The movie that famously inspired Gilliam's 12 Monkeys gets the Criterion Blu-ray treatment....
filmsIt's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World: BD Review
Tuesday, February 07, 2012
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Love Story: BD Review
Wednesday, February 08, 2012
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Love means never having to say you're sorry... and buying this Ryan O'Neal/Ali McGraw weepy on yet another home theater format.... Disc News Update 02.15
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Written by Mike Restaino
A Lethal Weapon box set, season one of Hell on Wheels, and even a Queen Latifah/Steve Martin comedy get Blu-ray announcements today.... Disc News Update 02.17
Friday, February 17, 2012
Written by Mike Restaino
Unless you're a die-hard fan of Being John Malkovich or Putney Swope, Criterion's May announcements are pretty disappointing.... Unforgiven - 20th Anniversary Edition: BD Review
Friday, February 24, 2012
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It's still one of the 20th century's most epic westerns, but this 20th Anniversary Edition of Unforgiven is the same Blu-ray you (hopefully) already own.... Johnny English Reborn: BD Review
Thursday, March 01, 2012
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Rowan Atkinson's bumbling spy is back for more of the same (only this time with more Gillian Anderson! Yay!).... Out of Africa - Universal 100th Anniversary Collector's Series: BD Review
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
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The 1985 Meryl Streep/Robert Redford Oscar favorite gets a Blu-ray double-dip that might actually be worth re-investigating.... The Last Temptation of Christ:: BD Review
Monday, March 05, 2012
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The controversial - and widely acclaimed - Martin Scorsese picture gets some high-definition love from Criterion.... The Three Musketeers: BD Review
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
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This Blu-ray allows us to see all the awful dialogue and lifeless action sequences of Paul W.S. Anderson's Alxendre Dumas adpatation in absolutely stunning high-definition quality.... Corman's World - Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel: BD Review
Monday, March 12, 2012
Written by Jim M. Howard, Jr.
Casablanca - 70th Anniversary Ultimate Collector's Edition: BD Review
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
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The beloved Bogart/Bergman romance hits Blu-ray (again) - is this the high-def edition of the classic we've been waiting for, or just another excuse to double-dip....? Disc News Update 03.19
Monday, March 19, 2012
Written by Mike Restaino
Criterion's June Blu-ray lineup will be of particular import to Charlie Chaplin and Spalding Gray fans.... David Lean Directs Noel Coward: BD Review
Monday, March 26, 2012
Written by Mike Restaino
The first big Criterion Blu-ray box set of the year is a technical and cultural marvel, though these four David Lean pictures aren't exactly mandatory viewing.... The Muppets: BD Review
Wednesday, April 04, 2012
Written by Mike Restaino
Jason Segel's Muppets franchise reboot is funny and charming enough to melt even the stingiest movie geek's heart.... A Night to Remember: DVD Review
Tuesday, April 03, 2012
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Criterion offers up a sensationally accomplished DVD edition of a Titanic movie that is so-so at best.... Hop: BD Review
Monday, April 02, 2012
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It may house some top-tier Hollywood voice talent, but this Easter Bunny animated tale basically just lays an egg.... The Iron Lady: BD Review
Thursday, April 05, 2012
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Meryl Streep brings Oscar cred to this biopic, but Margaret Thatcher never really comes to life in The Iron Lady.... Hidden: DVD Review
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Written by Karen Price
This scary-hospital horror flick with Sean Clement has a creepy premise, but it never makes good on it.... MST3K - The Wild World of Batwoman and The Girl in Gold Boots: DVD Review
Friday, April 13, 2012
Written by Grey S. Wears
Eclipse Series 32 - Pearls of the Czech New Wave: DVD Review
Friday, April 20, 2012
Written by Mike Restaino
A six-film collection of movies made in the swinging Czechoslovakian 1960s? Yeah, we're excited, too.... Alambrista!: BD Review
Monday, April 23, 2012
Written by Mike Restaino
"A prime reason ¡Alambrista! was important then - and is now - is because it balanced, deepened, and enriched our national conversation about immigration." - from Charles Ramirez Berg's BD booklet essay Disc News Update 04.27
Friday, April 27, 2012
Written by Mike Restaino
Our week ends with news of high-def bumps for High Noon and Invasion of the Body Snatchers, as well as info on a new single-disc Blu-ray edition of Casablanca.... Being John Malkovich: BD Review
Wednesday, May 09, 2012
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The brain-bending Spike Jonze curio gets the Criterion high-def treatment. Malkovich Malkovich, Malkovich MALKOVICH! A Hollis Frampton Odyssey: BD Review
Friday, May 11, 2012
Written by Mike Restaino
"Come on, guys! Let's get a keg, some pizza, and a few girls, and... watch four and a half hours of experimental films from the 1960s and 70s...." Disc News Update 04.11
Friday, May 11, 2012
Written by Mike Restaino
Olive Films announces high-def editions of two classic westerns, and HBO readies an August release for the first season of Strike Back.... Eclipse Series 33 - Up All night With Robert Downey, Sr.: DVD Review
Monday, May 21, 2012
Written by Mike Restaino
The elusive Putney Swope finally arrives on DVD, and it's three times as weird as you've heard (though somehow it works)..... Father of the Bride/Father of the Bride Part II: BD Review
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
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It's impossible to hate these Steve Martin/Diane Keaton comedies, but is this high-def edition of the Father of the Bride flicks worth the double-dip....? Bringing Down the House: BD Review
Monday, June 04, 2012
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Larry King is quoted on this BD's cover as saying Bringing Down the House is "one of the funniest films ever". Can that be true....? Jeff, Who Lives at Home: BD Review
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
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Jason Segel, Ed Helms, and Susan Sarandon go mumblecore in this Duplass Brothers comedy, and the results are dreadful.... Sherlock Holmes - A Game of Shadows: BD Review
Thursday, July 19, 2012
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Robert Downey, Jr. and Jude Law return as our iconic Holmes and Watson, and even if there's a bit of sequelitis suffered here, it still makes for some pretty reliable fun.... The Samurai Trilogy: BD Review
Thursday, June 28, 2012
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Based on the novel called Japan's Gone With the Wind, The Samurai Trilogy gets a long-awaited high-definition Criterion upgrade. But where are the bonuses....? High Noon: BD Review
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
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The Gary Cooper western classic gets a high-def bump, but without its Deluxe Edition DVD bonuses, is it still worth the double-dip....? Disc News Update 07.20
Friday, July 20, 2012
Written by Mike Restaino
Olive Films preps some classic catlog titles for high-def, and Lionsgate unleashes a couple high-profile standard-def announcements.... Full Metal Jacket - 25th Anniversary Edition: BD Review
Monday, August 27, 2012
Written by DVDFile
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