Recent content by Mark VH

Agree that it's lovely to see more Ozu come to U.S. Blu-ray, though I'm curious as to what the transfers on these might look like given that it doesn't sound like there's been any real restoration work done. The Good Morning Blu was based on a digital restoration as the film was badly in need of...

If WB isn't going to release the restoration on disc - and given that they've already released the film twice on Blu-ray I probably wouldn't blame them - I'd love to see them license it to someone like Criterion. This film - my favorite - has inexplicably never gotten the special edition it...

Agree with this.

A lovely movie and one of Anderson's very best IMO. I'll be grabbing this as I feel no great need to wait for the eventual Criterion.

It was released on DVD, no?

Any word on whether the Rio Bravo or East of Eden restorations will be available on standard Blu-ray? Possibly at a later date? I noticed the 4K discs don't come packaged with a blu as well.

Also interesting is the absence of The Jazz Singer in the comedies/musicals box. I realize it's not quite as important to the studio's legacy as Elf, but seems like it might have warranted some consideration, no?

Conspicuous absence of Gone with the Wind in the "Award Winners" box. But y'know, I guess that one didn't win as many awards as Purple Rain.

"You did them alphabetically." "That's just how my brain works."

"Everett Sloane. He was good." (if anybody gets this reference I'll be deeply impressed)

I have a lot of affection for Everybody Wants Some!!, which is a very good movie in its own right and really suffered from the whole "spiritual sequel to Dazed" label that got affixed to it early in its making. It's not Dazed (which is an all-time classic, IMO, and one of the two or three best...

For those interested, heads-up that this weekend's D23 Expo has a panel/presentation Saturday titled "Magic in the Air: 30 Years of the Muppet Christmas Carol." I'd bet good money we'll get an announcement about the release of the restored version, likely on Disney+ and maybe physical (latter...

Flight of the Navigator 4K here we come!

Going to push back on this somewhat. Depends on what you mean by "lost it." If you mean "directed a string of bad films," then it's hard to assert this since he's only directed one movie in the last 13 years (Blackhat, which most would label a miss, though it has its defenders). His early...

Absolutely great movie. My favorite Soderbergh, and neck-and-neck with Jackie Brown for best Elmore Leonard adaptation. Clooney and Lopez are both phenomenal and demonstrate an old-school movie star chemistry we just don’t see any more. Murderer’s row supporting cast. One of the most underrated...