Top 5 New Blu-ray releases for the Week of April 5

This weeks new Blu-ray releases include ‘TAXI DRIVER’ from Sony, ‘TRON: LEGACY’ and ‘TRON: THE ORIGINAL CLASSIC’ from Disney, ‘A. I. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE’ from Paramount, ‘FIDDLER ON THE ROOF’ from MGM/Fox, ‘THE CHRONICLE OF NARNIA: THE VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER’ from Fox, ‘FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST BROTHERHOOD: PART 4′ from FUNimation and many, many more!

Spielberg’s A.I. announced and detailed for Blu-ray

Well, it’s about time! It was a year and a half ago that we began to catch wind of a European Blu-ray release for Spielberg‘s A.I. Since then, we’ve been waiting with bated breath for a hint of news that a North American version would be imminent. Finally, Paramount has come to the rescue, announcing a full featured Blu-ray release for this coming February. Looks like the Spielberg titles on Blu are beginning to fill out. Now we just have to cross our fingers that we’ll hear some news about the classics in 2011. It’s about time for those Indiana Jones films to turn up in high-def, don’t you think? …Continued…

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus Blu-ray Disc Review

Regular readers will know of my deep affection for the work of Terry Gilliam. As a fan, I’ve found it difficult to see the talented auteur struggle with challenging and ultimately unsuccessful films like Tideland or his infamously tragic, failed production of The Man Who Killed Don Quixote. I can report now, with great pleasure, that the man has returned to form with his most recent effort, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus – a film doomed to fail yet pulled from the fire by a brilliant last-minute re-imagining of the central character. …Continued…

Top 5 New Blu-ray releases for the Week of April 27

If I had the power to name this week, I think I would have to dub it “The Mighty Catalogue Release Week”…or something like that. I mean, there are a couple of major new releases this week but my god, there are a ton of amazing older titles hitting shelves today. It’s tough to be interested in a new title when so many of my favourite oldies are hitting Blu today. But to be truthful here, there isn’t really a clunker in this list. Including the discs that didn’t make my top 5. They’re all worth a look!

But if I had to put them in order of preference, to pick a Top 5, this is what I’d end up with: …Continued…

Sherlock Holmes Blu-ray Disc Review

If you think that Swept Away was not only Guy Ritchie’s masterpiece but the crowning achievement of Madonna’s acting career then steer clear of this film…because this film is actually good.

The game is afoot in Guy Ritchie’s “Ba-ritsu” laden tough guy touting adaptation of the Sherlock Holmes legacy. …Continued…

Top 5 New Blu-ray releases for the Week of March 30

I would say this is an “underwhelming” week but that I truly love the top two films on my list. It’s just that beyond that, the pickin’s get a little slim, unless you’re into b-grade horror, kids fliks or anime. There aren’t really any surprises hidden here, so if you don’t see anything you like after a quick perusal, I’d recommend hitting up the Amazon sale lists. …Continued…

Gilliam's The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus on Blu-ray

I’m an unabashed fan of Terry Gilliam’s work. I count Brazil amongst my all time favourite films. While I didn’t think The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus was his best work, I did really enjoy it and am pleased to tell you that you’ll be able to get your hands on a Blu-ray copy of the film very, very soon. From the looks of things, however, it will be available in Canada, the US and the UK at different times, from different studios. I’ve got the info for Lionsgate’s UK release and Sony’s US version but the Canadian Blu-ray, which I’m assuming will come from E1 Films has yet to be announced at all. We will, of course, update this post when we know more. UK and US details below: …Continued…

CONFIRMED: Sherlock Holmes coming to Blu-ray in March!

Well, will you look at that! It turns out Sherlock Holmes is being released on Blu-ray on March 30th! Who Would’ve guessed?! Check out the details below: …Continued…

UPDATED: Sherlock Holmes coming to Blu-ray in … ?

Will Sherlock Holmes be released on Blu-ray in 2010? Shhh. Only time (and a lifted embargo) will tell! …Continued…