| (Unranked) | 'Kiss of the Damned' Blu-ray Announced (High-Def Digest, 4/16/2013 4:00pm) |
| The sensual horror flick will unleash its bloodlust on Blu-ray in July. In an early announcement to retailers, Magnolia is preparing 'Kiss of the Damned' for Blu-ray on July 23. Beautiful vampire [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Amazon to Offer Exclusive 'Kiss of the Spider Woman' Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 6/27/2008 4:00pm) |
| In an industry first, the acclaimed 1985 drama 'Kiss of the Spider Woman' is set to make its Blu-ray debut this July exclusively through Amazon.com. Long out of print on VHS, the Oscar-nominated William... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Specs for First Warner BD Titles (HDBlog.net, 7/18/2006 1:30pm) |
| Warner Brothers has released some additional information about their upcoming BD releases due August 1st. You’ll remember (or not) that these titles are Good Night and Good Luck, Training Day, Rumor Has It…, and Kiss Kiss Bang Bang. These titles will all feature the same bonus materials as their HD DVD [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| MPI Says 'Tell No One' on Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 12/15/2008 9:00pm) |
| In an early announcement to retailers, MPI Home Video has announced plans to bring the French import 'Tell No One' to Blu-ray this March. The 2006 French thriller, which stars Francois Cluzet and (in an... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Warner Home Video Debuts Three New HD DVD Format Titles (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 6/09/2006 8:46pm) |
| BURBANK, Calif.----June 9, 2006--Warner Home Video has announced the June 20 HD DVD debuts of "Syriana" and "Kiss Kiss Bang Bang." "Syriana" will be released day-and-date with its Standard Definition version and will sell for $34.99. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Pierre Etaix' Announced for Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 1/21/2013 9:00pm) |
| A boxed set of eight films from the French auteur is planned for Blu-ray in April. In an early announcement to retailers, Criterion is preparing 'Pierre Etaix' for Blu-ray on April 23. A French [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | French Court Says Prisoner Can't Have a PS3, but Could Use Xbox 360 (Kotaku, 4/09/2013 2:00pm) |
| The latest Xbox 360 exclusive? French prisons. An inmate recently lost his appeal to have his PlayStation 3, and the privilege of playing it, restored to him, and it seems the PS3's on-board [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Arianespace Scores Dual Mission Success (Bernama, 10/14/2005 12:57pm) |
| KOUROU (FRENCH GUIANA), Oct 14 (Bernama) -- Arianespace, launcher of Malaysia's Measat-1 and Measat-2 successfully placed two satellites into geostationary transfer orbit, the Syracuse 3A communications satellite for the French Ministry of Defense and the Galaxy 15 high-definition TV satellite for the private American satellite-communication (Satcom) operator PanAmSat on Oct 13-14. ... (Read Full Article) |
| French plan high-definition for digital terrestrial television (Interactive TV, 5/21/2007 1:42am) |
| The French are planning to provide high-definition channels on digital terrestrial television from as early as 2008. They have concluded that it will... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray Review: Master and Commander (TVPredictions, 5/05/2008 11:25pm) |
| THE MOVIE: 4 1/2 stars out of 5Set in 1805, Master and Commander stars Russell Crowe as Captain Jack Aubrey, the commander of a warship in the British Royal Navy on the hunt for a French war ship that poses a threat to the Royal Navy. However, the French ship sneaks up on the British ship in a fog bank and causes extensive damage to the ship. The Brits are able to escape and retool and Captain Luc ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Fear and Desire (Blu-ray Review) (Home Media Magazine, 10/19/2012 6:49pm) |
Street 10/23/12
Kino Lorber
Drama
$29.95 DVD, $34.95 Blu-ray
Not rated.
Stars Frank Silvera, Kenneth Harp, Paul Mazursky, Virginia Leith.
Although his only slightly more expensive Killer’s Kiss [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Man makes weddings into movies (Poughkeepsie Journal, 10/18/2005 7:09am) |
| Saying "I do," the first kiss, the playful cake fight and Grandma dancing "The Electric Slide" are all wedding memories people hold dear. So videographer Jesse Menard started a business called Joyful Moments that would help them remember. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Amazon Reschedules 'Spider Woman' Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 7/22/2008 4:00pm) |
| In a last-minute announcement, Amazon has bumped next week's exclusive Blu-ray release of 'Kiss of the Spider Woman' by three weeks. Originally announced for a July 22 Blu-ray bow (day-and-date with a... ... (Read Full Article) |
| $12.99 Fox Blu-ray Movies At Costco (Format War Central, 9/22/2008 9:53pm) |
| We stopped by Costco and were excited to see some Fox Blu-ray movies on sale for $12.99. These are the best prices on Fox catalog titles we have seen since the “Buy One Get One Free” deals during the hay day of the Format War.
