Top 10 Blu-ray Releases of the Week
By Arlen Schweiger
A slew of classic titles get star Blu-ray treatment this week.

This week is Oscar nomination week, so apparently Hollywood decided to ride that theme for the releases on Blu-ray disc as well.

Several Academy Award winners in the Best Picture and other categories are arriving, either as first-time appearances in the high-definition format or remastered double-dip efforts that we hope offer a little more than the first time around.



If you’re into some classics, this is a great week for you to purchase that Blu-ray player and see these films in their most pristine detail yet on home video (a couple we’ve seen on HD DVD, but here they are again).

Paramount has given its “Sapphire” treatment to the first two movies in Francis Ford Coppola’s Godfather trilogy, meaning the restoration should be improved and the extras should be plentiful for those two Oscar winners of the early ‘70s.

The Godfather
Tale of a 1940s New York Mafia family and their struggle to protect their empire from rival families as the leadership switches from the father to his youngest son. Epic performances all around, highlighted by Brando and Pacino.

The Godfather Part II
The Corleone family saga continues as the power struggle moves into Nevada and other adversaries emerge. Robert De Niro joins the cast in flashback scenes that lay the groundwork for this and the original Oscar winner.

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