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What's the deal with American actors? Love watching Christian Bale, Toby Jones, Timothy Spall, H.Melling G. Anderson demonstrate their enormous talent. Oh, yes, and we did get Robert Duvall who is one of the few American actor worthy to appear with these Brits.

You've got to be kidding! She's almost 90 years old and can barely carry a tune. AWFUL version of iconic song. As I've said before in earlier post, a terrible choice by the director.

Couldn't disagree more with your comments on Cumberbatch. Given the complexity of the character and the range of physical, emotional and psychological demands, only someone who has scaled the heights of Hamlet and Cumberbatch is perfectly cast. Only an actor who has scaled the heights of...

Saw WSS yesterday; couldn't have been more disappointed. The movie is very dark. No trace of the humor supplied by numbers like "Officer Krumpke, "America," and "I feel pretty." Moving "I Feel Pretty" after the Rumble casts a pall over the number. (Though that was the order in stage show...

Though Speilberg's WSS is a sumptuous production(albeit with average to weak singing voices), it can't compare in terms of depth and complexity with "Belfast," which I saw yesterday. Easily my choice for Best Picture this year.

You are correct. Public Enemy is part of the Blu-ray Gangster Box Set.

Got mine on Friday. Watched "Man in the Saddle" yesterday. Found it to be a nice upgrade from the DVD I had. Look forward to the other films. These are mostly 1950's westerns, and I never expected reference quality transfers.

To my knowledge Winchester is not out yet on Blu-ray. Hope I'm Wrong.

Received my Box Set of the Columbia Classics vol.2 4k UHD yesterday. The TAXI DRIVER 4k disc won't play. The other 5 films are fine. I have already returned the Box Set for a replacement. Wondering if anyone else has experienced this problem.

You are not alone! In his review of this 4k disc, "The Movie Guy"did a scene by scene comparison with the original Blu-ray and concluded that the Blu-ray came out slightly better overall.

I learned long ago not to pay any attention to anything the good Doctor reviews. And by the way, his Ph.D is in music, which hardly qualifies him as an authority on film. I teach university film courses and have found that over the many years that I have used Bringing Up Baby in my Screwball...

I love this play and have never seen the film. Is this a Region A or Region Free disc?

Better or worse?

Criterion still does not do 4k UHD. I will be waiting for a new 4k release of this film.