{"id":68970,"date":"2015-03-23T05:00:08","date_gmt":"2015-03-23T12:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/?p=68970"},"modified":"2015-03-27T07:05:50","modified_gmt":"2015-03-27T14:05:50","slug":"bluray-highlights-mar-24-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/bluray-highlights-mar-24-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"Blu-ray Highlights: Week of March 22nd, 2015 &#8211; Unbreak My Heart"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Even with a pair of new action-filled epics on store shelves, the most exciting Blu-ray releases of the week are a set of old documentaries. How often does that happen?<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<div id=\"polls-637\" class=\"wp-polls\">\n\t<form id=\"polls_form_637\" class=\"wp-polls-form\" action=\"\/blog\/index.php\" method=\"post\">\n\t\t<p style=\"display: none;\"><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"poll_637_nonce\" name=\"wp-polls-nonce\" value=\"e19d70effb\" \/><\/p>\n\t\t<p style=\"display: none;\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"poll_id\" value=\"637\" \/><\/p>\n\t\t<p style=\"display: none;\"><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"poll_multiple_ans_637\" name=\"poll_multiple_ans_637\" value=\"32\" \/><\/p>\n\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Which Blu-rays Interest You This Week (3\/24\/15)?<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"polls-637-ans\" class=\"wp-polls-ans\"><ul class=\"wp-polls-ul\">\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-9044\" name=\"poll_637\" value=\"9044\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-9044\">'<a href=\"http:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/16799\/atwarwiththearmy.html\">At War with the Army<\/a>' (Kino)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-9045\" name=\"poll_637\" value=\"9045\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-9045\">'<a href=\"http:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/17707\/balabrothers.html\">Bala Brothers<\/a>' (Warner Bros.)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-9046\" name=\"poll_637\" value=\"9046\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-9046\">'<a href=\"http:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/18475\/bestseller.html\">Best Seller<\/a>' (Olive Films)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-9047\" name=\"poll_637\" value=\"9047\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-9047\">'<a href=\"http:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/11567\/thebeyond.html\">The Beyond<\/a>' (Grindhouse Releasing)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-9048\" name=\"poll_637\" value=\"9048\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-9048\">'<a href=\"http:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/16826\/blindwomanscurse.html\">Blind Woman's Curse<\/a>' (Arrow Video)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-9049\" name=\"poll_637\" value=\"9049\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-9049\">'<a href=\"http:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/18481\/chattahoochee.html\">Chattahoochee<\/a>' (Olive Films)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-9050\" name=\"poll_637\" value=\"9050\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-9050\">'<a href=\"http:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/18483\/convicts.html\">Convicts<\/a>' (Olive Films)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-9051\" name=\"poll_637\" value=\"9051\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-9051\">'<a href=\"http:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/16798\/coverup.html\">Cover Up<\/a>' (Kino)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-9052\" name=\"poll_637\" value=\"9052\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-9052\">'<a href=\"http:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/16847\/diggingupthemarrow.html\">Digging Up the Marrow<\/a>' (Image Entertainment)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-9053\" name=\"poll_637\" value=\"9053\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-9053\">'<a href=\"http:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/18479\/theendofviolence.html\">The End of Violence<\/a>' (Olive Films)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-9054\" name=\"poll_637\" value=\"9054\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-9054\">'<a href=\"http:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/16278\/gatesofheavenvernonflorida.html\">Gates of Heaven \/ Vernon, Florida<\/a>' (Criterion)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-9055\" name=\"poll_637\" value=\"9055\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-9055\">'<a href=\"http:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/17291\/gonewiththepope.html\">Gone with the Pope<\/a>' (Grindhouse Releasing)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-9056\" name=\"poll_637\" value=\"9056\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-9056\">'<a href=\"http:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/18568\/intothewoods2014.html\">Into