Posts Tagged ‘Blu-ray’

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Mar26

Fritz Lang’s M (1931) 2xDVD and Blu-Ray Criterion Collection, Eureka! Masters of Cinema

by movieworld on March 26th, 2018 at 20:57
Posted In: .Other movies, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Fritz Lang's M (1931)
A killer of children, living and hiding undetected in the community, puts the nerves of the populace on edge. The law-abiding citizens demand action, fearing for the lives of any young girls who have the misfortune to be left unattended awaiting the exploitation of their naive trust of friendly strangers. The police, befuddled by their inability to catch the murderer, adopt harsh measures, conducting indiscriminate raids, hauling all the usual suspects into the station and disrupting the shady enterprises of petty criminals and street hustlers across the city. The killer himself, dissatisfied with the quality of attention that his crimes have generated from the official powers, engages in a letter-writing campaign to the local press, bent on both humiliating his pursuers and further terrorizing the victims of his irrational violence and inexplicable hatred. Exasperated by the futile efforts of law enforcement, the criminals themselves decide that it's time to rid the streets of this vile miscreant. Meanwhile, the sociopath's rage, temporarily subsided by his most recent atrocity, begins to build again as he walks the streets looking for his next opportunity to relieve the pressure that compels him to kill again.

Director: Fritz Lang
Cast: Peter Lorre, Ellen Widmann, Inge Landgut
Country: Germany
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
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Mar26

Richard Wagner – Rienzi, der letzte der Tribunen / Rienzi, the Last of the Tribunes (2010) 2 x DVD9 and Blu-Ray

by movieworld on March 26th, 2018 at 14:20
Posted In: .Other movies, Musical

Rienzi, the Last of the Tribunes 2010
Rienzi, der Letzte der Tribunen (Rienzi, the Last of the Tribunes) is an early opera by Richard Wagner in five acts, with the libretto written by the composer after Bulwer-Lytton's novel of the same name (1835). The title is commonly shortened to Rienzi. Written between July 1838 and November 1840, it was first performed at the Hofoper, Dresden on October 20, 1842, and was the composer's first success.

The opera is set in Rome and is based on the life of Cola di Rienzi (1313–1354), a medieval Italian populist figure who succeeds in outwitting and then defeating the nobles and their followers and in raising the power of the people. Magnanimous at first, he is forced by events to crush the nobles' rebellion against the people's power, but popular opinion changes and even the Church, which had urged him to assert himself, turns against him. In the end the populace burns the Capitol, in which Rienzi and a few adherents have made a last stand.

These discs presents a bold re-interpretation of this early opera by Richard Wagner.

Directed by film-music video-opera helmer Philipp Stolzl, the medieval-Italian Rienzi plot has been reconceived as a 1930s' fascist parable, with its hero looking like Mussolini but behaving like Hynkel in Chaplin's 1940 film, The Great Dictator. The production uses what appear to be grainy newsreels to tremendous effect, conveying a charitable public picture of a dictator and his entourage, with banners waving, and much patriotic propaganda. (Ironically, the manuscript score of Rienzi was in Hitler's possession until the end of the war.)

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Mar26

Acht Stunden sind keinTag – Eine Familienserie / Eight Hours are Not a Day: A Family Series / Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day (1972) 3 x Blu-Ray Arrow Academy Limited Edition

by movieworld on March 26th, 2018 at 13:41
Posted In: .Other movies, Drama

Eight Hours Don't Make a Day 1972
The interlocking stories of blue collar workers in 1970s Germany as they confront issues of the day, such as the unfairness of the work power structure, making ends meet and facing Germany's changing social mores.

The five feature-length episodes that aired each had millions of viewers, and their subject matter was fashioned with a wide audience in mind. They take place in Cologne. At the center of the series is the romantic union of a young, skilled factory technician named Jochen (Gottfried John) and a newspaper assistant named Marion (Hanna Schygulla).

