime 127 minutes
- Fast Film Facts (new)
- Audio Commentary with director George A. Romero, SFX artist Tom Savini, and more
- The Dead Will Walk featurette
- On set home movies & Monroeville Mall Tour
- Trailers
- TV Spots, Radio Spots & More
Day of the Dead - Runtime 101 minutes
- Fast Film Facts (new)
- The Many Days of Day of the Dead featurette
- Behind the scenes featurette
- Trailers
- TV Spots & more
Halloween - Runtime 91 minutes
- Fast Film Facts (new)
- Halloween: A Cut Above the rest featurette
- Behind-the-scenes featurette
- Trailers
- TV Spots, radio spots, & more
Evil Dead II - Runtime 84 minutes
- Fast film facts (new)
- 2 legendary behind the scenes featurettes
- Upcoming Blu-Ray releases
- Audio commentary with Director/Writer Sam Raimi, Star Bruce Campbell, and more!!
- Trailer
Dawn of the Dead - Runtime 127 minutes
- Fast Film Facts (new)
- Audio Commentary with director George A. Romero, SFX artist Tom Savini, and more
- The Dead Will Walk featurette
- On set home movies & Monroeville Mall Tour
- Trailers
- TV Spots, Radio Spots & More
Day of the Dead - Runtime 101 minutes
- Fast Film Facts (new)
- The Many Days of Day of the Dead featurette
- Behind the scenes featurette
- Trailers
- TV Spots & more
Halloween - Runtime 91 minutes
- Fast Film Facts (new)
- Halloween: A Cut Above the rest featurette
- Behind-the-scenes featurette
- Trailers
- TV Spots, radio spots, & more
Evil Dead II - Runtime 84 minutes
- Fast film facts (new)
- 2 legendary behind the scenes featurettes
- Upcoming Blu-Ray releases
- Audio commentary with Director/Writer Sam Raimi, Star Bruce Campbell, and more!!
- Trailer
08-06-07, 02:49 PM
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Some partial extras listings from HTF:
Dawn of the Dead - Runtime 127 minutes
- Fast Film Facts (new)
- Audio Commentary with director George A. Romero, SFX artist Tom Savini, and more
- The Dead Will Walk featurette
- On set home movies & Monroeville Mall Tour
- Trailers
- TV Spots, Radio Spots & More
Day of the Dead - Runtime 101 minutes
- Fast Film Facts (new)
- The Many Days of Day of the Dead featurette
- Behind the scenes featurette
- Trailers
- TV Spots & more
Halloween - Runtime 91 minutes
- Fast Film Facts (new)
- Halloween: A Cut Above the rest featurette
- Behind-the-scenes featurette
- Trailers
- TV Spots, radio spots, & more
Evil Dead II - Runtime 84 minutes
- Fast film facts (new)
- 2 legendary behind the scenes featurettes
- Upcoming Blu-Ray releases
- Audio commentary with Director/Writer Sam Raimi, Star Bruce Campbell, and more!!
- Trailer
Dawn of the Dead - Runtime 127 minutes
- Fast Film Facts (new)
- Audio Commentary with director George A. Romero, SFX artist Tom Savini, and more
- The Dead Will Walk featurette
- On set home movies & Monroeville Mall Tour
- Trailers
- TV Spots, Radio Spots & More
Day of the Dead - Runtime 101 minutes
- Fast Film Facts (new)
- The Many Days of Day of the Dead featurette
- Behind the scenes featurette
- Trailers
- TV Spots & more
Halloween - Runtime 91 minutes
- Fast Film Facts (new)
- Halloween: A Cut Above the rest featurette
- Behind-the-scenes featurette
- Trailers
- TV Spots, radio spots, & more
Evil Dead II - Runtime 84 minutes
- Fast film facts (new)
- 2 legendary behind the scenes featurettes
- Upcoming Blu-Ray releases
- Audio commentary with Director/Writer Sam Raimi, Star Bruce Campbell, and more!!
- Trailer