{"id":167,"date":"2010-01-12T18:07:28","date_gmt":"2010-01-13T00:07:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cis-nc.com\/wordpress\/?p=167"},"modified":"2010-02-04T14:37:28","modified_gmt":"2010-02-04T20:37:28","slug":"simpsons%e2%80%99-20th-season-marks-blu-ray-releases-for-january-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cis-nc.com\/wordpress\/cisncuser\/blu-ray\/simpsons%e2%80%99-20th-season-marks-blu-ray-releases-for-january-12\/","title":{"rendered":"Simpsons\u2019 20th Season Marks Blu-ray Releases for January 12"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"bluray_simpsons20th_300\"The Complete 20th Season of The Simpsons heads this week’s roundup of Blu-ray release titles.<\/span><\/p>\n

How long have The Simpsons been around on TV? Well before DVD came about, and way before high-definition and Blu-ray hit our flat panels.<\/p>\n

But the long-running animated hit did make the switch to high-definition during last season, its 20th, and we\u2019re now reaping the rewards thanks to the easy transition to Blu-ray disc as The Simpsons Complete 20th Season arrives this week (and you can grab it on Amazon for only $36.99).<\/p>\n

The specs on Blu-ray.com list the aspect ratio as the traditional boxy 1.33:1 of standard-def TV, but we\u2019re guessing that is only meant for the contents of Disc 1, as the episodes beginning on Disc 2 of the set seem to coincide with when the show moved to 16:9 widescreen HDTV format. The audio features DTS-HD Master Audio lossless resolution that we\u2019ve come to enjoy as one of the two main Blu-ray formats (along with Dolby TrueHD).<\/p>\n

For action fans, you can catch The Governator on Blu-ray this week in Last Action Hero, get Sly by viewing Cliffhanger, or grab a re-release of The Matrix. Those mountain shots in Cliffhanger are sure to look extra crisp and cold in high-def.<\/p>\n

If it\u2019s more of the classics you\u2019re looking for, the Criterion Collection is at it again with what should be another stunning Blu-ray release, this time in gorgeous black and white as Federico Fellini\u2019s masterpiece 8 1\/2 comes to Blu-ray.<\/p>\n

Here are all of this week\u2019s Blu-ray releases, courtesy of Blu-ray.com:
\n2 Dudes and a Dream
\n8 1\/2
\nThe Brothers Bloom
\nThe Burning Plain
\nCliffhanger
\nLa Cucina
\nFame
\nHalloween II (2009 version)
\nThe Hurt Locker
\nI Can Do Bad All By Myself
\nIn the Loop
\nLast Action Hero
\nThe Matrix
\nMoon
\nPost Grad
\nPurcell: Dido and Aeneas
\nSentenciados
\nThe Simpsons: Complete 20th Season
\nVolcanoes of the Deep Sea<\/p>\n

by Arlen Schweiger<\/p>\n

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