The titles included are:
Predator, Cammando, Kiss of the Dragon, Entrapment, Men [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| Shuttle Readies Stunning Media Centre (BIOS, 10/17/2005 10:39am) |
| Kiss your tape, CD, DVD, and even your receiver components goodbye. Shuttle's new media centre has a built-in TV-tuner, FM tuner, DVD drive, and 8-in-1 card reader to make enjoying media easier. Shuttle has today expanded its XPC product range with a new system ... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Jubal (Blu-ray Review) (Home Media Magazine, 5/31/2013 7:49am) |
Criterion
Western
$19.95 DVD
$29.95 Blu-ray
Not rated.
Stars Glenn Ford, Ernest Borgnine, Rod Taylor, Valerie French.
Even on a handsome spread, it can be lonely for a straying wife way out there on the [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'The Other Son' Dated for Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 1/02/2013 7:00pm) |
| The 2012 French drama from director Lorraine Levy is headed for Blu-ray in March. In an early announcement to retailers, Entertainment One is working on 'The Other Son' for Blu-ray on March 19. [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Purple Noon (Blu-ray Review) (Home Media Magazine, 12/14/2012 3:41am) |
Criterion
Drama
$29.95 DVD, $39.95 Blu-ray
Not rated.
In French with English subtitles.
Stars Alain Delon, Maurice Ronet.
Every time a copy of it shows up in a fresh rendering, I like to check out Rene [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Babette's Feast (Blu-ray Review) (Home Media Magazine, 7/28/2013 6:26pm) |
Criterion
Drama
$29.95 DVD, $39.95 Blu-ray
Not rated.
In Swedish, Danish and French with English subtitles.
Stars Stephane Audran, Bodil Kjer, Birgitte Federspiel, Jarl Kulle.
Way up on my lifetime list [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'A Man Escaped' on Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 12/26/2012 5:00pm) |
| The 1956 French prison break thriller comes to Blu-ray at the end of March. In an early announcement to retailers, Criterion will release 'A Man Escaped' on Blu-ray on March 26. With the simplest of [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'The Other Son' Blu-ray Detailed (High-Def Digest, 3/01/2013 5:00pm) |
| The 2012 French drama from director Lorraine Levy headed for Blu-ray in March has now been detailed. As previously reported, Entertainment One is working on 'The Other Son' for Blu-ray on March 19. [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Eutelsat provides Europe's first ultra HD channel (Broadcast Engineering, 1/11/2013 3:25pm) |
| Satellite capacity provider Eutelsat has started Europe’s first continuous transmissions of content filmed in the 4K HD format in partnership with French video compression specialist ATEME.
(Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'A Cat in Paris' Blu-ray Announced (High-Def Digest, 8/17/2012 2:05am) |
| The acclaimed French animated film is getting the Blu-ray treatment in October. In an early announcement to retailers, New Video Group is preparing 'A Cat in Paris' for Blu-ray on October 9. The [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'The Painting' Blu-ray Announced (High-Def Digest, 6/04/2013 4:00pm) |
| The acclaimed French animated film will arrive on Blu-ray in August. In an early announcement to retailers, New Video Group has revealed 'The Painting' will be available on Blu-ray on August 27. In [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'The Big Picture' Blu-ray Announced and Detailed (High-Def Digest, 2/13/2013 7:00pm) |
| The French thriller from director Eric Lartigau is bound for Blu-ray in March. In an early announcement to retailers, MPI is working on 'The Big Picture' for Blu-ray on March 19. Paul Exben (Romain [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Les maudits' Blu-ray Announced (High-Def Digest, 6/03/2013 4:00pm) |
| René Clément's 1947 French submarine drama is setting its course for Blu-ray in August. In an early announcement to retailers, Cohen Film Collection is preparing 'Les maudits' for Blu-ray on August [...] (Read Full Article) |
| PanAmSat Launches A New Satellite To Provide High Power Cable Television Distribution (SpaceDaily, 10/17/2005 7:26am) |
| Kourou, French Guiana (SPX) Oct 17, 2005 PanAmSat has announced that its new Galaxy 15 satellite successfully rocketed into space at 7:30 p.m. ET. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'I Married a Witch' Blu-ray Dated and Detailed (High-Def Digest, 7/23/2013 4:00pm) |
| The 1942 classic from innovative French director René Clair will cast a spell on Blu-ray in October. In an early announcement to retailers, the Criterion Collection will release 'I Married a Witch' [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Chronicle of a Summer' Announced and Detailed for Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 11/20/2012 9:00pm) |
| The 1961 French film from anthropologist Jean Rouch and sociologist Edgar Morin heads to Blu-ray in February. In an early announcement to retailers, Criterion will be bringing 'Chronicle of a Summer' [...] (Read Full Article) |
| French legislation set to drive HDTV adoption (EETimes, 2/22/2007 4:55pm) |
| A law in France - the so-called "TV of the Future" law - is likely to promote the adoption of high definition television on the digital terrestrial television broadcasts, according to market research company Strategy Analytics. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'The Earrings of Madame de...' Announced and Detailed for Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 5/20/2013 9:00pm) |
| Max Ophuls' 1953 French romance heads to Blu-ray in August. In an early announcement to retailers, Criterion will be bringing 'The Earrings of Madame de...' to Blu-ray on August 6. The most cherished [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Purple Noon' Dated and Detailed for Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 9/19/2012 4:00pm) |
| The 1960 French crime thriller will assume Blu-ray's identity this December. In an early announcement to retailers, Criterion will release 'Purple Noon' on Blu-ray on December 4. This ripe, colorful [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'That Obscure Object of Desire' Announced for Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 11/07/2012 7:00pm) |
| The 1977 French Oscar-nomined film from director Luis Buñuel will seduce Blu-ray this January. In an early announcement to retailers, Lionsgate says 'That Obscure Object of Desire' is coming to [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Sony Announces 'The Class' for Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 5/22/2009 9:40pm) |
| The 2008 Cannes Film Festival winner will hit Blu-ray this summer. Releasing August 11, Sony will be bring the French film 'The Class' ('Entres les murs') to Blu-ray. There's no word on tech specs or extras... ... (Read Full Article) |
| French Distributor BAC Films Joins the Blu-ray Trend (Format War Central, 2/04/2008 11:28pm) |
| It seems that there is a wave of European distributors starting to release Blu-ray titles.
We see that BAC Films in France is joining the Blu-ray team with the release of Caramel on the Blu-ray Disc format.
The disc will be released on March 13. There does not appear to be an HD DVD planned at this [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'La Cage aux Folles' and 'The Spy Who Came in from the Cold' Announced and Detailed for Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 6/19/2013 10:00pm) |
| Films from Edouard Molinaro and Martin Ritt will join Criterion's Blu-ray collection in early September. In an early announcement to retailers, Criterion has revealed the 1965 French comedy 'La Cage [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Skyrim PS3 DLC dated for Europe (Joystiq, 2/04/2013 4:00pm) |
| Ye European knight of Skyrim, your wait is almost over - as long as you're not French, Italian, German, or Spanish. Yes, the PS3's three (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Live from the Engadget CES Stage: Sculpteo CEO Clément Moreau (Engadget, 1/09/2014 11:30pm) |
| It's set up in among a slew of hardware devices in CES' 3D printing area, but Sculpteo takes a different approach to the space, with made-to-order, cloud-based printing. This year, the French company revealed a batch-printing service, so you can [...] (Read Full Article) |
| France Telecom Plans FTTH (Light Reading, 1/17/2006 2:44pm) |
