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I wasn't really sure where to put this, since it's not about a movie specifically, but it does impact one of the major indie studios and certainly one of the most powerful producers in the industry (until today), so I thought it would be worth bringing up. If this is in the wrong forum...

Matt Hough Hands of Stone Blu-ray Review In a career that spanned thirty-four years and championships in four different weight classifications, Roberto Durán holds a special place in boxing history. It's a shame that Jonathan Jakubowicz's Hands of Stone isn't better able to elaborate on the...

Quentin Tarantino's The Hateful Eight, is a technological watershed moment in the history of cinema. Being a long time, large format weenie, I was thrilled early on when I heard the initial rumors that Panavision would be pulling the old Ultra-Panavision glass out of storage, and fitting it to...

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<b>The Imitation Game Blu-ray Review</b><p>Although the British mathematician and cryptanalyst Alan Turing played a key role in the defeat of Nazi Germany during World War II, his name was little known until the release of <em class='bbc'>The Imitation Game</em>, a riveting drama which garnered...

<strong class='bbc'>The Giver Blu-ray Review</strong><p>An almost two-decade passion project for actor Jeff Bridges, Phillip Noyce’s <em class='bbc'>The Giver</em> is a good but not great science fiction thriller. There’s an extremely capable cast playing out this unique dystopian fantasy, and...

<strong class='bbc'>Sin City: A Dame To Kill For 3D Blu-ray/DVD Combo Blu-ray review</strong><p>Josh Brolin replaces Clive Owen as Dwight in <em class='bbc'>Sin City: A Dame To Kill For</em>, the sequel to <em class='bbc'>Sin City</em>(2005) that has most of the original cast returning...

<strong class='bbc'>Snowpiercer Blu-ray Review</strong><p>Bong Joon-ho’s <em class='bbc'>Snowpiercer</em> for once offers a dystopian-themed story that is not just about gloom and doom but rather about hope and the renewal of the human spirit. In a series of thrilling adventures set on-board a...

<strong class='bbc'>Philomena Blu-ray Review</strong><p>Director Stephen Frears has directed all sorts of movies in his multi-faceted career, but he’s often seen at his best in personal docudramas about real life people. <em class='bbc'>Prick Up Your Ears</em> delved into playwright Joe Orton’s...