Category Archives: DVD and Blu-ray

40th Anniversary BluRay on the way.

Posted on September 25, 2017 by Toby

From Blu-Ray.com — British label Entertainment One has officially announced that it will celebrate the 40th anniversary of director William Friedkin’s film Sorcerer (1977) with a new Collector’s Edition. The release will be available for purchase on November 6th. 40 … Continue reading →

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Blu-ray News: Sorcerer French import set.

Posted on October 29, 2015 by Toby

Have you seen this yet? It’s a French set of Sorcerer on Blu-ray and DVD with a production history and reproduction of the original script included. How cool is that?

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William Friedkin and Violent Saturday (1955).

Posted on July 28, 2014 by Toby

Turns our Mr. Friedkin and I both really like Richard Fleischer’s excellent heist movie Violent Saturday (1955).  He’s featured in the documentary that appears on the new Blu-ray from Twilight Time. This is a cool, cool movie, people. How many … Continue reading →

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The buyer’s guide to Sorcerer.

Posted on June 21, 2014 by Toby

The remastered, repaired Sorcerer DVDs are ready. They will bear the sticker above, letting you know you’re not gonna get stuck with that old transfer again. No sticker, no buy.

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Taking the Blu-ray for a spin.

Posted on April 23, 2014 by Toby

As the proud parent of this blog, it’s not gonna come as much of a surprise that Sorcerer is one of my all-time favorite films. It affected me deeply back in 1977 (really kicked my butt, in fact) and has … Continue reading →

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Sorcerer Blu-ray signing on May 17.

Posted on March 31, 2014 by Toby

William Friedkin will sign copies of the Sorcerer Blu-ray on May 17 at Dark Delicacies in Burbank at 2PM. Copies can also be ordered through their web site. Click the banner for details. Thanks to Jakub Krawczyński  for passing this … Continue reading →

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Sorcerer Blu-ray and DVD fact sheet.

Posted on March 19, 2014 by Toby

Here’s the Sorcerer fact sheet for the upcoming Blu-ray and DVD release (just a month away). Note the incorrect R rating. Will post more stuff as it comes in. Thanks to Alvin Brickrock for sending this along.

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Gentlemen, start your engines.

Posted on January 13, 2014 by Toby
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The new poster for Sorcerer?

Posted on December 6, 2013 by Toby

A good friend brought this to my attention. It’s evidently what posters for Sorcerer will look like for the Blu-ray, DVD and screenings. It’s really cool, but it’s hard to beat that iconic truck-on-the-bridge shot (still one of my favorite … Continue reading →

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Not coming to a theater near you. Not yet, anyway.

Posted on October 2, 2013 by Toby

Heard from the manager of one of our local theaters — for the last several years, he’s organized a terrific ongoing revival series. Recently, as in just the other day, he contacted Paramount about bringing Sorcerer to town. Turns out, … Continue reading →

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