Remembrance of Things Past

Favourites of 2011

2012-02-10T09:24:00.000+11:00

I have finally gotten around to thinking a little about the movies I saw last year and whilst I know I am going to take some crap for at least one of the movies on my list below, I would ask that you don't judge it until you have seen it! and if you have seen it, well....

In no particular order, these are the 5 best films I saw last year:

The Adventures of Tintin - Spielberg returns to the kind of movies he was born to direct! It is just a shame he also released War Horse on the same day. Tintin is what Indiana Jones 4 should have been!

The Guard - Brendan Gleeson shines in this great independent Irish film that is as funny as it is serious. I do enjoy films that have great characters and The Guard has some of the best in recent times!

Hanna - I really enjoyed this action romp featuring a 16 year old girl trained as an assassin. Whilst it won't be to everyone's liking, you can't argue that it certainly creates its own look and feel! Great score by the Chemical Brothers too!

Sucker Punch - Boy was there some hate for this film when it came out! I saw the film in Imax and came out wanting... then the Blu-ray came along with the 18 minute extended cut and finally a number of things fell into place. Snyder is clearly a visual director and despite its over preachy message the film it magnificent to look at and just as good to listen to!

Winnie the Pooh - OK, so this is a bit of a cheat. The movie came out exclusivley to Big W on Blu-ray and DVD, but it is such a great film with a very wide appeal and it is so nice to see Disney finally give the silly old bear a decent outing after the abomination that is the CGI series. I highly recommend reliving some of your childhood by returning to the 100 Acre Woods.

Special mention: Another Earth

Best Australian Movie

The Tunnel - Made on a budget brought about by fan sponsorship and given away for FREE on the Internet, whilst The Tunnel does have a number of horror movie cliches there is certainly enough originality to keep you interested. Nice to see some local productions using new business models in an otherwise draconian industry.

Special mention: Red Dog and The Hunter

Best Documentary

Bill Cunningham: New York - Following the life of New York Times fashion pages photographer Bill Cunningham, the documentary was certainly the most enjoyable outing I had had to a doco this year! Even better when I wasn't expecting to like it at all!

Special mention: Life Cycles and The Greatest Movie Ever Sold.

Recent Additions...

2012-01-21T19:24:00.001+11:00

It occurs to me that I have not updated any of my more recent acquisitions on the blog. So here is a post to rectify this! My partner got me the wonderful Guillermo Del Toro Collection from the UK for Christmas, it features a pop book cover (that was not very photogenic) and the films Cronos, Pan's Labyrinth and The Devil's Backbone.

I have also recently bought a region free Blu-ray player allowing me to take advantage of discs from the U.S and Asia. My first region A locked purchase is Justified Season 2, which ironically is not meant to be region locked, but is anyway...

I have also kick started my Criterion collection by replacing my DVD copy of Rushmore... expect more Criterion editions over the coming months...

I have been eyeing Toy Story in one form or another for many a month now, and finally bit the bullet with a purchase from the blu-ray forums for Toy Story and Toy Story 2 U.K editions with slip case. I did have Toy Story 3, but have sold it and have the UK version en route.

and last, but by no means least I picked up Paprika and Fantastic Mr. Fox, both at a bargain price!

SOPA is bad mmmkay...

2012-01-19T08:54:00.000+11:00

http://www.stopthewall.us/

A Cat in Paris (2010)

2012-01-06T11:03:00.000+11:00

We often hear tales of cats that lead double lives, trawling the neighborhood on varying days and visiting one of the many places it calls home. It comes as no surprise then, that someone has decided to make a film about such a cat.

By day, Dino is a doting cat owned by Zoe, the daughter of a Parisian Police Officer who has been mute since the death of her father, but by night he is sidekick to Nico, a wanted cat burglar operating in the area. One night Dino's two world's collide when Zoe follows him to Nico's house and winds up getting involved with the mob who killed her father.

