tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12870602560400859292011-10-06T12:16:58.913+01:00Iannoreply@blogger.comBlogger91100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1287060256040085929.post-21348318796841725502011-01-08T21:29:00.000Z2011-01-08T21:29:08.323Z

Well they kind of died (obviously) as I tried to get the ShinyDiscs video podcast web site off the ground instead.The good news is that I am now podcasting regularly every week, although the focus is purely on new Blu-Ray releases. The new "hub" for all the reviews can be found at UKBluRayReview.blogspot.com There you'll find the latest audio podcasts, together with links to written reviews of

Iannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1287060256040085929.post-12052743511497253692010-01-03T15:54:00.003Z2010-01-03T16:16:23.578Z

One of the things I love about cinema is that it's an art form that hasn't been around that long - just 100 years more-or-less. This makes it possible to follow the history and growth of the medium from its very beginnings.Alas, too many of the early 'film studio' books that documented the early years have been out of print for years so that the main source of historical information these days

Iannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1287060256040085929.post-44485033129445938672009-12-31T13:23:00.001Z2009-12-31T13:23:50.870Z

It's gritty, well-acted, beautifully written and despite the 'science fiction' tag is all about the characters - NOT the effects or aliens! The 'revamped for the noughties' Battlestar Galactica thankfully bears little relation to the bad hair/cheese-fest low budget series of the same name from the early 70's.We've had a lot of high quality TV series from the States, and against all the odds,

Iannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1287060256040085929.post-46502735708096070372009-11-28T19:36:00.002Z2009-11-28T19:42:26.962Z

Watchmen (Director's Cut) (2009). This review was originally published at ShinyDiscs.com.Nobody can accuse Warner Brothers of under-exploting their Watchmen franchise in the United States. The film, from 300's director Zack Snyder, under-performed at the US box-office, and needed international sales to recover its costs, despite an extremely vocal fanbase (which turned out to be smaller than

Iannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1287060256040085929.post-17863311428773402142008-04-20T16:37:00.002+01:002008-04-20T16:39:56.852+01:00

The first edition of my weekly video podcast is now available and includes 7 Blu-Ray releases out in the UK this week. Please check it out over at ShinyDiscs.comAll future reviews are likely to appear in the video podcast rather than here!

Iannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1287060256040085929.post-38702871030250576182007-11-19T15:38:00.000Z2007-11-19T16:03:59.654Z

The BBC have finally released their first high definition disc titles in their home country, several months after they debuted Planet Earth across the Atlantic - good to see that UK tax-payers who fund their overseas expansion actually get some advantage (not!). Unfortunately the best new release for those that hadn't already purchased Planet Earth (which is superb) on import has been cancelled a

Iannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1287060256040085929.post-41475450476564505842007-10-30T08:40:00.001Z2007-10-30T08:40:48.711Z

There aren't many films that can bring into effect a change in the law, but Days of Glory (released under the title of Indigènes, in its native France) did just that. Focusing on the way African Moslem soldiers were treated very much as second class citizens during the Second World War, President Chirac's wife was so moved by the film that her husband changed French law to ensure that soldiers

Iannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1287060256040085929.post-66110061360047111772007-06-30T20:03:00.000+01:002007-06-30T20:09:46.254+01:00

A three month contract in Ireland means I don't have access to my home theatre system or indeed the time to publish the full reviews this blog was set up to carry. However occasional "mini reviews" are appearing over on my personal blog in the meantime.Normal service will hopefully be resumed in late September 2007 when fuller reviews will be published here to tie in with the launch of the new

Iannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1287060256040085929.post-15747523535468841872007-03-10T11:39:00.000Z2007-03-10T12:17:21.812Z

I love HD-DVD, and I hate Sony. Sony are the most arrogant company I've ever had any dealings with, which is one reason to hate them. The fact that they endlessly produce over-priced, over-hyped goods that look great but break down the second the warranty expires is another. They appear to use the public as if they were their R&D department, and the public are the ones who end up paying the cost

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