Category: EDITOR’S BLOG

Blockbuster Canada – A Cautionary Tale of Greed, Indolence, & Stupidity

Blockbuster Canada – A Cautionary Tale of Greed, Indolence, & Stupidity

September 2, 2011 | By | 1 Comment

Editor’s Blog on the demise of Blockbuster Canada and the potential fall-out, the continuing importance of indie video labels during home video’s transition to niche distribution, and Twilight Time signs a deal with Sony, with the original Fright Night and Mysterious Island coming to DVD and Blu.

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Soundtrack News, Reviews, & Release Tally

Soundtrack News, Reviews, & Release Tally

August 31, 2011 | By | Add a Comment

Editor’s Blog on soundtracks, featuring a tally of recent & upcoming titles, news, and reviews of Piero Piccioni’s Appassionata (Quartet Records), Jerry Goldsmith’s Bad Girls and Jerry Zuckerman and Benjamin Wynn’s DC Showcase: Superman / Shazam! – The Return of Black Adam (both from La-La Land), and Richard Wells’ Being Human and The Film Music of Hans Zimmer, Vol. 2 (both from Silva Screen).

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Heston and Snell

Heston and Snell

August 30, 2011 | By

Editor’s Blog on the collaboration between actor Charlton Heston and producer Peter Snell, which began with the film adaptations of Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar (Lionsgate), and Antony and Cleopatra (Warner Home Video).

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Marco who?

Marco who?

August 28, 2011 | By

Review of Warner Home Video’s Blu-ray of Delomition Man, the underrated 1993 action satire directed by Marco Brambilla, plus a blog answering the “Who?” query.

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A Bloody Night for Teens, Boo-Boos Undone, and CHUDS

A Bloody Night for Teens, Boo-Boos Undone, and CHUDS

August 24, 2011 | By

Review of Frank Sabatella’s slasher, Blood Night: The Legend of Mary Hatchet, available on Blu-ray from Anchor Bay Entertainment Canada, plus fixing boo-boos in The Egyptian review, music from The Black Hole and Battlestar: Galactica, and CHUDS shake up Washington.

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