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Thu
4.2.10
Fetch DVD - New DVD seller online for Region 4.
DanielB
We have formed a new partnership with Fetch DVD. They have asked us to let our readers know that they have three preorder specials available including Twilight New Moon 1 Disc (Pre-order price: $22.95), Twilight New Moon 2 Disc (Pre-order price: $29.95) and Smallville Season 8 (Pre-order price: $44.95). Why not take a look at their site here and maybe check out some their other specials.
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REVIEWS
Wed
10.2.10
Thirst (Bakjwi) (2009)
Trevor D
Thirst, co-winner of the Jury Prize at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival, is the story of devoted priest who becomes a vampire after exposure to tainted blood. He is a reluctant beast but a raging love for a femme fatale draws him into a world of death and darkness. This latest feature from Korean director Park Chan-Wook, who achieved star status with the violent Old Boy, is perhaps too tonally odd to repeat the success of his previous film but it is a welcome, bloody addition to the vampire genre. The DVD is good looking and better sounding though Region 4 like the rest of the World gets no real extras.
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Sword of the Stranger (Sutorenjia: Mukô hadan) (2007)
AdamG
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Samurai anime from the studio best known for Fullmetal Alchemist.
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Tue
9.2.10
Summer Hours (Palace Films Collection) (2008)
Trevor D
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Some films defy easy description. Therefore to say that Summer Hours is about a trio of siblings (including Juliette Binoche) who meet to discuss the disposal of their mothers assets after her death is to do the film a grand disservice. It is a profound examination of life, family ties and the weight of memories expertly acted and carefully directed by Olivier Assayas. With little drama the film will bore those who like bold gestures but this is a subtle masterpiece that deserves viewing.
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The Warlords (Tau ming chong): Collectors Edition (2007)
AdamG
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Our third take on Chinese epic The Warlords, this time looking at the DVD Collector's Edition.
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Mon
8.2.10
The Cove (2009)
AdamG
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2010 Golden Globe winning documentary (and now Oscar nominee) The Cove lands on DVD, given excellent treatment. This exposé of the Japanese dolphin fishing industry will deservedly turn heads and have people thinking twice about what sort of fish they tuck into.
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Rolf de Heer Collection (1984)
Steve C
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Umbrella's Rolf de Heer Collection contains the first six films in the filmography of Australian filmmaker, Rolf de Heer. This six-disc set includes, Tail of a Tiger, Incident at Raven's Gate, Dingo, Bad Boy Bubby, The Quiet Room and Epsilon.
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Sat
6.2.10
Great Expectations (Blu-ray) (1946)
John S
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David Lean's 1946 adaptation of Charles Dickens' Great Expectations won two Oscars for Best Art direction and Best Cinematography. At around $15 to $18 at your local DVD retailer this presentation of the film on Blu-ray represents great value for a timeless story and a great film. Although there are no extras, this Blu-ray is still highly recommended.
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Visual Acoustics: The Modernism of Julius Shulman (2008)
Trevor D
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Forget the imposing title : Visual Acoustics The Modernism of Julius Shulman, this documentary is an excellent and cogent introduction to one of the great artist of the 20th century. Shulman photographed the works of the great architects of Southern California, including Frank Lloyd Wright, and managed to elevate the process of rendering a building into an art form itself, such that his photographs became through the mass media, part of the process of selling the style and bringing American Modernism to the World. Directed by Eric Bricker and featuring a commentary by Dustin Hoffman this film not only charts history but brings a 70 year career alive in the form of the old but very active Shulman (he died just last year). Decent video and sound but no extras.
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Fri
5.2.10
How We Built Britain (2007)
DanielB
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A different approach to revealing the history of Britain using the architecture as the jumping off point. Quality discs.
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Black Narcissus (Blu-ray) (1947)
John S
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Black Narcissus is one of a number of recent Blu-ray releases by Australian distributor, Beyond Home Entertainment in our Region which also include David Lean's Brief Encounter and Great Expectations. This is one of Michael Powell's and Emeric Pressburger's signature films from the 1940s and it looks simply marvellous in 1080p high definition...
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Thu
4.2.10
Sword of the Stranger (Sutorenjia: Mukô hadan) (Blu-ray) (2007)
Brandon V
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Sword of the Stranger (Sutorenjia: Mukô hadan) is a graphic, Japanese anime feature film directed by Masahiro Andō and produced by Japanese Anime studio Bones. Unlike a lot of the recent big-budget anime, Sword of the Stranger is neither a sequel nor based on a successful manga. Packed with plenty of exciting fight sequences, visceral anime images and a simplistic action-orientated plot line, Sword of the Stranger is a very entertaining and accessible anime which is now available to enjoy at home in high definition.
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Adventures of Power (2008)
AdamG
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Quirky indie comedies are in vogue at the moment... Here's one about a well meaning air drummer trying to be himself, that doesn't quite make the cut.
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