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Arrow bringing David Lynch’s Dune to 4K this August

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Ahead of the new version from Denis Villeneuve later this year, Arrow Films has announced that it is releasing a brand new 4K restoration of David Lynch’s cult 1984 adaptation of Frank Herbert’s Dune this August; check out the cover artwork and details below… A PLACE BEYOND YOUR DREAMS. A MOVIE BEYOND YOUR IMAGINATION. Following […]

Blu-ray Review – Duel 50th Anniversary Edition (1971)

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Duel – 50th Anniversary Edition, 1971. Directed by Steven Spielberg. Starring Dennis Weaver, Jacqueline Scott, Eddie Firestone, Tim Herbert and Carey Loftin. SYNOPSIS: A travelling businessman is pursued across the Californian desert by a huge tanker seemingly hell bent on killing him. By the time Steven Spielberg made Duel in 1971 he had already directed […]

Murder By Decree coming to Blu-ray this June with new restoration

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StudioCanal have announced the Blu-ray, DVD, and digital release of a brand new restoration of the classic 1979 mystery thriller Murder By Decree which pits Sherlock Holmes (Christopher Plummer) and Dr. John Watson (James Mason) against the infamous Whitechapel Murderer, Jack the Ripper. Check out the cover artwork and details here… London 1889 – When […]

4K Ultra HD Review – Super 8 (2011)

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Super 8, 2011. Directed by J.J. Abrams. Starring Joel Courtney, Elle Fanning, Kyle Chandler, Gabriel Basso, Noah Emmerich, Ron Eldard, Riley Griffiths, Ryan Lee, Caitriona Balfe, and Zach Mills. SYNOPSIS: Super 8 is J.J. Abrams’ cinematic love letter to those halcyon Lucas/Spielberg films of the 70s and 80s. (Spielberg even produced it.) It’s out now […]

Blu-ray Review – One Armed Boxer (1972)

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One Armed Boxer, 1972. Directed by Jimmy Wang. Starring Jimmy Wang Yu, Yeh Tien, Hsin Tang and Fei Lung. SYNOPSIS: A martial artist loses an arm in combat but recovers to take revenge on the fighters that did it. Living up to the second part of their name, Eureka Entertainment’s latest addition to their ‘Classics’ […]

Blu-ray Review – King Kong: Collector’s Edition (1976)

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King Kong, 1976. Directed by John Guillermin. Starring Jeff Bridges, Charles Grodin, Jessica Lange, John Randolph, Rene Auberjonois, Julius Harris, and Jack O’Halloran. SYNOPSIS: Dino De Laurentiis’s 1976 remake of King Kong tends to be forgotten in favor of Peter Jackson’s 2005 version, but many of us who were kids at the time tend to […]

4K Ultra HD Review – Shrek 20th Anniversary Edition (2001)

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Shrek, 2001. Directed by Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson. Featuring the voice talents of Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, John Lithgow. SYNOPSIS: Shrek may not benefit as much from 4K as more recent computer-animated films, but it’s still a nice jump forward from previous editions of the movie. However, don’t look for anything new […]

4K Ultra HD Review – Big Fish (2003)

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Big Fish, 2003. Directed by Tim Burton. Starring Ewan McGregor, Albert Finney, Billy Crudup, Jessica Lange, Helena Bonham Carter, Alison Lohman, Robert Guillaume, Marion Cotillard, Steve Buscemi, Danny DeVito. SYNOPSIS: Tim Burton’s underrated Big Fish arrives in 4K with a remastered picture that’s a marginal step up over the 2012 Blu-ray. However, it makes big […]

Blu-ray Review – Uncle Peckerhead (2020)

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Uncle Peckerhead, 2020. Directed by Matthew John Lawrence. Starring Mike Lawrence, David Littleton, Chet Siegel, Jeff Riddle, Ruby McCollister and Shannon O’Neill. SYNOPSIS: A struggling punk rock band recruit the kindly Peckerhead as their new roadie but unfortunately Peckerhead is also a demon who likes to eat his victims. If ever there were an Oscar […]