the Woods (2014)<\/a>' (Disney\/Buena Vista)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-9057\" name=\"poll_637\" value=\"9057\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-9057\">'<a href=\"http:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/18151\/johnforddreamingthequietman.html\">John Ford: Dreaming the Quiet Man<\/a>' (Olive Films)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-9058\" name=\"poll_637\" value=\"9058\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-9058\">'<a href=\"http:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/16285\/thehobbitthebattleofthefivearmies.html\">The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies<\/a>' (Warner Brothers)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-9059\" name=\"poll_637\" value=\"9059\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-9059\">'<a href=\"http:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/16291\/thehobbitthebattleofthefivearmies3d.html\">The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies - 3D<\/a>' (Warner Brothers)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-9060\" name=\"poll_637\" value=\"9060\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-9060\">'<a href=\"http:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/15091\/thehobbit_trilogy.html\">The Hobbit: The Motion Picture Trilogy<\/a>' (Warner Brothers)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-9061\" name=\"poll_637\" value=\"9061\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-9061\">'<a href=\"http:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/18321\/thehobbit_trilogy3d.html\">The Hobbit: The Motion Picture Trilogy - 3D<\/a>' (Warner Brothers)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-9062\" name=\"poll_637\" value=\"9062\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-9062\">'<a href=\"http:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/17755\/lovechunibyootherdelusionscollectorsedition.html\">Love Chunibyo &amp; Other Delusions: Collector's Edition<\/a>' (Sentai Filmworks)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-9063\" name=\"poll_637\" value=\"9063\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-9063\">'<a href=\"http:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/18209\/mileycyrusbangerztour.html\">Miley Cyrus: Bangerz Tour<\/a>'<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-9064\" name=\"poll_637\" value=\"9064\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-9064\">'<a href=\"http:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/16367\/monsterhighhaunted.html\">Monster High: Haunted<\/a>' (Universal)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-9065\" name=\"poll_637\" value=\"9065\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-9065\">'<a href=\"http:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/17361\/amusicarestributetopaulmccartney.html\">A MusiCares Tribute to Paul McCartney<\/a>' (Shout! Factory)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-9066\" name=\"poll_637\" value=\"9066\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-9066\">'<a href=\"http:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/19336\/placetoplacecompletecollection.html\">Place to Place: Complete Collection<\/a>' (Sentai Filmworks)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-9067\" name=\"poll_637\" value=\"9067\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-9067\">'<a href=\"http:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/19249\/theroommatesawomanforallmen.html\">The Roommates\/A Woman for All Men<\/a>' (Gorgon Video)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-9068\" name=\"poll_637\" value=\"9068\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-9068\">'<a href=\"http:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/16245\/songone.html\">Song One<\/a>' (Cinedigm)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-9069\" name=\"poll_637\" value=\"9069\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-9069\">'<a href=\"http:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/19340\/studentcouncilsdiscretioncompletecollection.html\">Student Council's Discretion: Complete Collection<\/a>' (Sentai Filmworks)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-9070\" name=\"poll_637\" value=\"9070\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-9070\">'<a href=\"http:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/16849\/thesurething30thanniversaryedition.html\">The Sure Thing: 30th Anniversary Edition<\/a>' (Shout! Factory)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-9071\" name=\"poll_637\" value=\"9071\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-9071\">'<a href=\"http:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/16276\/thethinblueline.html\">The Thin Blue Line<\/a>' (Criterion)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-9072\" name=\"poll_637\" value=\"9072\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-9072\">'<a