Recent content by Dick

I never saw PYW in any form until the Blu-ray, but I can imagine that it was totally eviscerated on pan-and-scan transfers. Presently I own not one single P&S copy of anything, although I certainly used to when there was no choice for video consumers. There isn't a 2.35:1 (or 1.85:1) movie that...

My pleasure, sir.

WHITE HEAT is available as part of a 4-movie set called THE ULTIMATE GANGSTER COLLECTION, which also includes LITTLE CAESER, THE PUBLIC ENEMY and THE PETRIFIED FOREST. It's all over Amazon and eBay at incredibly low prices...

There is always a move toward persuading people to upgrade yet again, hoping the newest format will bring renewed profits for classic titles. Guess they figure their earlier Blu-rays are still just fine for those who do not wish to take the next step. They probably don't wish to spend the...

Thanks for the review. Regarding your quote, "Included on the discs, you'll find the work of John Bunny, Frank Daniels, Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Drew, Larry Simon," did you mean to write "Larry Semon," who made a lot of hilarious one-and-two-reel comedies early in the century? I owned several on 8mm...

Some of the best choreography I've seen in any Hollywood production. It's a downbeat story, but those musical numbers....

Probably my first musical hero. His inaugural album was given to me in 1958, and I played it endlessly. I have all his albums and play them regularly. Thanks, Duane, for countless hours of great music (and music, as we all know, truly does "soothe the savage beast). "The Lonely One," "Because...

Doesn't Criterion hold the video rights for a ton of (as-yet) unreleased Toho monster flicks (RODAN, H-MAN, MATANGO, etc.)?

Well...nothing new around here, but I messed up in my description. The special features are listed on the back of the Blu-ray, but are so infinitesimal as to be almost invisible, and are colored dark gray against a black background. I didn't even see them when I pulled this off the shelf this...

I have the Umbrella edition of this, and it looks and sounds just fine. No special features whatsoever, but hey... https://shop.umbrellaent.com.au/products/shine-blu-ray-1996?pr_prod_strat=e5_desc&pr_rec_id=ac1a60c95&pr_rec_pid=8089686409474&pr_ref_pid=6700602523829&pr_seq=uniform

My question is with regards to the final sequence, which has always looked dull and dark and poorly-colored. I have read that this was an intentional modification by Scorcese, apparently after Columbia insisted on it in order to minimize the gore. I have also read that there is no "uncensored"...

Just a tongue-in-cheek moment.

YES!

In the "Epic" department, I would also add BECKET.

Fully restored GREED on a 4-disc set?