Thirteen films directed by Alfred Hitchcock will make their debut on Blu-ray as part of Universal's Sept. 25 release of "The Masterpiece Collection." The headlines will be for the long-awaited Blu-ray bows of "Rear Window," "The Birds" and "Vertigo." The other HD debuts appear to be "Saboteur," "A Shadow of a Doubt," "Rope," "The Trouble With … [Read more...]
Archives for June 2012
‘Gold Rush’ hits motherlode on Blu-ray
"The Gold Rush" has been delighting audiences for almost 90 years -- it's one of the flat-out funniest films made in the silent era or any other. This is the movie Chaplin wanted to be remembered for. Probably the grandest silent-movie entertainment of them all. Close your eyes and let some of its classic scenes flicker across your mind -- … [Read more...]