This week finds three films from this past summer that are definitely worth your time – even if they are a remake, a reboot, and a sequel. I can’t believe I just typed that, but there it is and I stand by it. Notable new releases on Blu-ray are “City of God”, “Velvet Goldmine” and the long-awaited arrival of “The Rocketeer” has finally landed! A couple of musicals, “Meet Me in St. Louis” and “Stars and Stripes Forever” also make their way to Blu-ray for the first time. Films I plan on adding to my never-ending catch-up list: “Circumstance” and “Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame” (aka a title you can’t see on a marquee).
As usual, all previous reviews are highlighted below – Enjoy the Rundown!
- Action Double Feature: 99 and 44/100% Dead/The Nickel Ride (DVD)
- Branded to Kill (Criterion Collection) (DVD/Blu-ray)
- Champions (DVD)
- Circumstance (DVD)
- City of God (Blu-ray)
- Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame (DVD/Blu-ray)
- Eames: The Architect and the Painter (DVD)
- The Expendables (Extended Director’s Cut) (DVD/Blu-ray)
- Family Guy: Volume 9 (DVD)
- Fright Night (DVD/Blu-ray)
- Heavenly Creatures (The Uncut Version) (Blu-ray)
- Intruder: Director’s Cut (Blu-ray)
- Kung Fu Panda 2 (DVD/Blu-ray)
- Kung Fu Panda Collection (DVD/Blu-ray)
- The Life & Times of Tim: The Complete Second Season (DVD)
- Little Deaths (DVD)
- Meet Me in St. Louis (Blu-ray)
- Nick Di Paolo: Raw Nerve (DVD)
- Rise of the Planet of the Apes (DVD/Blu-ray)
- The Rocketeer (20th Anniversary Edition) (Blu-ray)
- Seven Chances (Ultimate Edition) (DVD/Blu-ray)
- Sherlock Holmes (1922) (Blu-ray)
- Sledge Hammer!: The Complete Series (DVD)
- Stars and Stripes Forever (Blu-ray)
- Swamp People: Season Two (DVD)
- Switched at Birth: Volume 1 (DVD)
- Tokyo Drifter (Criterion Collection) (DVD/Blu-ray)
- Velvet Goldmine (Blu-ray)
And now for a look at some great Criterion Collection cover art….
