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Ridley Scott’s Robin Hood Blu-ray announced for UK release

By Brenden ⋅ July 22, 2010 ⋅ 3 comments

Speaking of Ridley Scott films starring Russell Crowe (read all about the new Blu-ray edition of Gladiator here, if you haven’t already), Universal Pictures have announced the September 20th release of the duo’s recent Robin Hood film on Blu-ray in the U.K. I missed this one in the theatres but I have to say, it looks like a major misstep – prequel story, old Robin, too much war, too much like Gladiator, etc. But, as a long time fan of all things Robin Hood, I’m eager to get my hands on it and give it a go. I mean, really…how bad can it possibly be?! …Continued…

Imamura's Vengeance is Mine, Laloux's La Planète Sauvage, Jia's The World on Blu-ray from Masters of Cinema

By Brenden ⋅ June 9, 2010 ⋅ One comment

Sometimes I wish that I was still in the UK. Sigh…The Masters of Cinema label might not be flooding the market with Blu-ray releases but man, when they tackle a title they really go full tilt! I was perusing their list of Blu-ray titles today and stumbled across these upcoming releases that, to my knowledge have yet to be officially announced. Of the three, only Shôhei Imamura’s 1979 gem, Vengeance is Mine, for which you can see a trailer above, has been detailed in any fashion. We’ve got the package art for all three but, sadly, no release dates yet. Rest assured, we’ll update you when we know more… …Continued…

Blu-ray Picks for the Week of January 12

By Brenden ⋅ January 13, 2010 ⋅ One comment

Oh geez. I usually like to pick a top disc release every week. I usually like to be able to recommend a single title for you to pick up, you know, if you’ve got a tight budget, or just want to see the best of the best. But I can’t really do it this week. There are too many brilliant Blu-ray discs out this week! I’ll highlight a few of them but please comb through the whole list. There’s something for everyone here! …Continued…

Blu-ray Picks for the Week of December 15

By Brenden ⋅ December 16, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

I’m a day late getting my Blu-ray picks posted. Sorry ’bout that. Yesterday was pretty packed with news and with the limited time I had, I could only squeeze so many posts in. But here we are now, a little light on titles overall but with some quality Blu-ray discs nonetheless. Guess which boxed set I’m most excited about this week… …Continued…

Blu-ray Picks for the Week of December 1

By Brenden ⋅ December 2, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

A day late and still a copy of Terminator Salvation short. The Blu-ray Blog was up and down yesterday, thanks to a flood of traffic from Blu-ray fan and celebrity gossip hound, www.egotastic.com, so it wasn’t possible to get our weekly release list online. Here we are a day later with a collection of titles not quite as numerous as previous weeks but quite vital all the same. …Continued…

Terminator Salvation Blu-ray Preview: Maximum Movie Mode

By Brenden ⋅ November 30, 2009 ⋅ One comment

Much like Warner Home Video did with Zach Snyder on the Watchmen: Director’s Cut Blu-ray disc, they’ve talked director McG into putting himself in front of the camera and talking shop, using comparative screens of the film itself, stills, animatics and more to lay bare every facet of Terminator Salvation and how it was created. …Continued…

Terminator Salvation: Win a Ducati Motorcycle Sweepstakes!

By Brenden ⋅ November 24, 2009 ⋅ 3 comments

I dearly wish this was a contest to win my own personal Moto-Terminator. It goes without saying that I’d have its silicon brain removed and all its robotic killer instincts put at my disposal. And I would promise to use my newfound cybernetic power and speed only for good (and maybe the occasional street race) helping to save the innocent and feed the starving. I would be the ultimate cybernetic superman! While that wish may never come true, we all now have the chance to win the motorcycle the Moto-Terminator was based on – the Ducati Hypermotard 796! …Continued…

Sony confirms Moon Blu-ray Details, January Release Date for US/Canada

By Brenden ⋅ November 10, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Director Duncan Jones‘ information was right on the nose about the January 12th Blu-ray and DVD release date for his film Moon. A date nearly two months after it hits video in the UK. While every other home video news outlet under the sun continued to report an early December release for the film, Jones was adamant that Moon was being held until January in the US and Canada, and urged fans to import the region-free Blu-ray from the UK to keep his sales up over the holiday season. Well, now his fears have been confirmed by Sony. Moon will indeed be on North American store shelves on January 12th. Here are the details: …Continued…

Inglourious Basterds announced and detailed!

By Brenden ⋅ October 23, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

We told you all about the UK edition of Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds, hitting shelves on December 7th. Now we’ve got all the details (except the package art) of the virtually-identical North American edition of the film, to see release just over a week later on December 15th. …Continued…

Dead Snow Blu-ray Disc Review

By Stone ⋅ October 23, 2009 ⋅ 2 comments

I’ve been lamenting lately the lack of “good ole” zombie movies. It seems everything in the last decade has been about stronger, faster, smarter and angrier zombies and , while I enjoy the hell out of most of them, it feels like a slow degradation of the genre, not an evolution. …Continued…