Yesterday it was announced that The Lord of the Rings trilogy would be making it’s was onto Blu-ray next April, and now a trailer for the release has been revealed. All the trailers for the trilogy were epic, and even though the films have been out for nearly a decade they still give me ‘movie chills’. This one is no exception.

There’s still a few months to go but you can now pre-order the Blu-ray trilogy on Amazon.

We heard last month that some sort of Lord of the Rings/The Hobbit announcement would be made, and now we know what it is.

The Lord of the Rings trilogy will finally be released on Blu-ray next April. According to Video Business the nine-disc set will contain the original theatrical versions of the three films along with more than seven hours of special features. The supplemental package will contain mostly special features that were on the various DVD versions of the movies, including featurettes that were originally on LordoftheRings.net. However, the Blu-ray versions will offer high-def trailers.

The extended editions will be released at a later date, presumably when The Hobbit is released in 2011.

Click here to pre-order your copy at Amazon!

Today (December 12th) at 12 noon PST/3PM EST/8PM GMT Daniel Radcliffe and Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince director David Yates will be taking part in a live community screening event. During this event people from all over the world will watch the film at the same time with Radcliffe and Yates adding their thoughts, and they will also be answering questions from fans.

In order to participate in this event, you must have the following:

1. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince on Blu-ray Disc
2. A Blu-ray Player that supports BD-Live
3. Your Blu-ray Player must be connected to the Internet
4. A computer connected to the Internet (to ask questions)

You will also need to register a BD-Live account with Warner Bros.

Here’s another reminder of the times: 12 noon PST/3PM EST/8PM GMT

Filmonic will be live blogging this event, so if you plan on attending the live screening you can visit this page to comment and share your thoughts with other fans. If you do not own Half-Blood Prince on Blu-ray then you can watch it all go down below:

Last week Peter Jackson was asked about the status of The Hobbit and he said that filming would now take place is the summer, which is a few months after the original March shooting date. This prompted questions as to whether the films would be pushed back a year to 2012, however Jackson cleared things up when speaking to Collider recently:

Nothing has changed as far as I am concerned. Somebody wrote something on the internet and a lot of nonsense happened. You don’t want to believe everything you read on the internet. We were due to deliver the scripts and be shooting sometime around April and now I think I said in an interview we were shooting in June. And somehow people are now saying the film is delayed. As far as I am aware, they are not delayed at all. I am not even sure when we are going to start shooting…we are delivering the scripts just after Christmas they’ll be finished and we’ll be shooting as soon as we possibly can. But you need a certain amount of time to finish the pre-production.

He also commented on the Lord of the Rings Blu-ray release which was originally set for this month:

Well, it keeps changing. I am not the best person to ask about that believe it or not as I am not in charge of the Blu-ray, Warner Home Video is. I believe it is scheduled for sometime next year. They keep changing the date…I don’t know why. I’ve seen the Blu-ray as they sent it to me to approve and I looked at the film and it looks fantastic on Blu-ray but I don’t know the date.

He also says that it will most likely only be the theatrical versions released on Blu-ray first, and one can assume the extended editions will be released around the time The Hobbit is released. Typical studio tactics to make us buy the films on Blu-ray twice!

Black Friday is finally here and today there are cool deals on movies such as Iron Man, The Dark Knight, X-Men, Transformers, Harry Potter, Twilight and Star Trek.

Below is a round-up of deals that have been on throughout the week:

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Blu-Ray/DVD/Digital Copy Combo $15.99
Harry Potter Years 1-5 Box Set [Blu-ray] $54.99
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire [Blu-ray] $14.99
Batman Begins [Blu-ray] $11.49
Quantum of Solace $8.99
Quantum of Solace [Blu-ray] $9.99
Slumdog Millionaire $7.99
Valkyrie (Single-Disc Edition) $9.99
The Fountain [Blu-ray] $9.99
The Terminator [Blu-ray] $7.49
Valkyrie (Single-Disc Edition) $9.99
Taken (Single-Disc Extended Edition) $9.99
Taken [Blu-ray] $14.99
V for Vendetta [Blu-ray] $9.99

Braveheart [Blu-ray] $10
Gladiator [Blu-ray] $10
Star Trek (Single-Disc Edition) $9

And here are the ‘lightning deals’ which are only active during specific time periods:

