Speed 4K Blu Ray REVIEW + Unboxing & Discussion Tribute | Keanu Reeves, Sandra Bullock

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

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#Speed #4K #Review This 4K Ultra UHD remastered edition of Speed includes the Blu-ray and Digital HD is included. The DVD is not included. Jan de Bont's action thriller Speed (1994), starring Keanu Reeves, Dennis Hopper, Sandra Bullock, Joe Morton, and Jeff Daniels. Hold on tight for a rush of pulse-pounding thrills, breathtaking stunts and unexpected romance in a film you'll want to see again and again. Keanu Reeves stars as an L.A.P.D. SWAT team specialist who is sent to diffuse a bomb that a revenge-driven extortionist (Dennis Hopper) has planted on a city bus. But until he does, one of the passengers (Sandra Bullock) must keep the bus speeding through the streets of Los Angeles at more than 50 miles per hour – or the bomb will explode. A high-octane chase of suspense, nonstop action and surprise twists, "Speed" is a joyride sure to keep you on the edge of your seat! Special Features and Technical Specs: REMASTERED IN 4K Audio Commentary by Jan de Bont Audio Commentary by Graham Yost and Mark Gordon Action Sequences Bus Jump Metrorail Crash Inside Speed On Location Stunts Visual Effects HBO First Look: The Making of Speed Extended Scenes Jack Shoots Payne in the Neck Payne Lives/Cops Party Annie's Job After Helen's Death Ray's Crime Cargo Jet Explosion: The Airline Version Speed Music Video by Billy Idol Optional English SDH, Spanish, and French subtitles for the main feature Director: Jan de Bont Writer: Graham Yost Starring: Keanu Reeves, Dennis Hopper, Sandra Bullock, Joe Morton, Jeff Daniels Producer: Mark Gordon

No Time to Die 4K Blu Ray REVIEW + Unboxing

Reviewing and unboxing No Time to Die on Blu-ray 4K Ultra HD (UHD). 

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This 4K UHD edition of No Time to Die on 4K Ultra HD includes the Blu-ray and Digital HD, the DVD is not included. This is also available as a steelbook release.

Cary Joji Fukunaga's No Time to Die (2021), starring Daniel Craig, Léa Seydoux, Rami Malek, Lashana Lynch, and Ralph Fiennes.

In No Time To Die, Bond has left active service and is enjoying a tranquil life in Jamaica. His peace is short-lived when his old friend Felix Leiter from the CIA turns up asking for help. The mission to rescue a kidnapped scientist turns out to be far more treacherous than expected, leading Bond onto the trail of a mysterious villain armed with dangerous new technology. 

Special Features and Technical Specs:

DOLBY VISION/HDR PRESENTATION OF THE FILM

DOLBY ATMOS AUDIO TRACK

ANATOMY OF A SCENE: MATERA – In true Bond fashion, there is an incredible pre-credit sequence featured in No Time To Die. A breathless chase shot in Matera that starts on foot, then motorcycle, then car. Not just any car either – the iconic Aston Martin DB5! Through interviews with Daniel Craig and director Cary Joji Fukunaga, plus on-set interviews with key members of the crew, we discover how the filmmakers shot this breathtaking sequence.

KEEPING IT REAL: THE ACTION OF NO TIME TO DIE – In a world full of CGI-heavy action films, the Bond franchise proudly stands out from the crowd for always shooting practical stunts, without the use of special effects. In this piece we see how No Time To Die continues with this tradition with its amazing action sequences.

A GLOBAL JOURNEY – Exotic locations are synonymous with all Bond movies and No Time To Die is no different. As well as returning to Bond's spiritual home, Jamaica, for Daniel Craig's final outing, we also go on a global journey taking in Italy, Norway and Scotland. We'll hear from Daniel Craig, Cary Fukunaga, other key cast and filmmakers, on what it was like filming at these spectacular locations.

