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Top New Blu-ray releases for the Week of August 16

By Brenden ⋅ August 16, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

This week’s new Blu-ray releases include ‘THE KILLING’ and ‘CUL-DE-SAC’ from Criterion, ‘DEXTER: THE FIFTH SEASON’ from Paramount, ‘THE BANG BANG CLUB’ from eOne, ‘DAVID HOLZMAN’S DIARY: SPECIAL EDITION’ from Kino, ‘COBRA’, ‘DEMOLITION MAN’, ‘THE SPECIALIST’, ‘ASSASSINS’ and ‘EXECUTIVE DECISION’ from Warner, ‘PRIEST’, ‘THE MUPPETS TAKE MANHATTAN’ and ‘MUPPETS FROM SPACE’ films from Sony and many, many more!

Criterion previews 2012 release schedule – Spartacus, Satyricon, Canterbury Tales and many more

By Brenden ⋅ June 24, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Well, will you look at that. Criterion has posted a pic on their Facebook page, offering something of a preview of their 2012 slate of releases. All right, to be fair, they didn’t really frame the image as a “preview“, more a look behind the scenes at the desk of someone juggling potential releases for next year. …Continued…

Top 10 New Blu-ray releases for the Week of May 31

By Brenden ⋅ May 31, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

This weeks new Blu-ray releases include ‘THE STANLEY KUBRICK COLLECTION’, ‘BARRY LYNDON’, ‘LOLITA’, ‘A CLOCKWORK ORANGE: 40TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION’ and ‘TRUE BLOOD: THE COMPLETE THIRD SEASON’ from Warner, ‘ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST’, ‘RIO LOBO’, ‘A MAN CALLED HORSE’ and ‘BIG JAKE’ from Paramount, ‘AMERICAN GRAFFITI’ and ‘LEGEND’ from Universal, ‘BIUTIFUL’ from Roadside Attractions, ‘THE CAT O’ NINE TAILS’ from Blue Underground and many, many more!

Criterion August Blu-ray titles: Cul-de-Sac, The Killing, Secret Sunshine, Orpheus, more

By Brenden ⋅ May 17, 2011 ⋅ 2 comments

Just when I think that a crop of Criterion Blu-ray announcements can’t possibly get any stronger, they hit me with this awesome group of titles. A record seven new releases will hit store shelves this coming August, including classics new to the Collection like Polanski‘s Cul-de-Sac along with re-issues like Cocteau‘s Orpheus (newly remastered with new special features!) and Pontecorvo‘s The Battle of Algiers. I’m most excited about getting my hands on Lee Chang-dong‘s Secret Sunshine and Kubrick‘s The Killing, which actually includes the director’s previous film, Killer’s Kiss! Bonus film! …Continued…

Stanley Kubrick Limited Edition Collection 10-Disc Blu-ray boxed set, A Clockwork Orange 40th Anniversary Edition announced

By Brenden ⋅ February 21, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Warner Home Video has announced a brand new 10-disc Stanley Kubrick Limited Edition Collection Blu-ray set for release on May 31st, which will include the director’s classics, Barry Lyndon and Lolita – two films previously unavailable on the format. This is both amazing and crappy news for Kubrick fans and collectors. Amazing because we’ve all been waiting for these two films to make their debut on Blu. Extremely crappy news because neither film will be available outside of the 10-disc collection, forcing fans to re-purchase all the Kubrick Blu-ray discs if they want to complete their collection. …Continued…

The Top 10 Best and Worst Blu-ray Discs of 2010

By Brenden ⋅ January 4, 2011 ⋅ 3 comments

2010 was a banner year for our favourite home video format. There are a lot of critics saying that it’s the year that Blu-ray really came into its own, with more new titles and overwhelming catalogue support from the majors as well as killer releases from smaller studios. And I tend to agree.

Top 5 New Blu-ray releases for the Week of October 26

By Brenden ⋅ October 26, 2010 ⋅ 2 comments

You know it’s a massive week of important Blu-ray releases when there are two new titles from Criterion and neither is in the number one position on our Top 5 list! Shocking! We’ve had some big weeks lately but this might just be the most incredible one of all. Hope you’ve been saving up. …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…

Spartacus announced for release on Blu-ray

By Brenden ⋅ February 24, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Kubrick! Douglas! Gladiatorial action!! Spartacus has got it all. And now, thanks to Universal, we’re about to get it all on Blu-ray. Spartacus will hit shops on May 25th in a new 50th Anniversary edition that should best its HD-DVD counterpart in every way. Sadly, as nice as this edition looks, it’s still not going to beat out the previously available Criterion DVD, which features a commentary track by producer-actor Kirk Douglas, actor Peter Ustinov, novelist Howard Fast, producer Edward Lewis, restoration expert Robert A. Harris, and designer Saul Bass among a lot of other great stuff not to be found on the Blu-ray. I mean, I’m sure it’s going to look and sound better than ever but I’m going to want to hold onto my DVD for all those great extras. And the much cooler cover art! …Continued…

RT @cinemablend Kubrick Faked The Moon Landing And The Shining Proves It

By Brenden ⋅ January 22, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

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