The Movie: Probably the only movie in which you will hear the words “thoughtful” and “Michael Bay” in the same sentence, The Island is a rousing, energetic futuristic parable about clones. A massive box office failure, those going in and expecting Bay’s trademark explosions had a ways to go, as the action doesn’t kick in [...]

The Movie: What needs to be said about the quintessential drunken frat party comedy other than “Toga?” Coming in at #36 on the AFI’s 100 Years, 100 Laughs comedy list, John Landis scored with the 1978 classic Animal House, starring John Belushi in one of his most memorable roles as Bluto. A strong supporting cast [...]

Warner has announced their Red 2 Blu promotion, a cleverly titled trade-in program in which owners of Warner HD DVDs can “trade up” to Blu-ray versions between $5 and $15. It’s not a bad offer. For example, collectors of HD DVDs still get to keep the discs; all they need to do is send in [...]

Unlike HD DVD, Blu-ray launched in an unfinished state. There are three Blu-ray profiles (or versions): 1.0, 1.1, and 2.0. Each of these enabled specific features. For instance, 1.0 couldn’t do much of anything short of playing movies, 1.1 allowed for picture-in-picture, and the likely final 2.0 spec allowed for online features. The downside is [...]