href=\"http:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/16603\/unbroken.html\">Unbroken<\/a>' (Universal)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-9073\" name=\"poll_637\" value=\"9073\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-9073\">'<a href=\"http:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/18485\/vincenttheo.html\">Vincent &amp; Theo<\/a>' (Olive Films)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-9074\" name=\"poll_637\" value=\"9074\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-9074\">Other (Tell us in the Comments)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-9075\" name=\"poll_637\" value=\"9075\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-9075\">Nothing for me this week<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<\/ul><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><input type=\"button\" name=\"vote\" value=\"   Vote   \" class=\"Buttons\" onclick=\"poll_vote(637);\" \/><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"#ViewPollResults\" onclick=\"poll_result(637); return false;\" title=\"View Results Of This Poll\">View Results<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t<\/form>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"polls-637-loading\" class=\"wp-polls-loading\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-polls\/images\/loading.gif\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Loading ...\" title=\"Loading ...\" class=\"wp-polls-image\" \/>&nbsp;Loading ...<\/div>\n\n<h2>New Releases<\/h2>\n<p>&#8216;<strong>Unbroken<\/strong>&#8216; \u2013 Ostensibly a bio-pic about the very eventful life of Olympic distance runner and World War II P.O.W. Louis Zamperini, publicity for the film became more about Angelina Jolie&#8217;s naked ambition for a Best Director Oscar nomination. Despite its huge battle scenes and mountains of inspirational uplift, not to mention extensive script doctoring by the Coen brothers, the ploy failed. The movie was dismissed by critics and ignored by the Academy. It nevertheless made enough money that Jolie will no doubt get another chance in the future. In the meantime, the Blu-ray has a Dolby Atmos soundtrack, so there&#8217;s that to look forward to.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;<strong>The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies<\/strong>&#8216; \u2013 Peter Jackson finally concludes his gargantuan &#8216;Lord of the Rings&#8217; prequel trilogy, which is of course based on a slender novel you can read in less time than it takes to watch his first movie. Even most Jackson apologists felt that this last installment was just a lot of filler and wearying overkill. Oh, but wait, it&#8217;s not over yet, is it? Jackson still has an <em>Extended Edition<\/em> on tap for later in the year. Oy&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;<strong>Into the Woods<\/strong>&#8216; \u2013 Didn&#8217;t &#8216;Mamma Mia!&#8217; teach anyone to keep Meryl Streep the hell away from musicals? Adapting from a beloved Stephen Sondheim mash-up of Grimm fairy tales, director Rob Marshall (&#8216;Chicago&#8217;) was apparently oblivious to the fact that casting young children in roles originally written for much older teenagers has the unintended consequence of turning the lecherous Big Bad Wolf character (Johnny Depp, wearing normal everyday Johnny Depp attire) into a full-on pedophile. Great job of not pointing that out to him, Disney!<\/p>\n<h2>Catalog Titles<\/h2>\n<p>Using the cinematic techniques of a Hollywood suspense thriller, Errol Morris&#8217; riveting investigative documentary &#8216;<strong>The Thin Blue Line<\/strong>&#8216; reinvented everything that anyone thought a documentary could be, and saved an innocent man from being executed for a crime he didn&#8217;t commit. This week, Criterion enshrines this very important work in its Collection, along with a double-feature of Morris&#8217; also-fascinating earlier pieces &#8216;<strong>Gates of Heaven<\/strong>&#8216; and &#8216;<strong>Vernon, Florida<\/strong>&#8216;. These will make an excellent marathon with the existing Criterion disc of &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/10497\/brief_time.html\">A Brief History of Time<\/a>&#8216;. <\/p>\n<p>Shout! Factory taps into more &#8217;80s nostalgia with a <em>30th Anniversary Edition<\/em> of the John Cusack sex comedy &#8216;<strong>The Sure Thing<\/strong>&#8216;.<\/p>\n<p>Olive Films latest batch of licensed titles include Robert Altman&#8217;s Vincent van Gogh bio-pic &#8216;<strong>Vincent &#038; Theo<\/strong>&#8216;, Wim Wenders&#8217; preachy morality play &#8216;<strong>The End of Violence<\/strong>&#8216;, and the documentary &#8216;<strong>John Ford: Dreaming the Quiet Man<\/strong>&#8216;.<\/p>\n<p>In cult offerings, Grindhouse Releasing finally delivers the delayed 3-disc <em>Collector&#8217;s Edition<\/em> of Lucio Fulci&#8217;s &#8216;<strong>The Beyond<\/strong>&#8216;, while Arrow Video unsheathes the 1970 samurai revenge thriller &#8216;<strong>Blind Woman&#8217;s Curse<\/strong>&#8216;.<\/p>\n<h2>My $.02<\/h2>\n<p>I&#8217;m quite eager for both of Criterion&#8217;s Errol Morris discs, but that&#8217;s probably it for me this week. 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