Friday, 12am – 4am PST

Monsters vs. Aliens [Blu-ray] $9.99
Monsters vs. Aliens $6.99

Friday, 4am – 8am PST

Transformers $5.99 (Starts at 4:10am)
Twilight (Two-Disc Special Edition) $8.99
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix [Blu-ray] $9.99
James Bond 10-Pack [Blu-ray] $59.99 (Starts at 4:45am)

Friday, 8am – 12pm PST

The Dark Knight (Single-Disc Edition) $3.99
The Dark Knight (+ BD Live) [Blu-ray] $9.99

12pm – 1pm PST

X-Men Trilogy (X-Men / X2: X-Men United / X-Men: The Last Stand) [Blu-ray] $29.99

12pm – 4pm PST

Iron Man (Single-Disc Edition) $5.00
Mad Men – Season One [Blu-ray] $14.99
Mad Men – Season One $12.99

Two days remain on the Black Friday sale week and today Amazon have deals on DVDs for Transformers 2, Casino Royale, and Underworld. Below is a round-up of deals that will last all week:

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Blu-Ray/DVD/Digital Copy Combo $15.99
Harry Potter Years 1-5 Box Set [Blu-ray] $54.99
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire [Blu-ray] $14.99
Batman Begins [Blu-ray] $11.49
Quantum of Solace $8.99
Quantum of Solace [Blu-ray] $9.99
Slumdog Millionaire $7.99
Valkyrie (Single-Disc Edition) $9.99
The Fountain [Blu-ray] $9.99
The Terminator [Blu-ray] $7.49
Valkyrie (Single-Disc Edition) $9.99
Taken (Single-Disc Extended Edition) $9.99
Taken [Blu-ray] $14.99
V for Vendetta [Blu-ray] $9.99

Braveheart [Blu-ray] $10
Gladiator [Blu-ray] $10

Amazon are conducting ‘lightning deals’ which means you can get DVDs cheap during a specific time period for today only.

4am – 8am PST

Underworld (Special Edition) $2.00
Underworld – Evolution (Special Edition) $2.00
Paul Blart: Mall Cop $5.00

8am – 12pm PST

Casino Royale (2-Disc Edition) $2.00
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (Single-Disc Edition) $8.99
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (Two-Disc Special Edition) [Blu-ray] $12.99
24: Seasons 1-7 $79.99

10am – 2pm PST

The Dark Knight: Limited Edition with Batpod (+Digital Copy and BD Live) [Blu-ray] $32.49

12pm – 4pm PST

Coraline (Single-Disc Edition w/ 3D) $4.99
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (Single-Disc Edition) $5.00
Watchmen (Director’s Cut + BD-Live) [Blu-ray] $9.99
Cars Gift Set (Combo Pack with DVD) [Blu-ray] $12.99

4pm – 8pm PST

Kung Fu Panda (Widescreen Edition) $5.00
Madagascar – Escape 2 Africa $5.00
Seven Pounds $5.00
Surf’s Up (Widescreen Special Edition) $5.00

8pm – 12pm PST

The Office – Season One $9.99
Superman – The Movie [Blu-ray] $6.99
Mary Poppins (45th Anniversary Special Edition) $9.99

We’re half way through Black Friday week and today Amazon have deals on DVDs for Watchmen, The Mummy, and Hellboy. Below is a round-up of deals that will last all week:

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Blu-Ray/DVD/Digital Copy Combo $15.99
Harry Potter Years 1-5 Box Set [Blu-ray] $54.99
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire [Blu-ray] $14.99
Batman Begins [Blu-ray] $11.49
Quantum of Solace $8.99
Quantum of Solace [Blu-ray] $9.99
Slumdog Millionaire $7.99
Valkyrie (Single-Disc Edition) $9.99
The Fountain [Blu-ray] $9.99
The Terminator [Blu-ray] $7.49
Valkyrie (Single-Disc Edition) $9.99
Taken (Single-Disc Extended Edition) $9.99
Taken [Blu-ray] $14.99
V for Vendetta [Blu-ray] $9.99

Amazon are conducting ‘lightning deals’ which means you can get DVDs cheap during a specific time period for today only.

