I haven’t been sent a press release for this yet but I noticed a few days ago that Amazon.ca has a preorder for the September 27th release of The Tree of Life on Blu-ray from eOne Films. This is huge news as there hasn’t been a hint of any sort of home video release for the title as yet. Even still, I’m not sure where the film will end up in the US – will it be a Fox release or will Criterion license the film so that it might live beside the other Terrence Malick releases in their library? Only time will tell. …Continued…
This week’s new Blu-ray releases include ‘SOURCE CODE’ from eOne, ‘HIGH AND LOW’, ‘LEON MORIN, PRIEST and ‘LIFE DURING WARTIME’ from Criterion, ‘THE BLUES BROTHERS’ and ‘ANIMAL HOUSE’ from Universal, ‘JUSTICE LEAGUE: SEASON TWO’ and ‘SUPERNATURAL: THE ANIME SERIES’ from Warner and many, many more!
Kites is a fun, lite Bollywood romp with enough action, music and melodrama to satisfy any fan of the genre. But is it a good film? And more importantly, is it a good Blu-ray?
Ong Bak 3 is light on action and plot, heavy in spiritualism and dance, and unquestionably the weakest of martial-arts-marvel Tony Jaa’s films. Thank the ancient Thai forest gods (and eOne Films) for at least delivering the goods in a great looking, great sounding Blu-ray disc. …Continued…
Centurion is a film based in historical fact, that attempts to offer a possible explanation for the disappearance of an entire legion of Roman soldiers in the mists of what would eventually become Scotland more than a millennia ago. At the center of the tale is the son of a gladiator and a small band of unlucky Roman soldiers. …Continued…
Produced and directed by the same team that brought Ong Bak and Tom yum goong (The Protector) to the screen, Chocolate, at its core a simple gangland vengeance film, is merely a shade of those much finer efforts. For all of the faults of its poorly constructed script, it does, however provide a perfect showcase for the talents of the beautiful and impressive Jeeja Yanin, the breakout star of the film. …Continued…
Halloween is upon us yet again and this years crop of holiday-themed and horror Blu-ray discs are spectacular!
MICMACS! MICMACS! What the hell’s a MICMAC?! I enjoyed all 105-minutes of Jean-Pierre Jeunet‘s latest fantastical opus on Blu-ray but was never once given a hint at what a Micmac might be! …Continued…
You know, I really don’t mind a good rom-com. There’s something comfortable, something so familiar about the genre. But watching the new Blu-ray edition of Letters to Juliet makes me believe that I just might be burned out on the formula and the structure of it all. …Continued…
This week’s got something for everyone – a bat-shit crazy asian-western, straight-up Shakespeare, comedy/drama set in the 70s, one of the best seasons of any TV show you’ll see this year, all topped off by another stellar release from The Criterion Collection! Who could blame you for not knowing where to start this week? …Continued…