This week’s new Blu-ray releases include ‘KURONEKO’, ‘PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES’, ‘GUNS OF NAVARONE’, ‘BATMAN: YEAR ONE’, ‘STAR WARS THE CLONE WARS: THE COMPLETE SEASON THREE’, ‘THE CROW’, ‘ZOMBIE’, ‘THE HOUSE BY THE CEMETERY’ and many, many more!
I can’t tell you how excited I am about this crop of upcoming titles from The Criterion Collection. I’ve been waiting a long time to see my idol, Bela Lugosi, on Blu-ray. I can honestly say, though, that I never thought he’d make his high-def debut on a Criterion disc! Hitting shelves just in time for Halloween, Island of Lost Souls is an exciting addition to the collection and will, no doubt, become a shining star in my library of Lugosi films and collectables (Yeah, that’s right… toys and junk. ‘You got a problem with that?!) While Souls wouldn’t be the first film I’d choose to showcase the man and his singular acting chops, he certainly delivers in his role of the hirsute Sayer of the Law. This disc, for me, might be the most highly anticipated of the year. That said, I’d give my left arm for a Criterion edition of Dracula or White Zombie. …Continued…