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Capturing A Critic In Your DVR by The Hot Blog

It seems kind of obvious, but I was immediately rocked by this New York Times story about Tivo making a deal which will allow users to sign up to have the picks of a Chicago Trib TV critic automatically downloaded to their Tivos. What struck me immediately...
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Thank Blu God! by The Hot Blog

From The Criterion Site ... May 8, 2008 We’ve got some exciting news for this fall: our first Blu-ray discs are coming! We’ve picked a little over a dozen titles from the collection for Blu-ray treatment, and we’ll begin rolling them out in October. These...
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Reliving The DVD Romance by The Hot Blog

The Wall Street Journal finally found out why The Industry is so happy to be in business with Apple in the movie downloading business. Not only is Apple willing to sell movies at a loss of approximately a buck a film… not only does a price paid by Apple...
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The Digital Copy Thang by The Hot Blog

I ran into two firsts this week regarding digital copies made available with DVDs. First, I got a copy of Sony Home Entertainment's direct-to-DVD title, Diamond Dogs , starring Dolph Lundgren. Prominently placed on the cover, which is also tricked...
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As DVD Sales Sail Into The Sunset... by The Hot Blog

Relased on DVD less than 2 months ago... though you can also buy this on Amazon.com brand new for $14.99. And next month... buy the still-left-over AG DVDs for under $7. For all the hand-wringing over internet delivery, the industry, just as it did by...
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Digital Cinema Spin by The Hot Blog

There is a story in Variety today that reports the facts, but misses the real subtext. The journalism of it isn't my issue. The story, as it did at ShoWest, ties Digital Projection to 3D... which is a bit of a scam. 3D is cool, yes. Avatar and animation...
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There Will Be Blu: Episode 2 by The Hot Blog

I wrote a piece on Blu-ray and There Will Be Blood based on Stu Van Gogh's near ear removal over the lack of great extras on this week's DVD release... which then vanished when the servers were "maintained" last night. TWBB is the next...
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Killing Blu-ray by The Hot Blog

As you have read, I am excited by Blu-ray and I don't think it is overhyped. I do think that Sony underestimates how HD delivery of movies on cable and satellite, in an era of larger, cheaper hard drives, will be a market-inhibiting competitor. That...
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Blu-ray Getting Stronger by The Hot Blog

I was on Amazon.com, where they are pushing both hi-def and regular DVDs heavily these days, and noticed that No Country For Old Men was on their best seller list both in DVD and Blu-ray formats. Wow. I always caution to be suspect of Top Ten lists at...
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HD Is Dead, Long Live HD by The Hot Blog

This body blow cannot be underestimated. As an owner of a Blu-ray and an HD player, I am quite conscious of how retailers are handling the product. One sign of the slow growth has been at retailers who have embraced DVD, but have not stocked hi-def, such...
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The Hi-Def Price Wars Begin by The Hot Blog

The battle between Blu-Ray and HD seems to have, once again, been won by Blu-Ray after Warners made a decisive move. (You might remember that we were at this point right before Paramount/DreamWorks were bought on board as HD-only for a year or 18 months...
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My Favorite DVD News In A While by The Hot Blog

FROM THE DIRECTOR OF “MONTY PYTHON AND THE HOLY GRAIL” COMES… THE ADVENTURES OF BARON MUNCHAUSEN On DVD and Blu-Ray™ High-Def April 8th Special 20th Anniversary Edition of Oscar®-Nominated Fantasy Adventure Stars John Neville, Sarah Polley and Uma Thurman...
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No Hi-Def Discs, Thanks by The Hot Blog

I adore having my Blu-ray and HD players. I have a 1080 set and the image is beautiful, more so than any other delivery, including high-def satellite. But this NYT story on the ongoing failure of the formats is pretty much on target, with one exception...
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Almost Blu by The Hot Blog

It’s an interesting turn of events… at least for me… I recently joined the hi-def world. It was time. The televisions just got too cheap not to do it. And DirecTV makes it pretty easy. The DirecTV DVR is quite inferior to the Tivos that have been lining...
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