A Cat In Paris is a great little film with some marvellous animation and a classic noir tale of intrigue and mystery. I would recommend it for anyone who enjoys both intelligent animated films and old 30's and 40's classic mystery tales!

The Women On The 6th Floor (2010)

2011-12-20T10:48:00.000+11:00

Jean-Louis Joubert is an affluent stockbroker who owns a luxurious building in Paris that is seemingly only inhabited by his ex-country girl wife, their 2 obnoxious children (who are mostly away at boarding school) and a number of Spanish maids who live up on the 6th floor. Jean-Louis leads a very scheduled and some may say boring life that is thrown into a slight disarray when his maid of 25 years decides she has had enough and leaves his employ. This leaves space for Maria, the newly arrived niece of one of the upstairs lodgers to fill the position. Maria is a breath of fresh air for Jean-Louis and it is through her that he will discover a whole new world that has been under (or in this case above) his nose the whole time.

The Women On The 6th Floor is a light comedy that had the potential to be more of a commentary on the 1960's exploited immigrant work force that was the result of the oppressive Franco regime of the time, yet it glosses over these issues with veritable ease, opting instead to be a simplistic representation of the dynamic character, rolled up in a crowd pleasing way. Whilst it is entertaining enough whilst you are watching it, a little after thought will leave you dry.

Melancholia (2011)

2011-12-19T11:19:00.000+11:00

From the offset Melancholia is going to immediately divide audiences. It is purposefully slow, often bereft of dialog and does very little by way of establishing a plot or storyline. It is a film about depression, paranoia and the end of the world and whilst it looks stunning it plays a little overly melodramatic.

Justine and Michael are deeply in love, it is their wedding day and they should be happier than ever. They are on their way to their reception which will be a memorable event if for all the wrong reasons. Those present at the reception include Justine's sister Claire, their estranged parents Gaby and Dexter. Claire's husband John, who is the owner of the massive estate that the event is being held at, Jack, who is Justine's boss and who is attending predominately in order to get an advertising tagline from her and the wedding planner, who all but shuns Justine once things take a turn for the worst. It becomes abundantly clear over the course of the evening that this is a broken family, full of resentment, possibly some insanity and in Justine's case depression. This is possibly the first depiction on film of every bride's worst nightmare when it comes to the reception.

The second half of the film focuses its attention to Claire, now caring for Justine who has become crippled by her depression, both physically and emotionally. Claire is suffering from paranoia, this is a result of the discovery of a new planet that has been hiding behind the sun and that is now in a probable collision course with the Earth.

What the film lacks in exposition it certainly makes up for in style and performance. All of the cast are impressive, with Kirsten Dunst throwing the full weight of her own personal bout with depression into her character, but it is the visual aspects of the film that steal the show. Von Trier uses some amazing cinematography and some superb use of CGI to enhance his backdrops, however all if this still isn't enough to save the film from being a slow, sometimes dull and often overly melodramatic piece.

Christmas Come Early...

2011-12-16T10:50:00.003+11:00

And with Christmas bearing down upon us with steadfast ease, more gifts to myself to help with silly season sleaze.

Das Boot -2 Disc Collector's Set (JBHIFI Exclusive)

Fight Club - Digibook Blu-ray & DVD Set (JBHIFI Exclusive)

Sucker Punch - Steelbook Triple Play (JBHIFI Exclusive)

I am up on Film Central again this week so expect reviews of Melancholia and Mission Impossible 4 before next Tuesday!

More Blu's & Ghibli

2011-12-07T19:05:00.001+11:00

In the run up to Christmas a number of retailers here have some pretty good sales going on! So to help relieve them of stock I picked up a few bits and pieces....

