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Blu-ray is expensive. The players are not cheap, and neither are the discs. So when you spend that ridiculous $30+ on a movie you expect it to be of the highest quality. Yet so many studios are pushing out lazy SD content that doesn’t even include the standard features of a DVD release. Having already been burned by the early days of DVD (hey there horrible Goodfellas transfer) I’ve kept a keen eye on what films are worth picking up on Blu-ray right now. In case you were wondering, as I was, Kill Bill look spectacular in Blu-ray format. ... read more |
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Disney has officially given up on their initiative to distribute its films digitally using Movies.com, the joint venture site with Fox that was intended to be a platform. Instead the site turned into an entertainment news dumping ground, and so Disney has sold Movies.com to Comcast’s Fandango. Hey now Disney, there’s nothing wrong with an entertainment news site. ... read more |
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The march to domination over humanity will begin with cute toys. We’ve been warily eying the trend of creepy Japanese robots these past few years, but have forgotten to look back home. In particular to a company who has been at the forefront of animatronics technology for decades. ... read more |
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Some people have all the luck. And some, like The Pirate’s Dilemma author Matt Mason, put in a ton of work to get the cool swag we all covet. Matt recently spoke at the Disney Imagineering HQ in California, and for his troubles he was given a unique gift. ... read more |
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Each year at Disney World the parks open up to another group of rabid fans. For a single weekend at the happiest place on earth is transformed into the happiest place in a galaxy far far away. Star Wars weekend is a celebration of all things Force-full. ... read more |
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It’s amazing to look at what was considered cutting edge technology in this field back in 1953, and then compare to something like U2 3D. The latter is nothing short of a technical marvel, and helps prove the format can be viable. ... read more |
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The “It’s A Small World” rides at Disney parks are a landmark. Everyone knows of them, even if they haven’t ridden one. What people often overlook is the absurd creepiness of the ride, along with the uncomfortable cars. And now the “evil” Imagineers want to make some alterations to the creepy singing doll ride. ... read more |
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Ole! Ole! The Tiki Tiki Tiki Tiki Room is turning 45 this year. To celebrate the attraction that helped to pioneer the animatronics Disney became famous for, Kevin Kidney and Jody Daily have collaborated on some Tiki collectibles. If you’re a fan of the attraction, you’d better be prepared to nab an item or two. ... read more |
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There are a few things that are true in my daily life. I’m going to have to make something healthy, and hopefully delicious, for dinner. I’ll certainly at some point in the day yell at the cat. ... read more |
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In the past three years Disney has had an explosion of exploitable franchises to work with, giving them a boom of merchandise for the store chain. Hannah Montana and High School Musical alone could make the company a fortune, as evidenced by the amount of merchandise in the Disney parks. ... read more |
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