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Blu-ray Holiday Gift Guide 2011: Classics
Almost there. We’re less than a week away from Christmas morning and thankfully, I’m almost through my yearly gift guide. This list of classics on Blu represents some of the best and most exciting high-def releases of the past year. Every last one of them would make an ideal gift for the real film fan in your life. …Continued…
Top New Blu-ray releases for the Week of October 25
This week’s new Blu-ray releases include ‘CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER’, ‘THE CONVERSATION’, ‘JURASSIC PARK: ULTIMATE TRILOGY’, ‘ISLAND OF LOST SOULS’, ‘DAZED AND CONFUSED’, ‘IDENTIFICATION OF A WOMAN’, ‘ATTACK THE BLOCK’, ‘TOM & JERRY GOLDEN COLLECTION: VOLUME ONE’, ‘RARE EXPORTS: A CHRISTMAS TALE’, ‘ZOMBIE’, ‘THE HOUSE BY THE CEMETERY’ and many, many more!
The Criterion Collection: Island of Lost Souls Blu-ray Disc Review
As one of the great early monster movies yet to receive a modern home video release, Island of Lost Souls is among the more important Blu-ray releases of the year. Criterion have assembled the best transfer possible from several print sources and combined that with a host of truly great special features. If you love classic horror you owe it to yourself to get this one! …Continued…
Criterion October Blu-ray titles: Island of Lost Souls, Kuroneko, Identification of a Woman, Four Feathers and more!
I can’t tell you how excited I am about this crop of upcoming titles from The Criterion Collection. I’ve been waiting a long time to see my idol, Bela Lugosi, on Blu-ray. I can honestly say, though, that I never thought he’d make his high-def debut on a Criterion disc! Hitting shelves just in time for Halloween, Island of Lost Souls is an exciting addition to the collection and will, no doubt, become a shining star in my library of Lugosi films and collectables (Yeah, that’s right… toys and junk. ‘You got a problem with that?!) While Souls wouldn’t be the first film I’d choose to showcase the man and his singular acting chops, he certainly delivers in his role of the hirsute Sayer of the Law. This disc, for me, might be the most highly anticipated of the year. That said, I’d give my left arm for a Criterion edition of Dracula or White Zombie. …Continued…
[VIDEO] Halloween Wish List – Karloff & Lugosi: Horror Classics on Blu-ray
As I just mentioned in my review of the Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein Blu-ray disc, I’m a passionate fan of the Universal Monster films of the 30s and 40s. And through them, I’ve become fascinated with the actors who played many of the starring roles. In particular, Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff, most famous for their iconic portrayals of Dracula and the Frankenstein monster, respectfully. Watching the newly released Karloff & Lugosi: Horror Classics on DVD over the last few evenings has just led me to feel overjoyed that we’ve finally got access to these fantastic films on home video while at the same time, frustrated that we haven’t seen a single horror classic from their era in high-def yet! …Continued…
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