I usually quite enjoy British films, and Cemetery Junction, released on Blu-ray by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment on August 17th, is no exception.
This engaging little movie is a coming of age film set in a small British town in the seventies.
Three friends, Freddy, Bruce and ‘Snork’, are stuck in the rut of their small town lives.
Freddy for one has had enough, and aims to escape through Continue reading »
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With a DVD heavy top seller, the Blu-ray market share was down to 9% for the week ending August 22nd, according to Home Media Magazine.
The revenue was middle of the road these days at $13.37M, up fractionally over last year for the same period.
Miley Cyrus vehicle The Last Song from Disney was the top seller for the week, followed by Showtime favourite Dexter: The Fourth Season in 2nd place, closely Continue reading »
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A bit of a slow week for Blu-ray releases is revealed by the Blu-ray Cover Art Gallery for this week.
New day and date releases are Marmaduke, Harry Brown and Why Did I Get Married Too?.
It is a big week for television releases though, with House: Season Six, The Vampire Diaries: The Complete First Season, Sons of Anarchy: Season Two and NCIS: Los Angeles – The First Season.
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Hot Amazon sale titles this week include a set of spaghetti westerns featuring Clint Eastwood and directed by the legendary Sergio Leone.
You can pick up The Man with No Name Trilogy on Blu-ray Disc for only $27.99, less than $10 per movie, and a saving of 60% off the retail price.
The set includes A Fistfull Of Dollars, For A Few Dollars More and The Good, The Bad And The Ugly.
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The most recent link in the Miley Cyrus chain is the movie The Last Song, released on Blu-ray by Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment on August 17th, 2010.
Make no mistake, this movie was created to serve Miley Cyrus, with writer Nicholas Sparks writing the novel and screenplay concurrently, all the while with Cyrus in mind for the main character.
In fact the screenplay was finished before the novel Continue reading »
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Amazon has added some new promotions featuring recent Fox and MGM Blu-ray releases.
You can currently save over 62% on Hot Tub Time Machine, Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief, Crazy Heart and Our Family Wedding – all only $14.99.
Also you can get Little Miss Sunshine, The Pink Panther or My Life in Ruins for only $9.99, saving over 71%.
Additionally I see that Sony titles We Own the Continue reading »
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Lots of new releases in the Blu-ray Cover Art Gallery for the week, though few are high profile.
Perhaps the highlight for the week is the release of Lost: The Complete Sixth Season, rounding out the popular series on Blu-ray Disc.
Also on TV we have The Simpsons: The Thirteenth Season, which seems like an unusual choice given that we are 20 seasons in on this show.
The day and date release of Jennifer Continue reading »
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While the Blu-ray market share was still in double figures, it was down to 11% for the week ending August 15th, according to Home Media Magazine.
The $14.42M revenue for the week was not a terrible number, however it was down again compared to the same week a year ago.
Date Night from Fox took the top of the chart, ahead of last week’s top seller Kick-Ass from Lionsgate and Clash of the Titans Continue reading »
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Sony Pictures Home Entertainment gives us another Day and Date Blu-ray release with Death at a Funeral, which hit shelves August 10th, 2010.
This movie is a remake of the British film with the same title, and features some of the top African American comedians in a dark, often bad taste comedy.
Aaron Barnes’ father recently passed away and the funeral starts off badly when the wrong body is Continue reading »
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Kick-Ass propelled the Blu-ray market share to a healthier 14% for the week ending August 8th, according to Home Media Magazine.
Blu-ray revenue was $22.89M for the week, up over 40% compared to last year after two weeks of lagging 2009 figures.
Lionsgate’s Kick-Ass was easily to top seller for the week, ahead of Clash of the Titans from Warner in 2nd place.
Diary of a Wimpy Kid from Fox, Anchor Continue reading »
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