Its Saturday morning March 3rd and I just stumbled upon the world premiere of The Goodfather Saga in high def on AMC! Sure, it's edited for content and filled to the gills with commercial breaks but, wow, what a surprise that they actually transferred this chronological version into HD. I have...
1) Barry Lyndon (Terrific film!! I am shocked to see this on so many people's lists... I honestly didn't think this was that popular.) 2) Alien & Aliens "super ultimate" double feature (yeah, I know it's cheating. But these two always have to go together. And the other movies in the series just...
Holiday favorite A Christmas Carol, starring Alastaire Sim as miserly Ebenezer Scrooge, arrives on October 23rd from VCI Entertainment in a new two-disc Ultimate Collector's Edition. Featuring a brand new high-def restored and remastered fullscreen transfer from the original 35mm negative, the...
Paramount Home Entertainment will release Zodiac on July 24th. As a serial killer terrifies the San Francisco Bay Area and taunts police with his ciphers and letters, investigators in four jurisdictions search for the murderer. Directed by David Fincher and based on the actual case files of one...
Buena Vista Home Entertainment will release Mel Gibson's Apocalypto on May 22nd. The film will be presented in 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen, along with Yukatek Maya Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1 Surround tracks and English subtitles. Bonus materials include a feature commentary with Mel Gibson and...
Oscar winner George Clooney heads an all-star cast in the tense and powerful Cold War thriller Fail Safe. Originally broadcast live on CBS in April 2000, the cold war drama was directed by Oscar-nominee Stephen Frears ("The Queen") and featured an all-star cast including Richard Dreyfus, Noah...
I talked to my Fox contact, and they said that they are indeed due in May. There's no finalized artwork yet, but the minute it's done I will be getting them in an email. Stay tuned!
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment have announced Borat: Cultural Learnings of America For Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan for release on March 6th. The year's most talked about (and most litigated against) comedy stars Sacha Baron Cohen as the titular Kazakhstani journalist who...
This is the same thing that the studios do with Unrated vs. rated editions of DVDs. Why would you be shocked that they would carry it over to Blu-ray vs. DVD?
Tying in with the theatrical release of the upcoming prequel "Hannibal Rising," MGM Home Entertainment has announced a new two-disc The Silence of the Lambs: Collector's Edition. Due on January 30th, 2007, this set will feature a newly remastered 1.85:1 anamorphic transfer and Dolby Digital 5.1...
Don't foget Criterion's terrific editions of Polanski's Repulsion and Gilliam's The Fisher King. Well-worth every single penny just for the commentaries.
The "Project Greenlight" horror film arrives on October 17th with an anamorphic widescreen transfer of an unrated cut, along with Dolby Digital 5.1 tracks. Bonus materials will include a commentary track with director John Gulager and other member of the production staff, deleted scenes, "Horror...
It doesn't look like this edition will have the commentary. I suppose you have to give up something to get something else. Personally, I think the 16x9 and DTS ES clinches the deal for me.