Universal Studios is kicking off its 100th Anniversary celebration. There are quality new titles coming (Columbo, Doctor Who, etc.) as well as a massive list of library titles from Universal Studios hitting this week. This is one of the longest lists in a long time.
Category Archives: DVD
Weekly Digital Disk Picks for Janurary 3rd, 2011
I’m trying to think of weeks deader than this one, and I really can’t. There isn’t even a release of 25 badly dubbed pan-and-scan public domain chop-socky flicks or ’50s monster movies to liven things up.
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Weekly Digital Disk Picks for December 27th, 2011
The first Tuesday after Boxing Day is traditionally a light week.
Weekly Digital Disk Picks for December 20th, 2011
Here is part one of our double-header. The post-Christmas list is going to get posted early, as usual.
Weekly Digital Disk Picks for December 13th, 2011
Not a terribly heavy week this week. The post-Black Friday releases are tapering off now.
Weekly Digital Disc Picks – December 6, 2011
I suspect that the number of releases each week can be used as an indicator of the economy. When I started writing these columns, each Tuesday between October 1 and December 26 would have over 1000 releases to sift through. For the past three years, those same weeks have been in the 170-250 release range. This week is up to 396, which I take as a sign of recovery.
Weekly Digital Disk Picks for November 29th, 2011
The Tuesday after Black Friday tends to be light on major releases.
Weekly Digital Disc Picks – November 22, 2011
There are a couple of prominent releases, and what may be a fissioning of Image and TGG.
Weekly Digital Disk Picks for November 15th, 2011
Blaine: Disney is trying something new this year, that I apologize for not noticing sooner: the highly economical single disc DVD releases of major titles are shipping a few weeks later than the deluxe editions. Since these discs appear identical to the ones included in the previously released combination packs, I can only conclude that the entire point of releasing them later is to get people who want them but who don’t look ahead at release schedules to buy a more expensive edition first.
Weekly Digital Disc Picks – November 8, 2011
The biggest release of the week actually comes out on Friday, November 11. There is also a considerable volume of legacy titles hitting Blu-Ray on Tuesday, presumably so that the parents and grandparents who come looking for Harry Potter see one of their favorites right next to it in the new release racks.