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Monday, May 2, 2011: SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD (USA/UK/Canada, 2010) 4/10 Wednesday, May 4, 2011: TAXI DRIVER (USA, 1976) 8/10 Wednesday, May 11, 2011: UNTHINKABLE (USA, 2010) 4/10 Thursday, May 12, 2011: MISERY (USA, 1990) 7/10 Sunday, May...

Posted at 11:55 PM in Cinema

Wednesday, May 4, 2011: TAXI DRIVER (BD, Region ABC, USA) Thursday, May 12, 2011: DEEP RED (BD, Region ABC, USA) Thursday, May 19, 2011: M (BD, Region ABC, Germany) (sample copy) Thursday, May 26, 2011: THE CAT O' NINE...

Posted at 11:52 PM in Blu-ray

This will probably get pulled before too long, so enjoy it while you can: Any thoughts? I must say that my curiosity is piqued. Judging by the various shots shown, Fincher and Zaillain are sticking pretty closely to the book,...

Posted at 9:41 AM in Cinema

The film: At one point, Dario Argento was quoted as saying that THE CAT O' NINE TAILS was his least favourite of his films, and while I personally think he's being a tad harsh, it does stand out to me...

Posted at 2:13 AM in BD Impressions

The baseboard is no more! After giving it much consideration, I've decided to shelve the idea of trying to fit a bulky, unwieldy baseboard into a relatively small area that I need continual access to (cuz, well, I need some...

Posted at 9:20 PM in Model Railways

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Posted at 1:07 PM in Blu-ray

With the dust having settled on the latest round of Dario Argento BD releases, now seems like a good time to take a look at the current status of the maestro's films in HD. If, a couple of years ago,...

Posted at 3:19 PM in Blu-ray

(BD, Blue Underground, Region ABC, USA) I'm at a loss to describe the picture quality of this release. It's like nothing I've ever seen, and I don't mean in a good way. "Wet newsprint" is the most accurate description...

Posted at 2:34 PM in Blu-ray

Lee and I are planning on recording the next episode of the Movie Matters podcast in the first week of June, along with our good friend Sandy, a.k.a. The Gialli Fan at Dark Dreams. As befits Sandy's nickname, this will...

Posted at 8:47 PM in Podcast

It's been a while since I last posted an update on the evolving status of my model railway, mainly because things have temporarily stalled. The baseboard I mentioned in my previous post on the subject is partly built, though it's...

Posted at 7:10 PM in Model Railways

The film: As Mike Sutton says in his review of BLACK SWAN at The Digital Fix, Darren Aronofsky's latest movie is essentially "high-trash melodrama". It's frequently over the top and absurd, and revels in all sorts of daft clichés about...

Posted at 1:50 PM in BD Impressions

(BD, Universum Film, Region ABC, Germany) Thanks, Torsten!...

Posted at 1:15 PM in Blu-ray

The film 1975. The giallo craze that consumed the early part of the decade has run out of steam, with Italian audiences turning to macho crime thrillers and sex comedies where once they flocked to lurid whodunits with names like...

Posted at 3:04 PM in Reviews

(BD, Blue Underground, Region ABC, USA) I realised recently that DEEP RED is the only Dario Argento film I haven't written a full, in-depth review of - a bizarre state of affairs given that for many it is his...

Posted at 11:43 AM in Blu-ray

(THE FIELD OF BLOOD aired on BBC1 Scotland on Sunday May 8th and Monday May 9th.) I'm a little surprised that FIELD OF BLOOD is the first of Denise Mina's novels to be adapted to the screen. The GARNETHILL trilogy...

Posted at 11:08 PM in Television

The film: I'm decidedly late to the party, having only seen TAXI DRIVER for the first time last night. As such, I very much doubt there's anything I could say about it that hasn't been said before. I really enjoyed...

Posted at 3:46 PM in BD Impressions

(BD, Sony Pictures, Region ABC, USA) ...a.k.a. Classic Movie Michael Hasn't Seen #1290830280280. Note to UK peeps: the US version is a steal for $12.99 at Amazon.com. Even taking into account shipping costs, it works out at less than...

Posted at 8:53 PM in Blu-ray

The film: There are some good ideas in LONDON BOULEVARD, William Monahan's adaptation of the Ken Bruen novel of the same name - itself something of a take-off of SUNSET BOULEVARD, mixing the story of a man who becomes infatuated...

Posted at 10:03 PM in BD Impressions