DESIGNING BOND – Production designer Mark Tildesley and costume designer Suttirat Anne Larlarb, along with cast and other filmmakers, discuss the inspiration, challenges and trials of concepting and making such remarkable sets and costumes for the iconic Bond franchise.

BEING JAMES BOND* – In this special 45-minute retrospective, Daniel Craig candidly reflects on his 15-year adventure as James Bond. Including never-before-seen archival footage from Casino Royale to the 25th film No Time To Die, Craig shares his personal memories in conversation with 007 producers, Michael G Wilson and Barbara Broccoli, in the lead up to his final performance as James Bond.

Optional English SDH, Spanish, and French subtitles for the main feature

Beavis and Butt-Head Do America BLU RAY REVIEW + Unboxing / Menu

 

Reviewing and unboxing Beavis and Butt-Head Do America on Blu-ray. 

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Beavis and Butt-Head Do America is not available on 4K Ultra HD (UHD). This edition does not include the DVD, only Digital HD.

Mike Judge's Beavis and Butt-Head Do America (1996), starring Mike Judge, Demi Moore, Bruce Willis, Robert Stack, and Cloris Leachman.

Celebrate the 25th anniversary of the film that changed the landscape of American cinema and forever altered the course of human history when Beavis and Butt-Head Do America arrives on Blu-ray for the first time ever this December. 

Widely praised as the end of civilization as we know it, Beavis and Butt-Head Do America follows the brainless pair as they set off on a nacho-fueled road trip to find their stolen TV and score with some hot chicks. Along the way, the metal-head morons become entangled with one nefarious character after another, eventually ending up stranded in the desert and hallucinating in a mind-altering sequence based on and including artwork by musician and artist Rob Zombie. Creator Mike Judge unleashed Beavis and Butt-Head on the big screen on December 20, 1996. Unabashedly offensive, unapologetically stupid, and unexpectedly funny, the film earned $60+ million and cemented Cornholio's place among the pantheon of Hollywood greats.

Special Features and Technical Specs:

Audio Commentary by Mike Judge and Yvette Kaplan

The Big Picture – A retrospective making-of segment that features the journey to the big screen including story, voice casting and more, including a look at the hallucination scene – drastically different from the animation in the rest of the film – and an extended version of the scene.

We're Gonna Score! Scoring Beavis and Butt-Head Do America – Composer John Frizzell and Mike Judge detail the use of music in the film and how they came up with the perfect compositions to accompany the visuals of the big adventure

The Smackdown – A montage of all the characters in the movie getting slapped or fighting

MTV News "Celebrity Shorts" – With Jennifer Tilly, Snoop Dogg and MORE...

Trailers

TV Spots

Optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature

The Bitter Stems / The Beast Must Die BLU RAY REVIEWS + Unboxing | Film Noir | Flicker Alley

Reviewing and unboxing The Bitter Stems and The Beast Must Die on Blu-ray. Buy them from Amazon: 

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The Beast Must Die (La bestia debe morir) (1952)

A long-lost treasure of Argentine noir rediscovered! Thanks to the efforts of the Film Noir Foundation and UCLA Film & Television Archive, director Román Viñoly Barreto's compelling 1952 thriller has been rescued and restored to its original brilliance.

Mystery writer Felix Lane, (legendary Spanish actor Narciso Ibáñez Menta), suffers a tragic loss; his nine-year-old son is killed in a hit-and-run car accident. Desperate for vengeance, Lane bypasses the authorities, adopts a new identity, and begins looking for clues that will lead him to the culprit. The suspense reaches hair-raising levels as Felix's vendetta leads him to infiltrate an affluent family rife with its own intrigues. But who among this highly suspect bunch is the killer? And will Felix follow his mission to its bitter end? Based on Cecil Day-Lewis' influential 1936 novel The Beast Must Die (written as Nicholas Blake), Viñoly Barreto's film is a stunning adaptation of one of the true landmarks of crime fiction and psychological suspense.

