"Star Wars: The Complete Saga" on Blu-ray touches down Sept. 16 with more than 40 hours of extra features. All six "Star Wars" movies are rendered in high-definition with 6.1 DTS Surround Sound. The sticker price is $140, but Amazon already has the nine-disc Blu-ray set "Star Wars: The Complete Saga" discounted to $90. The movies are George … [Read more...]
‘Dumbo’ Blu-ray to drop Sept. 20
Another Walt Disney classic will be reborn in high definition, as a 70th anniversary edition of "Dumbo" comes out Sept. 20. It's another of those Blu-ray + DVD Combo Packs, which allows the kids to work over the old-school disc while the high-def pops up for lights-down family viewings. A Blu-ray-only disc also will be released, as well as … [Read more...]
‘Restrepo’ director killed in Libya
The sad news came in late last night that photographer and filmmaker Tim Hetherington died while covering the civil war in Libya. Hetherington was one of the two directors of the astonishing documentary "Restrepo," filmed at a makeshift Army base in the hills of Afghanistan. The combat photographer and three colleagues were killed in … [Read more...]
‘The Hustler’ debuting on Blu-ray
Fox just racked up "The Hustler" for a Blu-ray release keyed to Fathers Day. New supplements to the title include the documentaries "Paul Newman at Fox," "Jackie Gleason: The Big Man" and "The Real Hustler: Walter Tevis." The other extra features appear to date back to the 2002 and 2007 DVD releases. Robert Rossen directed with style, daring … [Read more...]
Scorsese talks old-school filmmaking
Martin Scorsese talks about how movies used to be made. "Raging Bull" is back in the home--video ring, via Blu-ray. … [Read more...]
