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Dressed to Kill Blu-ray announced and detailed

2011 is a pretty decent year for Brian De Palma fans. Not only will he be returning to form, directing the upcoming thriller The Key Man which begins filming in a few month’s time, but a couple of his finer, early films are available on Blu-ray as well! Okay, technically, only one is available right now. The Criterion Collection released a killer, bonus feature stacked edition of De Palma’s Blow Out back in April and now MGM and Fox are about to hit is up with the high-def debut of Dressed to Kill, out in stores September 6th (yes, that’s right film fans, the same day as Straw Dogs!) …Continued…

Criterion November Blu-ray titles: Three Colors Trilogy, Fanny and Alexander, 12 Angry Men, Rushmore, The Rules of the Game

We all knew this was coming. We all knew Criterion was going to hit us with a killer line-up of titles this November, in preparation for the holiday sales blitz. And we were pretty sure from all the hints they’ve been dropping the past few weeks that Krzysztof Kieślowski’s brilliant, moving Three Colors (or Colours, as we prefer here in Canada) Trilogy would be on the docket. So here it is, come to pass, this whopper of a Blu-ray announcement which is comprised of not one but two amazing boxed sets due to drain my bank account in a couple of months time. …Continued…

Studio Ghibli films Howl’s Moving Castle and Tales from Earthsea bound for Blu-ray in Japan

Studio Ghibli is set to release two more films on Blu-ray in Japan this coming November 16th. Hayao Miyazaki‘s Howl’s Moving Castle and his son, Goro Miyazaki‘s Tales From Earthsea will debut on Blu with package art that matches the style of the previous Japanese Ghibli Blu-ray discs. Both titles will feature English language dubs and subtitles and cost 7140yen each (approximately…gulp…$93 USD!!) There’s word, as well, that Ponyo will be reissued on Blu the same day, featuring the same disc as previously released but with new, matching package art. …Continued…

1925 Phantom of the Opera coming to Blu-ray

November 1 will be a landmark day for we fans of the Universal Monsters. It will mark the debut of the very first of the classic films to be released on Blu-ray. The Robert Julian (among uncredited others) directed Phantom of the Opera, starring the “Man of a Thousand Faces”, Lon Chaney, in the title role, will arrive on Blu sporting two brand new transfers of the film, distributed by Image Entertainment. Details have yet to be officially released but producer David Shepard has revealed some juicy tidbits on the nitrateville.com forums …Continued…

Kino bringing Giorgio Moroder’s Metropolis to Blu-ray

More exciting news from the world of movie-geekdom – Kino, the good folks who last year brought us the brilliant Complete Metropolis Blu-ray, are preparing to unleash the ’80s revisionist version of the film in 1080p! AICN broke the news today that the Giorgio Moroder pop/rock version of Fritz Lang‘s groundbreaking sci-fi epic is being prepped for release on Blu. It must be early days for this one because there aren’t any details available about the release aside from a street date of November 15th. What Kino is making public, however, is the package art for the disc, which I’ve posted for your viewing pleasure below. More on this one as details emerge… …Continued…

Citizen Kane: 70th Anniversary Ultimate Collector’s Edition in September

I can’t believe I forgot to post this. It’s kind of old news now but huge news all the same. I mean, Citizen Kane is only the best movie ever, according to a million “Best” and “Top” this-or-that movie lists and 100% Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes. Oh yeah, and I think it’s pretty awesome too! And now, thanks to Warner it’s finally making its high-def debut. The studio will unleash their new 4K restoration of the film on Blu-ray this September 13th, in a boxed set that also includes the Oscar nominated feature-length doc, The Battle Over Citizen Kane as well as the HBO film RKO 281, both on DVD. …Continued…

[VIDEO] Preview clip from Thor Blu-ray special feature – Avengers tie-in ‘The Consultant’

Here’s a short clip from the Marvel One-Shot: The Consultant short film that will be on the Thor Blu-ray, in stores September 13th. The film features Clark Gregg as Agent Phil Coulson of SHIELD, who you’ll remember from damn near every Marvel film produced in the last few years. Marvel is planning a series of these One Shot short films starring Gregg, with the next one being A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To Thor’s Hammer, due to turn up on the Captain America: The First Avenger Blu-ray later in the year. …Continued…

Star Wars: The Complete Saga Blu-ray preview with Holiday Special easter egg

In less than a month and a half, this will all be over. We’ll all have our copies of the Star Wars: The Complete Saga Blu-ray sets and our collective journey to the dark side of disc collecting will be complete. All speculation about the quality of the transfers and exactly what extras are included will be put to rest like a 900-year old Jedi becoming one with the force. But until September 16th, we’ll continue to wonder just what these discs are going to look and sound like, just what deleted scenes will be included, and what fresh digital alterations Lord Lucas has had imposed on his poor, unsuspecting films. Well, thanks to Fox we now have our first look at the packaging of the 9-disc set, awful cover painting and all, with its book-style disc trays splayed open for all to see. …Continued…

The Crow Blu-ray announced and detailed

Despite being a comic book nerd, I was never a huge fan of Alex Proyas‘ 1994 film The Crow, adapted from James O’Barr‘s books of the same title. The movie looks great and there’s no denying the awesomeness of the late star of the film, the tragically-taken-too-soon Brandon Lee, but at its core this simplistic revenge story is just a little thin. That said, it’s become a cult classic and one of the films from the Miramax catalogue that folks have been dying to own on Blu-ray. …Continued…

Coppola’s The Conversation coming to Blu-ray

It occurs to me that I freak out about a lot of movies, claiming this one or the other is my favourite, or in my top 5 of all time list, or something. But honestly, I really do feel that way. I really am that passionate and in love with these films. I only bring this up because I know I’m about to say it all over again in reference to Francis Ford Coppola’s The Conversation. Hand on my heart, it’s honestly one of the best films ever made. One of my favourites. In my top 5. For reals. And now it’s heading to Blu-ray, from the same team who gave us last year’s nigh-on perfect Apocalypse Now Blu-ray releases. I can’t breathe. This is all too much. This actually might be the Golden Age of Blu-ray, as Bill Hunt claims it to be… …Continued…

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