Category: Blu-Ray’s

Blu-Ray’s

All That Jazz (Criterion Collection) (Blu-ray)

[AMAZONPRODUCTS asin=”B00KE3B6NI”]Considered by many the greatest musical theatre choreographer ever, Bob Fosse won an unprecedented eight Tony Awards for choreography and one for direction. He also was a successful filmmaker, receiving four Academy Award nominations winning for his direction of

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Phantom of the Paradise (Blu-ray)

[AMAZONPRODUCTS asin=”B00JHH1YQG”]An imaginative updating of the Phantom of the Opera (with a liberal dose of Faust thrown in) set in the business of Rock ‘n roll, Brian De Palma’s Phantom of the Paradise didn’t make much of an impact at

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Bedknobs and Broomsticks (Special Edition) (Blu-ray)

[AMAZONPRODUCTS asin=”B00K5ZXKFM”]Released in by Disney 1971, Bedknobs and Broomsticks has long been considered by many to be the evil stepsister of 1964’s Mary Poppins. While the similarities are impossible to ignore, Bedknobs and Broomsticks deserves more respect than it receives

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Rosemary’s Baby (TV Mini-Series) (2014)

[AMAZONPRODUCTS asin=”B00KA0VEGO”]As Hollywood continues a seemingly never ending quest to remake every classic film, this past May, NBC delivered the four hour mini-series Rosemary’s Baby, carefully described as a reimagining of the 1968 Roman Polanski horror classic. While I believe

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Locke (Blu-ray)

[AMAZONPRODUCTS asin=”B00KH57UVA”]It’s probably safe to say, a movie that takes place in one location isn’t going to appeal to everyone. In order to grab anyone, the dialogue, the character and the smallest of nuances are put in the spotlight. These

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Divergent (Blu-ray)

[AMAZONPRODUCTS asin=”B00GQQ77IU”]Given the monumental success of the Twilight and The Hunger Games franchises, it comes as no surprise that film studios would look to scoop up other Y.A. book series to bring to the big screen. Some recent attempts to

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Need For Speed (Blu-ray)

[AMAZONPRODUCTS asin=”B00LL4ECXK”]Need for Speed, a loose adaptation of the popular video game series, is designed for adrenaline junkies. Given the phenomenal success of the Fast and Furious franchise, who can blame a rival studio for trying to get a piece

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Noah (Blu-ray)

[AMAZONPRODUCTS asin=”B00JBGWP3Y”]Director Darren Aronofsky, known for his low-budget, artistic offerings such as Requiem for a Dream and The Wrestler took on a big budget adventure of epic proportions to tell the popular Bible story of Noah, about a man, his

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Dom Hemingway (Blu-ray)

[AMAZONPRODUCTS asin=”B00KCFC9JI”]Dom Hemingway (Jude Law) is one of the best safe-crackers in the business. A raging alcoholic with a taste for cocaine, he would never be accused of lacking ego or confidence. Heck, the film opens with an extended shot

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Pickpocket (Criterion Collection) (Blu-ray)

[AMAZONPRODUCTS asin=”B00JPUUPI8″]A meticulous craftsman, Robert Bresson only made thirteen feature length films over a forty year career. Released in 1959, the same year as Godard’s Breathless, and filmed on the same Parisian streets, Pickpocket, a tale of redemption through love,

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