Inglourious Basterds coming to Blu-ray in the UK

Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds is beating its way to Blu-ray in the UK this holiday season. Universal Studios Home Entertainment is getting the film into shops on December 7, long before the Weinstein Company will serve it up to us, here on the other side of the Atlantic. Thank goodness for Amazon.co.uk and the power of importing! Disc details below: …Continued…

Duncan Jones reveals Moon Blu-ray/DVD January Release Date on Twitter

Well, we heard about the UK release of Moon on Blu-ray ages ago. But there hasn’t been a peep about it coming to home video in the USA and Canada. Until now!

I follow director Duncan Jones on Twitter. Today he spilled the beans …Continued…

Terminator: Salvation comes to Blu-ray in December

We told you all about the UK release of Terminator: Salvation ages ago and it’s taken this long to get any info on the US/Canada version. So, here you go! Warner is about to give you another face-load of Bale on December 1st! …Continued…

Duncan Jones' Moon announced for Blu-ray in the U.K.

Ahhhh! It kills me that I missed Moon in the theatres. I mean, there’s no guarantee that I would’ve fallen in love with the film but it certainly has all the ingredients to rank itself up there amongst my fav movies of the year – hard sci-fi, melancholy and a David Bowie connection. Writer/director Duncan Jones is Bowie’s son and, while stretching out into his own medium, Jones’ story finds itself riffing on imagery made popular by his father – that of the lonely astronaut trapped thousands of miles away from home. I’m happy to see that Sony is bringing this to the UK so soon. I only hope we’ll see it on this side of the Atlantic before the new year. Details of the Blu-ray disc release below: …Continued…

This Is Spinal Tap: Limited Marshall Amp Edition features 5 Discs, New Extras, UK Only

What the hell? Did we just get completely hosed, here in North America? Are we not worthy of receiving this completely amazing Limited Edition version of This is Spinal Tap? Urgh…I’m so upset… …Continued…

Lionsgate brings Drag Me To Hell to Blu-ray in the U.K.

Drag Me To Hell was such a fun film! It was the spirit of the old Evil Dead-era Sam Raimi come out to play with horror cinema once again. It was also a superb experience for me because I felt it had the spirit of my pal Andy B’s webcomic, Raising Hell (go and read it over at Transmission-X comics now!) I really wish I could have seen this with him in the theatre. Luckily, it looks like we might get another chance for a viewing shortly. Lionsgate is getting off its mark and bringing it to home video sooner, rather than later if this Amazon listing is any indication. Sadly, we don’t have any hint of it over on this side of the Atlantic as yet but we do have this great package art from the upcoming UK release. Drag Me To Hell hits Blu-ray in the UK on October 26th and has a suggested retail price of £24.99. Expect more details and a US/Canada announcement soon. …Continued…

Masters of Cinema announce F.W. Murnau's silent Sunrise for Blu-ray in the UK

Hey, you North American readers! Ever heard of the UK home video label Eureka? How about their Masters of Cinema series of DVDs and Blu-ray discs. Well, they’re kind of like the Criterion Collection for Region 2 (or Region B, if you’re talking Blu-ray) and they’re amazing. If you take a look at their list of titles, you’ll actually find that their catalogue is a good combination of Criterion and Kino titles, augmented with a selection of brilliant Asian cinema and European favourites. …Continued…

Terminator: Salvation Blu-ray announced, detailed for UK release

I missed this one in the cinema. And to be honest, I didn’t really care. The trailers weren’t really doing it for me. I’m not a big Bale fan. And McG is synonymous with celluloid pablum. But you know what? I sort of regret not checking it out now. I’m not sure why. Maybe it’s just because I’ve remembered how much I dig films about robots on a killing spree. Either way, I’m glad to see that Terminator: Salvation is on the Blu-ray horizon. …Continued…

EINS! ZWEI! DIE! Zombie Film Fest Darling 'Dead Snow' comes to Blu-ray in the UK

Ok, I guess it’s officially Zombie day here on the The Blu-ray Blog, what with the Shaun of the Dead story and the Living Dead at Manchester Morgue announcement. Let’s add one more title then, shall we: the blood soaked, foot dragging, Heil Hitler-ing zombie-fest from Norway, Dead Snow.

I can’t wait to see this. It’s playing over the next few weeks here in Montreal at the Fantasia Film Festival. It’s been a big hit at every fest it’s played at, making a critical ‘killing’ (sorry) at Sundance. And now it’s on it’s way to Blu-ray. But only in the UK. Figures… …Continued…

Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz come to Blu-ray in September

I’ve been a fan of SImon Pegg and Edgar Wright’s Spaced series for a long time. It’s a TV show about some of my favourite things – comics, videogames and zombies. Yeah, I’m a nerd. So, when their debut film Shaun of the Dead first came to the cinema, I was super-excited. I’m happy to say that I wasn’t let down by the film in the least. It’s so much fun to watch and crafted in the spirit of Spaced. In fact, it could almost play as a sequel of sorts.

Hot Fuzz, on the other hand, while also a lot of fun, left me a little cold. Ah, well. Can’t win ‘em all. I’ll be happy to give it another chance on Blu-ray in September, when both films will be released. …Continued…