parconline.biz » HD DVD Release http://parconline.biz/store Tue, 29 Nov 2011 02:41:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 en hourly 1 Sweeney Todd DVD and HD DVD http://parconline.biz/store/2008/03/04/sweeney-todd-dvd-and-hd-dvd/ http://parconline.biz/store/2008/03/04/sweeney-todd-dvd-and-hd-dvd/#comments Tue, 04 Mar 2008 00:28:24 +0000 PARConline http://parconline.biz/store/?p=61 Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street starring Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter is coming to DVD and HD DVD April 1st, and will include the following:

  • Sweeney Todd - The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (Two-Disc Special Collector\'s Edition)Moviefone Unscripted with Tim Burton and Johnny Depp feature
  • Sweeney Todd Press Conference
  • Photo gallery and trailer
  • Featurettes:
    • Sweeney Todd is Alive: The Real History of the Demon Barber
    • Musical Mayhem: Sondheim’s Sweeney Todd
    • Sweeney’s London
    • The Making of Sweeney Todd The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
    • Grand Guignol: A Theatrical Tradition
    • Designs for a Demon Barber
    • A Bloody Business
    • The Razor’s Refrain

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  • deleted scenes with commentary by Director Joe Wright
  • Making of Atonement featurette
  • Novel to the Screen featurette

Read up on Atonement at IMDb

]]> http://parconline.biz/store/2008/02/28/atonement-dvd-and-hd-dvd/feed/ 0 The Kite Runner DVD and HD DVD http://parconline.biz/store/2008/02/15/the-kite-runner-dvd-and-hd-dvd/ http://parconline.biz/store/2008/02/15/the-kite-runner-dvd-and-hd-dvd/#comments Thu, 14 Feb 2008 21:38:10 +0000 PARConline http://parconline.biz/store/?p=57 The Kite RunnerThe Kite Runner [HD DVD]Paramount Home Entertainment is bringing The Kite Runner to DVD and HD DVD, March 25th. This film is based on the book by Afghan novelist, Khaled Hosseini and is a story about a young boy who, as an adult, has carried the guilt of betraying his friend from childhood. Set against a very tumultuous time in Afghanistan, with mass exodus citizens in the US, resulting from the fall of the monarchy, the film is not widely accepted in its homeland. The Kite Runner stars Khalid Abdalla and Ali Dinesh and is directed by Marc Forster.

The DVD and HD DVD set will include the following features:

  • a commentary with Marc Forster, Khalid Hosseini and David Benioff
  • a Words from The Kite Runner featurette
  • Images from The Kite Runner
  • a Public Service Announcement with Khaled Hosseini
  • and the trailer

Read up in The Kite Runner at IMDb.

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The story follows a bee named Barry who ventures outside his hive and discovers a bigger world where humans eat and sell honey. Barry decides he should sue the humans but his action affects the balance of nature.

The DVD comes in both single and 2Disc releases. While the HD DVD Release offer some exclusive features.

The single disc DVD edition contains the ff:

  • Inside the Hive: The Cast of Bee Movie
  • Tech of Bee Movie
  • Meet Barry B. Benson
  • ”We Got The Bee” Music Video
  • DreamWorks Animation Kids:
    - The Buzz On Bees
    - The Ow! Meter
    - That’s Un-BEE-lievable!
    - Pollination Practice
    - Be A Bee
  • Set Top Game: Be A Bee
  • DVD-ROM: Activision Bee Movie Game Demo & Printables


The 2Disc Edition includes:

Bee Movie (Jerry\'s Two-Disc Special Edition)Disc 1

  • Jerry Seinfeld & Filmmaker Commentary
  • TV Juniors – Hilarious “behind the scenes” segments with Jerry Seinfeld that aired on NBeeC
  • Live Action Trailers – Early trailers for Bee Movie that only Jerry Seinfeld and his friends–including Chris Rock and Steven Spielberg–could have come up with
  • Alternate Endings – Find out how the film could have ended with special commentary
  • Jerry’s Flight Over Cannes – Jerry’s famous entrance to the world-renowned festival created international buzz
  • Inside The Hive: The Cast of Bee Movie – A close-up look at the all-star cast of voice talent
  • Lost Scenes with Commentary

Disc 2

  • “We Got The Bee” Music Video
  • DreamWorks Animation Jukebox
  • DreamWorks Animation Kids:
    - The Buzz On Bees
    - The Ow! Meter
    - That’s Un-BEE-lievable!
    - Pollination Practice
    - Be A Bee

Bee Movie [HD DVD]The HD DVD Version has the same contents as the 2Disc DVD with additional exclusive to HD DVD features:

  • The Animators’ Corner: A feature-length picture-in-picture storyboard reel
  • My Menus: Customize your menus with themes based on your favourite character
  • Barry’s Trivia Track: Fun pop-up trivia
  • Web-Enabled Downloadable Features:
    • The World Of Bees: A movie guide with biographies of talent and characters from the film
    • Build-A-Bee Avatar: Create your own Bee avatar
    • Barry’s Digital Colouring Book: Interactive feature allows you to digitally paint your favourite characters

Read up on Bee Movie@ IMDB

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The regular edition DVD will feature English Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround tracks, anamorphic widescreen and a featurette called, “A Hero’s Journey: The Making of Beowulf.”

