Jan 13
This week we have a few new sci-fi goodies to be found on video shelves, including the festival-favorite Moon, an update to a great anime classic Ghost in the Shell, plus the animated Transformers: Season 2, Volume 2.
Moon
Sam Bell (Sam Rockwell), alone with the moon base’s watchful computer Gerty (voiced by Kevin Spacey), is close to finishing his 3-year contract with Lunar Industries when seeming disaster strikes. More of a drama than a traditional sci-fi action flick, director Duncan Jones tackles the psychological impact of isolation, along with a few additional twists, in this low-budget film.
Available from Amazon.com
and other retailers. Retail price $37.95 (Blu-ray)
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Tagged with: Blu-ray • DVD • Ghost in the Shell • Moon • Transformers
Dec 17
James Cameron’s film Avatar opens here in the US on Friday, December 18th (showtime/tickets), and so far the initial reviews are pretty good. Avatar is the story of a wounded ex-marine, Jake Sully, pushed into a growing conflict between human settlement expansion/ exploitation of an exotic planet called Pandora and the native Na’vi. As an Avatar, a human mind in an alien body, Jake ultimately finds himself in a desperate fight for the survival of the indigenous people.
The hype and expectations are pretty high for this movie, and with a big blockbuster science fiction film comes blockbuster merchandising. Here are some of the products and collectibles out now or coming soon.
Jake Sully Avatar Figure
Avatar Movie T-shirt
Sideshow AVATAR AMP Suit
Tagged with: action figure • AVATAR • posters • toy • video game
Dec 01
Terminator Salvation Director's Cut on Blu-ray
Terminators and dinosaurs invade the video shelves this week as Terminator Salvation, Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian, and other movies and television shows come out on DVD and Blu-ray.
Terminator Salvation
The latest installment in the Terminator series follows John Conner (Christian Bale) as resistance leader in the aftermath of Judgment Day. The machines have taken over, and Skynet is working to terminate mankind. Director McG tries to bring new life to the Terminator movie series with satisfying results. The Director’s Cut edition includes both the theatrical and direct cut versions on Blu-ray, a digital version of the theater release, plus bonus features that include story-board comparisons, Terminator mythology timeline, Terminator Salvation Official Movie Prequel Digital Comic Issue #1, video archive, and more.
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Tagged with: Blu-ray • DVD • MST3K • Night at the Museum • Terrminator
Nov 18
Star Trek XI on Blu-ray
Hitting the video shelves this week come several familiar faces, including Captain Kirk, Commander Taggert, and John Crichton.
Star Trek
The big release for the week has to be Star Trek XI, director J.J. Abrams re-imaging/ re-boot of the classic sci-fi television and movie series from Gene Roddenberry. Starring Chris Pine as a young Captain Kirk, the story follows the development of the Enterprise crew in an alternate reality scenario where Nero (Eric Bana), a Romulan from the future, goes back in time to change the course of history for the Federation.
Available from Amazon.com
and other retailers. Retail price $39.99 (Blu-ray 3-disc)
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Tagged with: Blu-ray • DVD • Farscape • Galaxy Quest • Star Trek
Nov 02
Star Wars The Clone Wars Season 1
New to DVD and Blu-ray this week comes Star Wars The Clone Wars: The Complete Season One
. The set includes all 22 episodes from the first season, behind-the scenes features, 64-page production journal with original sketches and artist notes, and more. The Blu-ray version also includes an exclusive Jedi Temple Archives, with a database of early test animation, concept art and 3-D turnarounds.
Available from Amazon.com and other retailers. Retail price $59.99 (Blu-ray)
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Tagged with: Blu-ray • Clone Wars • DVD • Star Wars
This week we have a few new sci-fi goodies to be found on video shelves, including the festival-favorite Moon, an update to a great anime classic Ghost in the Shell, plus the animated Transformers: Season 2, Volume 2.
