All Quiet On the Western Front to be released January 2012

Universal Studios have announced the Blu-ray Digibook release of All Quiet on the Western Front in the US. This  Academy Award winner film which will be released on February 14th, follows a group of idealistic young men as they join the German Army during World War I and are assigned to the Western Front,...

To Kill a Mockingbird Anniversary release by Universal, January

Universal’s classic 1962 film “To Kill A Mockingbird” comes to Blu-ray Digibook format on January 31st, 2012. The 50th Anniversary Edition includes full 1080p Hi-Def B&W 1.85:1 aspect video and DTS-HD 5.1 Master Audio and DTS 2.0 Mono sound. Synopsis: Atticus Finch (Gregory Peck), a lawyer in...

Unforgiven gets 20th Anniversary digibook release from Warner

Warner Home Video in the US has announced the 20th Anniversary release of Unforgiven. February 21st, 2012 will see it hit the shelves in the Blu-ray Digibook format. Synopsis: The town of Big Whisky is full of normal people trying to lead quiet lives. Cowboys try to make a living. Sheriff ‘Little...

Carlos Saura’s “Flamenco, Flamenco” gets digibook treatment

The new latest movie by acclaimed Spanish director Carlos Saura will be released in digibook format on October 11th. Filmed fourteen years ago, “Flamenco,” was a film whose narrative revolved around the songs, dances and music of the beautiful Spanish art, it was a milestone in the history of...

New batch of Spanish digibooks

Hot on the heels of the news of 20 new French digibooks, comes the announcement from Fox that some of those same titles will be released in Spain as Spanish versions. There are an interesting selection of titles though noticeable by their absence compared to the French offering are Slumdog Millionaire and...

Bumper crop of new French Digibooks?

November 2nd would seem to be the date for a large number of new French Digibook releases. According to items posted on the Amazon French retail website, this date will see the release of at least 16 new titles. The expected movies include: (all are linked to their respective items on...

Tora!, Tora!, Tora! gets 70th Anniversary edition

20th Century Fox have announced that they will be releasing this on the 6th of December to coincide with the 70th Anniversary of the attack on Pearl harbor. The 1970 epic second world war film co-produced by Japan and the US depicts the attack on Pearl Harbor from both an American and a Japanese viewpoints....

Spartacus: Gods of the Arena – Australia/USA release

August 30th, Starz and Anchor Bay Entertainment bring Spartacus: Gods of the Arena to the Blu-ray digibook format. This prequel to Spartacus: Blood and Sand depicts the rise of Batiatus (John Hannah) and his wife Lucretia (Lucy Lawless) in their scheming rise to power. The release is a JBHiFi exclusive in...

Senna: Limited edition digibook + collectors edition

October 10th is the release date for the special edition version of the documentary about Brazilian motor-racing legend, Ayrton Senna. For this UK release, two versions will be made available; The Senna: Limited Collector’s Edition With 1:12 F1 Lotus Model priced at approx. £265 and the Senna:...

Looney Tunes get Digibook & Platinum edition

It was announced by Warner Bros. Senior VP George Feltenstein at Comic Con on the 21st July, that the studio will release the Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume One on Blu-ray this November 15th. The release will bring 50 classic Looney Tunes cartoons to BD high definition for the first time and will...