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In the past couple of years, UK label Arrow Video has reinvented itself from being a minor cult label to - and this is a phrase repeated over and over by commentators - the UK's equivalent to Criterion. It's not just the breadth of superb titles on offer but Arrow's attention to detail, the...

Can I give a quick thumbs up to VCI's Blu-ray presentation of Joseph Losey's King & Country, which is a *much* nicer transfer than I'd dared hope. Presented at 1.78:1 (close enough to the likely 1.75:1 shooting ratio), despite the AR being given as 1.66:1 on the box, it's sharp without bearing...

Nice piece on the production and 4k restoration of The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp from D2D: COLONEL BLIMP - returned in all its glory, which reveals at the end - ...The film will be re-released in cinemas in the UK by Park Circus Films in May and released on DVD and Blu-Ray by ITV Studios...

Looks like UK label Eureka! are set to make up for their awful cropped SD release of The Black Shield of Falworth by re-releasing the film on BD, this time in the correct Cinemascope AR. From this page: For the very forst time anywhere in the world in glorious1080p High definition and in its...

HTF'ers may find this link interesting (you may have to put up with a brief ad at the start), a piece from The Guardian on the showing of the newly restored The Red Shoes at Cannes; clicking on the video reveals a fascinating interview with Thelma Schoonmaker, glimpses of the gorgeous new...

The following post has been reported ; Thread : *** Official Warner Archive DVD Review Thread Original Post by Greg_M : Reason Given : This review thread is due another tidy...

The Beaver compares the previous SD releases of The Loneliness of The Long Distance Runner with the new Region B BD release from the BFI here. The BFI also releases Saturday Night and Sunday Morning on BD at the same time (in the proper 1.66:1 ratio), and, if anything IMHO the transfer is...

DVD Times has the news: Warner Home Video have announced the Region 1 DVD release of 9 digitally remastered romantic classics and modern favourites on 27th January 2009. All titles are new-to-DVD (in North America) and are split in two groups: The All-Star Romance group of titles features...

Here we go again... Myers fans, make more room on your DVD shelf. Sources tell ShockTillYouDrop.com that an ad will appear this week in one of the video trade papers announcing a new six-disc (!) Halloween: 30th Anniversary box set. The latest presentation will include multiple presentations...

The HK and Cult Film DVD News blog has published a marvellous and informative interview with Sony's Mike Schlesinger in which he talks enthusiastically about upcoming titles - some interesting stuff in the works! Look out for news on Film Noir sets from Sony, a Peter Lorre set, the upcoming...

According to a poster at DVD Talk, Sony is introducing a new line on September 23, 'Martini Movies' (?!), with the first wave consisiting of: The Anderson Tapes The Garment Jungle The New Centurions Nickelodeon Future titles in this line are said to be: Affair in Trinidad Getting...

This has been mentioned in the 'Red Violin' thread, but deserves a thread of it's own. From The Hollywood Reporter: Lionsgate is going highbrow. Having carved successful niches for itself in the family, fitness and horror categories, the independent film company and DVD supplier now is taking...

Sci-fi fans rejoice; The Bits has revealed that Universal's June slate includes Journey to the Far Side of the Sun at long last.

Walter Hill's excellent Southern Comfort has been out on DVD for some while in R1 and was released in anamorphic OAR by Optimum in R2 last year; what puzzles me is the sound, in both cases in mono (in the R1's case, in mono played through a wet sock...it's quite awful) I saw this film...

DVD Active has the news: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced a 2-disc collector's edition of A Passage to India which stars Peggy Ashcroft, Judy Davis, and Alec Guinness. The David Lean directed film will be available to own from the 15th March, and should retail at around $24.96...

DVD Times has details on the Warner Bros. Pictures Gangsters Collection Volume 3* on 25th March 2008 here. Titles are: Picture Snatcher, Lady Killer, Smart Money, Black Legion, Mayor of Hell and Brother Orchid. *Vol 3? Well, the press release, DVD Times editor Dave Foster tells me, says...

Warners have at last set a date for the release of their Bonnie and Clyde specials editions. In March it will be released both as a 2 disc SE and as one of Warners 'Ultimate Collectors Editions'. DVD Times has the full details here. Interesting paragraph at the end of that release: The...

There can be no doubt as to what the November Criterion newsletter hints at... The Thief of Bagdad is going to make glorious Criterion release! Fingers crossed for some stunning extras.

From here: 'Casino Royale' 40th Anniversary Edition DVD Release Date Clarified Disc now due out 6 November 2007 Written by Matt Weston on 31 Oct, 2007 Casino Royale: 40th Anniversary Edition Initially announced by MGM for release on 6 November 2007, the new “40th Anniversary...

DVD Times has just posted full details and art on Paramount's November release of Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker’s Apocalypse: Paramount Home Entertainment have announced the Region 1 DVD release of Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker’s Apocalypse on 20th November 2007. Hearts of Darkness: A...

And I was hoping against hope that they would turn up as, if not Criterions, Criterion standard releases: DVD Times on Chinatown & The Two Jakes R1 SCEs in November

The following post has been reported ; Thread : Mini Review - Tyrone Power Collection Original Post by Joe Caps : Reason Given : We already have several perfectly good thread for this set including: http://www.hometheaterforum.com/htf/showthread.php?t=250850

From the DVD Forums: Thunder Bay is the big come on there, but I note from here that the previously open-matte The Glenn Miller Story will be in anamorphic widescreen.* And some more re-releases in June's other elease in this line, John Wayne : The Screen Legend Collection but it will be...

From www.dvdtimes.com: Universal Studios Home Video have announced the Region 1 DVD release of Clint Eastwood: Western Icon Collection for 1st May 2007 priced at $19.98 SRP. This franchise collection from Universal includes three previously released Clint Eastwood westerns: High Plains...

A two-disc 'Directors Cut' of Barry Levinson's The Natural is coming from Sony April 3, according to the Sony website here - no other detail I'm afraid, but I rejoice at the news.

From The Bits: 20th Century Fox and MGM have announced a ton of March titles, including Borat (for both DVD and PSP), Cinderella Liberty, Confetti, Fast Food Nation, The Full Monty: Fully Exposed Edition, a Hemingway Classics Collection (containing Under My Skin, The Snows of Kilimanjaro -...

From Davis DVD: An Officer and a Gentleman "I got nowhere else to go..." Paramount Home Entertainment will release An Officer and a Gentleman: Collector's Edition on May 1st. Loner Zack Mayo (Richard Gere) enters Officer Candidate School to become a Navy pilot and in thirteen tortuous...

From Criterion, here: "...we’re already looking forward to what 2007 will bring. There are many treasures in store for the new year, including some of our latest acquisitions, such as John Huston’s Under the Volcano, and titles from our laserdisc days, like Robinson Crusoe on Mars."

From DVD Times : Warner Home Video have announced the Region 1 DVD release of six films as part of their “Director’s Showcase” series on 27th March 2007. This second group of films is honoring the powers behind the camera with first-time DVD releases of Prince of the City (2-Disc Special...

From DVD Times: Warner Home Video have announced the Region 1 DVD release of Errol Flynn: The Signature Collection Volume 2 for 27th March 2007. Warner will debut five more all-time favourite films starring Errol Flynn – whose combination of natural athleticism and magnetic good looks made...