Resident Evil: Afterlife JBHIFI Exclusive Steelbook

Watchmen JBHIFI Exclusive Director's Cut 2 Disc Edition

Winnie the Pooh Big W Exclusive

Match Point and Moon

Last House on the Left (US)

Also from CD Japan the last of my Ghibli films has finally arrived.... Tales of Earthsea. I had only seen it once, and so sat down to rewatch it, and I am afraid it still doesn't really do anything for me. The picture and audio quality is mightly impressive, but I just don't find the story or characters as compelling as other Ghibli films. I am still glad to have it in the collection, but I doubt it will get much action.

Next Wave of Ghibli Blu's

2011-11-24T09:16:00.001+11:00

Well I received the first two blu-ray's from the next installment from Studio Ghibli (The third is still en-route). I present Howl's Moving Castle and Ponyo! I watched Howl last night and I must say this is a fantastic disc, the picture quality is leaps and bounds ahead of the DVD I had. The 6.1 soundtrack is magnificent to behold and truly places you right in the midst of the story and action as it unfolds. I must admit upon my first viewing of Howl I wasn't all that impressed, but as I re-watch it, I am coming to like it more and more (Hopefully the same will occur for Tales From Earth Sea, which I also didn't care greatly for on my initial viewing)

I haven't had a chance to watch Ponyo yet, but I did have a quick look at the disc and I must admit I am a bit disappointed that it is simply a re-hash of the original release. Whilst it is nice that the cover now matches the rest of the releases, it is a shame the disc contents are set out completely different and not in keeping with the theme from the others. I guess maybe it was a little too much to ask, but I was hoping Studio Ghibli may have obliged us. Oh well, it is still a great film and an excellent addition to the collection!

Ponyo also came with a little extra in the form of a sticker album (pictured below)

Now the waiting game for the next wave starts!!

Welcome.... to Jurassic Park

2011-11-03T10:32:00.003+11:00

So I picked up the Jurassic Park trilogy Blu-ray a week or so ago, have only gotten around to watching The Lost World, but it looked fairly decent and had an awesome soundtrack. It came in a nice Digipack too so I thought I would share a few photos:

I also recently opened my Limited Edition DVD set, so I will share a few of those pics below too:

As above, the set features Jurassic Park and The Lost World on DVD, (I replaced the normal special edition DVD's with the DTS Releases), the soundtrack to both films on CD and a certificate of authenticity.

Below you can see the two film frames and the pouch that holds some art cards (I didn't open these as I have enough art cards for JP as you can see from the images below that...)

Art Cards and Lobby Cards for Jurassic Park and The Lost World.

Ghibli & More....

2011-10-24T11:34:00.000+11:00

A number of new additions to the ol' collection....

First up, the remaining Studio Ghibli film I had outstanding... My Neighbors the Yamadas. One of the few Ghibli films I had not seen. I watched it the other night and must admit it certainly has some great moments, but on the whole I felt a little wanting...still, nice to have it in the collection, but I can't wait to add Howl and Ponyo on the 16th of November!!!

Picked up a couple of standard Blu'ray's as well in the form of Tucker & Dale Vs. Evil, The Frighteners, Final Destination 2, Final Destination 3 and Being John Malkovich! All bar Tucker & Dale are updates from DVD... shame to see FD3 doesn't have its interactive version that appeared on the 2 disc DVD set, but oh well.....

And last, but not least I picked up Big W's exclusive pillowcase edition of The Lion King

The Hunter (2011)

2011-10-11T16:31:00.001+11:00

Willem Dafoe plays Martin, a secretive hunter-for-hire who has been commissioned for a quest that will take him from Paris, to the far reaches of Tasmania, where a leading bio-tech company has it on good authority that a Tasmanian tiger has been spotted recently. He is being sent to track down the animal and collect samples, dead or alive so that they may have exclusive access to it. (For what purpose is never addressed).

He arrives under the guise of zoological research, but is almost immediately mistaken for a “greenie”, a mistake that will see him run into a number of confrontations. To make matters worse, the living quarters arranged for him are not at all what he expected, having to share a house with 2 children and a mother who is fighting a prescription drug battle over the loss of her husband some time prior.

