{"id":10516,"date":"2011-01-17T02:41:24","date_gmt":"2011-01-17T02:41:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/?p=10516"},"modified":"2011-01-17T03:22:19","modified_gmt":"2011-01-17T03:22:19","slug":"dvd-blu-ray-releases-monday-17th-january-2011-certified-copy-grindhouse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/2011\/01\/17\/dvd-blu-ray-releases-monday-17th-january-2011-certified-copy-grindhouse\/","title":{"rendered":"DVD & Blu-ray Releases: Monday 17th January 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"

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DVD & BLU-RAY PICKS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Certified Copy<\/a><\/strong> (Artificial Eye): Iranian director Abbas Kiarostami made his first feature outside Iran with this tale of a British author (William Shimell) and a French antiques dealer (Juliette Binoche) who form a bond with one another after meeting in a Tuscany.<\/p>\n

An intriguing premise is gradually teased out as things progress: are these strangers or an actual couple?<\/p>\n

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There are echoes of Before Sunset<\/a> (2004), which saw two characters walk and talk around Paris, but whereas that film played its hand early on Kiarostami makes highly inventive use of dialogue and location.<\/p>\n

Binoche and Shimell make a highly effective screen couple and the film has a considered, slow burn pace which pays off beautifully by the time the final credits roll.<\/p>\n

> Buy Certified Copy on Blu-ray<\/a> or DVD<\/a> from Amazon UK
\n> Reviews of Certified Copy from Cannes 2010<\/a> via MUBi<\/p>\n

Grindhouse<\/a><\/strong> (Momentum): The 2007 double-bill project from Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino finally gets released as it was meant to be seen, as a two-for-one feature complete with all the fake trailers.<\/p>\n

After the decision to release them as separate films over here, following lacklustre US box office, Momentum have released this 2-disc collector’s edition which features the whole thing along with a raft of extras.<\/p>\n

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Although fans may miss the extra footage from the previous standalone versions, the leaner versions here are preferable and it comes with the following extras:<\/p>\n

Disc One<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n