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Monday, November 14, 2011: THE WOMAN (USA, 2011) 6/10 Thursday, November 24, 2011: CARS 2 (USA, 2011) 5/10...

Posted at 9:59 PM in Cinema

Wednesday, November 2, 2011: TOM & JERRY GOLDEN COLLECTION VOLUME 1 (BD, Region ABC, USA) Thursday, November 3, 2011: THE WOMAN (BD, Region ABC, UK) Thursday, November 3, 2011: THE CONVERSATION (BD, Region B, UK) Saturday, November 12, 2011:...

Posted at 9:59 PM in Blu-ray / DVD

The film: I suspect there was probably a time when it would have been fair to call Timothy Dalton the most underrated Bond and LICENCE TO KILL the most underrated Bond film. Thankfully - and no doubt in part inspired...

Posted at 3:23 PM in BD Impressions

(BD, Icon, Region ABC, UK) This and PANIC BUTTON are ex review copies that were kindly sent my way by my good friend Anthony. Cheers, mate!...

Posted at 3:33 PM in Blu-ray

(BD, Showbox, Region ABC, UK)...

Posted at 3:33 PM in Blu-ray

(BD, Opening, Region ABC, France) FYI: although French subtitles are automatically enabled when you choose the English audio track from the disc menu, you can turn them off again using the Subtitle button on your remote....

Posted at 6:28 PM in Blu-ray

(BD, Buena Vista, Region ABC, UK) Be afraid. Be very afraid....

Posted at 10:18 PM in Blu-ray

This is perhaps slightly premature notice coming just a day after the release of the last Movie Matters episode, but for our upcoming thirteen episode we'll be looking at Pixar's two most maligned features, CARS and its sequel CARS 2....

Posted at 7:34 PM in Podcast

In this episode of the Movie Matters podcast, regular co-hosts Lee Howard and Michael Mackenzie are joined by special guest Daniel Sardella to discuss the films of Brian De Palma. The three hosts cast an eye over three of the...

Posted at 10:17 PM in Podcast

(DVD, Arrow Films, Region 2, UK) I bought a DVD! In my defence THE KILLING, the second season of which is currently airing on BBC Four in the UK, is an excellent show and alas not available on BD....

Posted at 10:13 PM in DVD

(BD, Wild Side, Region ABC, France) ...a.k.a. THE NIGHT PORTER, a.k.a. IL PORTIERE DI NOTTE. Alas, as with the only other Wild Side release I own, TENEBRAE, French subtitles are enforced when you select the original English audio track....

Posted at 10:09 PM in Blu-ray

Had a couple of requests for a sample recorded from my new microphone. Ignore the crappy quality of my webcam plus low lighting conditions:...

Posted at 10:52 PM in General

(BD, Criterion, Region A, USA) Given the cost involved, I tend not to pick up many of Criterion's releases. I do make the odd exception, though, and Krzysztof Kieslowski's THREE COLOURS trilogy had to be one of them. I...

Posted at 10:11 PM in Blu-ray

It's a Yeti from Blue Microphones. The microphone I've been using to record my contributions to the Movie Matters podcast (and indeed before that, for fan commentaries and the like), has been ready to give up the ghost for...

Posted at 9:23 PM in Podcast

The Movie Matters podcast returns after an impromptu extended hiatus with a Halloween special and promises of a more frequent recording schedule going forward. In this spine-tingling episode, co-hosts Lee Howard and Michael Mackenzie cast their eyes over horror movies...

Posted at 9:13 PM in Podcast

I never did post any pictures of the locomotive I got for my birthday back in July, the A2 Peppercorn "Bachelors Button": This is a very impressive model from Bachmann, extremely detailed and a decent runner, although like my other...

Posted at 10:31 PM in Model Railways

(BD, Studio Canal, Region B, UK) One of the first titles in the UK to be released solely under the Studio Canal banner. Optimum, you will be missed....

Posted at 10:36 PM in Blu-ray

(BD, Revolver, Region ABC, UK) Lucky (MAY) McKee's latest, probably best known for provoking this reaction from an audience member when it premiered at the Sundance Film Festival....

Posted at 10:34 PM in Blu-ray

(BD, Warner, Region ABC, USA) 37 TOM & JERRY cartoons... ACTUALLY uncut this time....

Posted at 10:33 PM in Blu-ray