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And the winner's of Severin Films Psychomania give away are...

Laura DeLuca - Psychomania DVD

Vincent Vinas - Psychomania CD

Congratulations!  You guys should be hearing from us to confirm your details soon.

I hope you didn't think that was all, though.  Severin Films has also come through with a kick-ass Blu-ray prize pack that has me a bit envious!  Up for grabs this time is one awesome Blu-ray prize pack containing something for everyone.  For the horror fans, we've got Richard Stanley's Cyberpunk horror classic, Hardware.  For the fans of 80's teen nudie comedies, there is the classic Screwballs.  Finally, for you fans of Italian action films, Enzo Castellari's Eagles Over London and the original The Inglorious Bastards!  Now, that's a prize pack!

I'm not going to make you beg for this one, just send me an e-mail telling me you want this pack.  I'll pick one winner next Wednesday.

And the winner's of Severin Films Psychomania give away are...

Laura DeLuca - Psychomania DVD

Vincent Vinas - Psychomania CD

Congratulations!  You guys should be hearing from us to confirm your details soon.

I hope you didn't think that was all, though.  Severin Films has also come through with a kick-ass Blu-ray prize pack that has me a bit envious!  Up for grabs this time is one awesome Blu-ray prize pack containing something for everyone.  For the horror fans, we've got Richard Stanley's Cyberpunk horror classic, Hardware.  For the fans of 80's teen nudie comedies, there is the classic Screwballs.  Finally, for you fans of Italian action films, Enzo Castellari's Eagles Over London and the original The Inglorious Bastards!  Now, that's a prize pack!

I'm not going to make you beg for this one, just send me an e-mail telling me you want this pack.  I'll pick one winner next Wednesday.

The Italian Film Festival, Scotland

No gimmicks here – just the chance to see some world-class Italian films from directors old and new. From veteran Enzo Castellari, director of the original Inglourious Basterds, comes Eagles Over London, the film that invented the "macaroni combat" genre by dazzlingly recreating the Battle Of Britain. There's also a four-film tribute to legendary actor Vittorio Gassman – Il Mattatore, as he's affectionately known – with screenings of the little-seen swashbuckler For Love And Gold and the original Scent Of A Woman, which won Gassman the Best Actor award in Cannes. More recent titles include director Federico Bondi's Mar Nero, a touching tale of the relationship between an elderly lady and her youthful carer, and Cinema Paradiso director Giuseppe Tornatore's dark, modern thriller The Unknown Woman. And, for the more traditional, there's a screening of everyone's favourite Italian classic, La Dolce Vita.

Various venues, Fri 16 to...

DVD Playhouse—October 2009

By

Allen Gardner

The Wizard Of Oz 70th Anniversary Ultimate Collector’S Edition (Warner Bros.) A true highlight in digital restoration technology, Warner Bros. restoration of the 1939 classic is cause for celebration. The Technicolor of the late ‘30s looks as though it was shot yesterday, and is especially stunning on Blu-ray, which was produced by scanning each of the film’s original Technicolor camera negatives using 8K resolution. From this scan, a final “capture” master was created in 4K, yielding twice the resolution seen in the master utilized for the film’s previous DVD release. Judy Garland’s Dorothy is charming as ever, and the entire cast: Ray Bolger, Bert Lahr, Jack Haley and Margaret Hamilton as the Wicked Witch, are all stellar. Four disc set bonuses include: Sing-along track; Documentaries and featurettes; Two 1914 silent films produced by Oz author L. Frank Baum, based on his stories...

Here’s a list of some of the new DVD and Blu-ray releases this week we’re particularly interested in. Plus, some old favorites (and not so favorites) coming out this week for the first time on Blu-ray.

Movies

About Last Night… ~ Rob Lowe, Demi Moore, James Belushi (Blu-ray)

Alien Trespass ~ Eric McCormack, Dan Lauria, Robert Patrick, and Jenni Baird (DVD and Blu-ray)

Blue Thunder ~ Roy Scheider, Warren Oates, Candy Clark, and Daniel Stern (Blu-ray)

Chaos ~ Jason Statham (Blu-ray)

The Class (Entre Les Murs) ~ François Bégaudeau, Agame Malembo-Emene, and Angélica Sancio (DVD)

Cutthroat Island ~ Geena Davis, Frank Langella, Matthew Modine (Blu-ray)

Eagles Over London ~ Van Johnson, Frederick Stafford, Francisco Rabal, and Luigi Pistilli (Blu-ray)

Gigantic ~ Zooey Deschanel, Paul Dano, John Goodman, and Ed Asner (DVD)

I Love You, Man ~ Paul Rudd, Jason Segal (DVD and Blu-ray)

Katyn ~ Artur Amijewski, Maja Ostaszewska, and Andrzej Chyra (DVD)

Michael Jackson: Moonwalking – The...