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Friday, September 3, 2010: KICK-ASS (UK/USA, 2010) 7/10 Sunday, September 5, 2010: A PERFECT GETAWAY (USA, 2009) 4/10 Friday, September 17, 2010: HIERRO (Spain, 2009) 6/10 Sunday, September 19, 2010: FOUR LIONS (UK, 2010) 7/10 Saturday, September 25, 2010:...

Posted at 10:05 PM in Cinema

Friday, September 3, 2010: KICK-ASS (BD, Region ABC, UK) Thursday, September 9, 2010: SE7EN (BD, Region ABC, USA) Wednesday, September 15, 2010: INFERNO (BD, Region ABC, UK) Wednesday, September 15, 2010: MENN SOM HATER KVINNER [The Girl with the...

Posted at 9:58 PM in Blu-ray / DVD

THE EVIL DEAD (BD, Anchor Bay, Region A, USA) Yay for an absolutely superlative transfer. Boo for no mono audio....

Posted at 12:32 PM in Blu-ray

When Studio Canal released David Lynch's masterful MULHOLLAND DRIVE on a bare-bones French HD DVD back in 2007, they basically gave it a reasonable but far from jaw-dropping transfer and an audio track that was marred, like a number of...

Posted at 10:01 PM in Blu-ray

THE SECRET OF KELLS (BD, New Video Group, Region ABC, USA) Really can't wait to see this. I've been excited about it since I first saw footage of it during the Oscars earlier this year....

Posted at 11:18 AM in Blu-ray

...sorry for the total lack of updates of late. I'm super-busy at the moment, redrafting Chapters 3-5 of my thesis ahead of an October 4th submission date. There's nothing major to report anyway, but keep checking back....

Posted at 11:05 PM in General

MULHOLLAND DRIVE (BD, Optimum, Region B, UK) I do intend to write a little more about this release when I get the chance, but for the time being I feel compelled to warn you that Optimum/Studio Canal appear to...

Posted at 11:22 AM in Blu-ray

I had reasonably high expectations for this "missing child" horror/thriller, advertised as being from the producers of PAN'S LABYRINTH and THE ORPHANAGE. I wouldn't say I was disappointed as such by the end result, but it's definitely in the shadow...

Posted at 1:01 PM in BD Impressions

...as I've come to realise when comparing the results side by side between the high(ish) end S-PVA monitor I use downstairs and the cheapo TN jobbie I keep in my bedroom for less crucial business. The S-PVA monitor, a Dell...

Posted at 7:02 PM in Technology

The release of Dario Argento's INFERNO on BD is a double cause for celebration. Not only is it the first high definition release of the film anywhere in the world, it's also the first time it has been released uncut...

Posted at 9:26 PM in BD Impressions / Blu-ray

AMERICAN BEAUTY (BD, Paramount, Region ABC, USA) HIERRO (BD, Optimum, Region B, UK)...

Posted at 4:58 PM in Blu-ray

There's a very funny parody of the writing style of Stieg Larsson's Millennium trilogy by Oscar-nominated screenwriter Nora Ephron in the New Yorker (or rather the writing style of Reg Keeland's English translations): There was a tap at the door...

Posted at 11:51 PM in Books

INFERNO (BD, Arrow Video, Region ABC, UK) Thoughts to follow once I've collected 'em... :) Also: The extended television editions of Stieg Larsson's MILLENNIUM trilogy. I've taken a gander at THE GIRL WHO PLAYED WITH FIRE and I'm utterly...

Posted at 8:17 PM in Blu-ray

Hmm... something tells me this movie didn't get offered the chance to take advantage of the City of New York's tax break programme for movies. ;) This film doesn't really need any introduction, given that it's one of the most...

Posted at 8:59 PM in BD Impressions

SE7EN (BD, New Line/Warner, Region ABC, USA)...

Posted at 8:46 PM in Blu-ray

70 years young today!...

Posted at 7:12 PM in Cinema

KICK-ASS really didn't grab me in the way that it did some people. It's quite funny. It's quite exciting. It's quite observant. It's a lot of "quite", but it never really comes together to form a single cohesive whole. Tonally...

Posted at 11:46 AM in BD Impressions

KICK-ASS (BD, Universal, Region ABC, UK)...

Posted at 11:57 AM in Blu-ray

I got 20th Century Fox's UK BD release of FIGHT CLUB for my birthday, having already picked up the German release by Kinowelt when it came out a couple of years back. The German release was disappointing for many, although...

Posted at 9:44 PM in Blu-ray

Bad news, people: Movie Grooves, probably the best source for 60s and 70s movie soundtracks, both mainstream and off the beaten track, is closing down. They'll be honouring all outstanding orders but are no longer accepting any new ones. I...

Posted at 8:15 PM in Music