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Future of Blu

11/6/2009
Retail and studio executives discussed the potential of Blu-ray Disc at Blu-Con 2.0, held in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Nov. 3. The conference featured filmmaker Martin Scorsese as the keynote speaker.

Return to Dawson’s Creek

11/5/2009
Sony and The Paley Center for Media hosted “Dawson’s Creek: A Look Back” on Nov. 4 in Beverly Hills, Calif., with creator Kevin Williamson and cast members. Sony will release the complete series DVD on Nov. 10.

North celebrates 50 years

11/4/2009
Actors Martin Landau and Eva Marie Saint and director William Friedkin attended Warner’s screening of North By Northwest at the Grauman’s Chinese Theatre in Hollywood on Nov. 2. Warner’s 50th anniversary DVD and Blu-ray Disc is now available.

Say Anything in New York

11/3/2009
Fox celebrated its 20th anniversary DVD and Blu-ray Disc release of Say Anything with a mob of “Lloyd Doblers,” the film’s main character, serenading New Yorkers on Nov. 3, the street date of the release.

Ally McBeal reunion

10/30/2009
The cast of Ally McBeal reunited with the show’s creator and singer-songwriter on Oct. 23 to tape a two-day segment for Good Morning America, which will air on Nov. 2-3. The show debuted on DVD Oct. 6.

McGee and EAA deliver

10/29/2009
HBO Home Entertainment president Henry McGee and Entertainment AIDS Alliance donated $5,000 to God’s Love We Deliver, a charity that delivers food to those living with a life-threatening illness.

Dawn of Scrat sculpture

10/27/2009
Celebrating Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs on DVD and Blu-ray, Fox unveiled a 48-foot, 8-inch ice sculpture of Scrat, which broke the Guinness World Record for the world’s tallest ice sculpture, at ICE in Santa Monica, Calif., on Oct. 27.

Gamer Doc hosts Brawl

10/26/2009
Gamer Doc held its first International Super Smash Bros. Brawl Tournament on Oct. 24 at the GameX convention at the Oaks, Pa., Exhibits Hall. Oscar Gil of Highland Park, Calif., won the first place prize of $2,500.

Tinker Bell visits U.N.

10/26/2009
Disney’s Tinker Bell was named Honorary Ambassador of Green by the U.N. Under-Secretary-General Kiyo Akasaka on Oct. 25. Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure will street on DVD and Blu-ray Disc on Oct. 27.

Peace in Hollywood

10/22/2009
Monterey Media and The Nobelity Project hosted a screening of documentary One Peace at a Time with actors Matthew McConaughey, Camila Alves, Dennis Quaid and Billy Bob Thornton at ArcLight Cinema in Hollywood, Calif., on Oct. 21.

Fox celebrates Dinosaurs

10/22/2009
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs animator Eric Favela (l.) and director Carlos Saldanha join Scrat for a day of family fun on the 20th Century Fox studio lot in celebration of the animated adventure’s Oct. 27 Blu-ray and DVD release.

The Unit visits the troops

10/21/2009
The Unit’s Nicole Steinwedell visited the armed forces in Seattle on Oct. 17 to promote Fox’s The Unit: Season Four, which is now available on DVD and Blu-ray.

Trucker on a roll

10/20/2009
Monterey Media's film Trucker opened at Laemmle's Music Hall 3 in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Oct. 16, with filmmaker James Mottern and stars Jimmy Bennett and Michelle Monaghan doing a Q&A.

EAA donates to UCLA

10/20/2009
The Entertainment AIDS Alliance presented a $50,000 check to UCLA AIDS Institute’s CARE Center. Celebrating its 20th anniversary, EAA raised the money at its annual Wine & Wisdom event, which was held June 23.

Transformers at NASCAR

10/19/2009
Transformers' Optimus Prime and Mega Tron were the highlight of the NASCAR Banking 500 on Oct. 17, with director Michael Bay driving the Pace car. Paramount's Revenge of the Fallen comes to DVD and Blu-ray Oct. 20.
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