Posts by Deepak Shenoy

Quote:Maybe I'm mistaken, but I think ALL of the video content is on the one blu-ray disc. The three discs in the big box package are the blu-ray and the 2 discs that make up the DVD version of the same stuff. I don't think they will...

Acorn has done a great job bringing the Poirot series (at least the first 4 sets released so far) to Blu. They were also shot on 16 mm but I guess they will sell enough of these to justify the additional expense. Too bad they didn't...

Kino announces a new Buster Keaton release every 3-4 months and I have been waiting in vain for the last year or more for my favorite title (The Navigator) to be released. It seemed to be a logical choice following the other top-tier...

I would assume that all of the seasons/series that Acorn released on DVD will eventually make it to Blu. This includes Series 11. Series 12 has already been released but not in one package. The big question is whether Acorn will be able...

Any reviews of the Chinatown Centennial release ? I am surprised this has gone totally under the radar even with Polanski being in the news recently. Of course it is nothing notable as it comes on the heels of a SE of...

Been waiting for the Imamura titles for a while. It is a pleasant surprise to see them get the full Criterion treatment rather than the rumored Eclipse treatment. Will pick up Eddie Coyle too and maybe Wise Blood. -D

Ken, Is 'Splendor in the Grass' remastered ? If you have seen the old DVD, do you notice any improvement ? Also is the set package in individual keepcases ? Thanks, -D

This has indeed been a very good year for Western fans with some of the essential titles finally coming out on DVD like The Gunfighter, Man of the West, The Westerner (not counting the crappy HBO release), Garden of Evil, Day of the...

Quote: Originally Posted by Garysb I have to disagree. Any movie with Bette Davis, Edward G Robinson, and Humphrey Bogart is anything but nothing special. Trivia: It was remade as an Elvis picture. Because of this the...

Nothing special really. Just that it was mentioned as a title that would be released by Warner this year as a part of their 85th anniversary celebration. Given that a Gangster box set was already released in March it was not clear what...