Hubble 3D, premier experience
Thank you IMAX and filmmaker Toni Myers for providing audiences who think they saw 3D for the first time when watching “Avatar” and “Alice in Wonderland” with an example of how much more dynamic 3D can be in the visually and existentially impactful “Hubble 3D,” opening in about 50 original large format IMAX theaters on [...]
Best ‘09 movie better on Blu-ray
Give whatever awards you want to “Avatar,” “The Hurt Locker, “Inglorious Basterds,” “Up in the Air,” “Precious,” etc., but for my money, the most dynamic, fun, impactful, well-produced, entertaining, emotion-filled, and overall best movie of 2009 was Michael Jackson’s “This is It.”
As good as it was in theaters, especially on IMAX screens, the total experience [...]
Ultimate Potter, Half-Blood, Deathly tease
Once again Warner Home Video has created a little magic of its own with the Harry Potter franchise, with dazzling new ultimate editions of the first two movies and several event-type extras on today’s Blu-ray debut (Dec. 3) of the sixth episode, “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.”
With the Ultimate editions, once again the studio [...]
Just Blu in: ‘Gone with the Wind’
“Gone with the Wind” just keeps getting better with age, thanks in no small part to Warner Home Video’s loving care and continual improvements on the movie itself and the dressing surrounding it in the packaging and bonus features.
Let me answer your first two questions first about Warner’s new 70th anniversary edition Blu-ray in stores [...]
‘Monsters’ best Pixar on Blu?
Disney’s release of Monsters, Inc. on Blu-ray ($29.99 for 2-disc; $40.99 for 4-disc) reminds us that the 2001 movie is one of the best of all the Pixar movies, if not the best.
* One of the most clever concepts about a city of monsters who get their power from kids’ screams.
* Extremely funny and witty [...]
North Blu Northwest
Warner continues to stun with its restoration of classics for display through HiDef Blu-ray.
The latest is the 50th anniversary edition of “North by Northwest” ($34.99) on Nov. 3.
Though “Psycho” and “The Birds” get the most popular attention of Hitchcock’s movies, “North by Northwest” and “Rear Window” are far more accomplished films and stand in total [...]
Snow White looks best in Blu
Although it’s become almost trite to trumpet a new digital restoration or Blu-ray release of a film as having never looked so good, in the case of Disney’s new Diamond Edition of “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” on Blu-ray the HiDef difference is truly quite dramatic.
• No visible film grain, a remarkable achievement for a [...]
South Pacific sails to Blu for stunning 50th
The new 50th Anniversary Blu-ray edition of “South Pacific” provides a film aficionados dream.
In addition to a pristine presentation of the beloved 1958 exotic island Rodgers and Hammerstein musical with audio commentary, a songs-only option and singalong karaoke on Disc One, Fox has included an even more compelling second disc.
Disc Two offers a rare treat, [...]
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