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Top 5 New Blu-ray releases for the Week of June 22

By Brenden ⋅ June 22, 2010 ⋅ 3 comments

This is an overwhelming week of Blu-ray releases if I’ve ever seen one! What’s a film fan and disc collector to do when faced with so many options? My first reaction – grab up the new Criterion discs. Second – the restored classics. After that, if I’m not in the poor house already – the best of the rest. This week is a poor-house week, if ever I’ve seen one… …Continued…

A Star is Born Blu-ray Disc Review

By Brenden ⋅ June 21, 2010 ⋅ One comment

I hate musicals. I’ve never been able grasp this notion that people might just randomly burst out in song to melodically illustrate some aspect of their lives. It’s weird. As such, I thought I would hate George Cukor’s A Star is Born as well, a grand musical Judy Garland vehicle. But the songs make narrative sense here. And that narrative is extraordinary! …Continued…

North By Northwest: 50th Anniversary Edition Blu-ray Disc Review

By Brenden ⋅ November 9, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

We’re entering into an unprecedented era of film restoration. As time marches on, we run the risk of losing our cellulose acetate film treasures to vinegar syndrome, fire and neglect. Luckily for us, Warner has stepped in on this count and delivered a revelatory new edition of Alfred Hitchcock’s North By Northwest. This is, no doubt the finest presentation the film has seen since first being exhibited in theatres fifty years ago! …Continued…

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