Blu-ray Monday Giveaway: Your Oscar winning choice!

Last night’s Oscars were a magnificent celebration of movie magic, with some fantastic films scooping the top awards.

In honour of those chosen by the Academy, this week’s Blu-ray Monday comes with an exciting twist! The winner can choose a copy of any 2011 Oscar winning film currently available on Blu-ray in the UK.

(Drum roll please…) This includes Toy Story 3 (Best Animation), Alice in Wonderland (Best Costume and Art Direction), Inception (Best Cinematography and Visual Effects), The Social Network (Best Adapted Screenplay) or The Wolfman (Best Makeup).

As usual with Blu-ray Monday, you have two chances to win. For your first entry, simply retweet the following post on Twitter: Tweet this

Then for a second entry, leave a comment on this post to the following question:

With ‘The Kings Speech’, and ‘Inception’ both winning big on the night, we’d like to know what you made of the Academy’s choices this year. Were the nominees spot on? Do you agree with the winners? Perhaps you think a certain film or fantastic performance was unfairly overlooked? Let us know your thoughts!

To make it easier for us to contact you, leave your Twitter details with your comment. We look forward to your suggestions!

Blu-ray Disc sales up 98%

They say that you can’t get too much of a good thing, and if the latest sales figures for Blu-ray Discs are anything to go by, we’d be inclined to agree.

According to Digital Entertainment Group Europe, over 24.5 million Blu-ray Discs flew off shelves across Europe in the third quarter of 2010 alone. That’s a staggering increase in sales of 98.3% compared with the same period in 2009.

Alongside more competitive pricing of HDTV’s and Blu-ray players, the success of cinematic juggernaut Avatar and other HD box office hits are likely factors in Blu-ray’s increasing popularity.
And it doesn’t stop here; with big titles such as Inception and Toy Story 3 landing on the Blu-ray format just in time for Christmas, the outlook for 2011 looks very exciting. For more details visit: Ffog.net

Blu-ray Monday Giveaway: Toy Story 3

This week for Blu-ray Monday we are giving away the brand new, double play, Blu-ray Disc version of Pixar’s masterpiece, Toy Story 3.

The highest ever grossing animated film in box office history, Toy Story 3 provided the perfect conclusion to one of the most loved trilogies of all time. Brimming with gripping adventure, magnificent satire and lump-in-the-throat nostalgia, this great prize is a must for any self respecting Blu-ray Disc collection.

As usual with Blu-ray Monday, you have two chances to win. For your first entry, simply retweet the following post on Twitter: Tweet this

Then for a second entry, leave a comment on this post answering the following question:

Behind the closed doors of Andy’s bedroom the lives of a cowboy, space ranger, dinosaur, piggy bank, Slinky dog, toy soldiers, Mr Potato Head and many more toys come to life. If you could cast any of your favourite toys in your own version of Toy Story who would choose and why?

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Toy Story 3 gets the Blu-ray treatment this November

Toy Story fans everywhere, take off your plastic cowboy hats and salute a release that’s a must for any self respecting Blu-ray Disc collection – Toy Story 3 will be available in a Blu-ray, double disc release on 22nd November.
As well as all the standard DVD extras, the Blu-ray version has a plethora of exclusive extras of its own including ‘Making Of’, ‘Goodbye Andy’, ‘Beyond the Toybox: An Alternative Commentary Track’, ‘Life Of A Shot’, ‘Toy Story Trivia Dash’, ‘Ken’s Dating Tips’ and ‘Dancing With The Stars at Pixar’.
Woody and the gang’s latest triumphant tale of friendship and loyalty is the world’s number one animated film in box office history and the perfect conclusion to one of the most loved trilogies of all time. With its rich characters, moving story and some of Pixar’s finest animation ever seen, it lends itself perfectly to High Definition.

Check out realmovies.com for the full story.

Toy Story 3 heading to Blu-ray

Great news for animation fans – Disney has confirmed that Toy Story 3, now the highest grossing animated film of all time, will be released on Blu-ray Disc before Christmas. Better still, it comes loaded with special features exclusive to Blu-ray.

Featurettes include Roundin’ Up A Western Opening and Goodbye Andy, as well as the making of short film Day and Night.  For comedy value, watch Ken’s dating tips and there is also a game you can play to test your Toy Story trivia. 

A must-have for any Blu-ray collection, Toy Story 3 is out this November in the US but the European release date is yet to be confirmed.  Rest assured, it will be worth the wait.  To read more, Movie Web has the details.

Toy Story and Toy Story 2 released on Blu-ray Disc for the first time

To celebrate the recent re-release of Pixar classics Toy Story and Toy Story 2 to the big screen, special DVD and Blu-ray combi packs of both films have been released – the first time that either has been released in high definition.

With Toy Story 3 due to hit cinemas this summer (preview available here), it’s the perfect chance to revisit the films that put Pixar on the animation map, and with the increased detail available on the Blu-ray Disc format, experience them like never before. Exclusive features include a behind the scenes look into making each film, in addition to several deleted scenes and design galleries.

Both discs are available in stores now.