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Disc News Update 03.01

Schwarzenegger's limp comeback actioner gets high-def specs today....

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The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp: BD Review

Criterion scores again with this Blu-ray upgrade from The Archers....

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The Hobbit - An Unexpected Journey: BD Review

Peter Jackson's return to Middle-earth proves to be... tricky....

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Monsieur Verdoux: BD Review

Criterion triples up on Charles Chaplin in high-def with one of the filmmaker's most mercurial creations....

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A Nightmare on Elm Street Collection: BD Review

Wes Craven's bad dreams established a studio and unleashed one of the late 20th century's most iconic horror figures. Sleep tight....

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Richard III: BD Review

Criterion unleashes their first Olivier Shakespeare Blu-ray, and it's a VistaVision knockout....

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Pierre Etaix : BD Review

These long-unavailable French comedies are a welcome addition to the Criterion pantheon...

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Jurassic Park: 3D BD Review

This 20th anniversary edition of the dino classic is without question worth the double-dip....

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Disc News Update 04.26

Info on some out-of-print cult favorites and the new Nicole Kidman all headed to high-def....

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Band of Outsiders: BD Review

Godard's cheeky classic gets a Criterion spruce-up on this gorgeous new high-def edition....

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Ultimate Gangsters Collection - Classics: BD Review

This Gangster Classics box set actually lives up to its title - it's one of the better high-def box sets of the year so far....

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Ultimate Gangsters Collection - Contemporary: BD Review

These are modern crime masterworks, but every title on this set deserves a new high-def edition...

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Wild Strawberries: BD Review

Bergman's classic takes on new life thanks to this sumptuous Criterion Blu-ray upgrade....

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Disc News Update 06.05

A Kubrick documentary, a new season of Supernatural, and a 3D edition of the new G.I. Joe flick all get high-def specs....

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Clint Eastwood - 40-Film Collection: DVD Review

We all love a good box set, but is this forty-film collection worth its monster price...?

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The Great Directors: Vol. 5

David Lean (1908-1991)

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The Great Directors: Vol. 3

Alfred Hitchcock (1899-1980)

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The Great Directors: Vol. 2

Akira Kurosawa (1910-1998)

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Spellbound: BD Review

Hitchcock and Salvador Dali team up for this Bergman/Peck psychological melodrama....

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The Breakfast Club: BD Review

The angsty John Hughes classic gets a Blu-ray re-release - is it worth upgrading for....?

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Malcolm X: BD Review

The acclaimed 1992 Spike Lee/Denzel Washington biopic finally makes its way to high-definition....

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Disc News Update 01.10

A Polanski classic, some adorable claymation, and one of the bloodiest Japanese films ever made all get Blu-ray announcements today....

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ESPN Films Collection - Vol. 1: DVD Review

ESPN follows up last year's extraordinary 30 for 30 set with this compilation of five new sports documentaries....

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The Fernando di Leo Crime Collection: BD Review

This quartet of hard-to-find Italian actioners gets the high-def bump, but is it worth a double-dip.....?

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The Green Mile: BD Review

Frank Darabont's second-best Stephen King prison adaptation gets a Blu-ray double-dip, but it looks like this one's just the same disc in different packaging....

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Cool Hand Luke: BD Review

DVDFile ate no eggs while reviewing this title.....

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Eclipse Series 30 - Sabu!: DVD Review

The new Criterion Eclipse set takes us to exotic locations, but once we get there, things get real dull real fast....

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Midnight in Paris: BD Review

The sleeper hit of the summer turns out to be a pretty darned fun romantic/fantasy romp. Who knew Woody Allen still had it in him....?

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Anti-Nazi Classics, Vol. 2: DVD Review

First Run / 470 Minutes / 1949-1964 / Unrated / Street Date: October 25, 2011

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Great Italian Directors Collection: DVD Review

Kino / 393 Minutes / 1950-1965 / Unrated / Street Date: October 11, 2011

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The Expendables - Extended Cut: BD Review

Sly's 2010 actioner is still a retro kick-ass blast, but this Extended Cut doesn't really up its body count or anything fun like that....

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Heavenly Creatures: BD Review

Kate Winslet and Melanie Lynskey go more than a little bit crazy together, and Peter Jackson's there to film the whole thing....

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Women on the Margins - The Cinema of Jean-Claude Brisseau: DVD Review

Facets / 283 Minutes / 1978-2000 / Unrated / Street Date: September 27, 2011

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Disc News Update 11.15 [2]

Criterion's Valentine's Day gift to us involves French science fiction, trendy mumblecore, three outlaw samurai, and a murder...

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3 by Theo: DVD Review

E1 / 265 Minutes / 1994-2003 / Unrated / Street Date: September 27, 2011

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The Help: BD Review

The summer box office sleeper arrives on Blu-ray just in time to invigorate its Oscar potential....

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Alfred Hitchcock - The Essentials Collection: DVD Review

Universal / 605 Minutes / 1954-1963 / Unrated / Street Date: October 4, 2011

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The Birth of a Nation: BD Review

One of the earliest - and most racially intolerant - movies of all time gets a Blu-ray release.....

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Orpheus: BD Review

Criterion / 95 Minutes / 1950 / Unrated / Street Date: August 30, 2011

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Funny Bones: DVD Review

Mill Creek / 128 Minutes / 1995 / Rated R / Street Date: August 30, 2011

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Rushmore: BD Review

Wes Anderson's cult-beloved 1998 hit arrives on Criterion Blu-ray - can The Royal Tenenbaums be far behind....?

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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2: 3D BD Review

If the first Deathly Hallows release didn't quite live up to its 3D potential, this thrilling finale definitely ups the ante....

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Big Lesbian Love Collector's Set: DVD Review

Wolfe Video / 321 Minutes / 2007-2010 / Unrated / Street Date: August 23, 2011

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Big Gay Love Collector's Set: DVD Review

Wolfe / 375 Minutes / 2007-2009 / Unrated / Street Date: August 23, 2011

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Steamy Art House Hits: DVD Review

First Run / 389 Minutes / 1999-2008 / Unrated / Street Date: August 23, 2011

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12 Angry Men: BD Review

Criterion / 96 Minutes / 1957 / Unrated / Street Date: November 22, 2011

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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2: BD Review

Warner / 130 Minutes / 2011 / Rated PG-13 / Street Date: November 11, 2011

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The Best of Global Lens - Brazil: DVD Review

First Run / 381 Minutes / 2002-2005 / Unrated / Street Date: August 23, 2011

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West Side Story - 50th Anniversary Edition: BD Review

Fox / 152 Minutes / 1961 / Unrated / Street Date: November 15, 2011

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Three Colors - Blue/White/Red: BD Review

Criterion / 288 Minutes / 1993-1994 / Rated R / Street Date: November 15, 2011

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