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Blu-ray Review: Fringe – The Complete Series (0)
Since The X-Files ended its successful nine year run back in 2002, science fiction fans have been looking for a suitable replacement. Series such as Journeyman, a reboot of Bionic Woman, and New Amsterdam have all failed to fill the void. In 2008, J.J. Abrams—riding high from the success of Lost—delivered Fringe. While never the [...]
Ralph Bakshi’s animated masterpiece Heavy Traffic Headed to Blu-ray July 16th (0)
From Ralph Bakshi, the legendary director of Fritz The Cat and The Lord Of The Rings (1978), comes the surreal tale of Michael Corleone, a young cartoonist scraping by on the inner-city streets of New York. Using pinball as a metaphor for the highs and lows of urban life, Bakshi once again weaves a marvelously [...]
Shout! Factory to unleash The Bruce Lee Legacy Collection 11-Disc Blu-ray+DVD box set August 6 (0)
THE BRUCE LEE LEGACY COLLECTION Extraordinary 11-Disc Blu-ray™+ DVD Box Set Presentation of · Four Bruce Lee Classics on Blu-ray™ for the First Time – The Big Boss, Fist Of Fury, The Way Of The Dragon, Game Of Death, · Three Feature-Length Documentaries, · Hours of Bonus Content ALL COLLECTED IN A DELUXE [...]
DVD Review: Vito (0)
If you’re an avid Blu-ray and DVD collector like me, you’re likely familiar with the work of Jeffrey Schwarz, even if you’re not aware of it. As the owner of Los Angeles based Automat Pictures, he has produced content for numerous DVD and Blu-ray releases. Sometimes he’s responsible for those behind-the-scenes featurettes that we’re all [...]
Blu-ray Review: Dexter – The Seventh Season (0)
After six years on the air, and a sixth season that was decidedly a bit uneven, it would be natural to think that Dexter had simply run its course. Not so much…The seventh season is where chaos ensues. While I’m certainly not going to reveal every twist and turn of the season here, if you [...]
A Boy and His Dog Coming to Blu-ray August 6 (0)
Directed by L.Q. Jones and based on the award-winning novella by acclaimed science-fiction author Harlan Ellison, A Boy and His Dog is a dark and often wickedly funny trip through a post-apocalyptic world, where the friendship between a boy and his dog is the only currency that matters. On August, 6th, 2013 Shout! Factory will [...]
DVD Review: Liz & Dick (0)
Liz & Dick is a hot mess of a little TV-movie. In the opening seconds, a “based on a true story” message flashes across the screen. However, the story told here—the tumultuous relationship of Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton; largely focused on the 1960’s, in the years after they met on the set of 1963’s [...]
The Fugitive: 20th Anniversary Edition Blu-ray Coming September 3 (0)
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment has officially announced the 20th Anniversary Edition Blu-ray release of director Andrew Davis’ classic thriller, The Fugitive, starring Harrison Ford, Tommy Lee Jones, Andreas Katsulas, Joe Pantoliano and Jeroen Krabbé. Below is information from the official press release: Burbank, Calif., May 6, 2013 – Warner Bros. Home Entertainment will celebrate the [...]
Blu-ray Review: Superman – Unbound (0)
An adaptation of the 2008 graphic novel Superman: Brainiac by Geoff Johns and Gary Frank, Superman: Unbound stars the egomaniacal, cybernetic organism Brainiac (voice of John Noble) who, obsessed with Superman (Matt Bomer) and Supergirl (Molly C. Quinn), is determined to conquer various entities, eventually making his way to Earth. For Superman, this is a [...]
Love Me Tender Comes to Blu-ray July 30 (0)
Moviegoers were introduced to Elvis Presley in this film set during the dying hours of the Civil War. Elvis sings four songs, including the title song. The year is 1865, and the three Confederate Reno brothers don’t know the war has ended. They manage to steal a Union Army payroll, and head for home with [...]
DVD Review: Liberace – The Ultimate Entertainer (0)
Released in advance of the highly promoted HBO mini-series “Behind the Candelabra” starring Michael Douglas as the flamboyant piano-playing superstar Liberace, and Matt Damon as his much younger lover Scott Thorson, Timeless Media’s double-DVD set, Liberace: The Ultimate Entertainer gives fans and inquiring minds a chance to see the legendary entertainer in action. The shows [...]
Blu-ray Review: WWII from Space (0)
WWII from Space represents the History Channel’s (now known simply as History) latest attempt to provide a new and interesting angle on a subject that has been endlessly examined. You have to give History a little credit while at the same time understanding their dilemma: launched in 1995, they’ve been around for quite a while [...]
Blu-ray Review: Jack Reacher (0)
Based on the Lee Child novel One Shot, Jack Reacher hits the ground running. A man drives to a parking deck overlooking the Allegheny River in downtown Pittsburgh, loads a sniper rifle with handmade bullets, and kills five people walking along the riverbank. The cops arrest James Barr (Joseph Sikora), a solider with a violent [...]
Blu-ray Review: Band of Outsiders (Bande à part) (Criterion Collection) (0)
Made at the pinnacle of the French New Wave, Band of Outsiders (1964) is director Jean-Luc Godard’s take on the crime film. More to the point, Band of Outsiders is Godard’s reinvention of the crime film. In an interview included as part of Criterion’s Blu-ray Special Edition features, Godard states bluntly, “This movie was made [...]
Blu-ray Review: The Men (1950) (0)
In the years following World War II, there was a spate of films dealing with soldiers and their efforts to reintegrate themselves into normal, everyday life. The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) dealt with three World War II veterans who returned home to find that they and their families had forever changed by the [...]
Blu-ray Review: Champion (0)
Considered by many to be one of the best boxing films ever made, Champion (1949) is the film that launched Kirk Douglas’s career. Douglas had supporting roles in several films, including The Strange Love of Martha Ivers and Out of the Past, but it was his role as Michael “Midge” Kelly, a man so driven, [...]
Blu-ray Review: Night of the Hunted (La Nuit des Traquèes) (0)
Driving down a desolate road in the middle of the night, a young man comes upon a beautiful young woman (Brigitte Lahaie), wearing just a nightgown. Crying, she is clearly disoriented, but identifies herself as Elizabeth (or Elysabeth, according to IMDb) and claims to be by herself. The young man, Robert (Vincent Gardère), drives her [...]
Blu-ray Review: Not Fade Away (0)
The directorial debut of The Sopranos creator David Chase, Not Fade Away, is, at its core, a bittersweet story masked by comedy and music. Chase attempts to tackle the whole of the 1960’s, from the assassination of JFK to the arrival of The Beatles to the decline of the hippie movement. It’s clear from the [...]
Blu-ray Review: The Grapes of Death (Les Raisins de La Mort) (0)
Known for his stylish vampire and erotic films, French director Jean Rollin also took the horror genre in a new direction by introducing zombies and overt gore into the mix. Not all of Rollins’ forays into the world of zombies were successful. In his long career, he certainly made some films best suited for the [...]
Blu-ray Review: Repo Man (Criterion Collection) (0)
A true loner, writer/director Alex Cox has zealously avoided participating in mainstream Hollywood films throughout his career. One look at Cox’s best known film, 1984’s Repo Man, makes it clear that he is not a filmmaker concerned with being conventional. Repo Man defies categorization. There’s humor. But it’s not comedy in the strictest sense. It’s [...]
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