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HD DVD! Anyone remember that? Well, some of us amassed fairly substantial collections of Toshiba's now defunct format, especially in the aftermath of its death, where retailers desperately flogged all their old stock at bargain bin prices. At that point,...

Posted at 10:54 PM in HD DVD

I know, I know, I said I'd do this ages ago, but other commitments kept getting in the way, to the extent that I completely forgot I was going to do this in the first place. Thanks to Adam for...

Posted at 4:33 PM in Blu-ray

My first review in aaaages... For better or for worse, the new version of The Taking of Pelham One Two Three has to stand on its own feet, if for no other reason than that the bulk of its target...

Posted at 4:00 PM in Reviews

That Ralph Bakshi's 1978 adaptation of Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings is a superior effort to Peter Jackson's mega-blockbuster offering is a view that I doubt many will hold. I feel on considerably safer ground stating that Bakshi's version...

Posted at 10:08 PM in Blu-ray

I've already done a Top 10 Films of 2009 list going by UK theatrical release dates. Normally, I prefer to go by the release date of a film in its country of origin to determine its year (a.k.a. the dates...

Posted at 10:57 PM in Cinema

The jury's still out on whether this is an actual still from the film or simply a piece of production or concept art, but regardless, I'm actually rather taken by the look of Disney's upcoming Rapunzel. These are certainly...

Posted at 11:45 AM in Animation

2009. Films have been available on Blu-ray Disc for around for three and a half years and the format is now well established. It's no longer a question of whether the format will succeed - it's already done so, with...

Posted at 11:25 AM in Blu-ray

Be of good cheer!...

Posted at 12:00 AM in General