First Criterion Blu-Ray Specs Announced!!

Okay, so what jerk-off film fan DIDN’T have a nerdgasm when they heard Criterion was going Blu-Ray? Raise your hand, because you have to turn in your elitist card NOW! But seriously, Criterion announcing Blu-Ray support was one of the best announcements so far for the format, and the initial line-up wasn’t too shabby either, mixing the older catalogue with brand new releases. The following announcement that these releases would be priced exactly the same as their DVD counterparts was nerdgasm number two (and a collective sigh was heard from millions of wallets). Hopefully, you aren’t all dried up yet, because the first 5 Criterion Blu-Ray’s are hitting the shelves in November, and they look sexy!

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Iron Man Blu-Ray/DVD Specs

Stop me if I’m going out on a limb here but odds are many of you helped Iron Man reach that $315 million box office plateau its sitting on right about now. Since I’m making that assumption, I’m gonna take a shot in the dark and say that most of you are planning on buying the DVD or Blu-Ray and are anxiously awaiting to know what sort of specs each version is carrying. I know this because I am, in fact, not a movie critic, but a psychic. Read on for the official press release for all three versions of Iron Man and the lack of a commentary track.

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Beowulf (2007)

After creeping me out with the dead-eyed characters of Polar Express, Robert Zemeckis takes another stab at a film populated entirely by CGI. This time, he tackles the Old English epic poem, Beowulf. While the film does contain fair amount of the source material, writers Neil Gaiman and Roger Avary made some changes to get it to the big screen. Paramount released the Blu-Ray today, so let’s check out the trailer and then after the jump, check out my review of Beowulf.

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