Flicker Alley is honored to present this world-premiere Blu-ray disc edition of the superb The Beast Must Die (La bestia debe morir), a heretofore virtually unknown addition to the canon of classic international noir. This landmark release, gorgeously restored, was achieved through the dedicated efforts of the Film Noir Foundation and UCLA Film and Television Archive, with special thanks to the Hollywood Foreign Press Association's Charitable Trust. 

Special Features and Technical Specs:

NEW RESTORATION OF THE FILM

Introduction to The Beast Must Die (La bestia debe morir) – By author, historian, and "noirchaeologist" Eddie Muller.

New In-Depth Conversation – Between Argentine film archivist and historian Fernando Martín Peña and Daniel Viñoly, son of visionary director Román Viñoly Barreto.

Profile of Actor Narciso Ibáñez Menta – By film historian Fernando Martín Peña.

Audio Commentary Track – By author and film historian Guido Segal.

Souvenir Booklet – Featuring rare original photographs, posters, lobby cards, and advertisements, along with an essay by Guido Segal. 

In Spanish, with English subtitles

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The Bitter Stems (Los tallos amargos) (1956)

This rarely seen 1956 film was lauded in its day but only recently rediscovered, hidden away in a private collector's home outside Buenos Aires. Thanks to the diligent efforts of the Film Noir Foundation and Argentine cinephile Fernando Martín Peña, a gorgeous new print of The Bitter Stems (Los tallos amargos) was created, by the UCLA Film & Television Archive, from the reconditioned original negative, now presented in its first ever home video release–with special thanks to the Hollywood Foreign Press Association's Charitable Trust.

Alfredo Gasper, a dissatisfied Buenos Aires newspaperman (Carlos Cores), partners with Paar Liudas, a clever Hungarian refugee (Vassili Lambrinos) who needs money to bring his family from Argentina. Together they create a bogus correspondence school, exploiting the hopes of would-be journalists. As their scheme succeeds beyond their wildest dreams, a mystery woman from Liudas' past sparks Gasper's suspicion: his charming colleague may be playing him for a sucker. Soon Gasper finds himself plotting the perfect crime – but fate has many twists in store.

This adaptation of journalist Adolfo Jasca's award winning novel was acclaimed upon its release, earning top prizes in 1957 from the Argentine critics association for Best Picture, with Fernando Ayala named Best Director. American Cinematographer magazine listed Los Tallos Amargos #49 on its roster of the 100 Best Photographed Films of All-Time. The innovative and evocative score, combining elements of tango, jazz, and classical music, is one of the first film scores by legendary composer Astor Piazolla. After more than 60 years in darkness, The Bitter Stems (Los tallos amargos) is finally restored and ready for rediscovery.

Special Features and Technical Specs:

NEW RESTORATION OF THE FILM

Introduction to The Bitter Stems (Los tallos amargos) – By author, historian, and "noirchaelogist" Eddie Muller.

New In-Depth Conversation – With Argentine film archivist and historian Fernando Martín Peña.

Profile of Legendary Composer Astor Piazolla – By film historian Steven Smith.

Audio Commentary Track – By author and film historian Imogen Sara Smith.

Souvenir Booklet – Featuring rare original photographs, posters, lobby cards, and advertisements, along with an essay by film historian and lecturer María Elena de las Carreras.

In Spanish, with English subtitles

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Liar Liar BLU RAY REVIEW + Unboxing / Menu | Remastered

 

Reviewing and unboxing the remastered edition of Liar Liar on Blu-ray. 

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Released by Shout Factory / Shout Select

Liar Liar is not available on 4K Ultra HD (UHD). This edition does not include the DVD or Digital HD.

Tom Shadyac's comedy Liar Liar (1997), starring Jim Carrey, Maura Tierney, Justin Cooper, Cary Elwes, and Anne Haney.

The truth shall set you free — or get you into a lot of trouble! Comic genius Jim Carrey pulls out all the laughs in Liar Liar as a fast-talking attorney and habitual liar who, forced by his son's magical birthday wish, must tell the truth for the next 24 hours. He soon discovers that his biggest asset — his mouth — has suddenly become his biggest liability in this heartwarming and "outrageously funny" (New York Post) smash hit!

