END OF LINE – BD-LIVE NEWS WILL NO LONGER BE UPDATED

30 May
2011

Today marks Memorial Day in the U.S. in which we honor military men and women who died while serving the U.S.  It can be a somber holiday.  We will now add to that somber feeling.  This blog has reached its end and will no longer be updated.

As it was predicted, Hollywood is repeating history.  Much as it did with Interactual, Studios have all but abandoned BD-Live.  While user interest is likely at the top of the list to explain why, the lagging global economy and low physical media sales are probably the reasons why.  Studios are no enabling new discs with worthwhile BD-Live features.  Those that do, like HBO with True Blood – The Second Season, simply discontinue them after sales taper off.  Eventually, we at BD-Live News are going to run out of existing discs to survey or those that we haven’t yet will find all or a portion of their BD-Live content deactivated such as with Starship Troopers and others.

I will periodically check the blog to keep the existing database operational until the expiration of the hosting account sometime around June of 2012.  Advertisements will also be removed.  Until then, there will be no new content.  Enjoy what is here while it is here.  I will now fade back into the high def world and enjoy my library of BDs, DVD-As and SACDs on my soon-to-be-arriving OPPO BDP-95.  Live long and in peace.

Anthony S.
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Daily Download for May 27, 2011 – “Dexter: The Fifth Season” and “House: The Seventh Season” will be BD-Live Enabled Plus More

27 May
2011

First up today, we recently learned that in keeping with the series four prior season’s on Blu-ray, Showtime’s Dexter: Season Five will hit stores on August 16, 2011 once again bearing the BD-Live logo.  In case you want to immerse yourself deeper into the show’s history, you might want to check out the novels Darkly Dreaming Dexter (Vintage Crime/Black Lizard) and Dexter in the Dark by Jeff Lindsay although it has evolved independently of the novels which continue to add new viewers in droves.  In fact, the Season 4 finale aired on December 13, 2009 to a record-breaking audience of 2.6 million viewers making Dexter the most-watched original series episode ever for the cable TV network.  The lead actor, Michael C. Hall, has received several awards and nominations including a Golden Globe.  Finally, it’s worth mentioning that the series was picked up by Showtime for a sixth season, with no mention of it being the final, leaving open the possibility for a seventh entry into Blu-ray high definition and BD-Live.

During the day, Dexter Morgan (Michael C. Hall) is an employee in the Miami Metropolitan Police Department’s crime lab, but he hides a secret. In reality, Dexter is a disciplined and murderous psychopath (a self-admitted “monster”), and he satisfies his blood lust at night by carefully killing the serial killers he tracks down during the day.

BD-Live Recap for Dexter Seasons 1-4

As an added bonus, we’re recapping the BD-Live content for the previous seasons.  Please visit our surveys for each of the first four season (one, two, three, or four) for a more thorough analysis or click on the following links to order your copies.  The BD-Live content for Dexter: The First Season [Blu-ray] included “Witnessed in Blood: A True Murder Investigation” featurette, “The Academy of Blood: A Killer Course” featurette, “Michael C. Hall Podcast” (Blu-ray exclusive), episode one of Dexter: Season Three (Blu-ray exclusive) and the first two episodes of United States of Tara (Blu-ray exclusive).  For Dexter: The Second Season, you can view via BD-Live “Blood Fountains,” three installments from the “Dark Defender Series,” video interviews with the cast, and first two episodes of the Showtime series United States of Tara. “Blood Fountains” is essentially a minute-long promo covering a publicity stunt in which a number of fountains in cities all across the country were turned red. The “Dark Defender Series” includes three shorts averaging a minute and a half in length, chronicling the deaths of three individuals at the hands of the “Dark Defender.” It features narration in character.  Finally, there are brief video interviews with cast members C.S. Lee, David Zayas, Erik King, Jennifer Carpenter, Julie Benz, Keith Carradine, Lauren Velez and Michael C. Hall (in two parts).  BD-Live content for Dexter: The Third Season [Blu-ray] includes “Dexter by Design – Book Excerpts”, the first two episodes of “United States of Tara, Season 1″, the first two episodes of “The Tudors, Season 3″, and interviews with Michael C. Hall, Julie Benz, Jennifer Carpenter, Lauren Velez and David Zayas.   BD-Live content for Dexter: The Fourth Season [Blu-ray] includes Movie IQ, Dexter Season 4 – Interview with Lauren Velez, Dexter Season 4 – Interview with James Remar, Dexter Season 4 – Interview with CS Lee, Dexter Season 4 – Interview with Julie Benz, Dexter Season 4 – Interview with Clyde Phillips, Dexter Season 4 – Interview with John Lithgow, Dexter Season 4 – Interview with Michael C. Hall, Dexter Season 4 – Interview with David Zayas, Dexter Season 4 – Interview with Jennifer Carpenter, Califronication – Season 3 -Episode 1 – Wish You Were Here, Califronication – Season 3 -Episode 2 – The Land of Rape and Honey, The Tudors -Season 4 – Episode 1 – Moment of Nostalgia, and The Tudors -Season 4 – Episode 2.