4am – 8am PST

Hellboy II: The Golden Army $2.00
The Mummy $3.99

8am – 12pm PST

Forgetting Sarah Marshall (Unrated Edition) $3.99
Fast & Furious (2-Disc Special Edition) [Blu-ray] $9.99
Fast & Furious $7.99

10am – 2pm PST

Watchmen (Director’s Cut) (Amazon Exclusive Nite Owl Ship + Digital Copy and BD-Live) [Blu-ray] $49.99

12pm – 4pm PST

The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor $2.00
Horton Hears a Who (Widescreen and Full-Screen Single-Disc Edition) $5.00

4pm – 8pm PST

Appaloosa $3.99
Zack and Miri Make a Porno (2-Disc Edition) $3.99

8pm – 12pm PST

Traitor $3.99
I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry (Widescreen Edition) $3.99
Nim’s Island (Widescreen Edition) $5.00

Another day, another set of cheap movies! Throughout this week there will be cool deals on DVDs and Blu-rays on the net due to Black Friday approaching in the US. Below is a round-up of deals that will last all week:

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Blu-Ray/DVD/Digital Copy Combo $15.99
Harry Potter Years 1-5 Box Set [Blu-ray] $54.99
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire [Blu-ray] $14.99
Batman Begins [Blu-ray] $11.49
Quantum of Solace $8.99
Quantum of Solace [Blu-ray] $9.99
Slumdog Millionaire $7.99
Valkyrie (Single-Disc Edition) $9.99
The Fountain [Blu-ray] $9.99
The Terminator [Blu-ray] $7.49
Valkyrie (Single-Disc Edition) $9.99
Taken (Single-Disc Extended Edition) $9.99
Taken [Blu-ray] $14.99
V for Vendetta [Blu-ray] $9.99

Amazon are conducting ‘lightning deals’ which means you can get DVDs cheap during a specific time period for today only.

8am – 12pm PST

I Am Legend $2.99
Elf $3.99
Wall-E $4.99

4pm – 8pm PST

Smallville – The Complete First Season $9.99
Smallville – The Complete Second Season $9.99
Click here for all the other seasons $9.99

8pm – 12pm PST

X-Men 1.5 $5.00
X2 – X-Men United $5.00
X-Men: The Last Stand $5.00

Throughout this week there will be cool deals on DVDs and Blu-rays on the net due to Black Friday approaching in the US. Below is a round-up of today’s deals, and most of them only last until the end of the day so make sure you get in quick:

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Blu-Ray/DVD/Digital Copy Combo $15.99
Harry Potter Years 1-5 Box Set [Blu-ray] $54.99
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire [Blu-ray] $14.99
Batman Begins [Blu-ray] $11.49
Quantum of Solace $8.99
Quantum of Solace [Blu-ray] $9.99
Slumdog Millionaire $7.99
Valkyrie (Single-Disc Edition) $9.99
The Fountain [Blu-ray] $9.99
The Terminator [Blu-ray] $7.49
Valkyrie (Single-Disc Edition) $9.99
Taken (Single-Disc Extended Edition) $9.99
Taken [Blu-ray] $14.99
V for Vendetta [Blu-ray] $9.99

Amazon are also conducting ‘lightning deals’ which means you can get DVDs cheap during a specific time period.

11pm- 3am EST, 8pm – 12am PST

X-Men Origins: Wolverine (Two-Disc Edition + Digital Copy) [Blu-ray]
$9.99
X-Men Origins: Wolverine (Single-Disc Edition) $8.99

Check back tomorrow for a round-up of Tuesday deals.

With every Harry Potter movie Warner Bros. make there is an ever-growing pile of footage piling up on the cutting room floor, so after 9 years of accumulation they’ve decided to add it all onto the end of the previously released movies, and sell it.

The first two of these Ultimate Editions are obviously Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, which will be released next month alongside the release of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. They are now available to pre-order from Amazon:

Sorcerer’s Stone: DVD | Blu-ray

Chamber of Secrets: DVD | Blu-ray

Along with new scenes the Ultimate Editions will also show never before seen footage from behind the scenes, and the videos below show how Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint got their lead roles in the biggest movie franchise of all time.

I’m actually the same age as these guys, so it’s been cool to see them grow up with me (or me with them). Anyway, here’s a trailer for the whole Ultimate Edition series:

While I’m please Warner Bros. have done this, I’m a bit confused as to what to do with the Half-Blood Prince DVD. Do I buy it next month, or so I wait months, possible another year, for the Ultimate Edition? Warner Bros. aren’t getting twice the money from me!

In related Harry Potter news, Deathly Hallows Part I will be released in exactly 1 year.