4K UHD Review: A Nightmare on Elm Street
By the time A Nightmare on Elm Street was released in 1984, the slasher flick phenomenon was already in full swing. Halloween and the Friday the 13th films had already made Michael Meyers and Jason Voorhees leading icons of the horror genre. Director Wes Craven brought something new to the table. With inspiration from several […]
4K UHD Review: Cry Baby
John Waters’ tribute to teenage delinquency of the 1950’s and Elvis Presley movies of the era, 1990’s Cry Baby remains his most successful film to date. With an outstanding lead performance from Johnny Depp and an excellent supporting cast, Cry Baby lacks the derogatory emphasis of some of Waters earlier works, accenting humor instead. Set […]
Into the Woods (2014) (Blu-ray)
Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s amalgamation of four Grimm fairy stories with one of their own tales, the Broadway smash Into the Woods, has been given an imaginative transformation onto the big screen by director Rob Marshall, assisted by a group of talented singers and actors, who effectively capture the darkness, fun and quirkiness of […]
The Lone Ranger (Blu-ray) (2013)
Since first appearing in 1933, The Lone Ranger has seen numerous incarnations across radio, film, and television. Lone Ranger is an enduring symbol of justice and honor, so it’s not surprising that super-producer Jerry Bruckheimer would approach the character with intentions of creating his latest big screen franchise. Armed with a budget of $225-$250 million […]
Blu-ray Review: Pirates of the Caribbean – On Stranger Tides
The Pirates of the Caribbean franchise has been incredibly lucrative. The latest installment, On Stranger Tides, the fourth in the series, grossed $1,039,571,802 in worldwide box office. Regardless, the film seems lazy, as if this is a franchise in which the creative juices have run dry. Lacking the creativity, spicy wit, and visual structure that […]
Blu-ray Review: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
If there ever was a living director capable of bringing Roald Dahl’s slightly warped children’s stories to the big screen, it has to be Tim Burton. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory wasn’t the first time the two had “collaborated.” Burton produced Henry Selick’s animated James and the Giant Peach, but with Charlie Burton was in […]
Blu-ray Review: Chocolat
Based on the novel of the same name by Joanne Harris, Chocolat is a whimsical story that blends together eccentric characters, small-town intrigue, food (namely chocolate), with a healthy dose of fairytale trimmings to create an easily digestible confection. It’s 1959 in the fictional French village of Lansquenet, a conservative place where life has not […]
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides will set sail on DVD, stunning high definition Blu-ray™ and Blu-ray 3D™ on October 18th
BURBANK, Calif., July 14, 2011 — The Walt Disney Studios and Jerry Bruckheimer Films are proud to present the #1 worldwide box office success of 2011 – making over $1 billion globally – Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, in stunning high definition Blu-ray™, eye popping Blu-ray 3D™ (a first for the legendary franchise) […]
Blu-ray Review: Rango
Director Gore Verbinski reteams with his Pirates of the Caribbean star, Johnny Depp, for Rango, an animated Western featuring a lizard as its unlikely hero. This wickedly imaginative and original film pays loving tribute to nearly every western master, including John Ford and especially the “man with no name,” Clint Eastwood. As the film begins, […]
Blu-ray Review: Platoon
1986’s Platoon is a semi-autobiographical film. Writer/director Oliver Stone, who served as an infantryman in Vietnam, integrated several of his own experiences into the film. The main characters are based on people Stone served with. The lead and narrator, Chris Taylor (Charlie Sheen), is based on Stone himself. Of all of the great Vietnam epics–Apocalypse […]