Transformers Headed To Blu-Ray

The 2007 smash hit Transformers is finally headed to Blu-Ray on September 2nd. One of the most requested films not yet available on Blu-Ray, Transformers found itself in the middle of a format war controversy last fall when director Michael Bay stated that there was no way that Transformers would ever look as good on HD-DVD as it would on Blu-Ray. No word yet if Bay will be recording a new "I told you so" commentary track. Also making their Blu-Ray debuts on September 16th from Dreamworks are the computer animated films Shrek The Third and Madagascar.

Spotted! GG On DVD!

Blogging about a show whose titular character is blogging is a little too meta for me, so I'll keep this brief: The first season of The CW's hit show Gossip Girl is coming to DVD August 19th, just enough time for you to catch up before the start of season two. Guilty pleasures, prepare to be indulged.

Get Spaced

Americans can finally enjoy the Simon Pegg/Edgar Wright/Jessica Stevenson comedy series Spaced, without having to buy a region free DVD player, illegal bootlegs, or suffer though poor quality (and also illegal) YouTube videos. BBC Home Video will release the long-awaited complete series on July 22nd, and is set to include commentaries with Pegg, Wright, Stevenson, Quentin Tarantino, Matt Stone, Kevin Smith, Patton Oswalt, Diablo Cody, and Bill Hader.

BLUniversal

Universal Studios has announced its first day-and-date Blu-Ray release, director Neil Marshall's (The Descent) post-apocalyptic thriller Doomsday. The film will be released on July 29th on Blu-Ray, widescreen DVD and fullscreen DVD. The DVD editions will contain both theatrical and unrated cuts of the film, while the Blu-Ray will include the unrated version.