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Upcoming US and UK Blu-ray titles for the next week. Titles I intend to pick up at some point are in bold. A slow week for UK releases... Monday, August 10, 2009: 17 Again (UK) Election (UK) Fatal Move (UK)...

Posted at 12:00 AM in Blu-ray

The Last House on the Left (2009) (BD, Universal, Region ABC, USA) I tend to treat remakes with a great deal of suspicion and, truth be told, this one is no exception. It piqued my curiosity, however, for two...

Posted at 11:40 PM in Blu-ray

One of the defining voices of '80s American cinema, dead at 59 years young. Read about it at E! Online....

Posted at 9:49 PM in Cinema

The Ninth Gate (BD, Lions Gate, Region ABC, USA) Labyrinth (BD, Sony Pictures, Region ABC, UK) [review copy] Jennifer Connelly's second starring role, after her turn in Dario Argento's Phenomena. Actually, Phenomena and Labyrinth would make for a fascinating...

Posted at 3:03 PM in Blu-ray

Go (BD, Sony Pictures, Region ABC, UK) One of my favourite films of the '90s. This one launched the Hollywood careers of a number of people, including The Bourne Identity director Doug Liman and John August, Tim Burton's go-to...

Posted at 8:44 PM in Blu-ray

In the animation world, Ren & Stimpy creator John Kricfalusi is a legend for many reasons, not least for bringing cartoonist-driven cartoons (what a radical concept!) back to television and for pioneering Flash animation. His pitches have also attained legendary...

Posted at 6:53 PM in Animation

Supposedly, when John Lasseter took the helm of Walt Disney Animation Studios midway through Meet the Robinsons' development, he ordered the film to be drastically retooled, resulting in 60% of the completed footage being scrapped. If the finished product in...

Posted at 5:13 PM in BD Impressions

...because I decided to find out whether I could still draw the little guy after all those years. The answer is "yeah, kind of"....

Posted at 8:22 PM in General

Upcoming US and UK Blu-ray titles for the next week. Titles I intend to pick up at some point are in bold. Monday, August 3, 2009: About Last Night (UK) Bad Boy Bubby (UK) Blue Thunder (UK) Children of Men...

Posted at 12:00 AM in Blu-ray

Another year, another 48 episodes, another "Why am I still watching this?" conundrum. The answer to the latter point, I suppose, is that I'm a glutton for punishment. I'm also, however, an optimist, and I continue to cling to the...

Posted at 4:23 PM in Television

Footprints (DVD, Shameless Screen Entertainment, Region 0, UK) [review copy]...

Posted at 10:10 PM in DVD