The family are watched over by a some-what obsessive neighbor, played by Sam Neill, whose motives are unclear, and who seems to have a hidden agenda relating to Martin’s job. Nonetheless he takes Martin into the wilderness before leaving him to get on with his work. Martin is clearly a man of method and sets about laying various elaborate traps in the hopes of capturing a Tasmanian Tiger. As the hunt progresses it seems clear to Martin that the animal is probably extinct, that is until the youngest child hands him a picture of a Tasmanian tiger with a recognizable landmark as its backdrop.

The film is directed by Daniel Nettheim and adapted from the novel by Julia Leigh, whose directorial feature film debut Sleeping Beauty divided audiences at this years Cannes Film Festival. Both films share a number of similarities, including a lack of definition in their characters and the motives for their actions leaving both films ambiguous. However the very melodic and unsettling way in which The Hunter unfolds leads me to believe that this may in fact be intentional.

Shot in cinema-scope by Robert Humphreys., The Hunter shows off some of Tasmania’s most magnificent scenery and does great justice to our wonderful natural beauty on screen. The score is sweeping and melodic with a constant sense of unease that keeps you slightly on edge for most of the films duration. All of the cast put in impressive performances, however most are stood up by Morgana Davies whose performance here solidifies her as an actress to keep your eyes on. Frances O'Connor and Sam Neill both fit their roles with veritable ease and of course Willem Dafoe presents most of his acting through mere expression and body language.

Whilst The Hunter is probably not going to appeal to the majority of movie goers out there, those that do seek it out will be treated to one of the years more poignant features.

Ghibli Blu-ray Collection Part 2

2011-10-05T10:12:00.002+11:00

So after my love affair with The Borrower and Whisper of the Heart Japanese Blu-rays, I went ahead and ordered Nausicaa and Laputa both of which arrived yesterday:

Laputa: Castle In The Sky

Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind

Nausicaä came with a little guide book which makes the packaging slightly different with the disc stored on the left hand side of the case instead of the right.... unfortunately that means the disc doesn't stay in the case as well as one might hope, but I am still glad to have started collecting these discs... even if they are costing a fortune. November is going to be painful with the release of Tales From Earthsea, Ponyo and Howl's Moving Castle add to that the fact that My Neighbors the Yamadas is available now! I think I might hold off on that one for a little bit though... at least until I can accumulate more money!

Priest (2011)

2011-09-30T10:15:00.000+10:00

Based on the graphic novel series of the same name Priest is a futuristic horror sci fi based in an alternate reality that combines religion and vampires (arguably a match made in heaven if you will pardon the pun).

A raging war between humans and vampires is drawing to a close, the church has appointed warrior priests with fighting skills to destroy the remaining vampires or intern them in reservations far from the chaotic cities ruled by their order. When the war is over, the church; afraid of the priest’s power, strip them of their title and they are outcast.

After many years of peace the priests are soon forgotten that is of course, until word gets out that one of the priest’s brother and family living in an outpost of the city have been attacked by vampires and his niece taken by them. After asking the permission and being denied by the church to go after them, the priest breaks his vows and goes anyway. What he discovers may well bring about the end of the human race.

Priest suffers from the same issue I had with Cowboys and Aliens, only in this instance it is the premise that sounds cooler than the outcome.... shame really.

Kim Jee-woon Collection & More

2011-09-29T13:36:00.001+10:00

I recently managed to track down a copy of the original CJ Entertainment release of The Good, The Bad, The Weird on Blu-ray and whilst it isn't my favourite Kim Jee-woon film (That title falls to A Tale of Two Sisters), it would certainly rank as my second favourite. This release comes in a nice digi-pak with a set of art cards.

This brings my Kim Jee-woon blu-ray collection to a total of 4. I do have The Quiet Family, The Foul King and Three on DVD though, but for now here is a closer look at the Blu-ray's...

