Quite a variety of new listings for pre-order today!

The Will Smith July 4th weekend blockbuster Hancock has been freshly listed by Columbia/Tri-Star, scheduled for a November 11th, 2008 release.

Retail will be $38.96, the Amazon price - only $26.95.

Fox Home Entertainment is planning to release Space Chimps and Meet Dave on November 25th, 2008.

Retail for both will be $39.99 - the Amazon price only $27.99.

No doubt with the holiday season in mind, Warner Home Video has listed the revised Polar Express/3-D, scheduled for an October 28th release.

Retail will be $34.99, the Amazon price - only $23.95.

Warner has also announced the release of NBA 2007-08 Champions for November 4th, 2008. Very interesting to see a sports release - something we have not seen much of to date.

Retail is set at $34.99, pre-order at Amazon for only $23.95.

Ronin has been freshly listed by BMG/Arista, scheduled for a September 29th, 2008 release.

This one looks like another import release.

The retail price will be $59.99, pre-order at Amazon for $41.95.

Funimation is releasing Samurai 7 - Box Set on December 9th, 2008. The retail price will be $79.98, pre-order at Amazon for $55.95.

Razor has announced the release of Mother Earth for November 11th, 2008. Retail will be $69.99, only $48.95 at Amazon.

MSI:TX2 is planning to release My Blueberry Nights on September 29th, 2008.

This one looks like yet another import release.

Retail has been set at $59.99, bargain hunters will find it at Amazon for only $41.95.

Cinevolve Studios is releasing Holiday Favorites with the Wonderland Carolers on October 21st, 2008. Retail has been set at $22.95, find it at Amazon for only $15.95.

Cinevolve Studios will also be will be releasing The F Word on Blu-ray Disc on October 21st, 2008. Retail has been set at $22.95, at Amazon for only $15.95.

It looks like Amazon is shifting out the last of the BDP-S300 units for a sale price of only $229.

While this player doesn’t have the latest Bonus View capability, for that price it is a bargain for the price conscious shopper.

I see a few unusual titles listed in the UK for Blu-ray Disc release recently.

Until Death is being planned for release by Momentum Pictures on October 6th, 2008.

This 2007 Jean-Claude Van Damme film was directed by Simon Fellows

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When it comes to news from CEDIA, it seems that ‘all at once’ is the name of the game.

Among the buzz today I noticed a number of reports about Blu-ray players.

While personally I am content to just wait for somebody to release a Blu-ray player with built in DTS-HD Master Audio decoding and 7.1 analog outputs that will work with the New Line titles, it is interesting to see what is being promised.

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Even though it is still in the cinemas, The Rocker has been freshly listed by 20th Century Fox for an October 14th, 2008 release.

The movie features Rainn Wilson (Dwight from The Office) and Christina Applegate (Kelly from Married with Children).

The retail price is $39.98, you can pre-order it at Amazon for only $27.95.

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September is going to be a great month for Blu-ray Disc releases - watch for an article soon highlighting what to expect!

For this week, Warner is kicking it off with a number of new catalogue releases, which interestingly enough are already one sale at over 45% off at Amazon!

Clint Eastwood fans will be happy to see the release of Every Which Way But Loose ($15.45) and The Gauntlet (also $15.45).

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Looks like the UK is getting some new Blu-ray release announcements ahead of the US again.

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment is planning to release the Will Smith/Martin Lawrence movie Bad Boys on November 3rd, 2008.

No doubt Michael Bay is thrilled!

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Looks like we have more classic catalog coming from directors Martin Scorsese and Stanley Kubrick, courtesy of Sony.

Sony Pictures is planning to release Taxi Driver, though no date has been specified as of yet.

This 1976 Scorsese classic features Robert de Niro, Cybill Shepherd, Jodie Foster and Harvey Keitel.

Again the retail price will be $28.95, pre-order at Amazon for $19.95. You talking to me?

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Quite a number of anticipated titles have been freshly listed for pre-order at Amazon.

The first five eagerly anticipated Criterion Collection titles are up, with the typical Amazon discount bringing the price down to $27.95. Not bad considering that in DVD land, the Criterion titles have tended to carry a premium over regular titles - here the pricing is on a par with typical new releases from Paramount and Universal as well as most releases from Fox and MGM.

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Another interesting week with new releases from studios big and small.

Perhaps of most interest, Walt Disney Studios is releasing The Nightmare Before Christmas.

This wonderful film from the imagination of Tim Burton is finally out in High Definition with loads of extras including Digital Copy. A must have in my opinion!

The Nightmare Before Christmas on Blu-ray Disc is only $27.95 at Amazon.

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