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Top 10 New Blu-ray Discs for Halloween 2010

By Brenden ⋅ October 24, 2010 ⋅ 4 comments

Halloween is upon us yet again and this years crop of holiday-themed and horror Blu-ray discs are spectacular!

Top 5 New Blu-ray releases for the Week of October 12

By Brenden ⋅ October 13, 2010 ⋅ One comment

Hey, didn’t I just write one of these Top 5 lists, like, yesterday or something?! When the floodgates of Blu-ray releases open wide there’s just no stopping them, huh? Nevermind. I’m still up to my armpits in office work so I’ll just blast through this as quickly as I can so as to get this [...]

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

By Brenden ⋅ October 10, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

This is it! This is the big one in a week full of amazing releases. William Friedkin‘s The Exorcist, an adaptation of William Peter Blatty‘s novel of the same name, was one of the most terrifying films of the seventies and remains so today. This new Blu-ray editiion features both the original 1973 cut of the film and the updated 2000 extended director’s cut of the film. …Continuned…

[VIDEO] The Exorcist: Extended Director’s Cut Blu-ray Trailer

By Brenden ⋅ August 9, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Just watching this trailer for the new Blu-ray edition of The Exorcist gives me chills. This is honestly one of the most terrifying films ever made. And I’m anticipating its Blu-ray release being one of the finest and most complete high-def releases of the year. If you haven’t done so yet, read all about the amazing looking 2-Disc set here: …Continued…

Criterion announces October Blu-ray titles: Seven Samurai, The Magician, Paths of Glory, House, The Darjeeling Limited

By Brenden ⋅ July 22, 2010 ⋅ 2 comments

I’m going to have to get a second job. There isn’t a single title in Criterion’s October release slate that isn’t a must-own for me. They are all films I love, most from directors I’m quite passionate about (Kurosawa, Anderson, Kubrick, Bergman.) What’s a film nut to do but offer up all of his hard earned cash to the gods of home video? …Continued…

The Exorcist coming to Blu-ray in October

By Brenden ⋅ June 24, 2010 ⋅ 3 comments

This has been a frustrating week. I’ve had to perform something of an exorcism on The Blu-ray Blog over the last couple of days, as some jerk (or jerks, as the case may be) had taken over the RSS feed, replacing Blu-ray titles and details with pharma-spam. It’s only fitting then that we return, now playing a little announcement catch-up, by giving you the rundown of Warner’s upcoming 2-Disc Blu-ray release of William Friedkin’s The Exorcist! …Continued…

Top 5 New Blu-ray releases for the Week of June 15

By Brenden ⋅ June 15, 2010 ⋅ One comment

I’m kind of desperate to rush out and grab up my number one pick this week. It’s such a profound favourite of mine that I can barely think about any of these other titles as a result. Ah hell, let’s just dive right in… …Continued…

Top 5 New Blu-ray releases for the Week of June 8

By Brenden ⋅ June 8, 2010 ⋅ One comment

Not a bad week on Blu, if I do say so myself, despite the fact that there are far fewer discs shipping this week than last. The top pick is an obvious one here but maybe not the most exciting high-def release today. For some reason I always seem to find myself having greater anticipation for obscure catalogue titles than the shiny new blockbusters. Perhaps it’s because newer work is almost always guaranteed to look and sound brilliant on Blu-ray, whereas it’s always a thrill to re-experience an old favourite well mastered in 1080p! …Continued…

Minority Report Blu-ray Disc Review

By Brenden ⋅ April 25, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Steven Spielberg’s Minority Report is one of those rare films that has managed to grow on me over the years, despite my initial misgivings of its star and of its execution. Like a fine wine, it just seems to be getting better with age. And Paramount’s incredible release of the film on Blu just accentuates that fact. …Continued…

Paramount brings Scorsese's Shutter Island to Blu-ray in June

By Brenden ⋅ April 24, 2010 ⋅ One comment

I really wanted to love Shutter Island. The performances are fantastic, the production design and photography are pitch perfect and the music is wonderful. It’s got all the right ingredients to be a spooky thriller but in the end, it just doesn’t manage to add up to the film I want to see from Martin Scorsese. And I think it’s because the “dream” sequences are too plentiful and too “on-the-nose” for my tastes. The story might have been better adapted by someone like David Lynch, who seems to be able construct creepy scenes from the most mundane of moments. Despite my disappointment with the film, I’m looking forward to giving Shutter Island another shot when it hits Blu on June 8th. …Continued…