| Only days after two separate fiber network announcements were made by French politicians, France Telecom SA (NYSE: FTE - message board ) has announced a fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) pilot that will go live within the next few months. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Check Out These Crazy 8-Billion Pixel Works Of 3D Street Art (Gizmodo, 7/19/2013 4:10pm) |
| Renault! They're all about art, you know. It's a French thing. And Renault recently netted themselves a Guinness World Record for the largest 3D street art display. It's incredible. (Read Full Article) |
 | PanAmSat buys European coverage satellite and orbits (Mass High Tech, 7/22/2005 2:46pm) |
| PanAmSat has signed an agreement with French communications company Alcatel for the acquisition of multiple European orbital slots as well as a powerful satellite with coverage over Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia. ... (Read Full Article) |
| SPACEMART PanAmSat Acquires Europe*Star, Expands Global Coverage To Europe (SpaceDaily, 7/20/2005 4:29am) |
| PanAmSat announced Tuesday that it had signed an agreement with Alcatel, the French-based communications leader, for the acquisition of multiple European orbital slots as well as a powerful satellite with a footprint over Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia. ... (Read Full Article) |
| PanAmSat Expands Its Global Coverage to Europe Through Acquisition of Europe*Star (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 7/19/2005 12:00pm) |
| PanAmSat announced today that it had signed an agreement with Alcatel, the French-based communications leader, for the acquisition of multiple European orbital slots as well as a powerful satellite with a footprint over Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Rumours abound about Samsung launching BD-P2500 Blu-ray player in September (Tech Digest, 6/09/2008 4:25pm) |
| A rumour has turned up on a French message board, speculating the launch of Samsung's BD-P2500 Blu-ray player, with September being the pointed-at month. It will reportedly be BD-Live capable, with an HQV video processor that will enable DVD upscaling, and has support for both Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio. Little else is known about the... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World on Blu-ray Disc (Big Picture Big Sound, 6/15/2008 11:43pm) |
| Russell Crowe stars as Captain Jack Aubrey, a commander in her majesty's navy in the eigthteenth century, on a quest to capture or destroy a dangerous French privateer vessel. He may be out-classed and out-gunned, but his resolve and instinct are strong. Will it be enough? The film is now available on Blu-ray Disc with an excellent audio and video transfer but an appalling dearth of extras. ... (Read Full Article) |
| PanAmSat buys Europe*Star (Spaceflight Now, 7/24/2005 12:38am) |
| PanAmSat announced that it had signed an agreement with Alcatel, the French-based communications leader, for the acquisition of multiple European orbital slots as well as a powerful satellite with a footprint over Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia. As a result of this transaction, PanAmSat will substantially strengthen its presence in the European and Middle Eastern marketplaces as well as ... (Read Full Article) |
 | PanAmSat Expands Its Global Coverage to Europe Through Acquisition of Europe*Star (SpaceRef, 7/19/2005 11:25pm) |
| WILTON, CT, July 19, 2005 -- PanAmSat (NYSE:PA) announced today that it had signed an agreement with Alcatel, the French-based communications leader, for the acquisition of multiple European orbital slots as well as a powerful satellite with a footprint over Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia. As a result of this transaction, PanAmSat will substantially strengthen its presence in the ... (Read Full Article) |
| #Broadcom Shows HDTV Over DSL (socalTech.com, 6/14/2005 1:53pm) |
| Irvine-based Broadcom said yesterday that it has demonstrated the first live HDTV over DSL broadcast. The company's IPTV set top box showed a live HDTV broadcast of the French Open Tennis Tournament the beginning of this month, in a demonstration showing the ability to broadcast high resolution HDTV broadcast and on-demand over existing DSL networks. The IPTV set top box uses the new MPEG-4 Part ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Ethan: Meteor Hunter follows the trail to PS3 this summer (Joystiq, 7/01/2013 7:15pm) |
French indie outfit Seaven Studio is working on Ethan: Meteor Hunter, coming to PS3 this summer.
In this puzzle-platformer, titular star Ethan is hunting down [...] (Read Full Article) |
| OpenTV Chosen by TPS to Provide Latest Generation Middleware to Support High Definition TV Rollout (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 9/08/2005 1:00pm) |
| OpenTV Corp. , a leading provider of enabling technology for advanced digital television services, announced today that TPS, a leading French digital television company, has selected OpenTV as a key technology partner for the development and deployment of its advanced set-top box platform on which TPS will launch its high definition television /MPEG4 satellite services. ... (Read Full Article) |
| European platform for large communications satellites enters full development phase (SpaceRef, 6/20/2005 4:22pm) |
| Paris, Le Bourget, 16 June 2005 — EADS Astrium and Alcatel Space, a subsidiary of Alcatel (Paris: CGEP.PA and NYSE: ALA) enter the full development of Alphabus, the new European platform for next generation communications satellites, following the signature of a contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) and the French space agency CNES. Under this contract, the agencies will support the ... (Read Full Article) |
