Blu-ray Review: Tristana
Relationships and the struggle for power within their framework is a consistent theme throughout Luis Buñuel’s films. A rather sadomasochistic director, Tristana, released in 1970, is Buñuel’s most explicit study of the subject. Made in the later stages of the director’s career, he tackles the issue of an older man obsessed with a young girl. […]
Blu-ray Review: The French Connection (Fox Filmmakers Signature Series)
The French Connection was first released on Blu-ray back in 2009. However, it was quite controversial due to director William Friedkin’s decision to make some odd revisionist color-timing decisions for the transfer. The color transfer was such a disappointment that even the movie’s cinematographer, Owen Roizman voiced his displeasure. Now, in 2012, Fox has released […]
Blu-ray Review: Return of the Magnificent Seven
A cowboy retelling of Akira Kurosawa’s Seven Samurai, The Magnificent Seven ushered in more realistic depictions of life in the American west. The film was exciting, had plenty of action and enough movie stars to live up to its moniker of ‘magnificent.’ The sequel, Return of the Magnificent Seven is somewhat mis-titled, as Yul Brynner […]