This is the fourth in what has now become a series of posts regarding Coronation St. on DVD.  Today, E1 Films is releasing Coronation St. Volume 4 on DVD. The two-disc set includes 8 classic episodes of the show. These particular episodes aired between 1966-’68.   Fans of this long running British dramatic series should… Read More DVD Release: Coronation St. – Volume 4

Big River Man is the true story of Martin Strel. An overweight Slovenian man, who lives on two bottles of wine a day, and spends his time swimming rivers to raise awareness of pollution. His next assignment? The Mighty Amazon.   Today, Mongrel Media is releasing John Maringouin’s quirky and critically acclaimed documentary on DVD.… Read More DVD Release: Big River Man

Today, Universal Studios Home Entertainment is releasing a made for DVD Lego movie, titled The Adventures of Clutch Powers.  The CGI animation is commendable, as they have actually captured the look and feel of a Lego world. Everything is built, but can be smashed apart into a bunch of bricks, and rebuilt into something new.… Read More DVD Release: Lego: The Adventures of Clutch Powers

Amreeka – An E1 Films’ Release http://www.amreeka.com/ DVD Release Date: February 16th, 2010 Rated PG for brief drug use involving teens and some language Running time: 96 minutes   Cherien Dabis (dir.)   Cherien Dabis (writer)   Kareem Roustom (music)   Nisreen Faour as Muna Farah Melkar Muallem as Fadi Farah Hiam Abbass as Raghda… Read More DVD Review: Amreeka

A Serious Man – An Alliance Films Release http://www.focusfeatures.com/focusfeatures/film/a_serious_man/ DVD Release Date: February 9th, 2010 Rated 14A for coarse language, violence, and a sexually suggestive scene. Running time: 106 minutes   Joel and Ethan Coen (dir.)   Joel and Ethan Coen (writer)   Carter Burwell (music)   Richard Kind as Uncle Arthur Michael Stuhlbarg as… Read More DVD Review: A Serious Man

The Time Travellers Wife comes on DVD today. While I would consider that film itself more of a rental, it is worth buying as a 2-pack with The Notebook, if you don’t already own it. Both films have Rachel McAdams in them, and The Notebook is probably the most well received (at least critically) of the Nicholas Spark’s… Read More DVD Release: The Time Traveler’s Wife/The Notebook 2-pack

The Time Traveller’s Wife – An Alliance Films’ Release http://www.thetimetravelerswifemovie.com/dvd/index.html DVD Release Date: February 9th, 2010 Rated PG for violence, nudity, and coarse language. Running time: 108 minutes   Robert Schwentke (dir.) Nick Cassavetes (dir.)   Bruce Joel Rubin (screenwriter) Audrey Niffenegger (novel)   Mychael Danna (music)   Rachel McAdams as Clare Abshire Eric Bana… Read More DVD Review: The Time Traveler’s Wife

I Hate Valentine’s Day – An E1 Films’ Release http://www.ifcfilms.com/films/i-hate-valentines-day DVD Release Date: February 9th, 2010 Rated PG Running time: 89 minutes   Nia Vardalos (dir.) Nia Vardalos (writer)   Keith Power (music)   Nia Vardalos as Genevieve Gernier John Corbett as Greg Gatlin Stephen Guarino as Bill Amir Arison as Bob   Our reviews… Read More DVD Review: I Hate Valentine’s Day

Couples Retreat – A Universal Pictures’ Release http://www.couplesretreatmovie.com/ Release Date: October 9th, 2009 DVD Release Date: February 5th, 2010 Rated PG for mature theme, sexual content and coarse language Running time: 114 minutes Peter Billingsley (dir.) Jon Favreau (writer) Vince Vaughn (writer) Dana Fox (writer) A.R. Rahman (music) Vince Vaughn as Dave Jason Bateman as… Read More DVD Review: Couples Retreat

Cold Souls – An E1 Films’ Release http://coldsoulsthemovie.com/#/home Release Date: August 7th, 2009 DVD Release Date: February 2nd, 2010 Rated PG for mature themes, coarse language Running time: 101 minutes Sophie Barthes (dir.) Sophie Barhtes (writer) Dickon Hinchliffe (music) Paul Giamatti as Paul Giamatti Dina Korzun as Nina Emily Watson as Claire David Strathairn as… Read More DVD Review: Cold Souls

