Blu-ray Review: Oppenheimer
Filmmaking at its finest, Oppenheimer requires you to have your brain fully activated or you’ll surely miss something. Given its large cast and 180-minute runtime, director Christopher Nolan has given audiences a lot to digest. A major success at the box office, bringing in $949 million worldwide against a budget of $100 million the success […]
4K UHD Review: Sherlock Holmes – A Game of Shadows
When Guy Ritchie signed on to direct 2009’s Sherlock Holmes, he said he sought to “make a very contemporary film as far as the tone and texture”, because it has been “a relatively long time since there’s been a film version that people embraced.” Given Sherlock Holmes $524,028,679 million box-office, it’s safe to say that […]
4K UHD Review: Sherlock Holmes (2009)
Sporting his remarkably convincing English accent for the first time since his Oscar nominated role in Chaplin, Robert Downey, Jr. takes on the lead role in director Guy Ritchie’s (Snatch) Sherlock Holmes. Equal parts buddy film and adventure, the detective is joined by his partner-in-crime-solving, Dr. John H. Watson (Jude Law), as they help Scotland […]
I Am Steve McQueen (Blu-ray)
Called “The King of Cool,” Steve McQueen was a top box-office draw of the 1960’s and 1970’s. His combination of movie star looks, love of action, combative style and his steely-eyed calm stare made women want to be with him and men want to emulate him. Originally aired in the summer of 2014 on Spike […]
Chances Are (Blu-ray)
Director Emile Ardolino spent the better part of two decades working in television. Most notably at PBS, where his profiles of dancers and choreographers for their Dance in America and Live from Lincoln Center series garnered him a total of 17 Emmy Award nominations, winning three. In 1983, he directed He Makes Me Feel Like […]
Marvel’s The Avengers Arrives on Blu-ray and DVD September 25th
BURBANK, Calif. June 29, 2012— Coming this fall, the third highest-grossing movie of all time and the #1 movie in the world, “Marvel’s The Avengers” assembles as you’ve never seen it before on Blu-ray 3DTM, Blu-rayTM, DVD, Digital and On-Demand platforms on September 25, 2012. In anticipation of this release, Marvel is also launching an all-new […]
Blu-ray Review: Sherlock Holmes – A Game of Shadows
When Guy Ritchie signed on to direct 2009’s Sherlock Holmes, he said he sought to “make a very contemporary film as far as the tone and texture”, because it has been “a relatively long time since there’s been a film version that people embraced.” Given Sherlock Holmes $524,028,679 million box-office, it’s safe to say that […]
Blu-ray Review: Due Date
Warner Bros. | 2010 | 95 mins. | R When I heard that director Todd Phillips was reuniting with Zach Galifianakis, I naturally thought the project had the makings of another laugh-till-you-drop comedy. Add Robert Downey Jr., one of the best actors working today, and Due Date sounded like it could be one of the […]
Blu-ray Review: A Scanner Darkly
Warner Bros. | 2006 | 100 mins. | R Note: Warner Brothers released A Scanner Darkly on Blu-ray in 2007. This 2010 reissue appears to be identical to that disc save for the fact that it omits a featurette from the special features. If you have the older release, there’s really little reason to invest […]
Iron Man 2 headed for DVD and Blu-ray
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (July 13, 2010) – The billionaire Super Hero in the iron suit is back in Marvel Studios’ and Paramount Pictures’ thrilling sensation IRON MAN 2, debuting on Blu-ray, DVD, and digital download September 28, 2010. Packed with fantastic battles, stunning visual effects and an all-star cast, the new blockbuster adventure will be available […]