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    Press Release Criterion Press Release: After Hours (1985) (4k UHD Combo)

    This will be controversial, but this is my favorite Scorsese film. I think his best so far (other than one specific scene) is The Irishman, but I can’t watch this film enough. It hits my comedy bone in the sweet spot, has all the visual Scorsese trademarks I love, and (for me) still deals with...
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    Pre-Order In Bruges (2008) (4k UHD Combo) (Blu-ray) Available for Preorder

    My wife and I love this. So much in fact that when we went to Europe, we actually made a point to stay in the same hotel that’s in the film. (Granted most if not all the interior scenes in the movie are on a stage.) it really is a great place, and we went to the top of the tower and there is a...
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    UHD Review A Few Words About While we Wait for A few words about...™ No Time to Die -- in 4k UHD

    I would only compare it to the other Bond films in terms of filmmaking, not in terms of Bond films. In terms of filmmaking, yeah, hands down the best. In terms of Bond films it's the best of Craig.* I don't really buy into comparing Bond films across actors because most of the time the tone...
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    How do you explain your love of physical media in an era of streaming?

    I remember having this discussion a number of years ago on the cusp of Netflix starting its streaming service. For me, other than the obvious reasons of picture and audio quality being superior on disc (I just wrote about this a few months ago when I compared a “remastered/updated” version of...
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    Blu-ray Review A Few Words About A few words about...™ The Shawshank Redemption -- in 4k UHD Blu-ray

    I listen to that podcast and can confirm he has mentioned it a number of times.
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    Press Release WHV Press Release: The Shawshank Redemption (1994) (4K UHD)

    I wonder if they consulted with Roger Deakins on this release. I’ve been listening to his podcast and he’s been rather upset with the previous releases.
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    UHD Review A Few Words About A few words about...™ National Lampoon's Animal House -- in 4k

    True. I tell this to my students all the time because they always want to write funny short films. “Be careful. It’s way easier to make a bunch of different people cry than it is to make those same people laugh. Sadness is universal, humor is not.”
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    Blu-ray Review Mission: Impossible 25th Anniversary Edition

    Sorry, but I’m a bit confused. Is this not the same Blu-ray that’s packaged with the 4K?
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    Press Release PHE Press Release: Friday The 13th 8-Movie Collection (Blu-ray)

    I wish they would let Buechler do a directors cut of 7. Other than some brief nudity and language, I’m surprised it’s got an R rating. It’s pretty tame. My dad worked on that one and told me how they did a lot of the special makeup effects. He was really bummed not to see them in the finished film.
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    International Studio Canal Basic Instinct Restoration (Blu-ray)

    I've been seeing articles stating that Sharon Stone is unhappy that a "XXX directors cut" is going to be released. Essentially stating that she was too inexperienced as an actor at the time to stand up for herself in terms of the nudity and what she was asked to do on screen. Is this release...
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    Goodfellas: HBO max vs 2010 BLu-ray

    The colors look very muddy; as though it's a bad VHS copy. It didn't look HD at all. From my understanding, the first film has had numerous problems with home video releases in terms of massive tampering with the color, especially in the scenes that take place in the "matrix" itself. I can...
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    Goodfellas: HBO max vs 2010 BLu-ray

    Going on long with this theme, I watched The Matrix last night on HBO max and it looked dreadful as well.
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    Goodfellas: HBO max vs 2010 BLu-ray

    Oh wow! That's not cool. Granted, this all reminds me of a conversation I had with some friends when Netflix was first making its big transition to mostly streaming. I am an advocate for physical media for image and audio quality, while my friends are advocates of streaming because of ease...
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    Goodfellas: HBO max vs 2010 BLu-ray

    Thank you for the clarification! I like the idea of changing those small details to make a movie more period accurate, but I was worried that the color had been changed too in order to reflect a more modern aesthetic. The color change in the Final Cut of Blade Runner was the only thing that...
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    Goodfellas: HBO max vs 2010 BLu-ray

    So, as it is Henry Hill day (May 11th) I was watching Goodfellas. That being said, I was being lazy and instead of getting my 2010 blu-ray out, I was watching on HBO Max. Right off the bat, the Hue, Contrast and focus were off. It looked as though a bronze filter has applied that turned...
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