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Blu-ray Is Peaking, Will Be Old Tech In 4 Years, Says Roku CEO

14 June 2012

The CEO of media streaming brand Roku believes that Blu-ray is about to peak and people won’t be using disc players four years from now.

Tesco Offering Free Online Versions Of DVDs

01 December 2011

Thanks to its deal with blinkbox, Tesco is offering free online versions of film to those who purchase a physical DVD or Blu-ray.

Tron: Legacy

01 October 2011

The final 3D Blu-ray to come under scrutiny in this round up is actually a pretty spectacular visual success for the most part – so long as your 3D display is up to it.

Despicable Me

01 October 2011

As well as being a fun film, Despicable Me is another pretty impressive animated argument for 3D.

Alice In Wonderland

01 October 2011

Tim Burton’s quirky telling of Lewis Carroll’s classic tale is yet another film that wasn’t shot in 3D but was converted to 3D in post production.

The Green Hornet

01 October 2011

From the trailers, this comic book movie adaptation looked full of 3D promise.

Clash Of The Titans

01 October 2011

If Avatar is 3D’s poster boy, then Clash of the Titans is the black sheep everyone would rather forget about.

Monsters Vs Aliens

01 October 2011

This has become another classic bit of 3D demo material, especially the sequence on the Golden Gate Bridge.

Tangled

01 October 2011

Animated films account for a disproportionately high proportion of the 3D film ‘canon’, - especially if, like Tangled, their visuals are generated by computers.

Round-up of 10 3D Blu-ray movies: Thor

01 October 2011

Branagh refused to direct Thor in 3D on the actually pretty reasonable grounds that he didn’t feel comfortable shooting such a large-scale production using techniques.