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Eight chilling Universal Classic monster movies coming to Blu-ray for first time

Eight chilling classics from Universal, the Studio that pioneered the horror genre, have been digitally restored and will be released on Blu-Ray for the first time ever 
in celebration of Universal’s 100th anniversary. This ultimate box set is called Universal Classic Monsters: The Essential Collection, and features 8 movies, plus more than 12 hours of ….

Universal unveils new logo and cult classic re-releases as part of centennial celebration

Universal Pictures will mark its 100th anniversary this year, and will commemorate its centennial with a yearlong list of activities honoring the studio’s rich film history and cultural legacy. The campaign draws its inspiration from Universal’s extraordinary and diverse library of films (see historical images from many of these films below), many of which will ….

Jude Law and Robert De Niro to appear in Branagh’s Thor feature film

Actor Matthias Schweighofer (Valkyrie) revealed to GQ magazine that he is close to nabbing a role in Kenneth Branagh’s Thor and that both Jude Law and Robert De Niro have already been cast, according to AICN. Branagh has worked with both actors previously: He directed De Niro in the 1994 film Frankenstein and Jude Law ….

Strange Adventures of H.P. Lovecraft coming to big screen

Universal and Imagine Entertainment are developing a film based on the Image Comics’ graphic novel The Strange Adventures of H.P. Lovecraft, as a potential directing project for Ron Howard, according to Variety. The studio has already nabbed film rights to the upcoming book, which hits store shelves on April 8th. Universal was apparently attracted to ….

Release dates/synopses for Hotel Transylvania, Tonight He Comes, Bond 22 and more

Sony has sent along an updated release schedule, starting from this Friday, right up through 2009. Some familiar titles and some new material, including the animated Hotel Transylvania, about a group of classic monsters including Frankenstein, the Mummy, Dracula and the Werewolf, who are hiding out in a hotel on the outskirts of Transylvania now ….