The Good The Bad The Weird (Korean First Press), A Bittersweet Life (Korean First Press), I Saw The Devil (Korean First Press) & A Tale of Two Sisters (UK Release)

I Saw The Devil (Korean First Press)

A Bittersweet Life: Director's Cut DVD (Korean First Press)

A Bittersweet Life: Director's Cut Blu-ray (Korean First Press)

A Tale of Two Sisters Korean First Press DVD, UK Special Edition DVD & UK Blu-ray.

In Other release news....

I picked up the UK Optimum release of Mr. Nobody which features a nice 45 minute making of and a great transfer of the extended cut - you can find my review of the film here. Also finally picked up The Host for a mere $6!! Haven't had a chance to look at it yet though.

From the U.S I picked up Pushing Daisies Season 2, sadly the packaging doesn't match the previous UK release I bought, but as it hasn't been released there (and costs $76 here!!!!) I can live with that!

Goodies Galore

2011-09-21T09:17:00.002+10:00

As most readers would know I am a sucker for all thing Studio Ghibli! I really wanted the Japanese Blu-rays, but a number of things gave me hesitation. The first was the price, whilst I don't mind shelling out, each disc is around $70 dollars and that doesn't include postage. The second, is that I wanted them to be a full matching set and Ponyo had been released prior to the current releases in normal packaging that did not match the new sets, so I decided to wait. Well it seems the waiting paid off, as a month or so ago, Ghibli announced that Ponyo would be getting a re-release to match the current cover types!! And with that I present you the first wave of Ghibli Blu-rays I have purchased!

Whisper of the Heart

Released in 1995, Whisper of the Heart is one of my favourite Ghibli films and introduces one of the few characters to appear in another Ghibli film (The Baron, who appears in the pseudo sequel The Cat Returns)

Arrietty the Borrower

Still to be released to cinemas here in Australia, the next disc is Arrietty the Borrower. I really enjoyed this film, but will have to sit down and watch it again before I can formulate my review. There is so much stuff to take in with Studio Ghibli films, they are truly a marvel of animation. This particular release came with a bonus in the form of Arrietty's hair clip. (as modeled below by my partner)

I was so impressed by these releases that I immediately purchased Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind and Laputa Castle in the Sky and pre-ordered Ponyo and Howl's Moving Castle! These discs will take their prime place in my collection as they truly are a thing of beauty.

Speaking of beauty.... I also received my copy of Hanna in the form of the UK Steelbook release... great little movie and an awesome blu-ray!!

The Guard (2011)

2011-09-15T12:22:00.000+10:00

Brendan Gleeson plays Constable Gerry Boyle, he is a great cop, but is not without his vices. He drinks, cusses and says all the wrong things on the job, but deep down he is a decent guy and his heart is in the right place. He has just been assigned a new partner named Aiden McBride, who regrettably has a very bad first day on the job, from the seemingly cult murder of a local to the arrival of an FBI agent on the trail of a massive drug shipment ,things go decidedly downhill from there.

The Guard is a thriller with elements of black comedy and is a movie driven heavily by the characters and their choices; it isn’t really about the plot, more a platform for some superb performances by some very talented actors. Brendan Gleeson is the stand out, channeling a little of his character from Lake Placid with his borderline sarcasm and laid back approach to police work. Don Cheadle also puts in a great performance as the fish out of water FBI agent.

The film is beautifully shot in cinema scope with some great use of the Irish countryside; the writing is superb with particularly well written and often hilarious dialog and an amazing confidence in its characters and story.

The Guard would easily rate as one of the most entertaining films of the year, if not one of the best films in general.

Shark Night 3D (2011)

2011-09-07T11:03:00.003+10:00

From director David R. Ellis, who gave us the best and worst sequels from the Final Destination series, comes the latest 3D horror film to see a bunch of teenagers splattered across our screens. One can only assume that this film got the green light as a result of the success of Piranha 3D although the similarities are few and far between.

