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Fri, Jun 25 2010

John Carpenter’s ELVIS gets DVD/Blu release

This one has been a long time coming! John Carpenter’s TV movie telling the life story of Elvis finally gets a release on dvd and blu-ray. Starring Kurt Russell (who, as a child actor, appeared alongside...

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Fri, Jan 22 2010

Weaver Records New ALIEN Commentaries

Sigourney Weaver has just watched all four Alien movies back to back for the first time in her life. Why? Because she has just recorded commentaries for the entire “Quadrilogy” for the upcoming...

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Wed, Oct 14 2009

Jaws 2 and the Strange Art of the Novelization

I have not read a great deal of novelizations as I have always had a somewhat snobby attitude towards them. They are a strange beast - At worst – they are like having a hack writer spend a couple...

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Thu, Aug 6 2009

Scott Returns to Alien

Multiple reports suggest director Sir Ridley Scott is to direct a prequel to seminal sci-fi horror film Alien. This will be the first science fiction film since 1982′s Blade Runner for the 71-year-old...

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Mon, Aug 3 2009

Star Wars gets the BFI treatment

The BFI series of books is a long-running and highly reputable library of film analysis. Printed in relatively small numbers, some titles have been known to become quite valuable also (John Carpenter’s...

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Mon, Aug 3 2009

An American Werewolf in Hi-Def

It’s a good year for hi-def Jenny Agutter! The John Landis classic An American Werewolf in London – probably the first movie to successfully blend post-modern comedy with true X-rated terror (long...

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Mon, Jul 27 2009

North by Northwest on Blu-ray

The Hitchcock classic North by Northwest starring Cary Grant gets a 50th Anniversary Blu-ray and DVD release on 3rd November 2009. DVD priced at $24.98 Blu-ray Book priced at $34.99 Extras: Screenwriter...

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Sun, Jul 26 2009

Willy Wonka and the Digi-pack Blu-Ray

Want to see what a blueberry looks like on blu-ray? Yeah, me too. The family favourite Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory, starring Gene Wilder, will be released on 20th October 2009 retailing at...

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Fri, Jul 24 2009

Logan’s Run on Blu-Ray

I love Seventies Sci-Fi. I love cheese. Put the two together and i’m in heaven (or, at least, a dystopian future). So the arrival of Logan’s Run on Blu-Ray fills me with cheesy joy. From what...

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Mon, Jul 20 2009

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan Expanded

Everyone’s favourite Star Trek film (you know I’m right!) finally gets an OFFICIAL (wink wink) expanded soundtrack release. This is the one fans have been clambering for – James Horner’s...

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