The first packaging shots of the Alien Anthology Blu-Ray set have been posted over on Blu-Ray.com Forums. These pictures came from a Polish distributor, apparently. There will be Black and White Boxed editions as well as a Limited Alien Egg edition each containing six discs.
Thanks to DazAvP85 for the news. [Read More]
More and more news has been steadily trickling out regarding the upcoming Blu-Ray boxset for Aliens. Forum member, coolshow, recently uncovered this little nugget:
"Additionally, according to the print edition of the UK movie magazine Empire, this release is being produced by Charles De Lauzirika, who is behind the BD releases of most of the movies directed by Sir ... [Read More]
A user over on High-Def Digest Forums has posted a leaflet that Fox are currently distributing with their Blu-Ray titles. It indicates the long-awaited Blu-Ray collection of the Alien films is coming out this Christmas. The collection was rumoured to come out at some point last year but kept getting delayed.
Thanks to jimmyboy for the news. [Read More]
It's been relatively quiet on news regarding the previously mentioned Blu-Ray releases for the Alien films. However Digital Bits has just posted up this little tidbit:
"We've reconfirmed with our studio and industry sources that the long-awaited Alien Anthology box set is on track for Blu-ray release sometime in 2010 from Fox, including all four films in the series, ... [Read More]
A flyer for the upcoming Alien Quadrilogy Blu-Ray Boxset can be found in the recently released James Bond Boxset in France. The flyer simply says "Coming Soon". No other details have been released right now.
The news can be found Blu-Ray.com. Thanks to WJ Koemar for the news. [Read More]
Details about the US release of Predator 2 on Blu-Ray have surfaced recently. DVDTown has the list of features which are identical to the SE DVD. The Blu-Ray set will be released on June 9, 2009 with a retail price of $34.99. Check out the nice-looking cover art:
Thanks to jimmyboy for the news. [Read More]
Horror news website Bloody-Disgusting is reporting that Fox is currently working on Blu-Ray releases for Alien, Aliens and Alien 3. Each film will be released in a 'new special edition set' with new special features especially made for the Blu-Ray editions.
"We learned of some very interesting news that has me jumping for joy. We discovered that Fox Home ... [Read More]
Predator 2 will be released in the UK on Blu-Ray on November 3rd. Specs are unknown but it's only a 1-Disc set so I imagine it will be like the Predator Blu-Ray with no extras on it. Here's the artwork from Play.com:
The retail price is £22.99 according to Amazon.co.uk. There's also a Predator 1/2 ... [Read More]
So AvP Requiem was released on DVD / Blu-Ray last week in the US and the sales figures have now been published today. From ComingSoon.net:
"Juno debuted at No. 1 on both the Nielsen VideoScan First Alert Sales chart and Home Media Magazine's rental chart, with Aliens vs. Predator - Requiem bowing at No. 2 on both charts> ... In ... [Read More]
A couple of clarifications need to be made about the UK AvPR DVDs / Blu-Ray sets. I read the first UK AvPR Blu-Ray review over on DVDActive and:
-There will be no extended / unrated cut in the UK AvPR Blu-Ray Set. Instead, all people will get is the theatrical version. The same is probably true for the DVDs ... [Read More]
There's a new video interview with the Strause Brothers about the Blu-Ray DVD over on Hollywood In Hi-Def (via YouTube). They discuss why they like high-definition. There's also some quick VFX shots from the movie.
There's another featurette over on YouTube, courtesy of Bloody-Disgusting, which covers Ian Whyte as the Predator. The ... [Read More]
There's a couple of new reviews on Blu-Ray.com. The first for AvP Requiem. It's pretty detailed and they give it 3.5/5 overall. The next one is for Predator. They gave the same score to that one> ... but only because of the absence of extras. The movie itself scored 5/5.
The reviewer mentions you can make ... [Read More]
A new AvP Requiem DVD review has surfaced over on DreadCentral. They give the Unrated DVD 2.5/5 for the movie and 4/5 for the features. It's an amusing review. They mentioned the darkness of the movie and have even posted screencaps of this to prove their points.
"I have sat through Aliens Vs. Predator: Requiem at least five times ... [Read More]