DVD Review: The Best of Warner Bros. 20 Film Collection – Musicals
Warner Bros. is celebrating their 90th anniversary by releasing a series of Blu-ray and DVD box sets that would make any movie fans mouth water. While a number of the films in Warner’s latest offering, Best of Warner Bros. 20 Film Collection: Musicals are already available in stunning Blu-ray presentations, for the movie fan who […]
Blu-ray Review: The Jazz Singer (1927)
In August of 1926, the Warner Brothers introduced Vitaphone—an analog sound-on-disc system—with the release of their silent film Don Juan. While there was no dialogue, the movie had been retrofitted with a symphonic musical score and sound effects. While Don Juan was a hit at the box office, the film failed to recoup the massive […]
DVD Review: Jerry Lewis As The Jazz Singer (1959)
Emmy Award-winning television director Ralph Nelson draws a dynamic and powerful performance out of the infamous Jerry Lewis in this remake of Alan Jolson’s 1927 The Jazz Singer. Originally broadcast in 1959, this re-release of the made-for-TV rendition of the classic Jewish coming of age tale boasts beautiful digital remastering and sound restoration. Lewis plays […]