There have been some surprising Blu-Ray releases this year and this World War 2 propaganda film is most certainly one of them. The cover is beautiful and the HD picture quality is stellar.

2011 appears to be year of Brian DePalma. So far we have had an superlative Criterion Blu-Ray release of my favourite DePalma film Blow Out, this release of Obsession and scheduled for later this year is a US Blu-Ray of Dressed to Kill.

Loved The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and I am eager to see the second film in the series.

I couldn't help but think that this was Ben Affleck's ode to Michael Mann's Heat (1995). Still, this is an entertaining, well made heist film.

Destined to become a cult classic. I had a big smile on my face while watching this for the first time. Good fun.

Courtesy of Blockbuster's '3 for £15' sale. Yes, the following four purchases are either pre-owned or ex-rental but are in very good condition.

Though it was overlong I did enjoy Shutter Island and loved the cinematography.

After seeing screenshots from this disc compared to the the French Blu-Ray release I was considering not purchasing it. The French release appears to offer a higher level of definition (pun intended) but is very expensive. Also, some viewers have reported that there are some sound problems too. However, the price of this Arrow release is much cheaper and offers a Kim Newman and Alan Jones audio commentary which I am eager to rip from the disc and listen too. Also, it is pleasing to see that artist Rick Melton has avoided going for his useful 'T&A' approach to commissioned artwork. This is much more tasteful and captures one of Argento's most iconic shots.

All home video releases of this classic horror film have suffered from poor audio. However, this Optimum Blu-Ray release has had Nicholas Roeg's involvement and if the online reviews are correct this should be the best way to experience the film yet.

I cannot say that I am fond of Russell Brand particularly but I still enjoyed this film. This track, taken from the film, absolutely cracked me up:

Labelled as a homage to the giallo, I have been wanting watch Amer for a while now just to see what all the fuss is about.