Tag: Blu-Ray
La Grande Illusion
It seemed that Lionsgate had forgotten about their North American arm of the StudioCanal Collection since they released the first wave of Region A StudioCanal Blu-rays in 2010 with such classic titles as The Third Man (1949) and Ran (1985). After nearly two years, Lionsgate returns to the StudioCanal Collection in full force with the [...]
The Most Dangerous Game / Gow, The Headhunter
The latest must-own Blu-ray release from Flicker Alley, distributors of home video dedicated to furthering public interest in cinema heritage, collects two pre-King Kong works of Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack. Flicker Alley rightly positions The Most Dangerous Game (1932), starring Joel McCrea and Fay Wray, as the centerpiece of this release, which [...]
Jiro Dreams of Sushi
Just like the sushi of which Jiro dreams, the beauty of this documentary from producer/director/cinematographer David Gelb owes in large part to its simplicity. As is the case with many great documentaries, it seems that all Gelb had to do to stir up a great film was to sit down with his wholly fascinating subjects, [...]
Fractale
The world of the future relies on the Fractale System, a network of satellites that allow mankind to live a worry-free existence. In the thousand years following Fractale’s inception, man relinquished all responsibilities for the operation of the world, and society effectively crumbled. Indeed, no longer would people be required to labor for wages, as [...]
Chesty Morgan’s Bosom Buddies
Chesty Morgan’s Bosom Buddies, the fourth Blu-ray release from exploitation distributor Something Weird Video, collects three features from director Doris Wishman, including her two collaborations with the overly well-endowed burlesque star Chesty Morgan. The collection includes the Chesty Morgan vehicles Deadly Weapons (1974) and Double Agent 73 (1974), as well as The Immoral Three (1975), [...]
Missing in Action/Missing in Action 2
With the cult of Chuck Norris still flourishing, MGM is setting out to debut on Blu-ray some of the action icon’s most beloved films, and in the first batch released earlier this month, his blockbuster Vietnam films Missing in Action and Missing in Action 2: The Beginning are expectedly the main attractions. Filmed back-to-back (but [...]
The Decoy Bride
Kelly Macdonald and David Tennant star in this 2011 romantic comedy set on a small island in Scotland’s Outer Hebrides. As the film opens, heartbroken trouser catalogue writer Katie (Macdonald) returns to the remote island of Hegg where she grew up, having sworn off men for good. Subsequently, novelist James (Tennant) and his movie star [...]
Meatballs
Ivan Reitman’s 1979 feature, Meatballs, marked the beginning of two major cinematic forces: the summer camp film, which would persist as a subgenre of both comedy and horror well into the 1990s, and Bill Murray, who continues to do what Bill Murray do best to this day. The film relates an incredibly loose narrative about [...]
Dragon Ball Z: Kai Part Eight
Over the years, Dragon Ball Z has had many re-releases, both on VHS, and DVD, with Blu-ray dropping into the scene more recently. Most of those releases featured the same content repackaged again and again, but Dragon Ball Z: Kai is unique, presenting the entire DBZ series remastered and re-edited to exclude any filler. Although [...]
Occult Academy
Occult Academy aired on Japan’s TV Tokyo in 2010 and the complete series is now available in a 2-disc Premium Edition Blu-ray collection from NIS America. The narrative of this 13-episode original anime from A-1 Pictures and Aniplex follows the occult-obsessed students and faculty of the Waldstein Academy, referred to by area locals as the [...]
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