In other news today, USHE plans to release season seven of David Shore’s medical drama, House, M.D., on Blu-ray August 30, 2011.   These discs will be BD-Live enabled providing access to the Studio’s BD-Live Center, My Scenes (which which allows you to collect your own movie clips then view and share them with buddies), and connectability with Deluxe Digital’s excellent pocket BLU app (advanced remote control, video timeline, mobile-to-go, browse titles and keyboard).

“House” Season Seven follows the Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital team (Robert Sean Leonard, Omar Epps, Jesse Spencer, Peter Jacobson, Amber Tamblyn and Olivia Wilde) as they continue to investigate and uncover new baffling medical mysteries involving everything from a religious zealot, to a professional bull rider, to a possible case of small pox. Adding to the intrigue and suspense, “House” Season Seven features phenomenal guest stars like Candice Bergen (“Boston Legal”), Jennifer Grey (Dirty Dancing), Jack Coleman (“Heroes”) and Michael Gladis (“Mad Men”). Catch up on all the drama with this five-disc collection featuring all 23 episodes, as well as behind-the-scenes interviews, episode commentaries and more!

House, M.D.: Season Seven [Blu-ray] will also feature U-Control (which lets the viewer access bonus materials without leaving the movie) with “A Beginner’s Guide to Diagnostic Medicine” which is a multi-disc picture-in-picture feature.   The episodes will be contained on BD-50 (single sided) discs and shown in the widescreen picture format with a 1.78:1 aspect ratio and DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (English).   Extras will include “MEET MARTHA MASTERS” featuring Amber Tamblyn, executive producer Katie Jacobs, writer and executive producer David Shore and casting executives in which they discuss Tamblyn’s character and her important contribution to Season Seven, “HUDDY DISSECTED” with Hugh Laurie, Lisa Edelstein, executive producer Katie Jacobs and writer and executive producer David Shore in which they discuss the longtime love-hate-relationship between House and Cuddy, giving viewers the ultimate behind-the-scenes look at the new couple, “ANATOMY OF AN EPISODE: ‘BOMBSHELLS’” a documentary-style featurette that peels back the layers to reveal the astounding collaboration between the cast and crew that allowed “House” to pull off episode 15 (“Bombshells”) of Season 7 complete with period flashback sequences and a musical number, and “THIRTEEN RETURNS” with Olivia Wilde returns as Dr. Remy ‘Thirteen’ Hadley.  Feature commentaries will include on the episodes ”BOMBSHELLS” with director Greg Yaitanes and Lisa Edelstein, “THE DIG” with writers Sara Hess and David Hoselton, and “MOVING ON” featuring executive producer David Shore and director Greg Yaitanes.

