Meryl and Her Big Snakes
Disc News Update 04.02
by Mike Restaino
Apr 02, 2009

Fox has announced plans to release M*A*S*H on Blu-ray Disc on 14 July. This classic Robert Altman comedy will arrive with a 1080p transfer, a DTS-HD 5.1 Master Audio sound mix, as well as all the bonuses that were afforded the movie's 2-DVD special edition (though that information has yet to be officially confirmed). SRP is $34.99.

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
First Look will release The Code on Blu-ray Disc on 23 June. This Morgan Freeman/Antonio Banderas thriller will arrive with a 1080p transfer, but audio specs and bonus features (if any) have yet to be announced. SRP is $34.99.
 
 
 
 
 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sony will release the Pulitzer-Prize-winning Anacondas: Trail of Blood on 2 June. This Crystal Allen-starring sequel to the Ice Cube original will arrive with an anamorphic widescreen transfer and a Dolby Digital 5.1 sound mix, but no bonuses will be included. SRP is $24.96.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Well, there's good and bad news. The good news: Genius Products and The Weinstein Company will indeed release Fanboys on 19 May, with an anamorphic widescreen transfer, a Dolby Digital 5.1 sound mix, a commentary with cast and crew members, some deleted scenes, and a set of making-of featurettes. The bad news: A Blu-ray Disc release is not in the works (at least at present). SRp is $19.95.

 

 

 

 

 

 

HBO will release Entourage: The Complete Fifth Season on 30 June. This latest season of the hit HBO series will arrive with 1.78:1 anamorphic widescreen transfers, Dolby Digital 5.1 sound mixes, and a slate of bonuses that has yet to be formally announced. SRP is $39.98.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Screen Media will release Dark Matter on 14 April. This Meryl Streep drama will arrive with a 1.78:1 anamorphic widescreen transfer and a Dolby Digital 5.1 sound mix, but no bonus features will be included. SRP is $24.98.