Today is the official release day on home video for Star Trek (2009) in the US. While choosing Trek for my favorite film of the year was easy, more difficult is picking which Blu-ray set to get.
Best Buy, and a couple others, are offereing the Blu set with four Starfleet insignias. Read the rest of this entry »
There’s plenty to watch on TV these days, certainly in the two categories I lean towards which is entertainment-drama and sci-fi. I hate reality shows, the talent shows and other nonsense the masses seem to be addicted to. Video games does take a big dent out of my time from watching television, as does the internet and DVDs/Blu-ray. It’s probably the same for many of you following in my hi-tech footpaths.
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I’m amazed at the overall lackluster Blu-ray titles released month-after-month. In a given week, there are maybe an average of 15+ titles, mostly made up of “B” films (if we are lucky) and a plethora of movies I have never heard of or not going to fork over $25-$35 for. Come on! – a premium format at a premium price should have a premium library.
But I am happy to see things changing. Looking at the 2009 release schedule, hardly a week goes by I don’t see a few choice titles come up. Last fall the 007
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