Category Archives: Cinema

The Fall

Posted on May 15, 2010 by Stephen Dawson

What the hell is it with The Fall? This is a glorious movie, made all the way back in 2006. It had David Fincher and Spike Jonze behind it (‘presented by’). It stars Lee Pace (from ‘Pushing Daisies‘) in a … Continue reading →

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The Art of the Title Sequence

Posted on April 29, 2010 by Stephen Dawson

Really, the title says it all. If you find the way some movie titles are presented interesting, go to The Art of the Title Sequence. My favourite titles of all time are in Panic Room, deal with by ‘The Art … Continue reading →

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3D content

Posted on April 22, 2010 by Stephen Dawson

Now that 3D TV is about to hit the home, there will be a shortage of 3D content. Samsung is attempting to address this by having a processor generate a 3D look for 2D material. I doubt that this will … Continue reading →

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This can’t be the end of Bond

Posted on April 21, 2010 by Stephen Dawson

Even if MGM Studios goes down, some other studio must surely pick up the franchise. It’s worth too much. Note, 3D is implicitly receiving part of the blame.

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Pixar – when will it end?

Posted on April 9, 2010 by Stephen Dawson

Disney sent me Up and Monsters, Inc. today on Blu-ray. I haven’t seen the former yet, while the latter I know to be a classic. This prompted me to say to my daughter: ‘when is it going to end?’ What … Continue reading →

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Blu-ray reviewing – verity or result?

Posted on March 29, 2010 by Stephen Dawson

In comments on an earlier post, Peter draws attention to another negative review of The Fellowship of the Ring. This gives 3/5 stars for video quality. The other review suggests 2.5/5. Once again, the finger is pointed at digital noise … Continue reading →

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Another Heinlein movie coming

Posted on March 4, 2010 by Stephen Dawson

I’d missed this until now, but it looks like Robert A. Heinlein’s long short story, or short novel, ‘The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag‘, is being made into a movie. Being of a somewhat optimistic disposition, I hope this will … Continue reading →

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Utter classics on Blu-ray

Posted on February 26, 2010 by Stephen Dawson

I have just stumbled across the website of UK firm Eureka Video, which has over the years released some truly high quality DVDs of superb movies. It turns out it is now doing the same with Blu-ray in its Master … Continue reading →

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John Cazale

Posted on February 22, 2010 by Stephen Dawson

One of my editors asked if I could include The Deer Hunter in my next batch of Blu-ray reviews since it was his favourite movie ever. I’m happy to oblige, of course, and his request prompted me to start ripping … Continue reading →

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Shawshank moves up

Posted on February 12, 2009 by Stephen Dawson

As I mentioned the other day, Warner Bros is releasing The Shawshank Redemption on Blu-ray next month. A couple of days ago they sent me a sample. As it happens, it’s the US version in the US packaging, which we … Continue reading →

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