posted February 03, 2010 06:31 AM               

From Universal Studios Home Entertainment:
Apollo 13 15th Anniversary Edition

Available for the First Time On Blu-ray Hi-Def from Universal Studios Home Entertainment

To commemorate the 40th Anniversary of the historic space mission and the 15th Anniversary of the Academy Award-winning film, Apollo 13 is now available to own on Blu-ray Hi-Def for the first time on April 13, 2010, from Universal Studios Home Entertainment.

From Academy Award-winning director Ron Howard (The Da Vinci Code, A Beautiful Mind) and based on the dramatic events surrounding the real-life Apollo mission, this breathtaking story of survival, determination and hope stars Academy Award-winner Tom Hanks (Angels & Demons, Forrest Gump), Bill Paxton ("Big Love," U-571), Kevin Bacon (Frost/Nixon, Mystic River), Gary Sinise ("CSI: NY," The Green Mile) and Ed Harris (Appaloosa, Gone Baby Gone).

Bonus Features Exclusive TO Blu-ray Hi-Def: Unleash the power of your HDTV with perfect picture and purest digital sound.

• U-CONTROL: Universal's exclusive signature feature puts the viewer just one click away from going deeper into the making of the film without ever leaving the movie.
  • THE APOLLO ERA: Learn about the other big events from the year of this historic mission -- without stopping the movie.
    
  • TECH-SPLANATIONS: Enjoy entertaining explanations of the science and technology of the Apollo 13 missions.

Additional Bonus Features Include:

• Feature commentary: Feature commentary with director Ron Howard, Apollo 13 commander Jim Lovell and his wife Marilyn.
  
• LUCKY 13: The Astronaut's Story: A "Dateline" television piece recounting the events of the mission.
  
• Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13: The making of the film including behind-the-scenes footage and interviews.
  
• Conquering Space: The Moon And Beyond: A recap of the last 45 years in space.

SYNOPSIS: Less than a year after the world marveled at man's first moon walk – and only three years after the deadly Apollo 1 fire – the American public thought of the April 1970 Apollo 13 moon mission as just another "routine" space flight. But soon, four words from Spacecraft Commander Jim Lovell would change all that: "Houston, we have a problem." Stranded 205,000 miles from home in a crippled spacecraft, Lovell, and two other astronauts, Jack Swigert and Fred Haise, fought a desperate battle to survive while Mission Control's heroic ground crew raced against time – and long odds – to bring them home. Academy Award®-winner Ron Howard directs Tom Hanks, Kevin Bacon, Bill Paxton, Gary Sinise, Ed Harris and Kathleen Quinlan in a riveting account of this breathtaking real-life adventure.

• Street Date: April 13, 2010
  
• Running Time: 2 Hours, 20 Minutes
  
• Layers: BD-50
  
• Picture Format: Widescreen; Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
  
• Languages/Subtitles: English SDH, French-Canadian, Castilian-Spanish, L.A. Spanish, Swedish, Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, Portuguese, Italian, Bulgarian, Czech, Greek, Hungarian, Icelandic, Romanian, Slovenian
  
• Sound: English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, French-European DTS Surround 5.1, Castilian-Spanish DTS Surround 5.1, L.A.-Spanish DTS Surround 5.1, Italian DTS Surround 5.1, Czech DTS Surround 5.1, Hungarian DTS Surround 5.1

posted February 03, 2010 04:48 PM               

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Originally posted by andrewcli:
I guess it time for me to get a Blu-ray player and a 1080p TV.

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