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(BD/DVD/digital copy combo, Paramount, Region ABC/1, USA) I plan to go on a Coen brothers binge at some point - amazingly, I've not seen anything they've done beyond BURN AFTER READING and their ill-advised remake of THE LADYKILLERS....

Posted at 7:46 PM in Blu-ray

(BD/DVD combo, Arrow Films, Region B/2, UK) This BD looks bee-yoo-tee-ful: I also picked up Arrow's BD of SPIRITS OF THE DEAD (HISTOIRES EXTRAORDINAIRES), which I'm told also looks excellent, but I'm saving that one for my birthday....

Posted at 3:02 PM in Blu-ray

A few screen captures of Arrow's upcoming UK BD release of Dario Argento's TENEBRAE have materialised on the AVForums board. Much to my surprise, they show the Arrow BD to have been derived from a completely different master from the...

Posted at 11:59 AM in Blu-ray

I would urge everyone with a BD-ROM drive in their PC to check out DAPlayer, as far as I'm aware the first of its kind: a completely free playback solution for BDs. Oh, and it plays HD DVDs too. It's...

Posted at 6:52 PM in Blu-ray / Technology

(BD, Universal, Region ABC, USA) A very curious state of affairs: the director's cut opens with a text disclaimer by Ridley Scott warning that the image quality is less than optimal, but to my eyes it actually looks better...

Posted at 1:31 PM in Blu-ray

(BD/DVD combo, Paramount, Region ABC/1, USA) If you don't love SpongeBob, you have no heart. Incidentally, this was one of the first titles Paramount ever announced for release on HD DVD and BD, back in 2006. Five years and...

Posted at 1:29 PM in Blu-ray

(BD, 20th Century Fox/MGM, Region ABC, USA) The original classic, not the remake with John Travolta and Denzel Washington. It's a Best Buy exclusive, but I was able to source it from Blu-rays For Everyone. A cursory glance suggests...

Posted at 1:25 PM in Blu-ray

(BD, Momentum, Region B, UK) An absolutely brilliant film - I rented this one, watched it earlier in the week and decided to buy it based on how good it was....

Posted at 2:18 PM in Blu-ray

I'm currently working on a review of Universum Film's 80th anniversary German BD release of Fritz Lang's M, kindly supplied to me by Torsten Kaiser, senior producer of TLE Films and the guiding hand behind this new release. Although it...

Posted at 7:40 PM in Blu-ray

(BD, CG Home Video, Region B, Italy)...

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

Posted at 6:25 PM in Blu-ray

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

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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

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

Posted at 1:15 PM in Blu-ray

(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

(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

Friday, April 1, 2011: MISERY (BD, Region A, USA) Saturday, April 2, 2011: CUCKOO (BD, Region ABC, USA) (competition win) Tuesday, April 5, 2011: SILENT HILL: Édition Collector (BD, Region ABC, France) Friday, April 8, 2011: BLACK SWAN (BD,...

Posted at 11:59 PM in Blu-ray

(BD, Channel 4, Region ABC, UK)...

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(BD, Entertainment in Video, Region B, UK) This title has the distinction of being my first ever Entertainment in Video BD. EIV and their theatrical wing, Entertainment Film Distributors, are a British distribution company who at one point put...

Posted at 1:40 PM in Blu-ray

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

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(BD, 20th Century Fox, Region BC, UK) Yes, I'm well aware that this film is likely to be incredibly stupid, but it looks so incredibly stupid it would be a shame to pass it up. Plus, like an increasing...

Posted at 6:38 PM in Blu-ray

(BD, Momentum, Region B, UK)...

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(BD, Momentum, Region B, UK)...

Posted at 8:09 PM in Blu-ray