The Week's Top-10 Blu Ray - February 16, 2010

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This week: Seven artistic, inspired international flicks. Plus "Goodfellas" & "The Dirty Harry Collection" - by now you know we try to keep a level playing field...
In order this week:

Revanche (Criterion Collection) ~ Hanno Pöschl, Andreas Lust, Ursula Strauss, Johannes Krisch (2010)

Gripping thriller & tragic drama of Greek proportions... stunning, Oscar-nominated brilliance."

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Coco Before Chanel ~ Roch Leibovici, Regis Royer, Benoît Poelvoorde, and Emmanuelle Devos (2010)

Honest look at this woman's struggle and journey from the most humble of beginnings; a film of the highest order.

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Lola Montes (Criterion Collection) ~ Martine Carol, Lise Delamare, Germaine Delbat, Ivan Desny (2010)

"Sweeping camerawork glides through this film as if on the wings of angels. Shot in delicate color and impeccably composed widescreen, Max Ophüls explores the scandalous life of dancer and courtesan Lola Montes." --Sean Axmaker

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Hunger (Criterion Collection) ~ Michael Fassbender, Stuart Graham, and Liam Cunningham (2010)

Steve McQueen directs an enormous, moving film centered around the defiance of IRA prisoners. DTS-HD Master Audio.

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Ran ~ Mieko Harada, Hisashi Igawa, Kazuo Kato, and Takeshi Kato (2010)

The jury is out on the transfer quality, but not the film itself, which gets by with an undisputed 5 stars. Read more...

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Lady Killers ~ Alec Guinness, Peter Sellers, Cecil Parker, and Herbert Lom (2010)

Dark Brit humor at its best. One of the most ruthlessly black comedies ever.

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Contempt ~ Brigitte Bardot, Michel Piccoli, Jack Palance, and Fritz Lang (2010)

Keep your shirts on, it's available tonight.

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Goodfellas (20th Anniversary Edition) ~ Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta, Joe Pesci, Lorraine Bracco (2010)

Martin Scorsese's mob masterpiece get the digibook treatment. Bonuses: commentary with Martin Scorsese, commentary with ex-gangster Henry Hill and ex-FBI agent Edward McDonald, 'Public Enemies:The Golden Age of the Gangster Film', cast and crew documentaries, trailers and 4 Warner Bros. mob-themed cartoons.

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Black Dynamite ~ Michael Jai White (2010)

Authentic & hilarious. A man on a mission of revenge, sucka.

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Women in Trouble ~ Xander Berkeley, Elizabeth Berkley (2010)

A day in the life of ten seemingly disparate women: a p*rn star, a flight attendant, a psychiatrist, a masseuse, a bartender, a pair of call girls... All with something in common.

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Dirty Harry Collection (Dirty Harry / Magnum Force / The Enforcer / Sudden Impact / The Dead Pool) ~ Clint Eastwood, Liam Neeson (2010)

We know what you're thinking. "Was that 10 blu-ray or 11?" In all the excitement we've kinda lost track ourselves...

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This Week's Blu Movers & Shakers

Documentaries Of The Week:

Super Speedway ~ Mario Andretti, Paul Newman, and Michael Andretti

Get your stuff in order: pants: check. helmet check. unbelievable nerve: check.

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More sports on Blu

More Great Documentaries...

Hi Def Music Of The Week:

Concert By the Lake ~ Eric Clapton, Andy Fairweather-Low, Mike Rutherford, Ringo Starr, Gary Brooker (2010)

Dolby DTS

E. - Music Experience in 3-D Sound Reality ~ Paul Klee (2010)

We'll bet it's another false alarm. These features have been notorious for being pulled on the release date.
7.1 DTS-HD Master Audio Disc.

More Great Concerts on Blu Ray...

SACD Of The Week

Slowhand by Eric Clapton

Some very sweet surround sound highlights on this HD Hybrid SACD - DSD release.

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The SACD & DSD Disc Shop

Audio / Video Corner

OPPO's BDP-80 - the '83's brilliant new little brother
TiVo's HD Recorder comes down in price - nice

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