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Watchmen Blu-ray to Include Facebook Feature
Superherohype.com —
The Hollywood Reporter says that the Watchmen Blu-ray Disc will include some interesting new features: In an industry first, Warner Home Video is set to announce a plan to sync up "friend" networks on Facebook with the interactive community-screening features of Warners' Blu-ray Disc releases, starting with the release of "Watchmen Director's Cut." The studio partnership with the social network Web site will use the BD-Live interactive feature on high-def discs, allowing "Watchmen" purchasers to view the film simultaneously and share comments with their Facebook ...
Stupid: Watchmen Blu-Ray Connects To Your Facebook Friends
/Film —
Warner Home Video has announced that Watchmen will be released on DVD and Blu-ray simultaneously in late July, either July 21st or July 28th, to coincide with San Diego Comic-Con International.
Warner Bros is really proud that the Director’s Cut Blu-ray will include a feature which will allow you to view the film simultaneously and share comments with your Facebook friends. It might have been cool if you could somehow host a screening online for your friends, but everyone needs to own the Blu-ray for the “viewing party” to work. And Hollywood wonders why Blu-Ray isn’t selling as well as they had hoped.
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The Morning Take: Mon., May 11
Carpetbagger —
... in The New York Times, New Line Cinema is hoping to duplicate the success it had with “He’s Just Not That Into You,” a series of intertwined romantic stories with an all-star cast that opened last Valentine’s Day, with a new film - to be called “Valentine’s Day” - which also features a series of intertwined romantic stories and will be released next Valentine’s Day weekend. Warner Brothers has set up a deal with Facebook to create a “community screening” of its “Watchmen” film when it is released on Blue-ray DVD later this year. What fans will be able to do is set up a ...
Details on 'Watchmen' Director's Cut Blu-ray/DVD Plus Ultimate '300'
RopeofSilicon.com —
... an R-rating like its theatrical counterpart for strong graphic violence, sexuality, nudity and language. Yesterday The Hollywood Reporter revealed Warner was teaming with Facebook for a BD-Live interactive feature with the Blu-ray version that will allow "community screenings" of the film to be linked with your Facebook community. Another Blu-ray feature mentioned was referred to as "Warner Bros. Maximum Movie Mode," which will allow split-screen viewing of "Watchmen" to focus on elements in director Zack Snyder's on-camera commentary. ...
Finding an Audience: Distribution Notes for 5/15/09
Movie Marketing Madness —
... Warner Bros. is partnering with Facebook on a program that will connect viewers of the Watchmen Director’s Cut on Blu-ray that use BD Live social functionality with a network of such viewers on Facebook. ...
