Tuesday, October 13, 2015

Upcoming Movies & Blu-Ray Releases

Haven't made an entry for a long while and I'm sure those occasional visitors to my humble blog were not sure whether I was still alive :). In fact, it was so long ago, that the fonts on my blog actually stopped working! Yes, the fonts actually changed from 'Pacifico' (the font type that I'm using for titles, headings etc) to some ugly font.This is very annoying as I like everything on my blog to remain beautiful and curvy :). Anybody experienced this before on their blog? Since I'm not much of a 'techie', I will be very interested to know the reason for this glitch and appreciate any comments/feedback/solution on this problem.

Anyway, back to the topic dearest to my heart, films. As some might recall from my previous posts, I'm very fond of gothic horror movies from the 90s. Among them is Francis Ford Coppola's version of Bram Stoker's Dracula from 1992. Sony has chosen to re-release this movie as the first in its new Supreme Cinema Series with tons of lost, existing and new commentaries, extras and featurettes in one blu-ray disc. The blu-ray disc itself is packaged in a beautiful digibook in a unique clear plastic. I won't go much into the details as you can visit DVDTalk yourselves for a comprehensive review of the release by Francis Rizzo.

Bram Stoker's Dracula Movie 1992 by Francis Ford Coppola



However, I just wanted to say that I have been waiting for so long for this movie to be released again properly because it is such a beautiful and well crafted  movie which I truly believe was a labor of love from Mr Coppola. I always thought the movie would get a Criterion release eventually but the fact that Sony chose it as the first movie to be released in its new Supreme Cinema Series does it justice enough. The only gripe I have about this movie is that despite Gary Oldman is an excellent actor, I wish Coppola had chosen a 'hotter' actor for the Count :). Check out the video below for the unboxing of the beautiful set.        

             

Video courtesy of Francis Rizzo (DVD Talk)


Another news that got me excited was an early trailer of 'Pride & Prejudice and Zombies' based on the book by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith which combines two of my favorite things, British Classics and movies/TV series based on books. The movie (think Jane Austen meets The Walking Dead) which stars Lily James, Lena Headey and Matt Smith is set to open in UK on February 2016.

Pride & Prejudice + Zombies Book 2009 by Jane Austen & Seth Grahame-Smith

              

(Trailer Courtesy of Rotten Tomatoes Trailers)

Heard some good news that one of my favorite TV series from the 90's (loved watching the adventures of this dynamic duo and I don't mean Batman and Robin) is going to be re-released on high definition/ blu-ray. Yes folks, the truth is still out there. All 9 seasons of X-Files will finally be released on blu-ray in a Collector's Box Set on 8th December 2015 (just in time for Christmas, very smart marketing strategy). Since the release is an early announcement  from Fox, it is still unclear whether there will be new bonus materials or individual seasons released. By the way,  X-Files will be returning to Fox TV on January 2016 in a six episode event helmed once again by Chris Carter. David Duchovny (Aquarius) and Gilian Anderson (Hannibal/The Fall) will also reprise the roles of Mulder and Scully. Fox has also released a short trailer for the upcoming six episode miniseries. So I guess the release of the blu-ray box set is not really a coincidence.

X Files TV Series 2015 Blu-Ray Collector's Box Set

In the 90s, X Files was a ground breaking TV show thanks to the creative mind of Chris Carter who tried to replicate his sucess on TV with other series like Millennium and the short lived Harsh Realm . However his other series never garnered the same success and recognition of X Files which even spawned a few movies. Will the new X Files appeal to a newer and more sophisticated audience? Well, that remains to be seen. I guess Fox is willing to take on the gamble since there will only be six episodes and not a full length season. 

             

(Video Courtesy of moviemaniacsDE)

Below are the links if anyone is interested in getting the above blu-rays or book. However, the X-Files Collector's Box is pretty pricey (only for serious collectors).  

 






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