https://www.darkhorizons.com/sonys-spider-man-universe-is-called-spumc/
"Well it’s set, Sony’s Marvel film properties have an official name – the Sony Pictures Universe of Marvel Characters (SPUMC).
In recent times people have been labelling the films – which include “Spider-Man: Into the...
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Based on the bestselling novel The Women in Black by Madeleine St John, Ladies in Black has been called a “love letter to Sydney (Australia).” Set in the summer of 1959, at a time when immigration from European countries was rising, along with female empowerment and women’s liberation, young...
John Singleton’s first directorial and screenwriting feature, Boyz N the Hood, a tale of violence, hope and despair in South Central, Los Angeles, was an astonishing debut garnering him an historic Academy Award nomination for Best Director and another for Best Screenwriter (screenplay written...
I got an email from Sony indicating that their online store is shutting down. For whatever reason, my Mac thought it was junk mail, but when I went directly to the website, there is a pop up replicating what was in the email.
https://www.sonypicturesstore.com/login/
I did note that the email...
Is MGM still going to co-finance films with studio partners like Warner, Paramount, Sony and Universal and utilize their distribution services even after relaunching their theatrical distribution arm with Annapurna, or are they trying to break free from the studios they collaborate with and move...
Excuse me if this has been discussed elsewhere.
Today, I re-visited Columbia's THE BELLE OF BROADWAY, a 1926 silent starring Betty Compson, an enjoyable dramedy with a very appropriate music score by Christopher Caliendo.
Question: Have any additional Columbia silent films been given a MOD...
And Lee's beautiful film, Life of PI, was gorgeous when it arrived on Blu-ray, but takes a huge step forward now in 4k, especially with the addition of HDR.
Some 2k DIs seem to fare better in their 4k uprez, and LoP is of exceptional quality.
Want to show off your new 4k system to those...
matt-hough has published a new article.
Gilda Blu-ray Review
One of the most enigmatic love triangles in the history of movies can be found in Charles Vidor’s Gilda.
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<b>Born Free Blu-ray Review</b><p><p><em class='bbc'> </em></p><p> </p><p>
<em class='bbc'>Born Free</em> is an astonishing, unforgettable, and remarkably realistic look at the lives of a married couple in Kenya who decide to adopt a lion cub whose mother has died. This might...
<b>Leon: The Professional (4k re-master) Blu-ray Review</b><p><p><em class='bbc'>Leon: The Professional</em>, which was previously released as an exceptional Blu-ray in 2009, has now been released by Sony in remastered 4K and with Dolby Atmos audio (which defaults to Dolby TrueHD 7.1 for those...
Hal Ashby's wonderful The Last Detail is a film that just works. While many will point to the performances by Jack Nicholson, Otis Young and Randy Quaid, with a delightful turn by Carol Kane, I'd probably point more toward the screenplay by Robert Towne, without whom...
The gritty...
<b>The Walk 3D Blu-ray Review</b><p><p>Largely ignored by both audiences and Academy voters, Robert Zemeckis’ <em class='bbc'>The Walk</em> is, perhaps, his best film since <em class='bbc'>Forest Gump</em>, a technical achievement in 3D filmmaking that uses that technology to tell the...
<b>Pixels 3D Blu-ray Review</b><p><p>Inspired by a short film of the same name, <em class='bbc'>Pixels</em> has been showing up on many Worst 10 lists lately, and was even the butt of a few jokes at the recent Golden Globes, particularly after Ridley Scott’s <em class='bbc'>The Martian</em> won...
<b>Hotel Transylvania 2 3D Blu-ray Review</b><p><p>Dracula and his friends return in <em class='bbc'>Hotel Transylvania 2</em>, continuing the story of his daughter Mavis and new son-in-law Jonathan as expecting parents. As an Adam Sandler vehicle, this one is somewhat enjoyable compared to the...
<b>Mysterious Island Blu-ray Review (Encore Edition)</b><p><p>When <em class='bbc'>Mysterious Island</em> was released on Blu-ray by Twilight Time four years ago, it sold out quickly. Twilight Time has now released an encore edition which features the same outstanding transfer but which adds an...
<b>Wolf Totem 3D Blu-ray Review</b><p><p>Director Jean-Jacques Annaud is best known for set in nature, particularly <em class='bbc'>Quest For Fire</em>, <em class='bbc'>Two Brothers</em>, and <em class='bbc'>The Bear</em>. His latest film, <em class='bbc'>Wolf Totem</em>, based on the novel by...
Some people tend to confuse Born Free with Lawrence of Arabia.
They're both Columbia pictures, and have strangely similar scores.
One has camels and horses, the other lions.
It's a wonderful film, directed by James Hill, told in semi-documentary style, about the adoption of lion cubs, with...
<p>There are far too many situations in which the word "restoration" is used in the same sentence with "film."</p>
<p>I'd go so far as to say that the majority that appear these days are manufactured in the publicity departments, and not in the post houses.</p>
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<b>Devil in a Blue Dress Blu-ray Review</b><p><p><em class='bbc'> </em></p><p> </p><p>
<em class='bbc'>Devil in a Blue Dress</em> is an entertaining neo-noir which does an excellent job of re-creating the look and atmosphere of Los Angeles during the post-war years of the late...
Earlier this month a group of Home Theater Forum members gathered in Los Angeles for an incredible week. Here is a brief recap for those who weren’t able to attend. I’m sure other attendees will fill in any gaps. This was my fifth HTF meet and my favorite to date.
Sunday
A few of us...
<p>Jim Jarmusch is a wonderfully idiosyncratic filmmaker, that has had a fan following for over thirty years. When you watch one of his films, what you don't get is something crafted by a bunch of studio execs over a conference table.</p>
<p>You get Jim Jarmusch.</p>
<p>Only Lovers Left...
Leon: The Professional is one of my favorite films of the era.
Masterfully directed by Luc Besson, with a superb performances by Jean Reno and Gary Oldman, and then there's the kid. Jackie Coogan, eat your heart out.
As a transfer, and as viewed on Blu-ray, the imagery is perfect. Likewise...
So Mill Creek is reissuing The Beast, Patrick Swayze's last on screen performance, sadly.
With the Sony issue being "out of print", it's still available at Amazon.
Run without hesitation if you're even thinking about getting this.
The Mill Creek release will be a 2 disc edition.
Sony's was...
Carl Franklin's 1995, Devil in a Blue Dress is a quality detective drama, based upon the novel by Walter Mosley.
Denzel Washington in the lead.
In films such as this, atmosphere, and recreation of the era, are key, and here it works.
What also works, is that it's a Tristar film from Sony...
Nothing gets past the technical crew at Sony.
Where a little picture like Vampires might have received second shrift elsewhere, not at Columbia.
Vampires, at least to my eye, is played with a good dose of dry humor.
Made between Escape from L.A., and Ghosts of Mars, the film is a fun trip...
What can I say? I love 3D! From the moment I began watching 3D content in my home I quickly discovered that I needed more content. I suspect that those of you just purchasing your first 3D hardware will acquire the same ferocious appetite. That's why I became the HTF 3D ADDICT. I personally...