Finally today, Deluxe Digital and USHE have just unveiled content to unlock for Bulletproof [Blu-ray], Blue Crush [Blu-ray], Paul [Blu-ray] and Blue Crush 2 [Blu-ray] on the pocket BLU smartphone app.  Visit BD-Live News Applications for Smartphones page for a complete list of what’s offered for the films.  It was not known at press time whether any of the content that will be available for your device is exclusive to the app given that they’re not scheduled to be released until June 7, 2011 (except for “Paul” whose release date was not available at press time).  Regardless, keep in mind that once unlocked, you can view content for the film on the app anytime and anywhere on your iPhone, iPod Touch, Blackberry ( Bold 9700, 9000, Curve 8900, 8820, 8520, 8350i, 8320, Pearl Flip 8220), Android (Droid, Magic and Hero) or Nokia.

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Daily Download for 5/25 – American Graffiti Unveiled on the pocket BLU App

25 May
2011

Deluxe Digital and Universal Studios Home Entertainment have just unveiled content to unlock for American Graffiti (Special Edition) [Blu-ray] on the pocket BLU smartphone app. Visit BD-Live News Applications for Smartphones page for a complete list of what’s offered for the films. It was not known at press time whether any of the content that will be available for your device is exclusive to the app given that the films are not scheduled to be released until May 31, 2011.   Regardless, keep in mind that once unlocked, you can view content for the film on the app anytime and anywhere on your iPhone, iPod Touch, Blackberry ( Bold 9700, 9000, Curve 8900, 8820, 8520, 8350i, 8320, Pearl Flip 8220), Android (Droid, Magic and Hero) or Nokia.

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Reboot for May 24, 2011 – The Big Lebowski Limited Edition Coming to Blu-ray BD-Live Enabled

24 May
2011

There is one additional piece of news today.  Making its appearance at the Universal Store, we’ve learned that USHE plans to release Joel Coen’s The Big Lebowski Limited Edition on Blu-ray August 16, 2011. This disc will be BD-Live enabled providing access to the Studio’s BD-Live Center, My Scenes (which which allows you to collect your own movie clips then view and share them with buddies), and connectability with Deluxe Digital’s excellent pocket BLU app (advanced remote control, video timeline, mobile-to-go, browse titles and keyboard).

From the Academy Award-winning Coen brothers, The Big Lebowski is a hilariously quirky comedy about bowling, a severed toe, White Russians and a guy named . . . The Dude.  Jeff “The Dude” Lebowski doesn’t want any drama in his life . . . heck, he can’t even be bothered with a job.  But, he must embark on a quest with his bowling buddies after his rug is destroyed in a twisted case of mistaken identity.  Starring Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, Julianne Moore, Steve Buscemi, Philip Seymour Hoffman and John Turturro, experience the cultural phenomenon of The Dude in the “#1 cult film of all time!” (The Boston Globe).

The The Big Lebowski Limited Edition Blu-ray disc will also feature U-Control (which lets the viewer access bonus materials without leaving the movie) with “Scene Companion”, “Mark It, Dude”, and “The Music of The Big Lebowski” that will offer behind-the-scenes footage, interviews, bios and more during key scenes with this picture-in-pictures companion.   It will run 1 hour and 59 minutes on a BD-50 (single sided) disc.   The film will be shown in the widescreen picture format with a 1.85:1 aspect ratio and feature DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (English) and DTS 5.1 Surround (French European) tracks.   Extras will include “Worthy Adversaries: What’s My Line Trivia”, “The Dude’s Life”, “The Dude Abides: The Big Lebowski Ten Years Later”, “Making of The Big Lebowski”, “The Lebowski Fest: An Achiever’s Story”, “Flying Carpets and Bowling Pin Dreams: The Dream Sequences of The Dude”, “Interactive Map”, “Jeff Bridges Photo Book”, ”No Kid Hungry”, and a Photo Gallery.

