02/15/11 Recommended New Releases (and other news)

Just one title releasing today piqued my interest:

Glorious 39 (Stephen Poliakoff, 2009) - a thriller set in the U.K. during the early days of World War II in which Anne Keyes, a woman from a family with significant political power, comes across evidence of a Nazi conspiracy. As she investigates further, she gradually comes to realize that she cannot even trust those closest to her.

Format: DVD - Though Amazon has the Blu-ray version on sale for only two dollars more than the DVD currently, aside from the slight upgrade in picture/sound quality, there is no difference between the two formats.









However, there is also one other noteworthy title hitting shelves today:

Unstoppable (Tony Scott, 2010) - Denzel Washington and Chris Pine star in this action-thriller about a runaway train carrying toxic chemicals that is on a collision course with the town of Scranton, PA; loosely based on a true story.

Format: Blu-ray - this version includes a handful of exclusive features, as well as a digital copy of the film, making it the preferable format.












And on a final note, I received in my e-mail this morning an interesting piece of news: The Criterion Collection is on Hulu. Right now there are a little over 150 films from the collection available to HuluPlus members ($7.99/month membership) for streaming, with plans to make over 800 available in the months to come. You can read the story here, and view the current selection on Hulu.