Complete Grindhouse Collection Blu-ray in October, disc details emerge

It looks like IGN‘s Blu-ray reporters have nabbed the inside scoop on the layout and special features of the upcoming Complete Grindhouse Collection Blu-ray 2-Disc set. And let me tell you, it looks pretty sweet. But be warned, as “Complete” as the set might claim to be, it is missing one vital piece of the Grindhouse puzzle – Machete is nowhere to be found! That’s right folks, as Machete is no longer only a faux-trailer, and exists outside of the Grindhouse collection as a full-fledged feature film in its own right, Vivendi Entertainment and The Weinstein Company have yanked it from the playlist. Outside of that one glaring omission, everything seems to be in order here. I’m just curious how compressed the films are going to be, now that they’ll be squished together onto one disc. Time and review screeners will tell… …Continued…

Complete Grindhouse Collection Blu-ray coming soon?

This has been a long, long, long time coming! Those of us who are fans of Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez’ Grindhouse films have been waiting since the formats inception to finally get our dirty mitts on an Ultimate Collector’s Boxed set of both films and the trailers that originally screened between them during the initial theatrical run. Japan got such a set on DVD a few years back but we, on the other side of the Pacific have had no such luck. Well, it looks like things are finally about to change… …Continued…

Sony's PS3 Slim News Round-Up: Released, Reviewed, Compared

It’s smaller, thinner, lighter, better, uses less energy and best of all…IT’S ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS CHEAPER!!! …Continued…

Obsessed Blu-ray Disc Review

I completely underestimated the B-movie potential of Beyoncé Knowles’ latest Hollywood excursion. Let me sum it up for you this way: the only bonus feature advertised on the back of the Blu-ray package is called “Girl Fight”. That’s right. At it’s core, the entire film is a set up to the mother of all feline throw-downs featuring the R&B singer facing off against Ali Larter from the TV show Heroes. Let the fur-balls fly… …Continued…

'Jonas Brothers: The 3-D Concert Experience – Deluxe Extended Edition' Blu-ray disc review

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'The Diary of Anne Frank [1959]' Blu-ray Disc Review

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

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…

'John Adams' Blu-ray Disc Review

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Revolutionary Road Blu-ray Disc Review

Ok. This is far from my favourite movie but there’s something about director Sam Medes’ style and something about Thomas Newton’s music…maybe it just reminds me of their previous success, American Beauty, a thematically similar but far superior film. That vibe they create, the feeling of this film, the sort of fanciful suburban Americana dreamland punctuated by the pain of reality is strangely attractive. Revolutionary Road has got some powerhouse performances, true. Leo and Kate (and unsung hero of the film, Michael Shannon) all perform their asses off. Roger Deakins shoots some sumptuous suburban images. Newton’s music always hits the right note. But for some reason, the film comes off a bit uneven – like an early draft of a stage play. …Continued…

Valkyrie Blu-ray Disc Review

I think I’ve got a lot of Tom Cruise baggage. That must be it. I’m not sure if it’s the scientology, the Nicole Kidman-break-up or the uber-fake, aggressively-jolly persona he puts on for the media but damage has been done to my perception of the man. And that damage, of course, carries over to my desire to see him in films.

So, there I am, holding the Valkyrie Blu-ray in my hand, considering whether it might not be better to pass the disc off to someone else for review, when my roommate storms in, “Is that Valkyrie? Oh, sweeeet! Put it on!” And just like that, it was out of my hands.