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Daily Download for May 24, 2011 – U2360 Live at the Rose Bowl BD Award, Top 25 Bonus Features & The Green Hornet BD-Live Content

24 May
2011

Good morning.  First up today, in case you are unaware, BD-Live News’s special page called U2: 360° At the Rose Bowl (Blu-ray) BD-Live Content remains the only place on the entire Internet where you can view all of the content that has ever been added to the U2: 360° at the Rose Bowl [Blu-ray] disc via BD-Live and tuneHD.net.  There are two new bits of information that might make you want to click over to it.  First, word from DVD Intelligence that the fine folks over at the Pavement received The ‘Best British Authored Disc’ award for their work on the disc by the British Video Association’s at its 2011 annual awards night.  The BVA Awards “recognises the outstanding creative and commercial achievements of companies whose performances and results throughout 2010 made them shine within the hugely competitive video entertainment market place.”  The judges had this to say on why the disc was given the award.

Great graphics and the BD Live is amazing. This is a true resource for fans. It is great to see at title using BD Live, which was a specific feature of the format. Fans will have the patience to set up the connection to the Internet. Obviously, a lot of graphics and content work went into this title. Great navigation – incredible design and high production values plus loads of extras.
World class authoring, graphics, UI logic and usability all contribute to near-perfect marks. Sound and pictures very well encoded and plenty of bonus content, with BD-Live too. Almost the perfect Blu-ray!

A second reason for visiting BLN’s page dedicated to that disc, and to do so continuously over the coming months, is that U2 has begun the North American leg of the band’s world tour.  You might recall that Interscope suggested around the disc’s release that additional concert footage might be added during the American tour via BD-Live.  We’ve got our fingers crossed. Anyhow, congratulations to Andy Evans and everyone at the Pavement.

In other news, Justin Sluss over at high def disc news is reporting that not only does The Green Hornet 2D Blu-ray disc include movieIQ as we reported here, but also an exclusive BD-Live feature called “The Green Hornet Cutting Room”. He reports that it is a BD-Java application in Hi-Def that allows you to create your own unique video edit and then share it online via BD-Live.  Sluss adds that “[t]here’s a 2 minute 17 second tutorial in Hi-Def also included to explain how things work.”  We’ll bring you more about that feature as soon as we get our hands on a copy.

Next, the prolific and imaginative writers over at IGN have a post entitled “Top 25 Bonus Features”.  While the is not dominated by BD-Live, it did manage to take the twenty-first spot with the BD-Live Commentary feature found on the Terminator Salvation (Director’s Cut) [Blu-ray].  Check out our survey of the disc’s BD-Live content by clicking here.  Described as “[t]echnology and the classic commentary format coming together,” R.L. Shaffer noted that director McG might even have helped reshape peoples opinions of the film with comments made during the event.

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Daily Download for May 20, 2011 – “Conan the Barbarian” and “Conan the Destroyer” Coming to Blu-ray BD-Live Enabled

20 May
2011

 

 

 

 

 

Good morning.  As many of you might already know, in an early announcement to retailers, Universal Studios Home Entertainment will be releasing both Director John Milius’s 1982 adventure Conan the Barbarian and its 1984 sequel Conan the Destroyer (from Director Richard Fleischer) on Blu-ray August 2, 2011.   However, did you also know that the discs will be BD-Live enabled providing connectability with Deluxe Digital’s excellent pocket BLU app (advanced remote control, video timeline, mobile-to-go, browse titles and keyboard) and My Scenes which which allows you to collect your own movie clips then view and share them with buddies?  We suspect they will also provide access to the Studio’s BD-Live Center.  The Studio will likely officially announce the releases in the coming months but did this early to cash in on the theatrical release of Marcus Nispel’s 2011 remake.

As the sole survivor of the childhood massacre, Conan (Arnold Schwarzenegger) is released from slavery and taught the ancient arts of fighting.  Transforming himself into a killing machine, Conan travels into the wilderness to seek vengeance on Thulsa Doom (James Earl Jones), the man responsible for killing his family.  In the wilderness, Conan takes up with the thieves Valeria (Sandahl Bergman) and Subota (Gerry Lopez). The trio comes upon a weird snake cult, linked to Doom, and Conan wants to trek off to Doom’s mountain retreat to kill him.  But he is prevented from doing that by King Osrik (Max Von Sydow), who wants the trio of warriors to help rescue his daughter who has joined Doom in the hills.

