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Top New Blu-ray releases for the Week of November 1

By Brenden ⋅ November 2, 2011 ⋅ One comment

This week’s new Blu-ray releases include ‘THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA’, ‘SCROOGED’, ‘CARS 2′, ‘SNOW FLOWER AND THE SECRET FAN’, ‘IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE: GIFT SET’, ‘BEGINNERS’ and many, many more!

1925 Phantom of the Opera Blu-ray package art and details

By Brenden ⋅ August 29, 2011 ⋅ One comment

When the news hit a couple of weeks ago that there was going to be a Blu-ray edition of Lon Chaney’s classic 1925/1929 film Phantom of the Opera, I think I went a little nuts. I posted all the details I could scrounge from all the forums and websites that were discussing the release. I even went so far as to talk about the version of the film I had just screened at the Fantasia Festival here in Montreal – a pretty nice 35 mm print projected with a score performed by a 30-piece orchestra, conducted by its composer, Gabriel Thibaudeau. It was shortly after that post went live that I returned to my old Image DVD edition of the film and realized it was he who composed and conducted the score for that disc. So, that soundtrack, present on the new Blu-ray, is not new work then. However, with the reveal of all the proper details of the disc, we now have a better picture of what the release will be like. And that includes what it will look like, as the package art has now also been revealed. I honestly can’t wait to get my hands on this one. I fear that it might be the only Universal Monster film to ever exist on Blu-ray at this rate. …Continued…

1925 Phantom of the Opera coming to Blu-ray

By Brenden ⋅ August 14, 2011 ⋅ 2 comments

November 1 will be a landmark day for we fans of the Universal Monsters. It will mark the debut of the very first of the classic films to be released on Blu-ray. The Robert Julian (among uncredited others) directed Phantom of the Opera, starring the “Man of a Thousand Faces”, Lon Chaney, in the title role, will arrive on Blu sporting two brand new transfers of the film, distributed by Image Entertainment. Details have yet to be officially released but producer David Shepard has revealed some juicy tidbits on the nitrateville.com forums …Continued…

Blu-ray Deal of the Week: The Twilight Zone season sets

By Brenden ⋅ May 9, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

After a slight bit of controversy which saw prices bopping up and down, Amazon.com has finally settled on their Blu-ray Deal of the Week. You have until this Saturday night to pick up the first three seasons of The Twilight Zone on Blu-ray for $46.49 each, a discount of 54%! While the price still seems a bit steep on the surface, consider that each set normally retails for around $100 and provides 5 discs (4 in the case of the Season 2 set) packed with brilliantly restored episodes available for the first time in HD along with a shit-ton of bonus content. This is the lowest price any of these boxed sets have seen as yet so grab them up while you still can! …Continued…

Top 5 New Blu-ray releases for the Week of September 14

By Brenden ⋅ September 14, 2010 ⋅ One comment

Just scroll down this page quickly, and take a look at all the discs being released today. Crazy, isn’t it?! I don’t have actual numbers to back this up but September 2010 seems like it’s the most balls-out bonkers Blu-ray disc extravaganza on record! Making it super tough to pick only the five best titles of the week. …Continued…

The Twilight Zone: Season Two Blu-ray announced

By Brenden ⋅ August 6, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

What?! Huh?! Another season set of Twilight Zone episodes announced for release on Blu-ray already?! We only just found out about Image‘s upcoming season one boxed set a few weeks ago and now we have the full details of the follow up release. Much like the first batch, I think this set looks like the bomb but I have my reservations about it. I don’t want to work myself up into too much of a lather before seeing an example of these new high-def transfers. But if they manage to live up to my wild imaginings, I’ll be frothing at the mouth, desperate to get my grubby hands on Season 3! …Continued…

The Twilight Zone: Season One comes to Blu-ray

By Brenden ⋅ July 1, 2010 ⋅ 5 comments

I started this post days ago, just before all this hack garbage shut The Blu-ray Blog down for a while. I’m so happy to get back to it and tell you all about this new Blu-ray edition of The Twilight Zone: Season One boxed set. Those of you who own the DVDs might feel a little pissed off about this set, as Image had previously stated that they were “Definitive”, suggesting that things would never look or sound any better. Well, the studio is going the extra mile here to prove that this new high-def package is worth the upgrade! …Continued…

Billy Jack Blu-ray Disc Review

By Brenden ⋅ January 31, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

I watched Billy Jack for the first time a couple of days ago. It’s one of the strangest film experiences I’ve ever had. …Continued…