Chariots of Fire for Olympic release in July

Just in time for the 2012 Olympics, to be held in the United Kingdom this Summer, Warner are releasing their 1981, four time Oscar winning movie – Chariots of Fire. The film, which was awarded the Oscar for best Movie, tells the true story of two British track athletes setting out to compete in the...

Universal’s 100th Anniversary releases for Italy revealed.

The titles that will be released by Universal as digibooks in Italy, and hopefully in other parts of the world as well. have been revealed. Although the release dates remain unknown, the movies will consist of at least the following titles if not more: La Mia Africa (Out of Africa) 1985 Per chi Suona La...

Stanley Kubrick’s Full Metal Jacket on its way from Warner

After giving the digibook treatment to Kubrick’s “A Clockwork Orange” and Dr. Strangelove, Warner are continuing with another of the director’s masterpieces – “Full Metal Jacket”. The 1987 movie examines the effect of military strategy plus the actual warfare...

Deliverance for 40th Anniversary digibook release

Based on the novel by James Dicky, this 1972 movie tells the story of four office workers who decide to take a vacation, canoeing down river in the backwoods of America’s Deep South. Their dreams of a relaxing break away from the stress of the office are destroyed when nature, and the local rednecks...

Empire of the Sun 25th Anniversary June 19th

This 1987 co-production from Warner Bros. and Amblin entertainment is based on J. G. Ballard’s autobiographical novel and was filmed at the UK’s Elstree Studios as well as on location in China and Spain. Steven Spielberg directs this story of a young boy – James Graham (Christian Bale) ,...

Warner gives Streetcar the digibook treatment

April sees the release by Warner of one of its cherished back catalog of titles, the Academy Award-winning 1951 classic “A Streetcar Named Desire”. The 1951 film dirtected by Elia Kazan stars Vivien Leigh as the disturbed Blanche DuBois and Marlon Brando as Stanley her brutish brother in law....

May release for Universal’s “Pillow Talk”

This Doris Day & Rock Hudson vehicle from 1958 is the latest in a number of special digibook releases being produced by Universal to celebrate their 100 years in film making. As with the other titles being released as digibooks, this is getting the full restoration treatment. The package is due for...

Universal continues 100th Anniversary titles with Out of Africa

Universal continues to celebrate its 100th Anniversary with a new BD pressing of Out of Africa. March 6th sees the release of the film which is based on the autobiography of Karen Blixen, this movie stars Meryl Streep in the role of Blixen, who falls in love with big-game hunter (Robert Redford) in Africa...

Warner´s next release of 2012 to be Camelot

Warner Home Entertainment will bring the 45th Anniversary Edition of Camelot to Blu-ray digibook on April 24th. Based on the novel “The Once & Future King” by T.H. White, the film depicts the apparent love triangle between King Arthur (Richard Harris), his queen Guinevere (Vanessa...

All Quiet On the Western Front to be released January 2012

Universal Studios have announced the Blu-ray Digibook release of All Quiet on the Western Front in the US. This  Academy Award winner film which will be released on February 14th, follows a group of idealistic young men as they join the German Army during World War I and are assigned to the Western Front,...