Along with finding the new additions to the HD list this weekend, we also did our weekly pruning of the titles which have been removed. Remember, all though these titles may have been removed from the HD rental list, you may still find them as SD rentals.

New
X2
Pluto Nash
The Adventures of Milo and Otis
Strange Brew
Bonneville
Akira Kurosawa’s Dreams

Removed
30 Days of Night
An American In Paris
Blood Work
Casablanca
Casanova
Death Sentence
Fear Dot Com
Remember the Titans
Sunshine
The Comebacks

Below is a list of confirmed rental or purchase titles to look for coming to the Apple TV this week.

Confirmed Rental Titles In July
Harold and Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay (Rental Release Date 7-29-08)
Drillbit Taylor (Rental Release Date 7-30-08)
Vantage Point (Rental Release Date 7-31-08)
My Mom’s New Boyfriend (Rental Release Date 8-01-08)
Just Add Water (Rental Release Date 8-01-08)

This Weeks Confirmed Purchase Titles
Harold and Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay (Purchase Release Date 7-29-08)
Doomsday (Purchase Release Date 7-29-08)
Doomsday – Unrated (Purchase Release Date 7-29-08)

I came across an article on reuters uk asking this very question. As a subscriber to dish network, and as someone who has watched his bill slowly increase over the years it’s a good question. Like the article I would love ala cart pricing for cable and satellite and believe this is the future and we need it now. As I looked over my channels on dish I found 10 that I watch enough I would want to keep. Add in my wife and son we might have 25 total; keep in mind this does not count the networks that I get free over the air. Continue Reading »

ATVJ’s third day worth of photos are up at our Comic-Con Flickr page. Highlights for us include the Wolfman and The Spirit panel.

Winding the week down…

Below is the list of SD Rentals that have been added and/or removed from iTunes as of 7-25-08. Not sure which one you wanna watch? Just click on a New Release title and view the trailer for that movie. Enjoy!

SD Rentals New Releases
Step Into Liquid
The Other Boleyn Girl
Tom and Jerry: Shiver Me Whiskers

SD Rentals Removals
Casanova
Death Sentence
Joshua
Sunshine
The Comebacks
The Comebacks (Uncut)

Check out the SD Rental Page for the full lineup!

Important Note: Due to the length of the SD Rental list, page load times may be slow.

Day 2, or official Day 1.5, of Comic-Con has come and gone with some excellent panels taking place. I personally only have two words to say. Tron 2! Or should I say Tr2n? For some pics of todays panels and other sites head on over the ATVJ Comic-Con Flickr page.