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This Week on Blu-ray - May 31-June 6

Posted May 31, 2011 07:30 AM by Josh Dreuth

In preparation for the upcoming premiere of its fourth season, HBO is releasing True Blood: The Complete Third Season on Blu-ray today. The show, which is the most watch series on the premium channel since The Sopranos, continues to amass new viewers with every new season. For those fans looking to relive the previous season before the new shows begin, this is your chance to own the show in stunning high definition.

For the True Blood: The Complete Third Season Blu-ray review , staff reviewer Kenneth Brown commented, "True Blood always leaves me thirsty; thirsty for more and thirsty for a more satisfying season. For all Ball and his showrunners have accomplished, they have yet to deliver the goods in their entirety." He continues, "HBO's Blu-ray release isn't going to disappoint anyone though. Sure, it's supplemental package leaves something to be desired, but its AV presentation is so impressive that it hardly matters."

Sergio Leone will forever be known as the master of the spaghetti western, and one of his masterpieces - Once Upon a Time in the West - is being released today on Blu-ray. While the film does not feature notable Leone partner and international superstar Clint Eastwood, a cast including Henry Fonda and Charles Bronson deliver no short of one of the greatest films of all time that currently sits at #20 in the IMBD Top 250.

Staff reviewer Martin Liebman commented in his Once Upon a Time in the West Blu-ray review , "Leone is one the definitive Western directors and Once Upon a Time in the West is one of the genre's single greatest pictures, a rare feat where everything comes together and gels into a picture that's not only enjoyable, but wondrous in its pure craftsmanship." He continues, "Paramount's Blu-ray release of the all-time classic film features a most impressive visual restoration that makes the movie look practically brand new."

Warner Brothers is releasing the remaining Stanley Kubrick films in their library Barry Lyndon and Lolita as Amazon exclusives, as well as packaging their entire Kubrick library into the Stanley Kubrick Limited Edition Collection.

For the Stanley Kubrick Limited Edition Collection Blu-ray review staff reviewer Kenneth Brown commented, "The Stanley Kubrick Limited Edition Collection isn't a complete collection, but it showcases his mounting mastery as a filmmaker, his progression as an artist and his evolution as a storyteller."