Special Features and Technical Specs:

NEW "In Session: Looking Back At The Writing of Liar Liar" - Featurette

NEW "The Cases For Comedy: Looking Back At The Cast of Liar Liar" - Featurette

Deleted Scene 

Outtakes

Feature Commentary With Director Tom Shadyac

"Bridging The Comedy Chasm"

Theatrical Trailer

Optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature

Director: Tom Shadyac 

Writers: Paul Guay, Stephen Mazur 

Starring: Jim Carrey, Maura Tierney, Justin Cooper, Cary Elwes, Anne Haney, Swoosie Kurtz

Producer: Brian Grazer

Repeat Performance BLU RAY REVIEW + Unboxing | Film Noir | Flicker Alley

 

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Repeat Performance is not available on 4K Ultra HD (UHD). This Blu-ray edition also includes the DVD.

Alfred L. Werker's Repeat Performance (1947), starring Louis Hayward, Joan Leslie, Virginia Field, Tom Conway, and Richard Basehart.

Released by Flicker Alley.

Repeat Performance, the most requested film in the early years of the Film Noir Foundation's restoration campaign, is finally available in digital form! An amazingly original hybrid of film noir, supernatural fantasy, and backstage melodrama, the film stars Joan Leslie as a Broadway actress who magically relives the previous year of her life, but can she alter the fateful mistakes and misjudgments that led to a New Year's Eve tragedy? Think of it as film noir's answer to It's a Wonderful Life or a full-length precursor to The Twilight Zone.

Produced as a rare prestige picture by fledgling Eagle-Lion Pictures, the movie features an array of vivid performances: 21-year-old Joan Leslie as Sheila Page, her first mature role following a parade of teenage ingenues at Warner Bros.; Louis Hayward as her husband Barney, a bitter and vengeful playwright; Virginia Field as Sheila's personal and professional rival, Paula Costello; Tom Conway as suave stage producer John Friday; and Richard Basehart in his movie debut as poet William Williams, one of the era's most sensitive depictions of a gay artist.

In the years after its 1947 release, Repeat Performance seemingly vanished. For many who'd seen it, the film's startling premise and stunning set-pieces became merely a tantalizing memory. It fell so far off the cultural radar people began to think they'd only imagined the movie. But thanks to the dedication and diligence of the Film Noir Foundation, Repeat Performance was restored in collaboration with UCLA Film & Television Archive and the Packard Humanities Institute. And now, it lives again in a beautiful Blu-ray/DVD dual-format edition loaded with special features.

Special Features and Technical Specs:

NEW RESTORATION BY UCLA FILM & TELEVISION ARCHIVE

VIDEO INTRODUCTION by author, film historian, and "noirchaeologist" Eddie Muller who describes the film's restoration process and puts Repeat Performance in context as part of a sub-genre of supernatural noir 

VIDEO PROFILE OF JOAN LESLIE by author and film historian Farran Smith Nehme who describes the actress' transition from teenage ingenue roles to mature adult performances

MINI-DOCUMENTARY on the history of Eagle-Lion Pictures, written and narrated by author and film historian Alan K. Rode and produced by film director and author Steven C. Smith

AUDIO COMMENTARY by film historian Nora Fiore ("The Nitrate Diva") featuring an in-depth history of the film's production

DIGITAL PRESS BOOK: A complete, on-disc "page turning" digital edition of the film's original 1947 pressbook

SOUVENIR BOOKLET featuring author Brian Light's book-to-film comparison of the original 1942 William O'Farrell novel with screenwriter Walter Bullock's script, along with an array of original photos, lobby cards, and posters. 

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Essential Film Noir Collection 2 - BLU RAY REVIEW + Unboxing & Menu | Via Vision | Imprint Films

Reviewing and unboxing the Essential Film Noir Collection 2 on Blu-ray. 

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The Essential Film Noir Collection 2 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 1500 COPIES!

