Awesome Blu-ray

Available 12/22/09, Family Guy: Something, Something, Something, Darkside is Seth MacFarlane’s latest faithful Star Wars retelling, this time parodying The Empire Strikes Back.

Now available on Blu-ray: the Hannibal Anthology includes all three Lecter films, most notably 1986’s Manhunter: it stars Brian Cox as the original Hannibal instead of Anthony Hopkins.

A favorite with zombies, slackers and cricket players, Shaun of the Dead goes Blu-ray; it includes deleted scenes, fictional TV footage, outtakes and Zomb-o-Meter, a pop-up trivia track.

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen isn’t Oscar material, but its over-the-top special effects make it “Prime” for home theaters; it’s available 10/20/09 in a two-disc Blu-ray or DVD set.

A big name for a big product: Sony’s BDP-CX7000ES is a giant Blu-ray changer, with a capacity of 400 Blu-ray discs, DVDs and CDs; it also supports upscaling and Dolby/DTS.

Available 9/22, Star Trek: TNG Movie Collection is a five-disc set with Picard and crew (Generations, First Contact, Insurrection and Nemesis) plus a fifth bonus disc; Blu-ray or DVD.

Magic and martial arts cult classic Big Trouble in Little China comes to Blu-ray 8/4/09; Kurt Russell gets the HD 1080p treatment, 5.1 DTS HD sound, plus both extended and theatrical cuts.

We’re feeling like lucky punks with the Dirty Harry Ultimate Collector’s Edition; you’ll get Dirty Harry, Magnum Force, The Enforcer, Sudden Impact and The Dead Pool on Blu-ray.

For All Mankind, Al Reinert’s 1989 documentary on the Apollo moon landings, comes to Blu-ray 7/14; it’s an HD digital transfer with DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, NASA liftoff footage.

Toaster lovers and Capricans alike should set their calendars for 7/28: Battlestar Galactica: The Complete Series comes out on Blu-ray in a 20-disc set with Cylon figure.

Ridley Scott’s epic Gladiator finally goes Blu-ray 9/1/09; you’ll get a two-disc set with the original theatrical and extended versions in 1080p HD and 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio.

25 years after the seminal slime-fightin’ flick debuted in movie theaters; Ghostbusters Blu-ray is a high-def, 1080p upgrade that comes out June 16th with Dolby TrueHD 5.1 sound.

Coming to Amazon 7/21, Watchmen will be getting a special Nite Owl Blu-ray Edition; it’s a 3-disc set in a case shaped like Nite Owl’s ship (with working lights) on a pedestal.

Wolverine’s just around the corner, so bone-up on your mutant mythology with the X-Men Trilogy three-disc Blu-ray set; the trilogy is on the first two discs and a digital copy on the last.

Fans of the first Matrix, it’s time to choose: The Matrix 10th Anniversary includes the movie on Blu-ray, a 37 page book, and numerous commentaries, featurettes and trailers.

Hot on the heels of yesterday’s Goldfinger re-release, Quantum of Solace is now available on Blu-ray (and DVD); you’ll get full 1080p video and DTS-HD 5.1 Master Audio.

Classic 1964 Bond movie Goldfinger is coming to Blu-ray tomorrow; you’ll get a widescreen edition with director commentary, DTS-HD audio and the best bond chick ever: Pussy Galore.

Empty out your bank account like it’s Judgment Day: the Terminator 2 Complete Collector’s Set (available 5/19) nets you six discs including Blu-ray and a 14″ T-800 Endoskull bust.

On Blu-ray 5/12, Star Trek: The Original Motion Picture Collection includes the six films from The Original Series, as well as a roundtable chat with Shatner, Nimoy, Stewart and Frakes.

Available March 24th, Tales of the Black Freighter (DVD, BD) is an animated retelling of a fictional comic book within the Watchmen; for some, it’s arguably the best part of the graphic novel.

Samsung has unleashed an onslaught of new Blu-ray gadgets decked out in cardinal, including the sexy slim BD-P4600 player, the BD8200 soundbar and the BD7200 2.1 home theater.

Firefly fans may be far and few, but we’re a rabid, Pax-immune bunch: Serenity is coming to Blu-ray, and it’s filled with goodies including 5.1 lossless audio, extra scenes and commentary.

Our favorite trash compacting robot is returning home: yup, Wall-E is coming in both Blu-ray and DVD flavors on November 18th; each will include the all-new BURN-E short film.