|
|
| |||||||||||
|
October 24, 2008
DVD Stalk: Troma, Sweeney Todd, and the Shaw Brothers
DVD Stalk is back to give you your
monthly does of all things horror DVD related and with Halloween just a few
short days away that only seems appropriate. This month we've got a look at some Asian horror from the Shaw Brothers, we ponder whether M.
Night Shyamalana is all washed up, scan Sweeney Todd on Blu-ray, and look at Troma's latest offering as well as an interview with the head of DVD production for Troma, Evan Husney. All this and more in this month's DVD Stalk! In case you missed them, check out our earlier installments where we covered Basket Case 2, Hostel Part II, and Planet Terror.
Everyone's favorite Halloween homey Jigsaw returns for his fifth holiday in the horror sequel Saw V. Disney brings their cable movie series to the big screen with some tween-bait fireworks in High School Musical 3: Senior Year. And the disarmingly sweet Swedish horror film Let the Right One In turns out to be one of the best films of 2008. Also in theaters: Edward Norton and Colin Farrell suit up as combative brothers in the police corruption drama Pride and Glory. Wong Kar-Wai dusts off and polishes up his 1994 epic Ashes of Time Redux. And high school intolerance meets uneasy comedy in the melodrama Tru Loved. Be sure to catch reviews of other recent Theatrical Films: Max Payne, W., Sex Drive, Quarantine, RocknRolla, Body of Lies, City of Ember, Rachel Getting Married, What Just Happened, The Duchess, Religulous, Appaloosa, Beverly Hills Chihuahua, The Secret Life of Bees, and Eagle Eye. As always, we invite you to share your thoughts on films In Theaters in our Movie Talk Forum.
October 23, 2008
TV on DVD: Sarah Silverman, Doctor Who, and The Edwardians
TV on DVD remains very popular with more and more favorites being released. New TV reviews include: The Sarah Silverman Program: Season Two, Vol. One - even though this DVD contains only six episodes, this rather unusual but very funny sitcom comes highly recommended; Doctor Who: The Brain of Morbius - A quality adventure from Baker's heyday as the Doctor; and The Edwardians - this wonderful BBC production gathers together eight 70-minute TV dramas chronicling a handful of the influential figures that graced the Edwardian period. Other shows recently reviewed include: Agatha Christie: Poirot - The Definitive Collection, Ugly Betty: The Complete Second Season, and The Partridge Family - The Complete Third Season. Want more?
Check out all of the TV
on DVD reviews in the DVDTalk
database.
October 28th sees the long awaited DVD debut of Troma's latest feature film, Poultrygeist: Night Of The Chicken Dead in a lavish three-disc special edition. Troma's head honcho, Lloyd Kaufman, who also served as co-writer, director and actor, took some time out of his busy schedule to talk about the film, the DVD, and the studio's history with DVD Talk writer Ian Jane. Check out what Lloyd has to say!
October 22, 2008
DVD Savant: Legend Horror and Sci-Fi Features, Ray Harryhausen, and The Unforeseen
This week the DVD Savant has a number of new reviews including: Legend Horror and Sci-Fi Features - Quickie notices on six separate Legend Films Halloween releases, each colorized and in B&W: The Devil Bat, Phantom from Space, Bride of the Monster, Creature from the Haunted Sea, The Phantom Planet, and The Last Man on Earth. Several of these P.D. wonders are presented in very good transfers!; Ray Harryhausen Gift Set - Sony gives us Ray Harryhausen's first four Columbia hits in Blu-ray: It Came from Beneath the Sea, Earth vs. the Flying Saucers, 20 Million Miles to Earth, and the main attraction, a remastered encoding of The 7th Voyage of Sinbad. With a mountain of extras, some of them very good; and The Unforeseen - Laura Dunn's documentary look at the cost of lending and development deregulation to Austin, Texas and our country's future. Extremely relevant, in the light of recent calamitous events. Read all this and more in this week's DVD Savant.
