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Top 5 New Blu-ray releases for the Week of June 1
Oh geez. I’m all confused here. There are just too many titles hitting shelves again this week but no obvious “must-buy” disc, as far as I’m concerned. The new Hollywood blockbuster remakes all stumble in the storytelling department, the catalogue titles feature far-from-perfect presentations and there are just no damn Criterion titles as far as the eye can see! But don’t fear, if none of the brand spanking new titles do it for you this week, I’m sure you can find something in the massive batch of Eastwood newly released or re-released, as the case may be, on Blu-ray! Seriously, how many movies did has that guy made?! …Continued…
MGM bringing Escape from New York to Blu-ray in August
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…
Leone’s Man With No Name Trilogy coming to Blu-ray in June
Once upon a time, I used to own a copy of Sergio Leone’s brilliant The Good, The Bad and The Ugly on Blu-ray. That was before some ass broke into our house in January and stole a crapload of my films, that one included. I’ve been on the verge of replacing it for ages but seeing as how MGM has announced the imminent arrival of The Man With No Name Blu-ray boxed set, which includes my missing disc, I’m glad I held off. I dearly love these spaghetti westerns. They’re unquestionable classics, single-handedly responsible for making Clint Eastwood a superstar. I’m hoping that the first two films in the trilogy look as good on Blu as The Good, The Bad and The Ugly does. …Continued…
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