Recent content by Tom Logan

Of course how we respond to movie actors is the very definition of "subjective," but Natalie Wood's flat, false performance is the main reason I can't bear to watch the '61 version anymore. To paraphrase Mary McCarthy, "Every word she acts is a lie, including 'and' and 'the.'" I never believe...

Thanks for the replies and links! (I promise I did check at bluray.com before posting, but must have hit a wrong page there.)

I'm not finding reviews anywhere for this set. I need to find out just how outraged I should be... Any links appreciated. :)

Sorry if I wasn't clear: Vito's death in G1 was the "happy death," not Michael's in original GIII. Original GIII ending with Michael's death echoing Vito's muddied original GIII's ending, which Coppola clearly meant to be tragic for Michael. The Coda version now un-muddies the tragic-ness by...

OMG thank you for verifying that this happened. I remembered seeing this in the theatre, and then never saw it again on any home release. Thought it 'twas faulty memory.

I think it's a question of emphasis:

The Coda ending now rhymes with GII, instead of original GIII ending that rhymed with Vito's death in G1. Makes sense, definitely more tragic. Wonder why it couldn't have been done the first time around: I'm very glad GIII exists and this Coda version is fine, but I will never get over how...

One button (volume down) on my Denon AVR E400 is now only intermittently responsive. So I'm looking at replacements. As I google trying to replace the remote, I see some on eBay and elsewhere but they look like generic, other-manufacturer replacement remotes, not identical to the original My...

Does anyone know if the run time will change significantly?

This is the crux of the problem with GFIII. At the end of GFII, Michael has lost his soul, completely, which means that what he has done--paradoxically killing his brother Fredo for the sake of "the family"--is irredeemable. So GFIII is all about his attempted redemption, but to accept the...

I was disappointed a few days ago to see TCM present 1965's The Nanny distorted, squished from the top and bottom:

A 1947 or 48 (i.e., pre-widescreen) film was shown a few days ago, and it was also stretched to fill 16:9. I still do not like this trend. Prolly time to search out TCM on social media and say something...

I've been noticing a number of strange aspect ratios lately on TCM: Executive Suite (1954) was stretched wide to 16 x 9. IMDb says it's originally 1.75 x 1, but it was definitely stretched, i.e., looked like a 4:3 stretched to 16 x 9. And there was one other pre-widescreen movie that was also...

Problem: Unable to switch on subtitles if I'm watching a film w/commentary. Amazon Fire Stick Film: In a Lonely Place Commentary: Dana Polan I'm guessing subtitles are not available when watching w/commentary track, but any help appreciated. :)

I've watched 3-5 movies (including The Lineup!) in the past week or so, and no streaming problems--audio or video--whatsoever. And I was looking for them.