This week’s new Blu-ray releases include ‘RIO’ from FOX, ‘CONAN THE BARBARIAN’ and ‘CONAN THE DESTROYER’ from Universal, ‘THE NAME OF THE ROSE’, ‘SLEEPERS’ and ‘EASTBOUND & DOWN’ from Warner, ‘STAKE LAND’ from eOne, ‘THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN’ from MGM/Fox, ‘FERRIS BUELLER’S DAY OFF’ and ‘BETTER OFF DEAD’ from Paramount and many, many more!
If you read my recent review of The Criterion Collection release of Terry Zwigoff’s Crumb on Blu-ray, you’re no doubt aware of my passion for comic books. And it just so happens that one of my all-time favourite comics is Daniel Clowes’ brilliant Ghost World, adapted into a film by Zwigoff in 2001. Well, the news of the day, as far as I’m concerned is that we might just be seeing the film starring Thora Birch and Scarlett Johansson on Criterion Blu sometime next year, if Zwigoff has anything to say about it. …Continued…