Top 10 Blu-ray Releases of the Week
By Arlen Schweiger
Sinatra, Clapton and Sherlock Holmes take up starring roles in this week's Blu-ray highlights.

Some legendary figures make their way onto Blu-ray this week. Frank, Eric (aka god), Sherlock ...

The current generation knows Ocean’s Eleven as George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon and company ... but before this decade’s A-list cast of charming robbers there was the Rat Pack. This week marks the 50th anniversary release of the original Ocean’s Eleven, featuring Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis, Dean Martin and Peter Lawford, with Angie Dickinson as the sizzling female lead. Now that’s a cast for the ages, so if you happened to enjoy the remake, check out the original.

Speaking of one for the ages, Eric Clapton is one of the most enduring guitar heroes of all time. Lately he’s become quite the festival host, too, as his Crossroads Guitar Festivals have become favorites on DVD with the vast array of performers it attracts, and of course, Clapton himself sharing in the shredding. This year’s festival was no different, and you can crank it up this week on Blu-ray.

Here are our top Blu-ray releases of the week.



Ocean's 11
New Year’s Eve in Las Vegas. Roulette wheels spin, cards snap, slots chime, champagne fizzes, shows go on … and the lights go out. It’s the perfect time to steal a kiss or a $25 chip. But for Danny Ocean and 10 partners in crime, it’s the ideal moment to steal millions.

Sherlock
Sherlock Holmes stalks again in a thrilling contemporary version of Arthur Conan Doyle’s classic, starring Benedict Cumberbatch as the go-to consulting detective in 21st century London, with Martin Freeman as his loyal friend, Dr. John Watson, and Rupert Graves as the long suffering Inspector Lestrade. Fast-paced, funny, and surreally true to the hero’s fantastic gifts for deduction.

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