Founded in September 2008, Project: Blu aims to be the go-to source for Blu-ray information, reviews, and deals. Our focus is for the everyday person on a budget, in addition to those who want the best of everything.

Crew

Founder/Designer/Reviewer

Randell is a laid-back guy that enjoys reading, watching movies, and on occasion plays video games. Randell works retail and hopes one day to be able to work with his favorite things, electronics. His goals in life are to get married, be a good father and husband, and to go to the moon.

Favorite Films: 'Shawshank Redemption', 'The Green mile'
Favorite Actors: Will Smith, Morgan Freeman
Favorite Directors: Steven Spielberg, Frank Darabont

Equipment List
TV & Systems
Philips 42PFL7422D~Onkyo 705~PS3~A3~360
Speakers
Sony SSF-5000 (Front & Rear) x4
Sony SS-B1000 (Side) x2
Sony SS-CN5000 (Cen)
Klipsch Sub10 (Sub)

Founder/Editor/Reviewer

Nate is a former student of journalism writing and editing, but never pursued a career in the field. Working as far away from high def media as possible in the family parts wholesaling business, Nate still wants to use his experience in covering entertainment, and spend time with his favorite hobby: cinema. Nate wants to set his pen to some paper and write a book, which he may eventually find the inspiration for.

Favorite Films: 'Fight Club', 'Star Wars: the Empire Strikes Back', 'The Man on the Moon', 'The Illusionist', 'Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind'

Favorite Actors: Edward Norton, Brad Pitt, Ken Watanabe, Clive Owen, Toshiro Mifune
Favorite Directors: Michel Gondry, Woody Allen, Park Chan-Wook, George Romero, Stanley Kubrick

Equipment List
TV & Systems
Mitsubishi WD-65C8 65" DLP 1080P HDTV (via HDMI)
Sony Playstation 3 80GB Blu-ray Player (via HDMI)
LG BH200 Blu-ray Player (set to region B) (via HDMI)
Onkyo TX-SR606
Speakers
Klipsch Synergy Sub-10 Subwoofer
Klipsch Syndergy Quintet III

Reviewer

M. Enois is a student of literature, film, art, philosophy, and cultural history. Other than a hobby in films and cinema history, he obviously loves to read . . . a lot. His other passion is spending time with his wife, twelve-year old daughter and their seven-year old Pit Bull exploring nature trails and walks. He aims to one day travel the world and drive the country in a pimped out RV.

Favorite Films: 'The English Patient' , 'Donnie Darko' , 'Blade Runner' , 'The Proposition' , 'Casablanca'
Favorite Actors: Johnny Depp, Marlon Brando, Humphrey Bogart, Natalie Portman, Cate Blanchett
Favorite Directors: Danny Boyle, Ridley Scott, Stanley Kubrick, Tim Burton, Charlie Kaufman (writer)

Equipment List
TV & Systems
Optoma HD-80
92" Elite Screen CineTension2
Toshiba 42XV545U Regza 42" 1080p LCD
PS3 60GB
Toshiba HD-X2
Pioneer Elite SC-07

Designer/Reviewer

Iggy Michniacki has been doing web and graphic design for nearly a decade now. He was able to bring his passion of design and movies together for a short stint at Iggyworld, but found more promise and future working with the team at Project:Blu. Iggy's current job is in the field of media for a major player in the electronics industry. He is also a full-time student and a full-time father. Surprise, surprise.. Iggy's son loves movies also.

Favorite Films: 'The Matrix' , 'Empire Records' , 'Casablanca' , 'V for Vendetta' , 'The Nines'
Favorite Actors: Johnny Depp, Clive Owen, Humphrey Bogart, Natalie Portman
Favorite Directors: Stanley Kubrick, Tim Burton, Wes Anderson, Wachowski Bros.

Equipment List
TV & Systems
Panasonic 50" 1080p Plasma
Yamaha v663 ~ Sony PS3 (60GB) ~ Toshiba HD-A2
appleTV (hacked) ~ Nintendo Wii ~ Sony Record Player
Speakers
Sony Towers (fronts)
Sony Center (center)
Sony Bookshelfs (rears)
Klipsch Sub10

Guest Reviewers

We’re not going to be having all the fun ourselves! We will be inviting fellow Blu-ray fanatics to leave their impressions on titles as well, as what better way to get information out to the masses, than by the masses themselves?

For more information on becoming a guest reviewer, click here.

How We Determine Review Scores

Our scoring method for titles is as follows: Movie score (X/10) + Presentation score (X/10) x2 + Extras score (X/10) = X/40, averaged/rounded down to the 10 scale.

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