The Big Lebowski (Universal, $29.98) is like your old buddy who is so amusing and you get a big smile every time you even think about getting together again. This week's (Aug. 16, 2011) Limited Edition Blu-ray of the cult comedy classic offers much to laugh about once again: The movie itself and … [Read more...]
Fox & Hound on Blu; Mars Moms Blu 3D
August 9, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Disney's two Blu-ray releases this week (Aug. 9, 2011) are notable for different reasons and both are worth a look: * Mars Needs Moms (Disney, $49.99 4-disc set w/ 3D) took a pounding from critics and cost filmmaker Robert Zemeckis his company and partnership with Disney, but the … [Read more...]
Kubrick’s Clockwork, Barry in Blu HiDef..
May 31, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Warner's May 31 (2011) HiDef Blu-ray releases of a couple of filmmaker Stanley Kubrick's best movies are magnificent (and also tied to $149 package of nine of Kubrick's films on Blu-ray, including "Dr. Strangelove," "2001" and first Blu-ray version of "Lolita"): * A Clockwork Orange 40th … [Read more...]
Gnomeo and Ocean deep in Blu-ray 3D
May 24, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Two notable new Blu-ray 3D titles are hitting stores today (May 24) and June 7, respectively: * Gnomeo & Juliet (Disney, $49.99 for 3-disc Blu-ray 3D set) is a British animated comical modern-day twist on the Shakespeare story of tragic romance, this time amongst small porcelain garden … [Read more...]
Tron, Tangled, Tahiti; Top 7 Blu-ray 3D
April 11, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Most movies released in 3D in theaters are being released for 3D in the home simultaneous with the standard Blu-ray release. More than a handful of notable titles have been released on Blu-ray 3D (and even 3D DVD) in recent days. Here is a breakdown in order of 3D quality, followed by the content … [Read more...]
IMAX 3D Wild vs Disney Cats
April 4, 2011 By 1 Comment
Every filmmaker and studio executive should be required to watch the Disneynature film "African Cats" (opening Earth Day, April 22) followed by a screening of the new IMAX 3D documentary "Born to be Wild" (opening Friday, April 8). Maybe then they will all understand what is missing from … [Read more...]
Sucker Punch packs IMAX wallop
March 25, 2011 By 1 Comment
I was sucker punched by "Sucker Punch." Not being a big fan of action-fantasy movies in general or specifically Zack Snyder's digital-heavy movies like "300" and "Watchmen" (though I admired "Legend of the Guardians" fairly well), I was not expecting to like "Sucker Punch" much at all. Boy, do I … [Read more...]
HBO’s “Reagan” docu debut 2/7
February 7, 2011 By 1 Comment
It may seem like the celebration of President Ronald Reagan's 100th birthday has been going on for nearly that long in the last couple weeks, but HBO has one more memento to mark the occasion, the network's Feb. 7 debut (9 p.m. ET/PT )of Eugene Jarecki's documentary "Reagan" that premiered Jan. 23 … [Read more...]
3-disc “Avatar” opens Pandora’s box
November 15, 2010 By 1 Comment
James Cameron has long set the standard for definitive home versions of his movies, dating back to the laserdisc era with movies such as "The Abyss" and "Terminator 2: Judgment Day," the latter of which also had several demonstration disc-level iterations on DVD. This week's (Nov. 16) three-disc … [Read more...]
“Tangled” Disney’s best since ’99
November 10, 2010 By 7 Comments
"Tangled" is Disney's best animated movie in more than a decade. And the use of 3D in "Tangled" is so subliminally visually dynamic that the movie should be used as a standard for all others. It may be the most consistently effective use of 3D to date in a mainstream movie. Disney appears to be set … [Read more...]
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