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Disney Announce THE SWORD IN THE STONE blu-ray.

Submitted by Justin Laliberty on Sat, 05/18/2013 - 19:52

Disney have announced a 50th Anniversary blu-ray edition of THE SWORD IN THE STONE for release on August 6th. This is one of the few remaining *big* releases for the studio that has yet to get the HD treatment and I'm sure there are a lot of fans eagerly awaiting this one. Luckily for them, Disney are embracing the anniversary year and are giving the release the following supplements as a result:

RETRO WAVE: Caleb takes it all off for FULL FRONTAL

Submitted by Caleb McCandless on Thu, 05/16/2013 - 23:36

Released in 2002 after the critical and Oscar-winning success of Erin Brochovich and Traffic plus the commercial success of Ocean’s Eleven, Steven Soderbergh’s Full Frontal sort of came and went. Shot mostly on Mini DV, the film was billed as a sort of modern take on François Truffaut’s classic Day for Night, exploring the interweaving lives of people behind the scenes of a film production while also offering glimpses of the film being made.

The Masters of Geek Podcast Season 2 - Episode 2

Submitted by Nick Maddox on Thu, 05/16/2013 - 13:17

Join us for the second episode of season 2 of The Masters of Geek podcast! This is a director focused podcast where we breakdown and analyze an entire directors filmography, in an attempt to find common threads, artistic style, and compile a definitive ranking of how we rate their films. For the second season of this show we have selected director M. Night Shyamalan. In this second episode we discuss Unbreakable (2000)!

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Caleb Reviews the VHS-Collector Documentary ADJUST YOUR TRACKING

Submitted by Caleb McCandless on Tue, 05/14/2013 - 13:49

Fans of obscure cinema know that there are still plenty of movies that have, and very well may never be, available on any home video format save for VHS. Granted, you can find a lot of obscure stuff online today, but even taking that into consideration, there’s something about experiencing a movie on the format everyone would have been using at the time of its release that feels special.

The Masters of Geek Podcast Season 2 - Episode 1

Submitted by Nick Maddox on Sat, 05/11/2013 - 22:29

Join us for the first episode of season 2 of The Masters of Geek podcast! This is a director focused podcast where we breakdown and analyze an entire directors filmography, in an attempt to find common threads, artistic style, and compile a definitive ranking of how we rate their films. For the second season of this show we have selected director M. Night Shyamalan. In this first episode we briefly discuss his debut film Wide Awake (1998), and then delve into his breakout success The Sixth Sense (1999)!

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RETRO WAVE: Caleb finds THE SONG OF BERNADETTE a Compelling Examination of Faith

Submitted by Caleb McCandless on Thu, 05/09/2013 - 22:12

A compelling examination of spiritual belief and faith, The Song of Bernadette not only explores what it means to have immaculate faith in something, but also what it means to question that faith. This 1943 production of the story of Bernadette Soubirous, a young French peasant girl from Lourdes who, in 1858, claimed visions of a “Beautiful Lady” (believed by many to have been the Virgin Mary), was based on the novel of the same name by Franz Werfel and directed by Hollywood veteran Henry King.

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