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The Bridge on the River Kwai Blu-ray officially announced and detailed

By Brenden ⋅ August 23, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Sony has just made my morning by officially announcing this incredible looking Blu-ray release for David Lean’s The Bridge on the River Kwai! Details for the title look to be identical to those we previously reported but now we also know how great the packaging looks and when the disc is set to hit the streets. …Continued…

Top 5 New Blu-ray releases for the Week of August 17

By Brenden ⋅ August 17, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

This week’s got something for everyone – a bat-shit crazy asian-western, straight-up Shakespeare, comedy/drama set in the 70s, one of the best seasons of any TV show you’ll see this year, all topped off by another stellar release from The Criterion Collection! Who could blame you for not knowing where to start this week? …Continued…

Death at a Funeral (2010) Blu-ray Disc Review

By Howard ⋅ August 11, 2010 ⋅ One comment

Chris Rock loved it—why not bring the laughs to a broader American audience? Sony Pictures revisits the film that keeps the “fun” in dysfunctional…and in funeral. Death at a Funeral (2010) is a lively, R-rated comedy that reminds you that funerals can always be more difficult. Why do those lingering issues come up during already stressful situations? …Continued…

Top 5 New Blu-ray releases for the Week of August 10

By Brenden ⋅ August 10, 2010 ⋅ One comment

Huh. Well, how do you like them apples? It appears as though a good portion of the best discs out this week are comedies – Classic Bogdonavich, stars of NBC comedies, and a couple of the best Chevy Chase films ever made. All topped off by a brand, spanking new Criterion Blu-ray release. It’s gonna be a good week… …Continued…

The White Ribbon Blu-ray Disc Review

By Howard ⋅ August 8, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

It is immediately clear why German film, The White Ribbon, received Academy Award nominations for Best Foreign Language Film and Best Cinematography. The film is stunning. It immediately draws you in, takes hold and won’t allow you to look away. This film is all about seeing what is on the surface and wondering what lies underneath. …Continued…

Top 5 New Blu-ray releases for the Week of August 3

By Brenden ⋅ August 4, 2010 ⋅ One comment

I’m out of town for the week, on vacation and visiting my folks in the country where internet access is as rare a thing as social interaction. As I’m a day late getting you this Top 5 New Release list and my time online is sadly quite brief, let’s just bust into it. It’s an exciting week on Blu, with a lot of kick-ass catalogue titles being released alongside Kick-Ass the movie. …Continued…

The Bridge on the River Kwai coming to Blu-ray

By Brenden ⋅ August 2, 2010 ⋅ 2 comments

Oh wow. If you follow The Blu-ray Blog to any extent you’re no doubt aware of my affection for the work of master-director David Lean (read my review of his wonderful Doctor Zhivago on Blu-ray.) Sadly, most of his films have yet to make the journey to the world of HD. That’s why I’m so excited to discover that a new Blu-ray edition of The Bridge on the River Kwai, one of Lean’s finest, has turned up for pre-order on Amazon. The title has yet to be officially announced by Sony so we don’t have a release date or any confirmed details for the disc. We’ll update this page when we learn more. Until then, check out this preliminary list of special features from the Amazon listing: …Continued…

The Runaways Blu-ray Disc review

By Chris ⋅ July 24, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Floria Sigismondi made me feel weird. The Runaways, her first feature length film after mostly directing music videos, is a rock-biopic that flirts around the end of the ’70s when the titular teenaged all-girl band took over the world of rock and roll. …Continued…

Top 5 New Blu-ray releases for the Week of July 6

By Brenden ⋅ July 6, 2010 ⋅ One comment

Looks like we’re back on track, over here at The Blu-ray Blog. We’ve been hack-free for several days now and finally able to begin playing catch-up on all the news and reviews we’ve had waiting in the wings for the last couple of weeks. But first, before we hit you up with any more content, take a look at all the new titles hitting shops this week. …Continued…

Jason and the Argonauts Blu-ray Disc Review

By Brenden ⋅ July 4, 2010 ⋅ 3 comments

I’m in absolute awe. I’ve been a fan of the work of stop-motion animator Ray Harryhausen since I was a child – my mother going so far as to wake me late at night if The 7th Voyage of Sinbad or The 3 Worlds of Gulliver happened to be airing on the boob-tube – but I have never seen his work looking so vibrant as on this new Blu-ray edition of Jason and the Argonauts. …Continued…