Shark Night certainly starts off cliched enough, with a group of seven under-grads heading to one of their friends remote island vacation homes in Louisiana. They meet a couple of hillbilly locals along the way and also have an encounter with the local law enforcement that reminds you that at least one of their party used to live out this way, but left for reasons no doubt pivotal to the forthcoming events. Anyhow lots of water sports ensue and a shark attack occurs and a lot of blame laying between the so-called friends gets thrown around before it becomes clear that the shark attack was no accident. In fact there appear to be a number of sharks and from various breeds in the lake, all with a taste for teenage flesh.

Shark Night is one of those movies that takes itself far too seriously! From its opening Jaws rip off to its ludicrous explanation of why these events are occurring and its weirdly toned down violence (Obviously to attract younger audiences with a more "acceptable" rating) the whole film makes for a fairly pointless encounter. Even the 3D is somewhat pointless. These movies are made to exploit the gimmick of 3D, so when they take themselves too seriously and don't play to that gimmick then why did they bother filming it in 3D?

Final Destination 5 (2011)

2011-09-06T09:06:00.009+10:00

Here we have the latest installment of the dead teenager horror franchise that is Final Destination 5, this time the vision of death falls on the shoulders of Sam Lawton who saves 8 of his co-workers from a horrific bridge accident that would have taken most of them off of this mortal coil in ways only a Final Destination movie could come up with and in 3D to boot.

We of course bear witness to his vision and the horrific aftermath; followed by the FBI investigation (which somehow tries to accuse Sam of being responsible for the bridge collapse) and watch as our 8 survivors slowly realize they are being bumped off one by one in order of how they would have died on the bridge. (So nothing really new here)

It is obvious from the get go that Steven Quale and screenwriter Eric Heisserer are fans of the past Final Destination films and this film certainly looks and feels more like the first three than the appalling fourth. It has a number of the same elements from the other films, such as the character names based on horror directors and the overall premise, but it does change the rules ever so slightly with the help of the recurring coroner William Bloodworth played by Tony Todd. The change is an interesting plot twist not really explored by the other films, although the reasons for this become apparent as the film progresses.

There are a few genuine surprises from Final Destination 5 and some great moments of tension building prior to the overly elaborate obligatory death sequences, but let us be honest, it is the death sequences everyone goes to these films for anyway and the inclusion of a story, even if it is mostly rudimentary is just a formality.

Side note: I am not a fan of the 3D fad Hollywood is going through at the moment, but I have to give credit to FD5 for using 3D as a gimmick as that is exactly what it is and how it should be utilized in my book.

Goodies & Recent Viewings...

2011-08-31T23:09:00.006+10:00

Lots of new goodies arriving all the time...

Black Books Complete Collection (Australian Release)

Candyman, The Dark Crystal, The Curse of the Golden Flower (Australian)
and Somers Town (UK)

Wholphin issues 1 - 11

If you aren't familiar with Wholphin I strongly suggest you check out their website. It is a great quarterly DVD magazine featuring some amazing short film, doco's animations and much more. Well worth subscribing!

Last weekend saw my PS3 Hard drive give up the ghost, which at first didn't seem that bad given I had back ups, but when they didn't work, things got a little out of hand! So I have spent most of this week building a new drive and copying hex code to try and resurrect the old one to at least get my saved game data out of it, the drive finished compiling last night so the big test will occur this evening, but Sony certainly don't make this kind of thing easy!!

Viewing this week has been fairly sparse, I did watch my Candyman Blu-ray and the transfer is taken from a fairly clean print, there was some film damage around the 1 hour 14 minute mark and it looks like a little DNR has been applied to certain scenes, other than that very little restoration seems to have occurred. The transfer reminded me more of an HDTV transfer than Blu-ray, it didn't exactly pop, but there weren't any compression artifacts which was a bonus.

