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The best 50 family films to watch together this Christmas. Features, Movies, Good Christmas, Films, Blu-ray 0

The best 50 family films

FEATURE GOOD CHRISTMAS: Movies that everyone will enjoy
Part of a Good Christmas is getting the family sat down together to watch a film or two while making your way through a few tins of Quality Street. You know, just in case you're not already stuffed to the gunnels with Turkey. Choosing the right movie …
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  • Xbox 720 to introduce Kinect 2 and Blu-ray... eh?

    Xbox 720 to introduce Kinect 2 and Blu-ray... eh?

    Massive back down if so 26 January 2012 10:32 GMT

    With a rumoured unveiling at E3 this year, speculation about Microsoft's successor to the Xbox 360 is ramping up big time. Sources are now saying that the, for want of a better name, Xbox 720 will even support Blu-ray, even though Microsoft has previously...

  • Blockbuster launches 3-week exclusive rental incentive to combat streaming services

    Blockbuster launches 3-week exclusive rental incentive to combat streaming services

    Beats Netflix and Lovefilm to the punch 19 January 2012 13:32 GMT

    Blockbuster in the UK has launched a scheme to turn heads to physical media movie rentals and away from the streamed media offerings of the newly launched Netflix and Lovefilm. Called Exclusives, the range of films on offer have a 3-week window in...

  • James Bond Blu-ray collection launched by genuine Bond girls

    James Bond Blu-ray collection launched by genuine Bond girls

    CES 2012: And 3 classic directors 11 January 2012 2:42 GMT

    MGM and Twentieth Century Fox are releasing the entire collection of 22 James Bond movies in one box-set, titled Bond 50, which will be available from 1 October. And two of the beautiful Bond girls from the franchise's recent history were on hand to...

  • Panasonic Blu-ray player to launch with Netflix built-in

    Panasonic Blu-ray player to launch with Netflix built-in

    CES 2012: Stream time 10 January 2012 17:00 GMT

    Netflix is nothing new to IPTV and Smart home cinema accessories; what is, however, is a dedicated button for it on the remote control. Shown off by Panasonic at this year's CES we figured it worth a mention, given it is Netflix a go go over in the...

  • UD Blu-ray

    4K2K Ultra Definition Blu-ray expected in 2013

    EXCLUSIVE: LG VP tells all 9 January 2012 19:29 GMT

    The world can look forward to super high definition movies at home in 2013 if the expectations of LG and its vice president of Public Affairs and Communications at LG Electronics USA are to be met.

    At the LG press conference, on the unveiling...

  • Hottest Blu-ray titles for Christmas and beyond

    Hottest Blu-ray titles for Christmas and beyond

    FEATURE A bit of Blu for t'dads... 12 December 2011 14:13 GMT

    2011 has been a bumper year for cinema and, as such, some cracking titles (and old favourites too) have made their way onto Blu-ray.

    With it now possible to pick up a Blu-ray player for as little as £40, there's really no excuse not to indulge...

  • The best 50 family films to watch together this Christmas. Features, Movies, Good Christmas, Films, Blu-ray 0

    The best 50 family films to watch together this Christmas

    FEATURE GOOD CHRISTMAS: Movies that everyone will enjoy 6 December 2011 12:42 GMT

    Part of a Good Christmas is getting the family sat down together to watch a film or two while making your way through a few tins of Quality Street. You know, just in case you're not already stuffed to the gunnels with Turkey. Choosing the right movie...

  • Tesco adds digital movies to your Blu-ray and DVD shopping trolley . Home Cinema, Tesco, Blinkbox, DVD, Blu-ray, Streaming 0

    Tesco adds digital movies to your Blu-ray and DVD shopping trolley

    Blinkbox powered scheme announced 1 December 2011 10:04 GMT

    Tesco has unveiled what it is describing as "a ground breaking innovation" and a "first for the industry" by combining a digital copy of a movie with certain DVD and Blu-ray purchases.

    And whilst we'd question the legitimacy of its lofty claims,...

  • Asda stocks £40 Blu-ray player - equates to 12 steak and ale pies

    Asda stocks £40 Blu-ray player - equates to 12 steak and ale pies

    BD deck or pies? There's only one way to find out... 17 November 2011 9:34 GMT

    UK superstore Asda has slashed the price of its entry level Blu-ray player to £40, just in time for Christmas. The ONN DS-BD52 is pretty basic stuff, but is now believed to be the cheapest deck available in British stores.

    Additionally, and...

  • Toshiba QOSMIO 770X

    Toshiba QOSMIO X770 review

    4.0 REVIEW Big and clever 1 November 2011 12:00 GMT

    Toshiba's QOSMIO X770 is both big and clever, although it's the size, weight and design that strike you first.  

    Under the textured two-tone case, this is a behemoth of a gaming and multimedia laptop: 17.3" 1080p HD active 3D screen, Sandy...

  • Toshiba Regza Blu-ray DBR-M190 packs a whopping 5TB

    Toshiba Regza Blu-ray DBR-M190 packs a whopping 5TB

    CEATEC 2011: Home media server unleashed 3 October 2011 23:13 GMT

    It may not be coming to the UK, or indeed anywhere other than its native Japan, but the Toshiba Regza Blu-ray DBR-M190 is worth a mention for the simple fact that it packs a staggering 5TB of hard drive space.

    The company is stating that this...

  • Star Wars lightsaber lights up on Tokyo subway

    Star Wars lightsaber lights up on Tokyo subway

    Mind the gap, Luke 23 September 2011 17:16 GMT

    Whilst beaming a bloomin' great light from the top of the BT Tower to make it resemble a lightsaber was a pretty cool way of promoting the Blu-ray versions of Star Wars: The Complete Saga and the individual trilogy box set; it only lasted for a few...

  • PHOTOS: BT Tower becomes Star Wars lightsaber

    PHOTOS: BT Tower becomes Star Wars lightsaber

    UPDATED: Now with party pics 16 September 2011 1:01 GMT

    As much publicised (on this site, at least) the BT Tower in London became a lightsaber at 8pm tonight (actually, 45 minutes late) for one night only, and while it may not have quite looked like our (now infamous) mock-up, it was still impressive in...

  • Samsung BD-D8900M. Home Cinema, Blu-ray, Samsung, DVR, PVR, Freeview HD 0

    Samsung BD-D8900M review

    4.0 REVIEW Lots in one box 14 September 2011 23:32 GMT

    Who cares about Blu-ray? Firmly ensconced in the PlayStation 3, standalone hi-def disc spinners regularly go for under £90 – small enough bean to set the alarm bells ringing in any gadget buyer’s ears. The trick, thinks Samsung, is to up...

  • London's BT Tower to become giant lightsaber for Star Wars Blu-ray launch

    London's BT Tower to become giant lightsaber for Star Wars Blu-ray launch

    Use the lifts Luke 14 September 2011 15:23 GMT

    Although they came out on Monday in the UK, the Blu-ray versions of Star Wars: The Complete Saga and the individual trilogy box sets are due for release in the US on Friday; so Fox Home Entertainment has been holding events all week, culminating in...

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