4K UHD Review: Underworld (1985)
The first of what was originally planned as a series of horror films made with Clive Barker, who is credited with the story and (with James Caplin) the screenplay. Underworld (AKA Transmutations) is best looked at as a 1980’s oddity and a precursor to stronger adaptations of his work. In Futuristic London, Roy Bain (Larry […]
Blu-ray Review: Trading Places (Paramount Presents)
Released in 1983, Trading Places has the feel of a 1930’s screwball comedy. Set in Philadelphia during the holidays, this modern reworking of Mark Twain’s Prince and the Pauper concerns two men of vastly different backgrounds who switch places. Louis Winthorpe III (Dan Aykroyd, Driving Miss Daisy) a successful commodities broker at the firm of […]
Blu-ray Review: Trading Places (35th Anniversary Edition)
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Watership Down (Blu-ray) (Criterion Collection)
Not simply a cartoon about bunnies, Watership Down is not a film for children. An adaption of Richard Adams’ massive, complex novel, director Martin Rosen has fused concrete scripting, a wonderful original score, and unforgettable characters with excellent voice casting to create a mesmerizing and unflinching look at animals and their behavior—violence and all. All […]
Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (Blu-ray)
For those of you out there who have passed on purchasing Indiana Jones: The Complete Adventures on Blu-ray to avoid the decidedly mediocre Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, the opportunity to buy the titles individually is coming. On December 17, 2013 Paramount will make Raiders of the Lost Ark, The Temple of Doom, and The […]
Blu-ray Review: Indiana Jones – The Complete Adventures
It has been a great year for Blu-ray releases with Jaws, Singin’ in the Rain, and To Kill a Mockingbird among others, having made their way to high definition. Movie fans have been anxiously awaiting the Blu-ray debut of Indiana Jones: The Complete Adventures for several years. In finally releasing the films, Lucasfilm Ltd. and […]