Tim Burton

The 83rd Oscar Winners on Blu-ray

By Brenden ⋅ February 28, 2011 ⋅ One comment

Most of the films that took home an Oscar statue are either already available on Blu-ray or have been announced to be released on the format soon ….Continued…

Top 5 New Blu-ray releases for the Week of September 7

By Brenden ⋅ September 8, 2010 ⋅ One comment

All right, this week is completely out of control! I don’t think I’ve ever seen so many quality titles released at one time. Especially by a single studio! Warner Home Video must be trying their best to set a record here! They alone have something like twelve or thirteen titles newly available today. Have the holidays come early or something? Crap. I can’t afford all these discs… …Continued…

James and the Giant Peach Blu-ray Disc Review

By Brenden ⋅ August 6, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

James and the Giant Peach quite often reminds me of the best intentioned but ultimately flawed Terry Gilliam films – films which craft beautiful, imaginative moments that hit all the right notes, only to shift tone at the drop of the hat, sacrificing pacing and an overall sense of cohesion. But like Gilliam’s work, the parts that really shine are like the finest diamonds. Or in this case, the ripest Peach. …Continued…

Alice in Wonderland Blu-ray Disc Review

By Brenden ⋅ June 5, 2010 ⋅ One comment

My schedule has been overwhelming lately. I’ve found it rather difficult to cram Blu-ray viewing sessions into my crowded, busy days. As such, it took me three sittings to make it through Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland, but the experience was surprisingly rewarding in the end. …Continued…

Top 5 New Blu-ray releases for the Week of June 1

By Brenden ⋅ June 1, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Oh geez. I’m all confused here. There are just too many titles hitting shelves again this week but no obvious “must-buy” disc, as far as I’m concerned. The new Hollywood blockbuster remakes all stumble in the storytelling department, the catalogue titles feature far-from-perfect presentations and there are just no damn Criterion titles as far as the eye can see! But don’t fear, if none of the brand spanking new titles do it for you this week, I’m sure you can find something in the massive batch of Eastwood newly released or re-released, as the case may be, on Blu-ray! Seriously, how many movies did has that guy made?! …Continued…

Warner Sci-Fi on Blu-ray: Forbidden Planet, Lost in Space, THX 1138: The George Lucas Director’s Cut, Mars Attacks!

By Brenden ⋅ May 16, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Catching up on news from the past week or so, I’m happy to see Warner diving further into their vault to bring us some amazing catalogue titles in the science-fiction genre! In addition to the four titles making their Blu-ray debut on September 7th, WHV will re-issue the Richard Linklater adaptation of Philip K. Dick’s A Scanner Darkly as well as The Matrix Reloaded, packaged on its own, outside of the Matrix boxed set for the first time. …Continued…

Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland Announced for Blu-ray

By Brenden ⋅ April 19, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

It’s only been a month and a bit since Tim Burton’s latest twisted nightmare-on-film, Alice in Wonderland, hit the cinemas and it’s already announced for release on Blu-ray! This is a highly controversial move, which pissed off a lot of exhibitors. But you know what? By the time this disc comes out in June, there will already have been so many massive summer blockbusters taking over the big screen (Iron Man 2, Robin Hood, Shrek Forever After, Sex and the City 2, etc.) that Alice would have clearly ended up being lost in the muddle anyway. Better to get in onto Blu as soon as possible before the marketing loses steam altogether, right? …Continued…

[VIDEO] James and the Giant Peach Blu-ray Trailer

By Brenden ⋅ February 23, 2010 ⋅ 2 comments

I’m not sure how I missed this one last month. A trailer for Henry Selick’s (Coraline) stop-motion animated James and Giant Peach has turned up on YouTube! Disney has yet to announce the title so all that’s known about the release is what you can see in the trailer. However, it seems as if the Blu-ray disc is being marketed to take advantage of the upcoming Tim Burton film, Alice in Wonderland (Burton was a producer on Peach). It seems likely that we’ll see James and the Giant Peach on Blu-ray in a release that coincides with Wonderland, sometime in June. …Continued…

Blu-ray Picks for the Week of December 29

By Brenden ⋅ December 30, 2009 ⋅ One comment

It’s almost the end of 2009 but the year has a few more choice Blu-ray releases for us! …Continued…

Animated 9 comes to Blu-ray in December

By Brenden ⋅ November 6, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Shane Acker made an animated short film called 9 in 2005. It was nominated for an Academy Award. In 2009, Universal and Focus Features released Acker’s updated, big-budget, CGI, feature length take on his story, replete with Hollywood stars voicing the characters and Tim Burton and Timur Bekmambetov (Wanted) as producers. This December 29th, 9 makes its way to Blu-ray. Details below: …Continued…