John Carpenter

Top 5 New Blu-ray releases for the Week of August 3

By Brenden ⋅ August 4, 2010 ⋅ One comment

I’m out of town for the week, on vacation and visiting my folks in the country where internet access is as rare a thing as social interaction. As I’m a day late getting you this Top 5 New Release list and my time online is sadly quite brief, let’s just bust into it. It’s an exciting week on Blu, with a lot of kick-ass catalogue titles being released alongside Kick-Ass the movie. …Continued…

MGM bringing Escape from New York to Blu-ray in August

By Brenden ⋅ May 27, 2010 ⋅ 2 comments

I think I just crapped my pants. John Carpenter’s Escape from New York is finally coming out on Blu-ray! This is classic Carpenter at his best, made in the early 80s with one of his best synth-guitar soundtracks and his finest leading man, Kurt Russell tearing up the screen for the first and best time as the deadly Snake Plissken! God, I love this film! Sadly, MGM hasn’t published all the disc details yet but I’ve got my fingers crossed that we’ll finally see a nice, detailed remaster here. …Continued…

Top 5 New Blu-ray releases for the Week of May 4

By Brenden ⋅ May 4, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

This might not be the biggest, most overwhelming release week of the year but there are a couple Blu-ray discs here that any serious collection simply can’t be without. And everything else this week somehow seems lesser as a result. That’s not to say the other films aren’t worth watching but when you’ve got two behemoths of cinema vying for your attention as these discs are, it’s tough to validate giving their competitors even the slightest regard. But then again, there’s Snake Plissken on Blu-ray. What’s a nerd to do? …Continued…

UPDATED: Paramount brings Saving Private Ryan, Escape from L.A. and K-19: The Widowmaker to Blu-ray

By Brenden ⋅ February 10, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Saving Private Ryan and Band of Brothers have become a single entity in my mind. I have a hard time recalling what events, what story-points are covered in which film/show. Both the film and the series have the same creative teams at their core and feel very similar, from the way they were shot to the music behind them. That being said, I’m a big fan of both. And very excited to tell you about Paramount’s upcoming Sapphire Series release of Saving Private Ryan, timed to be released just days before V-E day. …Continued…

Starman Blu-ray Disc Review

By Brenden ⋅ August 10, 2009 ⋅ 2 comments

I hadn’t seen Starman since I was very, very young. I had made a recording of a cable broadcast of the film onto a Betamax tape back then, in another lifetime. I’m pretty sure it wasn’t one of those tapes I played over and over again but Starman was certainly a film I recall enjoying. And, I’ve got to say, watching it again on Blu-ray, it doesn’t disappoint. …Continued…

Big Trouble in Little China Blu-ray Detailed, Extended Cut, Extras Revealed

By Brenden ⋅ May 13, 2009 ⋅ One comment

All the DVD Extras ported over! Extended Cut! Jack Burton and the Porkchop Express!!!

Upcoming from Fox: Big Trouble in Little China, Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li – Unleashed and Unrated, More

By Brenden ⋅ May 7, 2009 ⋅ 2 comments

The John Carpenter/Kurt Russell classic from the 80s comes to Blu-ray

Sony announces the sci-fi thrillers “The One” and “Ghosts of Mars” are heading to Blu-ray Disc in March

By Brenden ⋅ January 19, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Sony announces the sci-fi thrillers “The One” and “Ghosts of Mars” are heading to Blu-ray Disc in March … http://snurl.com/ae1tc Related posts Woody Allen's Vicki Cristina Barcelona starring Scarlett Johansson on Blu-ray (0) The Who's 'Isle of Wight' Coming to Blu-ray (0) Taken Blu-ray Gets Detailed (0) Sony Announces Gandhi, Quarant… (0) Season One of [...]