In Conan the Destroyer, our hero is commissioned by the evil queen Taramis (Sarah Douglas) to safely escort a teen princess (Olivia D’Abo) and her powerful bodyguard (Wilt Chamberlain) to a far away castle to retrieve the magic Horn of Dagon.  Unknown to Conan, the queen plans to sacrifice the princess when she returns and inherit her kingdom after the bodyguard kills Conan.  The queen’s plans fail to take into consideration Conan’s strength and cunning and the abilities of his sidekicks: the eccentric wizard Akiro (Mako), the wild woman Zula (Grace Jones), and the inept Malak (Tracey Walter).  Together the hero and his allies must defeat both mortal and supernatural foes in this voyage to sword-and-sorcery land.

Both discs will feature 1080p resolution and DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 soundtracks.  Conan the Barbarian [Blu-ray] will have the extended cut of the film and supplements that will include a commentary with Milius and Schwarzenegger, “Conan Unchained: The Making of Conan”, “Art of Steel: Sword Makers and Masters”, “Conan: From the Vault”, Special Effects, The Conan Archives, and Theatrical Trailers.  Aside from the BD-Live features, Conan the Destroyer [Blu-ray] will apparently not contain any extras. Have a great weekend.

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Daily Download for May 17, 2011 – UPDATE – Legend and Sanctum Unveiled on the pocket BLU App

17 May
2011

Deluxe Digital and Universal have just unveiled content to unlock for Legend (Ultimate Edition) [Blu-ray] and Sanctum [Blu-ray + Digital Copy] (Sanctum (Two-Disc Blu-ray 3D/Blu-ray Combo + Digital Copy)) on the pocket BLU smartphone app. Visit BD-Live News Applications for Smartphones page for a complete list of what’s offered for the films. It was not known at press time whether any of the content that will be available for your device is exclusive to the app given that the films are not scheduled to be released until May 31st and June 7th respectively.  Regardless, keep in mind that once unlocked, you can view content for the film on the app anytime and anywhere on your iPhone, iPod Touch, Blackberry ( Bold 9700, 9000, Curve 8900, 8820, 8520, 8350i, 8320, Pearl Flip 8220), Android (Droid, Magic and Hero) or Nokia.

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Daily Download for May 17, 2011 – Gundam Unicorn Vol. 2 and Vol. 3

17 May
2011

Good morning.  One quick bit of news thus far today.  For anime fans, Toonzone News is reporting that while there is downloadable BD-live content for Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn Vol. 2 [Blu-ray] and Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn Vol. 3 [Blu-ray], it is apparently only accessible by users in Japan.  However, according to anime news website Mania, this content appears to been limited to trailers specific for the Japanese market.  On the other hand, Mania also reports that English language users get a more robust serving of content through BD-Live including episode storyboards (that were available for a limited time) and a new episode audio commentary.

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Daily Download for May 12, 2011 – “Animal House” & “Blues Brothers” Blu-rays will be BD-Live Enabled

12 May
2011

We have two more Universal Studios Home Entertainment items today. First up, the Studio plans to release John Landis’s National Lampoon’s Animal House on Blu-ray July 26, 2011. This disc will be BD-Live enabled providing access to the Studio’s BD-Live Center, connectability with Deluxe Digital’s excellent pocket BLU app (advanced remote control, video timeline, mobile-to-go, browse titles and keyboard), and uHEAR which enables you to instantly skip back a few seconds on your Blu-ray disc and turn on the subtitles to highlight what you might have missed. In addition, the Animal House blu-ray will also provide a special BD-Live feature called “The Music of Animal House” which will allow you to identify songs heard during the film, create a custom playlist, and then purchase them from iTunes.

