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Leaving Las Vegas [German Release] Blu-ray Review

Posted December 14th, 2009 by Brandon DuHamel

Leaving Las Vegas [German Release] Blu-ray Review

Nicolas Cage and Elisabeth Shue both turn in Oscar-worthy performances in this bleak and doleful love story set in the seedy underbelly of Las Vegas. The 1080p VC-1 transfer to Blu-ray of the Super 16mm source is far from perfect, but it will still be the best home video option for this excellent drama.

Last Year at Marienbad (L’année dernière à Marienbad) [UK Release] Blu-ray Review

Posted October 27th, 2009 by Brandon DuHamel

Last Year at Marienbad (L’année dernière à Marienbad) [UK Release] Blu-ray Review

Alain Resnais’ enigmatic, genre-defining and defying film, Last Year at Marienbad, arrives on Blu-ray in a pleasing transfer from Optimum Releasing.

Le Mépris [UK Release] Blu-ray Review

Posted October 18th, 2009 by Brandon DuHamel

Le Mépris [UK Release] Blu-ray Review

The price of Hollywood, the price of being a god, the dissolution of love — it’s Godard’s most traditional narrative, but “traditional” doesn’t mean banal when it comes to Godard, the complex emotional and symbolic layers of Le Mépris and its leading actress Brigitte Bardot.

Belle de Jour [UK Release] Blu-ray Review

Posted October 17th, 2009 by Brandon DuHamel

Belle de Jour [UK Release] Blu-ray Review

Catherine Deneuve heats up the screen in this 1967 erotic film about sexual emancipation that looks marvelous in its Blu-ray debut from Studio Canal and Optimum Releasing.