4K UHD Review: Awakenings (35th Anniversary Edition)
After a successful acting career in sitcoms including The Odd Couple and Laverne and Shirley, Penny Marshall turned her attention to directing with two comedies, 1986’s Jumpin’ Jack Flash, and 1988’s Big, a bonafide hit, taking in over $150 million at the Box office. 1990 saw her take on a drama with Awakenings, loosely based […]
Blu-ray Review: The Best of Times
It was the worst of times, particularly for high school football player Jack Dundee (Robin Williams), who dropped a title-winning pass against Bakersfield. That was twelve years earlier but the citizens of small-town Taft, California won’t let him forget about it. Jack is trying to get on with his life. Yet, he still lives in […]
Blu-ray Review: Aladdin (Signature Collection) (1992)
Once again, Disney has opened the vault for a re-release of the 1992 film, Aladdin on Blu-ray as the tenth title in their ‘Signature’ line. Video has been remastered and is now Presented in a different aspect ratio than the Diamond Edition, 1.66:1, versus 1.85:1, while audio appears unchanged. As is often the case, this […]
Aladdin (Diamond Edition) (Digital Disney Movies Anywhere)
Disney recently released the 1992 hit Aladdin on Blu-ray, and I was given the chance to check out the film via Disney Movies Anywhere. For those unfamiliar with Aladdin, the story centers around the title character (voice of Scott Weinger, singing voice by Brad Kane), a homeless orphan living on the streets of the city […]
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb Comes to Blu-ray and DVD March 10
LOS ANGELES, Calif. (February 3, 2015) –Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment brings back to life your favorite museum heroes in NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM: SECRET OF THE TOMB available on Blu-ray and DVD March 10. Families around the globe have come out to see the hysterical third and final installment in the franchise which has […]
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic (Blu-ray)
Few will deny Richard Pryor’s place as one of stand up comedy’s true geniuses. As with many comedians who emerged both before and after him, Pryor was plagued by demons; demons that provided the source of some of his best comedy. One of the reasons Richard Pryor was so special was that nothing was off […]
One Hour Photo Arrives on Blu-ray May 7th
One Hour Photo: Robin Williams delivers his “finest hour” (USA TODAY) in “one of the most absorbing, effective thrillers in years” (NBC-TV). Sy “the photo guy” Parrish (Williams) has lovingly developed photos for the Yorkin family since their son was a baby. But as the Yorkins’ lives become fuller, Sy’s only seems lonelier, until he […]
Blu-ray Review: Fern Gully – The Last Rainforest
Marking the beginning of the 90’s environmental-based entertainment for children, Fern Gully joins the ranks of hits like Captain Planet and Once Upon a Forest. Fern Gully is a musical, colorful feature film about a community of fairies in the rainforest who are threatened by a human who has just shrunk to their size and […]
Blu-ray Review: Dead Poets Society
Many who’ve been through high school had a teacher who affected them in a way no other one could; a teacher who makes a real honest-to-goodness impact on a student’s life. Perhaps that explains the enduring popularity of Dead Poets Society, the 1989 coming of age story directed by veteran Australian filmmaker Peter Weir. At […]
Blu-ray Review: Good Morning, Vietnam (25th Anniversary Edition)
My first exposure to Robin Williams was during his Mork & Mindy days. I was such a fan of the show that my parents bought me a pair of Mork’s trademark suspenders. Goodness knows he’s one of America’s most gifted comedians, but his kinetic energy made one wonder if he could ever really make the […]