Contrary to even our own guide to what's coming out on video-on-demand and online, rumors of the demise of those shiny discs that still take up shelf space have been greatly exaggerated. Take next week, for example, in which one will only be able to enjoy the guilty pleasure of "Lake Placid 3" or the easy charm of the Adam Scott indie comedy "Passenger Side" on DVD or upgrade to high-definition for the "Alien Quadrilogy" boxed set, a rerelease of the "Back to the Future" trilogy or better yet, Criterion editions of Stanley Kubrick's "Paths of Glory" or the Japanese curiosity "Hausu" on Blu-ray. And it's not even December yet.
Unfortunately in this time of tightened purse strings, the studios and specialty labels like Shout! Factory, Criterion and Olive Films aren't going to make this holiday season any easier on the wallet, with most digging deep into the vaults to...
Unfortunately in this time of tightened purse strings, the studios and specialty labels like Shout! Factory, Criterion and Olive Films aren't going to make this holiday season any easier on the wallet, with most digging deep into the vaults to...
- 10/21/2010
- by Stephen Saito
- ifc.com
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Depending on how much you have saved up, I would say you could buy at least four new Blu-rays today without hesitation starting with Criterion's Blu-ray release of Seven Samurai, moving to Universal's Blu-ray release of Psycho, picking up Lionsgate's new Apocalypse Now Blu-ray and finally picking up Fox's remastered Moulin Rouge!. Of course, I have a few thoughts on all of those titles, two of which I have in my possession but have not yet had a chance to preview and two I just reviewed. So, take a peek at your bank account and see how things are doing and let's see if anything interests you shall we...
Seven Samurai (Criterion Collection) Here is a fantastic Blu-ray upgrade and while it delivers the exact same features as the previous Criterion DVD release the picture is immaculate and on...
Depending on how much you have saved up, I would say you could buy at least four new Blu-rays today without hesitation starting with Criterion's Blu-ray release of Seven Samurai, moving to Universal's Blu-ray release of Psycho, picking up Lionsgate's new Apocalypse Now Blu-ray and finally picking up Fox's remastered Moulin Rouge!. Of course, I have a few thoughts on all of those titles, two of which I have in my possession but have not yet had a chance to preview and two I just reviewed. So, take a peek at your bank account and see how things are doing and let's see if anything interests you shall we...
Seven Samurai (Criterion Collection) Here is a fantastic Blu-ray upgrade and while it delivers the exact same features as the previous Criterion DVD release the picture is immaculate and on...
- 10/19/2010
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
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