3xBD50 | 1080i AVC | 478 minutes | 129 Gb + 3% rec
Language: Deutsch
Subtitles: English
Genre: Drama

Director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Cast: Gottfried John, Hanna Schygulla, Luise Ullrich
Country: West Germany
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Mar23

Buena Vista Social Club (1999) 2 x DVD9 and Blu-Ray Criterion Collection

by movieworld on March 23rd, 2018 at 13:36
Posted In: .Other movies, Documentary, Musical

Buena Vista Social Club 1999 Criterion Collection
Long before current heartthrob Ricky Martin or even Latino star Selena were making waves, a group of talented musicians were creating wonderful music along the shores and in the capital of pre-Castro Cuba. All but since forgotten, many of them, including the likes of singers Ibrahim Ferrer and Omara Portuondo, guitarist Compay Segundo, pianist Ruben Gonzalez and several others were brought together in 1997 by acclaimed producer and musician Ry Cooder to record an album, "The Buena Vista Social Club". Some of the long-lived performers on the recording hadn't played their instruments for more than ten years.

In this relaxed and entertaining documentary directed by Wim Wenders, the same group gathers to record a solo album featuring vocalist Ibrahim Ferrer whom Cooder has lionized as "the Cuban Nat King Cole." Among the colorful musicians profiled are 90-year-old guitarist Compay Segundo gifted pianist Ruben Gonzalez, and versatile singer Manuel Licea. They talk about their childhood and how they came to become musicians.

The high points in the documentary are the highlights of the Buena Vista Social Club performing shows in Amsterdam and at New York's Carnegie Hall in 1998. This delightful film is a tribute to cross-cultural cooperation and the variety of Cuban music.
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Mar22

The Dumb Girl of Portici (1916), The Immortal Swan (1935) 2 x Blu-Ray

by movieworld on March 22nd, 2018 at 13:52
Posted In: .Other movies, Documentary, Drama, History, Romance

The Dumb Girl of Portici 1916
The Dumb Girl of Portici was director Lois Weber's most magnificent epic, the first film of its kind directed by a woman and the celebrated dancer Anna Pavlova's one moment of screen immortality. Based on a French opera, it tells a lovelorn story against the somewhat reality-based backdrop of Italian peasants fighting Spanish rule. Pavlova is Fenella, a mute resident of a fishermens' village in Naples, who is seduced and abandoned by the son of the Viceroy of Naples before he marries a Spanish princess. This drama is overwhelmed by the anger of the villagers at their oppression as they riot and attempt to defeat the Spaniards.

When the film was made, it was the most expensive that Universal had undertaken (not to mention the most elaborate production directed by a woman), earning it a footnote in cinematic history that, unfortunately, did not prevent it from falling into obscurity.

People who feel cheated that Pavlova doesn't dance much in The Dumb Girl of Portici will delight in a parcel of extras that feature mostly dance. A 48-minute short, "The Immortal Swan", is a 1935 documentary tribute filmed not long after Pavlova's death that depicts the star dancing, including her most famous solo, "The Dying Swan".
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Mar21

Night of the Living Dead (1968) 3 x DVD9 and 2 x Blu-Ray Criterion Collection

by movieworld on March 21st, 2018 at 13:24
Posted In: .Other movies, Horror

Night of the Living Dead 1968 Criterion Collection
George A. Romero's Night of the Living Dead has been one of The Criterion Collection's worst kept secrets for several years now.

Ever since the planned 50th anniversary restoration was announced, horror fans around the world began saving their pennies for the eventual Blu-ray release of what is unequivocally one of the most significant fright films ever made. This Blu-ray edition of the film that not only changed the direction of horror, but also represented a watershed moment in independent film, is well worth the wait.

The movie opens with brother and sister Johnny and Barbra nearing the end of a three hundred mile trip to visit their father's grave. Johnny's flippant attitude toward having to make such a long journey just to please their mother spills out into the cemetery, where they encounter a shambling figure. Their offer of help is the start of a harrowing chase to a deserted farmhouse, where a band of survivors battle it out among both the living, flesh-eating dead and themselves as they try to survive the night.

Romero's working title for the film was not Night of the Living Dead, but Night of Anubis. Criterion's release features an alternate opening title with it from a vintage work print which is introduced by Russell Streiner, who was also one of the film's coproducers.
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Mar20

Vinegar Syndrome’s 5 Films 5 Years: Volume 1 – Golden Age Erotica 2 x Blu-Ray

by movieworld on March 20th, 2018 at 15:50
Posted In: .Other movies, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, History

Vinegar Syndrome's 5 Films 5 Years: Volume 1 - Golden Age Erotica
Over the past five years, all of us at Vinegar Syndrome have worked to find, restore, and re-issue some of the most eclectic, unique, and unjustly forgotten genre films from the greatest era for independent cinema, the 1960s through 80s.