Starring comedy legend John Belushi (The Blues Brothers, “Saturday Night Live”), National Lampoon’s Animal House is the ultimate college movie filled with food fights, fraternities and toga parties!  Follow the uproarious escapades of the Delta House fraternity as they take on Dean Wormer (John Vernon, Dirty Harry), the sanctimonious Omegas, and the entire female student body.  Directed by John Landis, the most popular college comedy of all-time also stars Tim Matheson (Sometimes They Come Back, “The West Wing”), Donald Sutherland (The Eagle, M*A*S*H), Karen Allen (Raiders of the Lost Ark), Kevin Bacon (Mystic River, Footloose), Thomas Hulce (Amadeus), and Stephen Furst (“St. Elsewhere”), along with music legends Otis Day and the Knights performing their show-stopping rendition of ‘Shout.’

The Animal House Blu-ray disc will also feature U-Control (which lets the viewer access bonus materials without leaving the movie) and “Scene Companion” that will offer behind-the-scenes footage, interviews, bios and more during key scenes with this picture-in-pictures companion. It will run 1 hour and 49 minutes on a BD-50 (single sided) disc. The film will be shown in the widescreen picture format with a 1.85:1 aspect ratio and feature, at present, English DTS Surround 2.0 (Bonus)/English DTS-EXPRESS 2.0 (Bonus).  Extras will include “The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion” an original documentary featuring interviews with Director John Landis, Producers Ivan Reitman & Matty Simmons, cast members Tim Matheson, Karen Allen, Stephen Furst, Peter Riegart, John Vernon & Kevin Bacon, Composer Elmer Bernstein and Writers Chris Miller & Harold Ramis plus behind-the-scenes footage and clips with John Belushi, “Where Are They Now? A Delta Alumni Update” a hilarious mockumentary featuring the original cast, “Scene it? Animal House” featuring real movie clips, trivia questions and an array of on-screen puzzlers with these two games, and the theatrical trailer.

That same day, July 26, Universal will also release another Landis hit, The Blues Brothers, on Blu-ray high-def. This disc will include all the same BD-Live features as above but with My Scenes in lieu of the music playlist function.  Extras will include

Comedy icons John Belushi (National Lampoon’s Animal House, “Saturday Night Live”) and Dan Aykroyd (Ghostbusters, “Saturday Night Live”) star in the outrageously funny musical comedy The Blues Brothers. After the release of Jake Blues (Belushi) from prison, he and brother Elwood (Aykroyd) take their blues band back on the road in an attempt to raise money for the orphanage where they were raised. Havoc ensues as the brothers seek redemption on their “mission from God.” This soul-stirring comedy classic features unforgettable musical performances by blues legends Ray Charles, James Brown, Aretha Franklin and Cab Calloway.

The The Blues Brothers [Blu-ray] will run 2 hours and 13 minutes and, the extended version, 2 hours and 28 minutes on a BD-50 (single sided) disc. The film will be shown in the widescreen picture format with 1.85:1 aspect ratio and feature English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, French DTS Surround 5.1 (Theatrical), and Spanish DTS Surround 5.1.  Extras will include the extended version of the film with 15 minutes of additional footage, “Stories Bheind the Making of the Blues Brothers” featuring director John Landis, Dan Aykroyd and the Blues Brothers band, “Transposing the Music” featuing highlights of the many spin-offs, tributes and merchandising developments, as well as stage shows, impersonators and pop culture inspired by the film, “Remembering John” where friends, family and co-stars share their personal stories about the late great comedian, and the theatrical trailer.

