For one night only fans and newcomers alike were able to experience Scarface on the big screen. The film received the special treatment as an anniversary gift and celebration of it’s release into High Definition on Blu-ray. Check out the Scarface Limited Edition Humidor Gift Set post for information on the special collector’s item and some more detail on the gift set and Blu-ray. Scarface – Digital Remaster The first thing that hits you is … Continue reading
The final major portion of the Coen Brothers Blu-ray Summer, as I’ve been calling it, will cap off with two major releases celebrating the anniversary of O Brother Where Art Thou. The two releases are the first Bluray release for the film and a Deluxe 2 Disc O Brother Where Art Thou soundtrack. O Brother Where Art Thou Deluxe Edition Soundtrack On August 16th the deluxe two disc soundtrack, featuring 35 tracks will be released. … Continue reading
I’ve been very busy with work, multiple weddings (not my own of course) and as such have left the site, as well as Facebook, Tumblr, even Google+ mostly dormant. Things should be getting back into a flow very soon. I have another wedding to attend (third in ten days) and a busy work week to finish, but things should settle down after that. When I find myself short on time I often save tons of … Continue reading
Coen Brothers Collection Blu-ray In part two of the Coen Brothers Blu-ray Summer we take a look at the remaining films (including ) of the Coen Brother Collection Blu-ray set leading towards the final Blu-ray release of the Coens Summer Blu-rays, a 10th anniversary selection and it’s very popular soundtrack. Miller’s Crossing Blu-ray My most anticipated release on high def from the Coens has got to be the 1990 neo-noir gangster film Miller’s Crossing, starring … Continue reading
Scarface Humidor Gift Set Scarface is on of the most powerful and well-acted “gangster” films of all time. Now, Universal celebrates this classic Al Pacino with the Scarface Limited Edition Humidor Gift Set. Below is the Universal Studio promo video. The Scarface Humidor Gift set not only includes a remastered editon of Scarface on Blu-Ray, but also the original Scarface from 1932. Here’s the full rundown from NBC/Universal: The humidor’s exterior is hand painted and … Continue reading
The brilliant re-imagining of Sherlock Holmes on the BBC this past year, simply titled Sherlock will be making it’s American debut shortly. The Sherlock Blu-ray release seems to have gotten a rapid release due to the huge buzz in it’s native UK, and will be released on November 9th, 2010. It is getting some time on PBS in late October via their Masterpiece (I assume this is the former Masterpiece Theatre) online, and possibly broadcast … Continue reading
I queued up 44 Inch Chest for a couple of reasons. The first being the amazing cast that it had listed, not the least of which are Ray Winstone and Ian McShane. The second reason would be that I have enjoyed many of the British Gangster films from the more recent The Limey and Sexy Beast, all the way back to the original Get Carter with Michael Caine. A Different British Gangster Film To compare … Continue reading
Almost 3 years ago to the day, I write a few posts discussing some of Television that was into, on was titled Good TV Returns. I preface this post and the old one by saying, I don’t watch much TV. Back then, school and life were a distraction, now life and film/gaming/this blog are a distraction. I have a hard time sitting down to watch television on a regular basis. My viewing comes through DVDs, … Continue reading
This is the sequel to The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo and the second in the Millennium trilogy. The Mellennium trilogy is a series of novels from the late Swedish author Stieg Larsson. It is called a trilogy, though a 4th book is partially completed and outlines for many more novels are said to exist possibly up to what Larsson is said to have hoped reached 10 novels. The Girl Who Played with Fire continues … Continue reading
I have heard a lot of people talk about the The Last Starfighter as a “guilty pleasure”. I definitely won’t call it that. I have very few guilty pleasure in life as I feel no guilt for the things I have liked in my lifetime (well in film and music anyway…). The Last Starfighter is one of my favorite films from the 1980s and I still enjoy watching it to this day, perhaps 25 years … Continue reading
