Eclectic mix of movies on DVD, Blu-ray this week
A wide range of genres and themes are represented in movies released this week on DVD and Blu-ray.
June 27, 2014
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A wide range of genres and themes are represented in movies released this week on DVD and Blu-ray.
Rent It The Film: With the recent surge of films surrounding the open wheel Formula 1 circuit, there have been smaller, quieter brothers within the genre that have been released, examining a variety of racing tournaments. Admittedly, Snake & Mongoose had a familiar name as one of the areas of focus, but it shed light on something I was not aware of.
Highly Recommended The Lunchbox Blu-ray Review The Lunchbox was a surprise indie success in theUnited States box-office and it has already become one of the mostunexpectedhits of the entire year worldwide. The effort is from first-timefilmmaker Ritesh Batraand it stars acclaimed actors Irrfan Khan and Nimrat Kaur
Highly Recommended The Movie: Released in 1955, The Man from Laramie is a masterful conclusion to a run of five “psychological” Westerns starring James Stewart and directed by Anthony Mann, which began with 1950’s similarly excellent Winchester ’73 .
Recommended Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries – Season 2 – Blu-ray Review It’s time for a little bit of an imported mysteryphenomenon: Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries is a popular andacclaimedtelevision production produced in Australia that has literally “madewaves” outside of its home country by being imported to over 120differentstations and distributors around the globe. It’s become a huge …
NEW YORK, June 25, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — LG Electronics today unveiled a unique new SoundPlate – a combination speaker system and Blu-ray Discâ„¢ player with Smart TV capability that delivers enhanced audio …
“A Hard Day’s Night,†which finally arrives on a US Blu-ray via the Criterion Collection just in time for its 50th anniversary, still really rocks. My history with this film…
Pioneer Electronics Inc. ensures consumers get the most out of their Blu-ray audio video entertainment experience with the introduction of its new Elite® BDP-80FD Blu-ray Disc™ player.
When the original 300 arrived in theaters, seven years ago, I remember having to wait to go see it.
 We don’t cover a lot of Wes Anderson movies out here, with the exception of the animated Fantastic Mr. Fox . And yet his work constitutes a strange sort of science fiction, parallel universes populated by hapless heroes who aptly reflect their surreal surroundings…