October 21, 2008
This Week's Notable DVDs: The Incredible Hulk, Family Guy and James Bond on Blu-ray
It's break the bank week with several hot titles reaching store shelves. This week's top new releases are The Incredible Hulk [ 3-Disc DVD review, 1-Disc DVD review and the Blu-ray review] - a triumphant reboot that reinstates the basics of the big green hero: destruction and solitude; Family Guy: Volume Six [DVD review #1 and DVD review #2], a delightfully caustic mash-up of obscure pop cultural references, non sequitur punchlines, and delightfully off-kilter characters; and the James Bond Blu-ray Collection featuring the first six 007 movies to make it to high def including Dr. No, From Russia with Love, Thunderball, Live and Let Die, For Your Eyes Only, and Die Another Day. Other releases of note
include: Flight of the Red Balloon [review], Kenji Mizoguchi's Fallen Women [review], and The Looney Tunes: Golden Collection, Vol. 6.
Be sure to check out our DVD
Talk Review Database for all the latest
reviews including an entire section devoted to reviews
of DVDs out this week.
There's a lot of cool releases that have come to light over the last week. Recently announced DVDs and Blu-ray discs of note include: Pinocchio DVD and Blu-ray - The next Disney film to escape from the vault will hit store shelves on 3-10-2009; The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor DVD and Blu-ray - East meets West in the 4th installment of this series staring Brendan Fraser, Jet Li, and Michelle Yeoh. 12-16-08; and Mr. Bean: The Ultimate Collection - Includes 7 DVDs filled with the entire Mr. Bean series, the two hilarious blockbuster movies, 16 Animated Episodes, a bonus documentary, and more! The set comes to DVD on 12-16-08. Keep track of all the upcoming DVDs with the DVDTalk Release List.
October 20, 2008
DVDTalk Giveaway: The Incredible Hulk Prize Pack
This week we have a special giveaway from Universal Studios! Enter now for your chance to win one of five Incredible Hulk Prize Packs! Each pack includes an Incredible Hulk DVD, a Hulk Stress Ball, and an Incredible Hulk Cling Decal! Be sure to read DVD Talk's review of the incredible DVD release (is there any other adjective that applies?) and then click here for your chance to win!
Some great new films have been entered into the DVD
Talk Review Database over the last week. Here are some of the stand out discs that you might want to check out: The 7th Voyage of Sinbad [Blu-ray review]- the exceptional special effects and creatures of Ray Harryhausen, the greatest visual effects artist of all time, bring this fantasy film to life; Halloween (2007) - 3-Disc Unrated Collector's Edition - a scrappy, semi-brilliant reawakening of a fabulous horror icon; and L.A. Confidential [a second review]- Truly a modern-day masterpiece, this film has it all: muscular script and direction, tremendous acting and a strong sense of place and time. Other recent reviews include: Baraka, Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon, and The Substitute. Visit the DVD
Talk Review Database for all the latest
reviews including an entire section devoted to reviews
of DVDs out this week and the ability to browse
reviews by studio.
KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN (Two-Disc Collector's Edition) Available on DVD and Blu-Ray for the first time!
This groundbreaking film was the first independent ever to receive the
top four Oscar nominations including Best Picture for producer David
Weisman, and Best Director for Hector Babenco. Adapted by Academy
Award nominated screenwriter Leonard Schrader from Manuel Puig's
novel, set in a non-specific Latin American country, Kiss of the
Spider Woman takes a penetrating look at the role of sex, politics,
and torture under an oppressive right-wing regime. The timeless story,
more relevant today than ever, follows the complex relationship
between two fundamentally different men with opposite life views -
building with emotional crescendo as they gradually come together in a
stunningly transcendental conclusion. William Hurt delivers his Oscar
winning performance in this captivating tribute to the power of film
and fantasy as escape from inhumane conditions.
KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN (Two-Disc Collector's Edition) also includes the feature length making of documentary TANGLED WEB: MAKING KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN. A strange odyssey from novel to film is chronicled in TANGLED WEB: MAKING KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN. Creative team Manuel Puig, William Hurt, Hector Babenco, David Weisman, Leonard Schrader, and Raul Julia confess the daunting challenge and profound satisfaction of creating this watershed film - which almost never made it to the big screen. Burt Lancaster's mysterious obsession, director Babenco's epic struggle with author Puig, the birth of today's independent cinema - all play parts in the startling saga of this timeless gem. Filmmaker David Weisman's Tangled Web captures the many unique and emotional moments that serendipitously turned this courageous movie into a masterpiece.
Purchase the Two-Disc Collector's Edition on DVD or Blu-ray. Watch the KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN Trailer and the TANGLED WEB: MAKING KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN Trailer.
Archives
Review Staff
| Newsletter Subscribe
| Join DVD Talk Forum
|
| |||||||||
| |||||||||||
