The great Charles Laughton found one of his most iconic roles in Leo McCarey's definitive screen version of Harry Leon Wilson's best-seller Ruggles of Red Gap - a wryly humorous tapestry of the American West at the turn of the 20th century. When the Earl of Burnstead (Roland Young) transfers the services of Ruggles (Laughton), his immaculate English valet, to Egbert Floud (Charlie Ruggles), a...
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I still get the occasional unsolicited disc through the letterbox, which is usually the sort of b-movie that I would run a mile from, the odd straight to disc Steven Seagal or Luke Goss effort. Suffice it to say that said discs remain unwatched to this day. But once in a while a disc arrives, completely without warning, but as soon as I read the blurb, I realise that I’m compelled to review...
H.G. Wells' classic Things to Come is arriving lovingly restored on Blu-ray in June. Oh Classic Sci-Fi From the Times Before Colour, How We Love You So. Network Video Have Announced the Release of H. G. Wells'...
Football thriller Payback Season comes to DVD and Blu-ray this June. As if We Haven't Had Enough Football Thrillers This Season, Revolver Entertainment Are All Set to Release Payback Season on Dvd...
E4 comedy Cardinal Burns comes to DVD and Blu-ray. We Are Excited! Not Just Because Bbc Worldwide Have Announced the Release of Left Bank Pictures' E4 Comedy Cardinal Burns, But...
Anime Review Roundup
Get Set For The Expo
It’s that time of year again. Next weekend sees the annual May MCM Expo in London, and anime and genre fans will be congregating once more to partake of bargains, meet the stars, learn of the latest news, and get free hugs. So...
Posted by Jitendar Canth
Anime Review Roundup
Where’s Everyone Been?
It’s been three weeks since my last anime review roundup. It’s not my fault that there has been a veritable drought of new anime being released in the UK. Just like the real drought though, there’s plenty of metaphorical wet...
Posted by Jitendar Canth
Anime Review Roundup
A Week Of Kazé
It’s a brief review roundup this week, and it comprises a fair bit of Kazé tidbits. The first thing to note is that hot on the heels of Viz Media’s announcement last week of the acquisition of the Berserk movies, Kazé followed up...
Posted by Jitendar Canth
MCM Expo News and Anime Review Roundup
The Latest News From Birmingham
There’s been another gathering of the great and good this weekend, this time at the Midlands MCM Expo in Birmingham. The most notable representative of the UK anime scene present at the event was Manga Entertainment,...
Posted by Jitendar Canth
Anime Review Roundup
MVM Licence Deluge
Okay, for someone like Sentai in the US, it may be a drip, but for a UK company, and for MVM in particular, announcing three licenses in one week is a deluge, especially as one of the titles will be their first venture into the...
Posted by Jitendar Canth
Anime Review Roundup
It Never Rains, But It Pours: Part 1
I had thought 2008 was anime’s Horrible Anus, the year when everything fell apart, when the bubble burst and companies dropped like flies. Well 2012 is turning out to be a Horribler Anus, as the New Year’s...
Posted by Jitendar Canth
Happy New Year, My Arse!
Where Bandai Goes, Beez Follows
It’s been a miserable New Year if you’re an anime fan, and at this point there doesn’t seem to be any light on the horizon. On the 2nd of January, the announcement came from across the pond, just in time for last...
Posted by Jitendar Canth
Anime Review Roundup (updated)
Bye Bye Bandai... update
Following yesterday's bombshell regarding Bandai Entertainement's retreat from distribution, Anime News Network has posted an interview with Bandai Entertainment's Ken Iyadomi that states the reasons for, and the timeline...
Posted by Jitendar Canth
Anime Review Roundup
MVM Have Two Licences Forthcoming
Just a heads up, as MVM announced today on their Facebook page that they have acquired two new titles for UK release. They say that they have never been released in this country before, and all being well, they...
Posted by Jitendar Canth
Anime Review Roundup
Darker Than Black: Gemini of the Meteor - Blu-ray Cancelled
Or should I say postponed? Season 2 of the fan favourite Darker Than Black was set to be Manga Entertainment's last big hitter of the year, coming out on DVD and Blu-ray just when eager...
Posted by Jitendar Canth
Action comedy 30 Minutes or Less arrives in the New Year on both Blu-ray and DVD
30 Minutes or Less
Hilarious All-Star Cast Features Jesse Eisenberg, Danny McBride, Aziz Ansari and Nick Swardson
From the Director of Zombieland
Outrageous Special Features Include Deleted Scenes, Outtakes,
Behind-the-Scenes Featurettes...
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Review for Touch Of Evil: Limited Edition (Masters Of Cinema) (2 Discs) (Review) (Blu-ray)
I’d forgotten what a fine film this is. I remember the first time I watched this, in a film studies class in 1980 on a very early VHS...
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Review for Young Bruce Lee (Review) (Blu-ray)
I don't like Bruce Lee movies. There, I said it. I'm a heretic that ought to be burned at the stake. But that's okay, because Bruce Lee was...
Posted by Jitendar Canth
Bride Wars (Review) (Blu-ray)
Best friends Liv and Emma (Kate Hudson and Anne Hathaway) are BFF (Best Friends Forever) and, since they were 6 and saw a wedding at the...
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Don’t throw away that DVD!
Just thought I’d get that warning out of the way first. As while the advent of the Bleach movies on Blu-ray is...
Posted by Jitendar Canth
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With so much anime being upgraded to Blu-ray of late, it’s made my life as a reviewer a fair bit easier, allowing for some judicious...
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Why did it have to be Bleach? It did start off promisingly enough; with a very appealing first season, but since then the series has become...
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Beware the Yatterman, my dear, when the moon is fat...
That Judderman ad was a creepy promo when I was younger, and would that this...
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Review for Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Solid State Society (Review) (Blu-ray)
Five years after its UK DVD release, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex: Solid State Society is back for its Blu-ray debut....
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Comment on Terminator Salvation: Director's Cut
I liked this as well, was a different approach to the Terminator series and I think it's a shame that they appear to have...
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Comment on Terminator Salvation: Director's Cut
Finally got to see this, and really enjoyed it. Wasn't expecting much after T3 was so forgettable, but really enjoyed it....
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Comment on District 9
Saw this today, really enjoyed it! I had heard good things but didn't really know much beyond the synopsis.
I have to...
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Comment on American vampire horror Stake Land comes to DVD and Blu-ray this October
Please note that STAKE LAND has now moved DVD release date from the 10th October to the 17th October.
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Comment on John Bishop Live: The Sunshine Tour comes to DVD, Blu-ray and iTunes this November
I got talked in to going to this in Bournemouth. I left at the interval. Absolutely dire. Bishop may well raise a smile in a...
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Comment on John Carpenter’s cult sci-fi stoner classic Dark Star coming to Blu-ray in September
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