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Saturday, January 1, 2011: BLACK SWAN (USA, 2010) 8/10 Sunday, January 2, 2011: INCEPTION (USA/UK, 2010) 4/10 Saturday, January 8, 2011: SALT (USA, 2010) 5/10 Sunday, January 9, 2011: RESIDENT EVIL: AFTERLIFE (Germany/France/UK, 2010) 6/10 Tuesday, January 11, 2011:...

Posted at 10:47 PM in Cinema

Thursday, January 6, 2011: DEEP RED (BD, Region ABC, UK) Saturday, January 8, 2011: RESIDENT EVIL: AFTERLIFE (BD, Region ABC, UK) Tuesday, January 11, 2011: ARMY OF SHADOWS (BD, Region A, USA) Tuesday, January 11, 2011: THE SOCIAL NETWORK...

Posted at 10:42 PM in Blu-ray

(BD, Artificial Eye, Region B, UK) My last blind buy for a while, given my latest credit card statement. I watched it this evening and must admit I wasn't particularly taken by it. I found it to be well-acted...

Posted at 10:37 PM in Blu-ray

The film: How do you describe AMER? You might as well ask "how do you describe the indescribable?" AMER is a loving tribute to the Italian "gialli" of the 1970s, but at the same time it is not a giallo....

Posted at 1:21 PM in BD Impressions

The composer best known for his Bond scores died this morning at the age of 77. The BBC Archive has republished a nice tribute to his Bond themes from 1995, hosted by Lois Maxwell (Moneypenny)....

Posted at 10:45 AM in General

Note: in the interests of coherence, this review refers to the original 1978 film by its original title, DAY OF THE WOMAN, and the 2010 remake as I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE (the title by which its predecessor is also...

Posted at 12:38 AM in Reviews

Jennifer Hills vs. Jennifer Hills Who will triumph?...

Posted at 12:06 PM in Cinema

A few stills from the most visually striking sequence of AMER, taken from Anchor Bay's new BD. Click the images above to enlarge them to full size....

Posted at 6:09 PM in Cinema

(BD, Anchor Bay, Region B, UK)...

Posted at 1:53 PM in Blu-ray

This is the "Evening Star", my newest purchase. The real locomotive was the 999th of the British Railways Standard range and the last steam engine to be built in the UK. It was actually singled out for preservation before it...

Posted at 12:42 PM in Model Railways

(BD/digital copy combo, Anchor Bay, Region A, USA) This and the previous entry are examples of BDs I perhaps wouldn't have been so quick to order if I'd known I'd be getting an into an expensive hobby. That said,...

Posted at 7:21 PM in Blu-ray

(BD, Anchor Bay, Region A, USA)...

Posted at 7:18 PM in Blu-ray

60th Anniversary Edition (BD/DVD combo, Buena Vista, Region ABC, USA)...

Posted at 7:06 PM in Blu-ray

"Falcon", pulling the Heart of Midlothian service, prepares to leave the station... ...while on the other line, "Quicksilver" is just passing through. "Falcon" stops to commiserate with "Flying Scotsman", currently out of order. Ignore the fact that the liveries...

Posted at 2:17 PM in Model Railways

...or just plain BEAN, as the on-screen title has it. The film: Well, it's no masterpiece, but I rewatch it every now and then and I don't get tired of it. It certainly helps if you enjoy the MR. BEAN...

Posted at 5:17 PM in BD Impressions

Until the age of about 11, I was obsessed with model trains. My late granddad bought me my first train set at age 4 or thereabouts - a simple "OO" gauge freight tain and oval track loop from Hornby. (He...

Posted at 9:30 PM in Model Railways

About a year ago, I reviewed Artificial Eye's UK BD release of THE DOUBLE LIFE OF VERONIQUE and came down quite hard on the image quality, describing it as "a bit of a disappointment" and "blasted with heavy noise reduction,...

Posted at 2:56 PM in Blu-ray

Spoiler-tagged for those who haven't listened to Movie Matters #5 yet: Aliens (20th Century Fox) The Evil Dead (Anchor Bay) Gladiator (EU re-release) (Universal) Minority Report (20th Century Fox) Moulin Rouge! (20th Century Fox) Ponyo (Buena Vista) Se7en (Warner) The...

Posted at 10:44 PM in Blu-ray

Spoiler-tagged for those who haven't listened to Movie Matters #5 yet: The Social Network Toy Story 3 The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo The Ghost Splice Ponyo The Princess and the Frog Whip It Amer Video Nasties: Moral Panic, Censorship...

Posted at 10:41 PM in Cinema

In the first Movie Matters episode of 2011, co-hosts Lee Howard and Michael Mackenzie cast they eyes over the best (and some of the worst) films of 2010, counting down their ten favourites of the past year. The listeners also...

Posted at 7:35 PM in Podcast

(BD, 20th Century Fox, Region A, USA)...

Posted at 6:15 PM in Blu-ray

I thought I'd take a few moments to say some kind words about my web host, LDHosting. I've mentioned them a few times now, but I should do so more often, as I really can't say enough good words about...

Posted at 7:33 PM in Web

OK, I buy it. Different from Noomi Rapace but still undoubtedly Salander. More pics (and an article) here. (Thanks Erik!)...

Posted at 2:12 PM in Cinema

(BD, Sony Pictures, Region A, USA)...

Posted at 1:59 PM in Blu-ray

(BD, Criterion, Region A, USA)...

Posted at 1:57 PM in Blu-ray