Friday, September 9, 2022

Elvis 4K UHD REVIEW + Unboxing / Menu | Austin Butler, Tom Hanks


Reviewing and unboxing Elvis on 4K Blu-ray Ultra HD (UHD). 

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This 4K UHD edition of Elvis on 4K Ultra HD includes the Blu-ray and Digital HD. The DVD is not included. There is a Best Buy Exclusive Steelbook also available.


Baz Luhrmann's latest film, Elvis (2022), starring Austin Butler, Tom Hanks, Olivia DeJonge, Dacre Montgomery, and David Wenham.


From Oscar-nominated visionary filmmaker Baz Luhrmann comes Warner Bros. Pictures' drama "Elvis," starring Austin Butler and Oscar winner Tom Hanks.


The film explores the life and music of Elvis Presley (Butler), seen through the prism of his complicated relationship with his enigmatic manager, Colonel Tom Parker (Hanks). The story delves into the complex dynamic between Presley and Parker spanning over 20 years, from Presley's rise to fame to his unprecedented stardom, against the backdrop of the evolving cultural landscape and loss of innocence in America. Central to that journey is one of the most significant and influential people in Elvis's life, Priscilla Presley (Olivia DeJonge).


Starring alongside Hanks and Butler, award-winning theatre actress Helen Thomson ("Top of the Lake: China Girl," "Rake") plays Elvis's mother, Gladys, Richard Roxburgh ("Moulin Rouge!" "Breath," "Hacksaw Ridge") portrays Elvis's father, Vernon, and DeJonge ("The Visit," "Stray Dolls") plays Priscilla. Luke Bracey ("Hacksaw Ridge," "Point Break") plays Jerry Schilling, Natasha Bassett ("Hail, Caesar!") plays Dixie Locke, David Wenham ("The Lord of the Rings" Trilogy, "Lion," "300") plays Hank Snow, Kelvin Harrison Jr. ("The Trial of the Chicago 7," "The High Note") plays B.B. King, Xavier Samuel ("Adore," "Love & Friendship," "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse") plays Scotty Moore, and Kodi Smit-McPhee ("The Power of the Dog") plays Jimmie Rodgers Snow.


Also in the cast, Dacre Montgomery ("Stranger Things," "The Broken Heart Gallery") plays TV director Steve Binder, alongside Australian actors Leon Ford ("Gallipoli," "The Pacific") as Tom Diskin, Kate Mulvany ("The Great Gatsby," "Hunters") as Marion Keisker, Gareth Davies ("Peter Rabbit," "Hunters") as Bones Howe, Charles Grounds ("Crazy Rich Asians," "Camp") as Billy Smith, Josh McConville ("Fantasy Island") as Sam Phillips, and Adam Dunn ("Home and Away") as Bill Black.


To play additional iconic musical artists in the film, Luhrmann cast singer/songwriter Yola as Sister Rosetta Tharpe, model Alton Mason as Little Richard, Austin, Texas native Gary Clark Jr. as Arthur Crudup, and artist Shonka Dukureh as Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton.


Oscar nominee Luhrmann ("The Great Gatsby," "Moulin Rouge!") directed from a screenplay by Baz Luhrmann & Sam Bromell and Baz Luhrmann & Craig Pearce and Jeremy Doner, story by Baz Luhrmann and Jeremy Doner. The film's producers are Luhrmann, Oscar winner Catherine Martin ("The Great Gatsby," "Moulin Rouge!"), Gail Berman, Patrick McCormick and Schuyler Weiss. Courtenay Valenti and Kevin McCormick executive produced.


The director's behind-the-scenes creative team includes director of photography Mandy Walker ("Mulan," "Australia"), Oscar-winning production designer and costume designer Catherine Martin ("The Great Gatsby," "Moulin Rouge!"), production designer Karen Murphy ("A Star Is Born"), editors Matt Villa ("The Great Gatsby," "Australia") and Jonathan Redmond ("The Great Gatsby"), Oscar-nominated visual effects supervisor Thomas Wood ("Mad Max: Fury Road"), music supervisor Anton Monsted ("Australia," "Moulin Rouge!") and composer Elliott Wheeler ("The Get Down").


Principal photography on "Elvis" took place in Queensland, Australia with the support of the Queensland Government, Screen Queensland and the Australian Government's Producer Offset program.  