To celebrate our fifth anniversary, we’ve assembled this limited edition 2-disc Blu-ray collection of five previously DVD only rarities, spanning the wide reaches of our archive. This set is limited to 2,500 units.

2xBD50 | 1080p AVC | 422 minutes | 89.6 Gb + 3% rec
Language: English
Subtitles: none
Genre: Adult

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Mar02

La femme de l’aviateur / The Aviator’s Wife (1981) Blu-Ray from the Eric Rohmer Collection Box

by movieworld on March 2nd, 2018 at 14:23
Posted In: .Other movies, Comedy, Drama, Romance

The Aviator's Wife 1981
Eric Rohmer's return to the subtle delineation of relationships between men and women is evident in The Aviator's Wife. This film begins a new series for the director, which he calls "Comedies and Proverbs." They are designed as meditations upon the everyday rituals and concerns of lovers.

The three characters here mistreat each other and, in the process, miss the magic potential of love. Francois (Philippe Maralaud), a 20-year-old law student, thinks his girlfriend Anne (Marie Riviere) has gone back to her old lover, an aviator. He follows the student and meets Lucie (Anne-Laure Meury), a buoyant 15-year-old who makes a pass at him. The Aviator's Wife is a delightful study of self-absorbed individuals enslaved to their own misreadings of events. Anne-Laure Meury gives fresh definition to the term coquette, and her character enables Rohmer to demonstrate his comic sense.

BD50 | 1080p AVC | 01:46:13 | 37.2 Gb + 3% rec
Language: Francais
Subtitles: English
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance

Director: Eric Rohmer
Cast: Philippe Marlaud, Marie Riviere, Anne-Laure Meury
Country: France
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Mar01

Election (1999) Blu-Ray Criterion Collection

by movieworld on March 1st, 2018 at 13:14
Posted In: .Other movies, Comedy, Drama, Romance

Election 1999 Criterion Collection
This snappy and fast-paced film is set in Omaha, Nebraska, where Tracy Flick (Reese Witherspoon) is running for the presidency of the student council at George Washington Carver High. This overachiever feels superior to everyone else and firmly believes she is entitled to success because she works so hard at being a winner. She strives to be every teacher's pet, but one of them, history and civics teacher Jim McAllister (Matthew Broderick), is not at all charmed. He watched Tracy walk away unscathed after she had an affair with his best friend and colleague, who subsequently lost his job and his wife.
McAllister decides to stop Tracy now. He recruits Paul (Chris Klein), a dim-witted but good-hearted football star, to run against her in the election. A wild card in the race is the entry of Tammy (Jessica Campbell), Paul's lesbian sister. She is miffed because her former lover has become Paul's girlfriend. A rebel at heart, Tammy runs on a platform of abolishing student government altogether, a position that wins amazing support from the other students.

Director: Alexander Payne
Cast: Matthew Broderick, Reese Witherspoon, Chris Klein, Jessica Campbell
Country: USA
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
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Mar01

Yukinojo henge / An Actor’s Revenge (1963) DVD9 and Blu-Ray Criterion Collection

by movieworld on March 1st, 2018 at 12:01
Posted In: .Other movies, Asian, Drama

An Actor's Revenge 1963 Criterion Collection
It's a drab tale of melodrama and revenge set in 19th-century Edo (now Tokyo), as an onnagata (a male actor playing exclusively female roles in Kabuki theatre) crafts an intricate plot of retribution against three men who drove his parents to suicide.

Whilst travelling with his theatre troupe, leading female impersonator Yukinojo tracks down the three successful businessmen who drove his parents to madness and suicide through their ruthless pursuit of wealth. Unwilling to despatch them before they recognise the error of their ways, Yukinojo constructs a byzantine plan in which each man plays a part in the others’ undoing. Only at the moment of their death does Yukinojo reveal who is responsible for their downfall.

BD50 + DVD9 | 1080p AVC, NTSC | 01:53:39 | 44.9 Gb + 7.23 Gb
Language: Japanese
Subtitles: English

Director: Kon Ichikawa
Cast: Kazuo Hasegawa, Fujiko Yamamoto, Ayako Wakao
Country: Japan
Genre: Drama
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