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Daily Download for May 11, 2011 – “Fast Times” & “Dazed and Confused” Blu-rays to get BD-Live and a Thor (Blu-ray) Wish List Item

11 May
2011

We begin with two Universal Studios Home Entertainment items today. First up, it plans to release Amy Heckerling’s Fast Times at Ridgemont High on Blu-ray August 9, 2011. This disc will be BD-Live enabled providing access to the Studio’s BD-Live Center, connectability with Deluxe Digital’s excellent pocket BLU app (advanced remote control, video timeline, mobile-to-go, browse titles and keyboard), and uHEAR which enables you to instantly skip back a few seconds on your Blu-ray disc and turn on the subtitles to highlight what you might have missed.  In addition, the Fast Times blu-ray will also provide a special BD-Live feature called “The Music of Fast Times at Ridgemont High” which will allow you to identify songs heard during the film, create a custom playlist, and then purchase them from iTunes.

Academy Award winner Sean Penn (Milk) stars as the unforgettable Jeff Spicoli in the film that defined the outrageous and bold teen comedy genre, Fast Times at Ridgemont High.   Follow a group of Southern California high school students as they explore sex, drugs, and rock ‘n’ roll.   Directed by Amy Heckerling (Clueless) and written by Cameron Crowe (Almost Famous), this rollicking portrait of 1980s American teen life features film debuts of future stars and Academy Award winners Nicolas Cage (Leaving Las Vegas) and Forest Whitaker (The Last King of Scotland), plus decade-defining music from The Go-Gos, Oingo Boingo, and The Cars.   Jennifer Jason Leigh (Margot at the Wedding), Phoebe Cates (Gremlins) and Judge Reinhold (Beverly Hills Cop) also star.

The Fast Times Blu-ray disc will also feature U-Control (which lets the viewer access bonus materials without leaving the movie) and “Scene Companion” that will offer behind-the-scenes footage, interviews, bios and more during key scenes with this picture-in-pictures companion.  It will run 1 hour and 30 minutes on a BD-50 (single sided) disc. The film will be shown in the widescreen picture format with a 1.85:1 aspect ratio and feature English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, English Dolby Digital 2.0 and DTS 2.0 (Bonus Content only).  That same day, August 9, Universal will release Richard Linklater’s Dazed and Confused [Blu-ray] on Blu-ray.  This disc will include all the same BD-Live features as above except that its music playlist function is called ”The Music of Dazed and Confused”.

Complete with bongs and bell bottoms, macrame and mood rings, Dazed and Confused follows a group of high school students on the last day of school and one wild night they’d never forget … if only they could remember. Featuring a superb ensemble cast including Academy Award winner Ben Affleck (The Town), Matthew McConaughey (The Lincoln Lawyer), Milla Jovovich (Resident Evil) and Parker Posey (Superman Returns), Richard Linklater’s (School of Rock) critically acclaimed cult favorite that features classic rock music by Aerosmith, Black Sabbath and KISS delivers an enduring film that Rolling Stone calls “spectacularly funny!”

The Dazed and Confused (Blu-ray) will also feature U-Control (which lets the viewer access bonus materials without leaving the movie).  It will run 1 hour and 43 minutes on a BD-50 (single sided) disc.  The film will be shown in the widescreen picture format with 1.85:1 aspect ratio and feature English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, French (European) DTS 2.0 Stereo, and English Dolby Digital 2.0/DTS-Express 2.0 (Bonus Content Only).

Lastly, the folks over at IGN have posted a piece on what they expect for another unannounced blu-ray release.  The first one that caught our eyes was called What We Want on the Jurassic Park Blu-ray which, incidentally, included the full slate of Universal BD-Live tools.  They’ve done it again this time with a post entitled What We Want on the Thor Blu-ray.  Their suggestion? A Marvel Movies Timeline/S.H.I.E.L.D. Database.  IGN’s Cindy White describes it this way,

Another feature we’ve carried over from previous Blu-ray releases, this interactive database could reveal the hidden Easter eggs and more obvious connections between films and characters, as Marvel sets up the future Avengers movie. It wouldn’t have to cover the content just from Thor (like the cameo by Hawkeye or the Nick Fury tag at the end), either. And make it a BD-Live feature so it could be updated when Captain America comes out later this summer and well beyond.

Be sure to check out the entire post at IGN.

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