20th Century Fox Home Entertainment is releasing Fox Searchlight’s romantic-dramady about a man with Asperger’s syndrome, on DVD and Blu-ray today.  We reviewed the film when it opened in theatres on August 7th, all agreeing that Hugh Dancy’s portrayal of someone with Asperger’s is very good, but there were some unneeded scenes in the film.… Read More DVD/Blu-ray Release: Adam

Today, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment is releasing Mira Nair’s Amelia, starring Hilary Swank, on DVD and Blu-Ray. Though it didn’t get the best reviews, we all enjoyed it. We reviewed Amelia when it opened in theatres on October 23rd. Our consensus was: “Though not the Oscar contender everyone was expecting, Amelia is nice bio-pic of Amelia Earhart,… Read More DVD/Blu-ray Release: Amelia & Amelia Earhart: Queen of the Air

Today, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment is releasing two of their previous “Oscar” films, The Last King of Scotland (2006) and Walk the Line (2005) on Blu-Ray. This is the first time they are available in HD. Each disc includes many bonus features, including deleted scenes. Walk the Line was nominated for 5 Academy Awards, and won… Read More Blu-ray Release: The Last King of Scotland & Walk The Line

On October 6th, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment released the fifth season of the classic sit-com The Mary Tyler Moore Show on DVD. Today they are releasing the complete 6th season. This 3-disc set includes all 24 episodes from the second-last season, including the classic Chuckles Bites the Dust – the funeral of Chuckles the Clown.  … Read More DVD Release: The Mary Tyler Moore Show: The Complete 6th Season

Mary and Max – A Mongrel Media Release http://www.maryandmax.com/ Release Date: November 20th, 2009 DVD Release Date: January 26th, 2010 Rated G Running time: 96 minutes   Adam Elliot (dir.) Adam Elliot (writer)   Dale Cornelius (music)   Toni Collette as Mary Daisy Dinkle (voice) Philip Seymour Hoffman as Max Jerry Horovitz (voice) Eric Bana… Read More DVD Review: Mary and Max

Whip It – A Fox Searchlight Release http://www.foxsearchlight.com/whipit/ Release Date: October 2nd, 2009 DVD Release Date: January 26th, 2010 Rated PG for language, not recommended for young children Running time: 111 minutes   Drew Barrymore (dir.) Shauna Cross (writer) Shauna Cross (novel – Derby Girl)   The Section Quartet (music)   Ellen Page as Bliss… Read More DVD Review: Whip It

Little Ashes – An E1 Films’ Release http://www.littleashes-themovie.com/ Release Date: May 22nd, 2009 DVD Release Date: January 26th, 2010 Rated 18A for coarse language, nudity and sexual content Running time: 112 minutes   Paul Morrison (dir.) Philippa Goslett (writer)   Miguel Mera (music)   Javier Beltrán as Federico García Lorca Robert Pattinson as Salvador Dalí… Read More DVD Review: Little Ashes

Compiled from over three thousand hours of colour footage, this documentary series, made for The History Channel, gives a unique and fascinating look into to what it would have been like to actually live through the war. Though it was illegal for U.S. soldiers to carry diaries, many of them still wrote down their experiences.… Read More Blu-ray Release: WWII in HD

Today, E1 Films is releasing both parts of Steven Soderbergh’s epic bio-pic about Ernesto “Che” Gueverra, on DVD and Blu-ray. This is the first time that both films are available to buy as a set.  We reviewed Che: Part 1 – The Argentine and Che: Part 2 – Guerrilla when they originally came out on DVD on… Read More DVD/Blu-ray Release: Che: Collectors Edition

Today, E1 Films is releasing the beautiful and incredibly moving Japanese film Departures on DVD. The unexpected winner for Best Foreign Language film at last year’s Oscars, this was every bit deserving of the gold. We reviewed the film when it opened in theatres on June 12th, please read our full thoughts on the film here. We… Read More DVD Release: Departures