Martin Scorsese

Goodfellas (20th Anniversary Edition) Blu-ray Disc Review

By brenden ⋅ February 20, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Goodfellas is twenty years old? Get the f*$& outta here! There’s no denying that this is one of the finest mob movies, if not one of the finest films that has ever been made. And the new Blu-ray from Warner, celebrates the anniversary with a new silk suit and haircut but, sadly the mobster inside remains the same. Um…by that, I mean that this is the same disc they released three years ago in a new package. …Continued…

Blu-ray Picks for the Week of February 2

By brenden ⋅ February 2, 2010 ⋅ 2 comments

Okay, this is just ridiculous. I can’t afford all of these discs in one week! I had no idea that February would be such a big release month. I thought March was going to be my bank-breaker and that I’d have another month to save up for the big titles but this week is going to make me reevaluate. …Continued…

Gangs of New York Remastered Blu-ray Screenshot Comparison

By brenden ⋅ January 31, 2010 ⋅ One comment

I was elated when I heard the announcement of the new, remastered edition of Martin Scorsese’s Gangs of New York Blu-ray but there remained the question of how much of an improvement that disc would be over the original, brutally flawed release. Well now, thanks to the AVS Forum’s Xylon we have the answer. Check out these screenshot comparisons for proof! …Continued…

Gangs of New York gets Remastered, Re-Released on Blu-ray

By brenden ⋅ January 7, 2010 ⋅ One comment

At long last, one of the most reviled Blu-ray discs unleashed on the unsuspecting consumer can be chucked in the bucket, removed from your library forever and replaced with this sparkling new remaster! Yes ladies and gentlemen, we’re about to get that version of Martin Scorsese’s Gangs of New York that we’ve all been waiting for! The one that doesn’t look like dirty videotape! The one that doesn’t suck! The Gangs of our dreams! …Continued…

[VIDEO] HD Nation Covers Blu-Con 2.0 - Martin Scorsese, Best Buy, Restoration

By brenden ⋅ November 13, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

If you’re not watching HD Nation, we can’t be friends. No seriously. Don’t even try to talk to me. Especially about Blu-ray or TVs or … well, just don’t even talk to me. HD Nation is Patrick Norton and Robert Heron, both ex of Tech TV hosting a new show every Tuesday about our favourite topic - High-Def stuff! And this episode is a particular delight! Shot during Blu-Con 2.0 a couple of weeks ago, the guys managed to nail down interviews with some pretty influential folk as well as getting some footage of Martin Scorsese’s keynote Q&A … Continued…

Goodfellas: 20th Anniversary Edition Blu-ray Disc Details, Package Art

By brenden ⋅ November 10, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

We’ve finally got some details on Warner Home Video’s upcoming Goodfellas: 20th Anniversary Edition Blu-ray Disc set. Not only do I love this film but I love the idea that we’re getting a new edition of it packaged in a digibook along with a whole host of additional special features. I fear, however, that Disc-1 of the 2-disc set, the one with the feature on it, will just be a re-purposing of the previously available release. If that’s the case, we may have to wait until a possible 25th Anniversary Blu-ray edition of the film to get an audio upgrade from the 2007 lossy Dolby Digital to a lossless soundtrack. …Continued…

Blu-Con 2.0 - Blu-ray Conference News Round-up

By brenden ⋅ November 5, 2009 ⋅ One comment

I really wish I could have attended Blu-Con 2.0 yesterday but I’m playing in a new band and we’ve got a big show tonight. Rushing back to Montreal from Los Angeles this morning would have left me a bit exhausted for our performance tonight so I decided to skip out on Blu-Con this year in the hope that the conference would receive ample coverage from other outlets … Continued…

Goodfellas 20th Anniversary Blu-ray coming in February

By brenden ⋅ October 26, 2009 ⋅ 4 comments

You might remember that I picked Goodfellas as one of my Top 8 Blu-ray Discs to get Dad for Father’s Day this year. I had to. It’s one of those films that my father will watch over and over and over again. Clearly it plays well to the over-50-with-adult-children set. Hell, it plays well to damn-near everybody! What a perfect film. And now it’s getting a new edition to celebrate its 20th Anniversary. …Continued…

Top 8 Blu-ray Discs to get Dad for Father’s Day

By brenden ⋅ June 15, 2009 ⋅ One comment

Father’s day is creeping up on us pretty quickly here and, I don’t know about you, but I always have a tough time buying for the old man. So, I thought this year I’d do us all a favour and put together a list of some of the movies that my dad loves, to assist in the gift-hunting frenzy that will no doubt be the coming week. …Continued…

Blu-ray Picks for the Week of June 9 - Woodstock: 3 Days of Peace & Music Director’s Cut (Review)

By brenden ⋅ June 9, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

What do I know about Woodstock? Yeah…nothing. I’m almost ashamed to admit that, as a musician, I have little interest or investment in any of the acts that played the famous festival. I look at it as more of a curiosity. But this 40th Anniversary Ultimate Collector’s Edition of Michael Wadleigh’s Oscar-winning documentary might just be the artifact that turns me around. …Continued…