Every week there are tons of newly released films, Blu-rays, books, comics, and CDs, but the truth is, very few of them are worth your time. That’s where this feature comes in. Each posting attempts to highlight the best new media releases of the coming week. It’s far from exhaustive, and of course it will be mostly according to my taste, but I’ll try to do my best to include a wide variety, so hopefully you’ll see something that interests you too.
Lady And The Tramp
As I mentioned last week, not every film needs to be repurchased on Blu-ray if you already own it on DVD, but the two types that see the biggest improvement on the HD format are black and white films and animated films. Lady and the Tramp has never been one of my favourites of the classic Disney films, but its Blu-ray presentation is sure to be beautiful and as an animation fan, this one is hard to resist.
September
With a new album coming out March 20th, The Shins have begun slowly releasing new material after a five year absence. This b-side released this week is very true to their old sound, which should please long-time fans. Personally, I can’t wait for the new album, which you can pre-order here.
Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace 3D
I’m a little conflicted with this one. I’ve never hated The Phantom Menace as much as a lot of other Star Wars fans do, but it’s certainly the weakest of the entire series. Additionally, I usually do my best to avoid seeing any film that was converted into 3D after filming, as opposed to being shot in 3D originally. Post-converted films tend to look exactly like the cheap cash grabs they usually are – just multiple flat planes, rendering characters as little more than cardboard cut-outs (some of TPM’s harshest critics would probably argue that that makes it the perfect companion to this film). Regardless, I’m a diehard Star Wars fan, and the chance to see the space battles and lightsaber fights in 3D is probably going to be too much to resist. I wouldn’t necessarily recommend you check it out, but I’m sure I’ll be there.
Sleep well,
DTE
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