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Top New Blu-ray releases for the Week of July 26

By Brenden ⋅ July 27, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

This week’s new Blu-ray releases include ‘SOURCE CODE’ from eOne, ‘HIGH AND LOW’, ‘LEON MORIN, PRIEST and ‘LIFE DURING WARTIME’ from Criterion, ‘THE BLUES BROTHERS’ and ‘ANIMAL HOUSE’ from Universal, ‘JUSTICE LEAGUE: SEASON TWO’ and ‘SUPERNATURAL: THE ANIME SERIES’ from Warner 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 24

By Brenden ⋅ May 24, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

This weeks new Blu-ray releases include ‘THE GREAT DICTATOR’ and ‘SOLARIS’ from Criterion, ‘PLATOON’ and ‘TIGERLAND’ from Fox/MGM, ‘PAPILLON’, ‘GRAND PRIX’, ‘GETTYSBURG’, ‘GODS AND GENERALS’, ‘MAVERICK’ and ‘WILD WILD WEST’ from Warner, ‘LE MANS’ from Paramount, ‘I AM NUMBER FOUR’ and ‘GNOMEO & JULIET’ from Disney and many, many more!

Criterion July Blu-ray titles: Beauty and the Beast, Naked, High and Low, The Music Room, Life During Wartime and Leon Morin, Priest

By Brenden ⋅ April 15, 2011 ⋅ One comment

What a way to end the work week! Criterion have announced their July slate of new Blu-ray discs and once again, it’s a knockout. I’m particularly excited about seeing Cocteau’s dreamy Beauty and the Beast in HD, though I fear it might look softer, hazier than I would hope. The thought of getting my grubby little mitts on Satyajit Ray’s The Music Room is also getting my blood pumping, as it looks to be one of the most feature-rich discs in the bunch (check out all of those extras!) I’m feeling a little guilty about the lack of enthusiasm I’m feeling for Todd Solondz’ Life During Wartime. I really, really want to be all fired about this, his newest flik but I feel like his style has just worn away at me over the years. I loved Happiness once upon a time but can’t bare to sit through it now. Ah well, I’m willing to give Wartime a shot if the good folks at Criterion deem it worthy. …Continued…

Top 5 New Blu-ray releases for the Week of October 19

By Brenden ⋅ October 19, 2010 ⋅ 4 comments

This is ridiculous. I don’t know if I’ve ever seen so many brilliant titles being released on Blu-ray disc on a single day! …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…