This collection includes four more acclaimed and much sought after classics including Hollywood Story (1951), The City That Never Sleeps (1953), Plunder of the Sun (1953) and Private Hell 36 (1954) 

Hollywood Story (1951)

During the 1950s Hollywood, an independent producer unwisely opens an old can of worms when he decides to make a movie about the 1929 unsolved murder of a famous silent-film director. Starring Richard Conte With cameos by silent film stars such as Helen Gibson and Francis X. Bushman and produced by William Castle.

Special Features and Technical Specs:

* 1080p presentation of the film on Blu-ray

* NEW Audio Commentary with professor and film scholar Jason A. Ney (2020)

* NEW Interview with film author & critic Kim Newman on “Hollywood Story” (2020)

* Julie Adams on “Hollywood Story”

* Eddie Muller host of TCM’s Noir Alley and Film Noir Foundation President on “Hollywood Story”

* Theatrical Trailer

* LPCM 2.0 Mono

* Optional English subtitles

City That Never Sleeps (1953)

Film Noir veterans John H. Auer (Hell’s Half Acre) and Steve Fisher (I Mobster) directed and wrote this police thriller in the vein of the popular Detective Story of two years earlier. Johnny Kelly, who plans on resigning from the police force and leaving his wife the next day, has a very eventful last night on duty.

Special Features and Technical Specs:

* 1080p presentation of the film on Blu-ray

* NEW Audio commentary film critic and historian Imogen Sara Smith (2020)

* NEW Interview with author & film critic Kim Newman On ”City That Never Sleeps” (2020)

* Theatrical Trailer

* LPCM 2.0 Mono

* Optional English subtitles

Plunder of the Sun (1953)

Glenn Ford stars as an American insurance agent who is hired to smuggle a mysterious package from Cuba to Mexico. After his employer is suddenly murdered, Ford winds up embroiled in a hunt for an ancient Zapotecan treasure along with a down-and-out archeologist and a shady antiquities dealer. Diana Lynn, Patricia Medina co-star.

Special Features and Technical Specs:

* 1080p presentation of the film on Blu-ray

* Audio commentary by Peter Ford (Glen Ford’s son) and writer/historian Frank Thompson

* NEW Video Interview with film critic Barry Forshaw on “Plunder In The Sun” (2020)

* On Location with Glenn Ford” – Brief series of photos accompanied by Peter Ford’s reading of a letter his father wrote to his grandmother while on location.

* “Plundering History” featurette

* The John Wayne Stock Company: Sean McClory” featurette

* Photo Gallery

* Theatrical Trailer

* LPCM 2.0 Mono

* Optional English subtitles

Private Hell 36 (1954)

Ida Lupino co-wrote and stars in this classic film noir about a desperate cop (Steve Cochran) straying off the straight-and-narrow, falling for a world-weary lounge singer (Lupino), and betraying his honest partner (Howard Duff). Directed with grim, artful efficiency by Don Siegel.

Special Features and Technical Specs:

* 1080p presentation of the film on Blu-ray

* NEW Audio Commentary with Film Historian Drew Casper (2021)

* NEW Video Essay with film critic Kat Ellinger on Ida Lupino (2020)

* NEW Featurette about the early career of Don Siegel (2021)

* NEW Video Interview with film critic Barry Forshaw on “Private Hell 36”

* Theatrical Trailer

* LPCM 2.0 Mono

* Optional English subtitles

Special features and artwork subject to change.

Imprint No 45, 46, 47 & 48

Directors: Don Siegel, John Farrow, William Castle, John H. Auer 

Writers: Jonathan Latimer, Frederick Kohner, Collier Young, Steve Fisher, David Dodge 

Starring: Glenn Ford, Ida Lupino, Gig Young, Richard Conte, Mala Powers 

Producers: Robert Fellows, Collier Young, Leonard Goldstein, John H. Auer, William Grady, Jr.

Fatman BLU RAY REVIEW + Unboxing | Mel Gibson

Reviewing and unboxing Fatman on Blu-ray.

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