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New on DVD: The Prisoner (2009) Mini-Series
AMC’s re-imagining of the popular “The Prisoner” TV show lands on DVD March 23, 2010 courtesy of Warner Home Video. The 2009 remake sports quite the powerhouse cast in James Caviezel and Ian McKellen,...
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DVD Review: Ocean Waves (1993) Movie UK R2
I’m not the biggest fan of manga or anime, I mean I’ve seen a few of the well-known movies, like “Ghost in the Shell” and “Ninja Scroll”, and I’ll never stop singing the praise...
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DVD Review: Chaw (2009) Movie UK R2
If you read/watched “The Lord of the Flies” and wished the boar had too little character development and deserved a spin-off TV series* at the least, then “Chaw” will be right up your street....
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DVD Review: Thirst (2009) Movie UK R2
You know that bit in “Twilight” where Kristen Stewart walks in on Robert Pattison repeatedly soiling his pants (front or back is not clear) in the classroom? Well there’s a scene like that in...
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DVD Review: Whiteout (2009) Movie UK R2
There’s a scene in the first ten minutes of “Whiteout” where Kate Beckinsale gets undressed and has a completely unnecessary and gratuitous shower. At this point I thought the film was AMAZING. Then for...
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DVD Review: Jennifer’s Body (2009) Movie
“Jennifer’s Body” never seemed to find it’s audience last September, barely making back its’ $16 million budget while “Paranormal Activity” was selling out showings despite being made for the cost of a medium grade...
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Inglourious Basterds (2009) DVD Review
It’s a strange quirk of circumstance that I happened to watch Inglourious Basterds and Downfall on subsequent days. Actually, they make for odd bedfellows. One of them is about the fall of the Nazi...
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DVD Review: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: 25th Anniversary Collector’s Edition (Blu-ray)
Even if I were the world’s greatest clairvoyant and had envisioned the coming of Blu-ray only a few years back, I still would not have believed this could have happened: “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles:...
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Long Way Down TV Series (2007) DVD Review
With so much reality television favoring conflict and situations that seem to bring out the worst in people it’s refreshing to discover a documentary about a “couple of mates” who find their friendship strengthened...
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Paranoid Park (2007) Movie Review (Tartan Blu-Ray Edition)
Gus Van Sant is one of the few directors who have successfully managed to keep one foot in the mainstream and the other in the art house, balancing the likes of “Good Will Hunting”...
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The 4th Dimension (2006) Movie/DVD Review
I can’t really decide what I think about The 4th Dimension…maybe I was too tired when I loaded the disc into my DVD player…or perhaps my mind wasn’t in the right place when I...
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Black Emanuelle’s Box, Vol. 2 (1976-1978) DVD Review
In 1974, the controversial film adaptation of the equally-controversial novel “Emmanuelle: The Joys of a Woman” found its way to the big screen and was garnished with praise and scrutiny alike. Being good businesspeople,...
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The Phantom Carriage (Körkarlen 1921) DVD Review
“The Phantom Carriage” from Swedish director Victor Sjostrom was originally released way back in 1920 and has long been revered as a classic example of early supernatural cinema. Said to have been an early...
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The Seventh Seal (1957) Blu-Ray DVD Review
Tartan’s 50th digitally re-mastered Anniversary release of Ingmar Bergman’s immortal classic “The Seventh Seal” on Blu-ray format is an interesting proposition, offering a chance to see how an older black and white film holds...
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Bride of Re-Animator (1990) DVD Review
Although the much touted Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez double bill “Grindhouse” unfortunately turned out to be a bit of a box office dud, it did have the knock-on effect of inspiring a flood...
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Bright Future (2003) DVD Review
“Bright Future” is a recent effort from acclaimed Japanese director Kiyoshi Kurosawa, finally released on region 2 DVD via Tartan. Although Kurosawa is best known for horror films such as “Kairo”, “Séance” and “Cure”,...
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Invisible Waves (2006) DVD Review
“Invisible Waves” is a recent offering from acclaimed Thai director Pen-ek Ratanaruang, who scored a cult hit in 2003 with the excellent “Last Life in the Universe”. The two films actually have a lot...
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Oldboy (2003) Blu-Ray DVD Review
For their second Blu-ray release Tartan have chosen Korean director Park Chan-wook’s worldwide cult hit and award winner “Oldboy”. Whilst on one hand selecting such a popular title for a flagship release on the...
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Breaking News (2004) DVD Review
With “Exiled” and the “Election” films winning Johnnie To a level of international popularity and respect rarely enjoyed by Hong Kong directors, it’s good to see another of his recent efforts finally being released...
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One Last Dance (2005) DVD Review
For the benefit of those likely to stop reading at the news that what we have here is yet another tale of that most beloved and enduring of cinematic stereotypes, namely the eccentric /...
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