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A few quick notes (and some screen captures) I've made for Shameless Screen Entertainment's BD release of Argento's FOUR FIES ON GREY VELVET, as I don't have time at present to type up a full review. In the meantime, let...

Posted at 10:48 PM in Blu-ray

(BD, Shameless Screen Entertainment, Region ABC, UK) All credit to Shameless, this is a very impressive presentation. Visually it's close to being the best-looking giallo I've seen on BD - no noise-riddled CRT transfer, this - and the audio...

Posted at 11:44 AM in Blu-ray

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In this bumper length special edition of the Movie Matters podcast, co-hosts Lee Howard and Michael Mackenzie cast their eyes back over the previous twelve months, celebrating the best (and worst) of 2011. In addition to their own personal Top...

Posted at 11:46 PM in Podcast

The audio problem on the Criterion Collection BD of THREE COLOURS: WHITE has been well documented and now addressed and corrected by Criterion themselves. However, I'd like to know what people who have this set think about the framing on...

Posted at 10:20 PM in Blu-ray

Going by UK theatrical release dates, these are my favourite films of 2011 (spoiler-tagged for those who haven't listened to Movie Matters #14 yet): BLACK SWAN ANGELS OF EVIL [Vallanzasca - Gli angeli del male] SUPER 8 THE SKIN I...

Posted at 9:20 PM in Cinema

(BD, Artificial Eye, Region B, UK) I was NOT a fan of Lars von Trier's previous film, ANTICHRIST. We'll see how this one fares......

Posted at 10:45 PM in Blu-ray

(BD, Artificial Eye, Region B, UK) This was an extremely pleasant surprise - so much so that, after watching a rental, I immediately went online and ordered a retail copy, and it found its way into the upper echelons...

Posted at 10:42 PM in Blu-ray

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(BD, Entertainment In Video, Region B, UK) Getting my yearly Luc Besson brainless action movie fix......

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Posted at 11:49 AM in Blu-ray

It's nearly that time of year once again: Lee and I are gearing up to record the first Movie Matters episode of 2012, which, in the tradition of 2011's first episode, will be a countdown of our favourite films of...

Posted at 12:01 AM in Podcast

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(BD, Paramount, Region ABC, UK) Do you like movies about gladiators?...

Posted at 10:33 PM in Blu-ray

I'm not really that big a believer in New Year's resolutions - generally, I think that if something's worth changing about your life, you should do it as soon as possible rather than waiting for some arbitrary day on the...

Posted at 11:40 PM in General

(BD, Warner, Region ABC, UK) My brother had this on HD DVD, but I never got round to picking it up on either format. I'd normally have gone for the US release by Paramount for the lossless audio (plus...

Posted at 10:29 PM in Blu-ray

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Posted at 10:00 PM in Blu-ray

I don't have high hopes for ROBIN HOOD, but it was only £6....

Posted at 8:34 PM in Blu-ray

CAUTION: Massive spoilers ahead. You have been warned. MÄN SOM HATAR KVINNOR DIRECTOR: Niels Arden Oplev; SCREENPLAY: Rasmus Heisterberg & Nikolaj Arcel; COMPOSER: Jacob Groth; CINEMATOGRAPHER: Eric Kress, DFF; EDITOR: Anne Østeurd; PRODUCTION DESIGNER: Niels Sejer; CAST: Michael Nyqvist (Mikael...

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