Disney's "Beauty and the Beast," which is being released in HiDef for the first time in a Diamond Edition Blu-ray disc on Tuesday, Oct. 5, was not initially a musical, and Oscar-winning lyricist Howard Ashman came on board only after he had already begun work on Disney's follow-up movie "Aladdin" … [Read more...]
HiDef Blu voyage of Jason, Argonauts
July 6, 2010 By Leave a Comment
There are probably very few visual effects artists other than Ray Harryhausen -- I can't think of any off the top of my head -- who are remembered far better than the directors as the driving force behind the movies on which they worked. And few who are directly credited for inspiring so many … [Read more...]
“Avatar” Bright Blu
April 23, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Even though it's smaller and not in 3D, "Avatar" (Fox, $39.99) looks better on Blu-ray in at least one important respect: it's brighter and therefore more vivid and visually dynamic. Which is to say, "Avatar" on Blu-ray is simply stunning. Before you even push "play," the 60-second highlight … [Read more...]
Heavenly Blu Days of Heaven
April 11, 2010 By Leave a Comment
"Days of Heaven" is one of the two most visually exquisite movies ever filmed, in my opinion, and thus stands to benefit the most by the Blu-ray HiDef experience. Criterion's long-awaited Blu-ray release of Terrence Malick's stunning 90-minute cinematic painting about an early 1900s Chicago steel … [Read more...]
Recommend: Under Sea Blu
March 31, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The movie that won the 3DHollywoodInHiDef award for Best 3D Movie Experience of 2009, the IMAX film "Under the Sea," is out on Blu-ray this week (Warner, $35.99). - While it's not in 3D yet and it certainly is not as impactful on your TV as on the 70-foot-tall IMAX screen, it is still one of the … [Read more...]
Best ’09 movie better on Blu-ray
January 26, 2010 By Leave a Comment
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 … [Read more...]
Ultimate Potter, Half-Blood, Deathly tease
December 7, 2009 By Leave a Comment
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 … [Read more...]
Just Blu in: ‘Gone with the Wind’
November 17, 2009 By Leave a Comment
"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 … [Read more...]
‘Monsters’ best Pixar on Blu?
November 10, 2009 By Leave a Comment
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 … [Read more...]
North Blu Northwest
October 20, 2009 By Leave a Comment
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 … [Read more...]
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