Sunday 17 April 2011

Blu-ray Hall of Fame

In our most recent episode, we discussed adding a section to this blog listing our inductees into the Blu-ray Hall of Fame, designed as a means to recognise and celebrate the very best visual presentations of films in high definition. Here is that list as it currently stands:

  • Episode 1: MOULIN ROUGE! (Region A USA, 20th Century Fox)
  • Episode 2: N/A
  • Episode 3: ALIEN (Region ABC UK, 20th Century Fox)
  • Episode 4: THE SOUND OF MUSIC (Region ABC UK, 20th Century Fox)
  • Episode 5: N/A
  • Episode 6: THELMA & LOUISE (Region A USA, 20th Century Fox/MGM)
  • Episode 7: SILENT HILL (Region ABC France, Metropolitan Film & Video)
  • Episode 8: N/A
  • Episode 9: ALICE COLD IN ALEX (Region B UK, Optimum)
  • Episode 10: N/A
  • Episode 11: N/A
  • Episode 12: BLOW OUT (Region A USA, Criterion)
  • Episode 13: SUPER 8 (Region ABC USA, Paramount)

Movie Matters #7

The long-overdue seventh instalment of the Movie Matters podcast arrives in the form of a Danny Boyle special, looking at the two latest instalments in the gifted director's diverse filmography: SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE and 127 HOURS. Co-hosts Lee Howard and Michael Mackenzie also discuss this year's Oscar results, take a look at this month's new DVD and Blu-ray releases, and induct another nominee into the Blu-ray Hall of Fame.



The music sampled in this episode is from 127 HOURS ("The Funeral" by Band of Horses and "Never Hear Surf Music Again" by Free Blood) and SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE (by A.R. Rahman), as well as the latest addition to the Blu-ray hall of fame. Special thanks to David Mackenzie for audio support.