The DTS soundtrack is very front stage heavy (it is only 2 channel...), but is more than adequate with a decent range, the score is great and certainly benefits from the lossless track compared to my region 1 dvd. Sadly there are no extras from the special edition. In fact the menu is one of the old style Universal menus that doesn't even feature words, just pictograms.

Whilst it isn't a ground breaking transfer, as I said, it is certainly the best the film has looked in the home market.

Episode 102 - It's All In The Making

2011-08-26T13:33:00.002+10:00

I have recently spent a bit of time trolling through extra features on some of my Blu-ray discs! I noticed that quite a number of these discs had feature length documentaries regarding the making of the movies (or in some cases relevant to someone who worked on the film) and figured that might make a good topic... so here it is... The How B Grade Movies Saved or Ruined My Life Making Of Special!

Challenges:

Steven – The Snow Ball Effect (2004) - Making of Clerks

Matt – The Guts of the Beast (2001) - Making of Brotherhood Of The Wolf

Remembrance of Things Past

Favourites of 2011

Recent Additions...

SOPA is bad mmmkay...

A Cat in Paris (2010)

The Women On The 6th Floor (2010)

Melancholia (2011)

Christmas Come Early...

More Blu's & Ghibli

Next Wave of Ghibli Blu's

Welcome.... to Jurassic Park

Ghibli & More....

The Hunter (2011)

Ghibli Blu-ray Collection Part 2

Priest (2011)

Kim Jee-woon Collection & More

Goodies Galore

The Guard (2011)

Shark Night 3D (2011)

Final Destination 5 (2011)

Goodies & Recent Viewings...

Episode 102 - It's All In The Making

Cowboys & Aliens (2011)

E.T Collectibles

Recent Viewings....

Red Dog (2011)

Love Crime (2010)

Episode 101 - Trapped In The Wilderness

More Goodies - Paul, The Big Lebowski & Dead Snow

Episode 100 - Jump the Shark

Episode 99 - Eat My Shorts

Goodies Galore!

Beautiful Lies (2010)

Episode 98 - Tales From The Crypt Special

Eat My Shorts: Panic Attack (2009)

Episode 97 - Does Not Compute!

Sleeping Beauty (2011)

Of Gods And Men (2010)

Episode 95 - I’ve Got The Protection From Your Infection

Cars 2 (2011)

Bridesmaids (2011)

Episode 94 - The Masters of Horror / Fear Itself

Jurassic Park Collectibles

Little White Lies (2010)

Latest Acquisitions

Episode 93 - Found Footage & Mockumentaries

Super 8 (2011)

Oranges and Sunshine (2010)

Film Central & How B Grade Movies Saved (or Ruined) My Life

Oceans (2009)

X-Men: First Class (2011)

Julia's Eyes (2010)

Goodies & Things from the collection

Episode 90 - Kids Stuff

Recent Viewings...

The Tunnel (2011)

Trailer Alert - Green With Envy (The Muppets) (2011)

Sucker Punch Blu-ray Announced for June 28th

Episode 087 - War! What Is It Good For?

Austra - Lost It

Episode 86 - The X-Files

Episode 85 - Girl Power

Scream 4 (2011)

Episode 84 - It’s All Inside Your Computer

Trailer Alert - Sleeping Beauty (2011)

Episode 83 - It's All In Your Head!

New Toys and Additions to the Collection

Hmmm

Trailer Alert - Alice: Madness Returns

B Grade Catch Up!

Sucker Punch Poster Wave 2 & Trailer 2

Episode 69 - I used to be a TV show

In space, no one can hear you scream!

Episode 68 - Musicals

Ghibli Art Books - Kiki's Delivery Service

Episode 66 - Time Travel

Battle Royale Blu-ray Limited Edition

Flipped (2010)

Trailer Alert - Hanna (2011)

How B Grade Movies Saved (or Ruined) My Life