Special Features and Technical Specs:


DOLBY VISION/HDR PRESENTATION OF THE FILM

DOLBY ATMOS AUDIO TRACK

Bigger Than Life: The Making of Elvis

Rock 'N Roll Royalty: The Music & Artists Behind Elvis

Fit for a King; The Style of Elvis

Viva Australia: Recreating Iconic Locations for Elvis

"Trouble" Lyric Video


4K Blu-ray subtitles: English SDH, Swedish, Latin Spanish, Norwegian, Parisian French, Canadian French, Finnish, and Danish


Blu-ray subtitles: English SDH, Brazilian Portuguese, Canadian French, Latin Spanish, and Parisian French

Essential Film Noir: Collection 3 BLU RAY REVIEW + Unboxing / Menu | ViaVision Imprint


Reviewing and unboxing the Essential Film Noir Collection 3 on Blu-ray. 

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The Essential Film Noir Collection 3 is not available on 4K Ultra HD (UHD). This edition does not include the DVD or Digital HD.


LIMITED 4 DISC HARDBOX EDITION WITH UNIQUE ARTWORK ON THE FIRST 1000 COPIES!


Via Vision Entertainment/Imprint has provided us with a promotional video for its upcoming Essential Film Noir - Collection 3 four-disc set, which will be available for purchase on August 31. 


Essential Film Noir Collection 3 includes four more acclaimed and much sought after classics including The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946), No Man Of Her Own (1950), The Turning Point (1952) & The Desperate Hours (1955).


The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946)


In 1928, young heiress Martha Ivers fails to run off with friend Sam Masterson, and is involved in fatal events. Years later, Sam returns to find Martha the power behind Iverstown and married to "good boy" Walter O'Neil, now district attorney. At first, Sam is more interested in displaced blonde Toni Marachek than in his boyhood friends; but they draw him into a convoluted web of plotting and cross-purposes.


This Film Noir classic is superbly directed by Lewis Milestone with an outstanding performance by Kirk Douglas in his film debut.


Special Features and Technical Specs:


NEW 4K RESTORATION COMPLETED BY PARAMOUNT PICTURES

NEW Audio commentary by Film Noir Foundation board member Alan K. Rode (2022) 

NEW Barbara Stanwyck: From Stage to Screen to Legend with Alan K. Rode (2022)

NEW Domestic Terror: Barbara Stanwyck and the Gothic Noir – video essay by Kat Ellinger (2022)

Introduction with Kirk Douglas & Alan Rode 

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line – documentary

Theatrical Trailer

Original Aspect Ratio 1.37:1

Audio English LPCM 2.0 Mono

Optional English subtitles

No Man Of Her Own (1950)


A woman is torn between a comfortable lie and the painful truth in this classic Film Noir. Screen legend Barbara Stanwyck assumes another woman's identity after surviving a train accident in this haunting drama based on a Cornell Woolrich (under the pseudonym, William Irish) novel, I Married a Dead Man. Eventually her past catches up to her when her crooked ex-lover (Lyle Bettger) arrives in town, demanding money to keep her true identity a secret.


Beautifully photographed by legendary cinematography by Daniel L. Fapp (The Big Clock). Directed by Mitchell Leisen (Midnight).


Special Features and Technical Specs:


High-definition presentation by Paramount Pictures 

NEW Audio commentary by film historian Drew Casper (2022)

NEW Writer, broadcaster and journalist Barry Forshaw on No Man of Her Own (2022)

The Screen Director's Playhouse: No Man of Her Own – radio drama starring Barbara Stanwyck and Lyle Bettger (1950)

Theatrical Trailer

Audio English LPCM 2.0 Stereo

Optional English HOH subtitles

The Turning Point (1952)


Prosecutor John Conroy (Edmond O'Brien) is determined to bring down organized crime in his Midwestern town. He looks to his father, Matt (Tom Tully), a police officer, for help, but Matt refuses. John's childhood friend Jerry McKibbon (William Holden), an investigative reporter, senses something fishy.


Special Features and Technical Specs:


High-definition presentation on Blu-Ray by Paramount Pictures

NEW Audio commentary by Film Noir Foundation board member Alan K. Rode (2022)

NEW Writer, broadcaster and journalist Barry Forshaw on The Turning Point (2022)

Photo Gallery

Audio English LPCM 2.0 Mono

Optional English HOH subtitles

The Desperate Hours (1955) Director William Wyler's suspense classic marks the only time cinema giants Humphrey Bogart and Fredric March worked together. And the result is everything you'd expect: taut, terrifying and terrific. Bogart plays an escaped con who has nothing to lose. March is a suburban Everyman who has everything to lose, as his family is held hostage by Bogart. As the desperate hours tick by, the two men square off in a battle of wills and cunning that tightens into an unforgettable, fear-drenched finale.


Special Features and Technical Specs:


High-definition presentation

NEW Audio commentary by film historian Kevin Lyons (2022)

NEW, Writer, broadcaster and journalist Barry Forshaw on The Desperate Hours (2022)

Theatrical Trailer

Audio English LPCM 2.0 

Optional English subtitles