The Director’s Cut will include the same features as the regular edition, plus:

  • Beasts of Burden
  • Origins of Beowulf
  • Creating the Ultimate Beowulf
  • Art of Beowulf
  • Additional scenes (Wealthow Shows Beowulf the Sundial, Beowulf Boasts to the People of Herot, Celebration and Seduction, Wulfgar Greets Beowulf at the Stockade, Beowulf’s Day Unferth Finds the Horn, Cain on the Barrows)
  • Trailers
  • Easter Eggs

The HD DVD release will come in Hi-Def transfer, 5.1 Dolby Digital Plus and 5.1 Dolby TrueHD tracks. On top of the materials found in the Director’s Cut DVD, it will also have – Conversation with Robert Zemeckis, more additional scenes and more featurettes on the stunts, art design, props.

Read up on Beowulf @ IMDb

]]> http://parconline.biz/store/2008/01/17/beowulf-robert-zemeckis/feed/ 0 Michael Clayton DVD, HD, BRD http://parconline.biz/store/2008/01/01/michael-clayton-dvd-hd-brd/ http://parconline.biz/store/2008/01/01/michael-clayton-dvd-hd-brd/#comments Tue, 01 Jan 2008 07:14:45 +0000 PARConline http://parconline.biz/store/?p=20 From Warner Home Entertainment comes the DVD, Blu Ray and HD DVD/DVD combo release of Michael Clayton, a story about an “fixer” in a prestigious New York Law firm. The movie stars George Clooney and is a critically acclaimed production, nominated for Best Picture at the Golden Globes. The disc will be released in February 19, merely five days prior to the awards show.

The specifications for the disc releases are as follows:

  • 1080p/VC-1 encodes (BRD, HD DVD)
  • Dolby Digital 5.1 audio
  • HD DVD edition has a + designator
  • Deleted Scenes
  • Audio Commentary by Tony Gilroy (Director/Writer) and John Gilroy (Editor)

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]]> http://parconline.biz/store/2008/01/01/michael-clayton-dvd-hd-brd/feed/ 0 The Assassination of Jesse James By the Coward Robert Ford http://parconline.biz/store/2007/12/26/the-assassination-of-jesse-james-by-the-coward-robert-ford/ http://parconline.biz/store/2007/12/26/the-assassination-of-jesse-james-by-the-coward-robert-ford/#comments Wed, 26 Dec 2007 02:32:57 +0000 PARConline http://parconline.biz/store/?p=19 The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert FordFor release in February 5, 2008, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford stars Brad Pitt, Casey Affleck, Sam Shepard, and Molly Parker.

The DVD released by Warner Home Video is presented in anamorphic widescreen and DD 5.1 Soundtrack and currently doesn’t carry any other extras.

Following that release, is its HD DVD/DVD combo and Blu Ray editions, which will have a 30-minute Death of an Outlaw documentary.

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]]> http://parconline.biz/store/2007/12/26/the-assassination-of-jesse-james-by-the-coward-robert-ford/feed/ 0 Into The Wild http://parconline.biz/store/2007/12/20/into-the-wild/ http://parconline.biz/store/2007/12/20/into-the-wild/#comments Thu, 20 Dec 2007 13:41:06 +0000 PARConline http://parconline.biz/store/?p=18 Into the Wild (Special Collector\'s Edition)From Paramount Home Entertainment comes the Special Edition DVD release o the critically acclaimed movie, Into the Wild. Directed by Sean Penn, the title will be released on Feb 12th 2008 and will contain the following featurettes:

  • Into the Wild: The Story
  • The Characters
  • Into the Wild: The Experience
  • Trailer

An HD DVD release and a standard single disc DVD release is also in order.

The movie stars Marcia Gay Harden, William Hurt, and Catherine Keener and Emile Hirsch and is adapted from the book by screen Jon Krakauer.

Read up: Into The Wild on IMDb

]]> http://parconline.biz/store/2007/12/20/into-the-wild/feed/ 0 American Gangster HD DVD and DVD Release http://parconline.biz/store/2007/12/19/american-gangster-hd-dvd-and-dvd-release/ http://parconline.biz/store/2007/12/19/american-gangster-hd-dvd-and-dvd-release/#comments Wed, 19 Dec 2007 11:48:31 +0000 PARConline http://parconline.biz/store/?p=15 American Gangster, a film starring Denzel Washington, and Russell Crowe, is set to be released on HD DVD and DVD with an extra 20 minute footage. The DVD is a two disc set, while the HD DVD will carry a combo release. The street date has yet to be determined.

The movie is a $140 Million box office hit that is based on a true story about a heroin importer, the New York Mafia and an honest police officer.

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The Kingdom (Combo HD DVD and Standard DVD) [HD DVD]Eastern Promises (Combo HD DVD and Standard DVD) [HD DVD]

They weren’t planned for release until December 26, but Universal says The Kingdom (Combo HD DVD and Standard DVD) [HD DVD] and Eastern Promises (Combo HD DVD and Standard DVD) [HD DVD] will hit stores three days early to get a jump on the ho-ho-ho holiday.

In a surprise treat for early adopters looking for a bit of blood-splattered high-def merriment in their stockings, The Kingdom (Combo HD DVD and Standard DVD) [HD DVD] and Eastern Promises (Combo HD DVD and Standard DVD) [HD DVD] will now make their HD DVD bow on Sunday, December 23.

Specs and supplements remain unchanged for both titles. Each is still set to receive the 1080p/VC-1 video and Dolby TrueHD 5.1 Surround treatment, plus a host of extras including audio commentary, multiple featurettes, and more.

Via High Def Digest

Read Up on IMDb:
The Kingdom
Eastern Promises

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