Category Archives: DVD

The shape and colour of Se7en

Posted on November 21, 2010 by Stephen Dawson

On 2 December 2010 Roadshow Entertainment is releasing one of the truly great movies to Blu-ray: Se7en (aka Seven). That’t not just my opinion. IMDB has it listed at #28 on user ratings. For ten years David Fincher had been … Continue reading →

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One hundred Blu-ray vs DVD comparisons

Posted on October 20, 2010 by Stephen Dawson

In the last couple of days I’ve put up Blu-ray vs DVD comparisons for Donnie Darko and Two Hands. Both are fine movies. The results for Donnie Darko (go here for the comparison) are somewhat disappointing, primarily due to the … Continue reading →

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Blu-ray vs DVD comparison: Beauty and the Beast

Posted on October 16, 2010 by Stephen Dawson

On Blu-ray, Disney’s classic — and I reckon the best of all its animated musicals — Beauty and the Beast is available now. I see that as I write, EzyDVD seems to have sold out. I can see why: the … Continue reading →

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DVD Audio lives on!

Posted on September 29, 2010 by Stephen Dawson

Because I bought a King Crimson CD from Amazon once, today I got an email from them advising that In the Wake of Poseidon, KC’s second album, is due to be released in mid October. Of course, it was actually … Continue reading →

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Will home movies divide into two?

Posted on September 26, 2010 by Stephen Dawson

Via Geoff Forgie, it turns out that Blockbuster, the video rental chain in the United States, has gone into Chapter 11 bankruptcy (this apparently lets them off their debts, but continue trading) owing tens of millions to movie studios. Which … Continue reading →

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Psycho on Blu-ray

Posted on August 30, 2010 by Stephen Dawson

Universal is releasing Hitchcock’s 1960 classic Psycho on Blu-ray on Wednesday. Looks brilliant. Someone claims that there is some edge enhancement. Perhaps, but if so it is extremely subtle. Anyway, here’s my Blu-ray vs DVD comparison. A sample (one that … Continue reading →

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Big Brother

Posted on July 9, 2010 by Stephen Dawson

Last night I received an email from Amazon.com wondering if I am ‘looking for something in [its] Romantic Comedy DVD department’. The offering at the head of the list is … To Die For. I suppose that amazon noticed I … Continue reading →

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DVDs and Blu-rays To Die For

Posted on July 3, 2010 by Stephen Dawson

(Bumped to the top with this update.) Are there any movies that you would really like which, inexplicably, never appear to have been released on DVD in Australia? One that I love is To Die For, the 1995 comedy crime … Continue reading →

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Blu-ray vs DVD comparison: Y tu mamá también

Posted on June 15, 2010 by Stephen Dawson

Yes, the well regarded Mexican movie Y tu mamá también (‘and your mother too’) is now out on Blu-ray. My Blu-ray vs DVD comparison shows surprisingly little difference between the two. Go here to see it. Here’s a sample: Also, … Continue reading →

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A Trip through Home Entertainment Time

Posted on June 14, 2010 by Stephen Dawson

A while back reader James came to my rescue with some video tapes so that I could do a VHS vs Blu-ray vs DVD comparison. I grabbed the video fairly quickly, then procrastinated for ages. In the end, though, I … Continue reading →

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