Preview: 'Superman/Shazam: The Return of Black Adam'

Splash Page posted a short preview (below) of next week's new DC Universe release Superman/Shazam: The Return of Black Adam on DVD and Blu-Ray. This is not a full length feature like the recent Superman/Batman: Apocalypse, but instead a 20-minute short. Also included on this release are the Jonah Hex, Spectre, and Green Arrow shorts from the previous DC Universe productions.

If you haven’t seen any of the shorts, they are faithful adaptations of the characters. While I normally don’t follow the Spectre, the short featuring the character is incredibly well done. It has a 70’s-style cop show soundtrack with a grainy quality to the picture to add authenticity to the era being represented.

Superman/Shazam features George Newbern as Superman, Jerry O’Connell as Captain Marvel, and Arnold Vosloo as Black Adam.

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'The Incredibles' Blu-Ray Trailer

We learned last week that the next Pixar release to get the Blu-Ray treatment would be The Incredibles.  Here's the official trailer narrated by none other than Writer/Director Brad Bird in the voice of Edna "E" Mode.  There are so many reasons to be excited about this new transfer, but just listen to that score by Michael Giacchino and tell me you aren't pumped for this release!

The Incredibles hits stores on Blu-Ray in Spring 2011.

'The Incredibles' Blu-Ray Arrives Spring 2011

One word: finally.

Blu-Ray.com announced this week that the 2004 hit The Incredibles is finally going to join the rest of the Pixar library in the high-definition format in the Spring of 2011.  While this movie is not an adaptation of a comic book, it's affection for the material that inspired it is evident throughout. The movie tells the story of former masked hero Bob Parr (Craig T. Nelson) who tries to adapt to a life with his suburban (and super-powered) family; a life that is free of crime-fighting after a bill is passed to ban costumed heroes.

This was Writer/Director Brad Bird's first feature with the ground-beaking animation studio and he brought as unique a touch to this film as he did to The Iron Giant. At a time where it seems that only one out of every four superhero movies really clicks, The Incredibles showed that a movie does not have to follow the same tired formula  to tell an interesting story.

No specific details regarding the release date or technical specs for The Incredibles are currently available.