Wednesday, August 17, 2022

My Thoughts on the HEAT 4K UHD Controversy | Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Michael Mann


Sharing my thoughts on the 4K UHD edition of HEAT, as consumers are claiming the picture is too dark.


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Michael Mann’s Heat (1995), starring Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Val Kilmer, Jon Voight, and Tom Sizemore.


When Al Pacino and Robert De Niro square off, Heat sizzles. Written and directed by Michael Mann, Heat includes dazzling set pieces and a bank heist that USA Today's Mike Clark calls "the greatest action scene of recent times." It also offers "the most impressive collection of actors in one movie this year" (Newsweek). Val Kilmer, Jon Voight, Tom Sizemore and Ashley Judd are among the memorable supporting players in this tale of a brilliant L.A. cop (Pacino) following the trail from a deadly armed robbery to a crew headed by an equally brilliant master thief (De Niro).


Special Features and Technical Specs:


PREVIOUSLY REMASTERED IN 4K

HDR PRESENTATION OF THE FILM

DTS-HD MASTER AUDIO 5.1 TRACK


Academy Panel reuniting Mann, Pacino and De Niro and moderated by Christopher Nolan

Toronto International Film Festival Q&A with Mann

Audio Commentary by Michael Mann

The Making of Heat

True Crime

Crime Stories

Into the Fire 

Pacino and De Niro: The Conversation

Return to the Scene of the Crime

Additional Footage - Deleted Scenes

Scene 5 - Season's starting early

Scene 42 - Nicest guy on the block

Scene 55 - Albert and Hanna (Alternate Take)

Scene 62 – Shakedown

Scene 76 - Murder in C-Block

Scene 96A - Let's Dance

Scene 125 - Late arrival

Scene 148/147 - Where's Anna?

Scene 177B - Double the worst trouble

Scene 191 - Nate delivers

Scene 204A - No response 

Theatrical Trailers

Surprise of a Lifetime

Two Actors Collide

Closing In 


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

Tuesday, August 16, 2022

New 4K and BLU RAY Pickups Haul Unboxing | August 2022

New 4K and BLU RAY Pickups Haul Unboxing | August 2022

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Showing you my latest new releases that I picked up on 4K and Blu-ray.


The movies I got are:


Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade - Harrison Ford, Sean Connery, Steven Spielberg

Child’s Play - Horror - Scream Factory - Catherine Hicks, Chris Sarandon

Child’s Play 2

Child’s Play 3

Jurassic World: Dominion - Sam Neill, Laura Dean, Chris Pratt

Stalag 17

What Women Want - Mel Gibson, Helen Hunt

Coneheads - Dan Aykroyd

Saturday, August 6, 2022

The Return of the Living Dead 4K Blu-ray



The Return of the Living Dead 4K (1985) 


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Just when you thought it was safe to go back to the cemetery, those brain-eating zombies are back and hungry for more tasty mortals. A fiendish mix of outrageous humor and heart-stopping terror, this "veritable smorgasbord of fun" (L.A. Herald Examiner) delivers skin-crawling jolts, eye-popping visuals and relentless surprises! When an accident at a medical supply warehouse reanimates an army of corpses, they arise from their graves with a ravenous hunger ... for human brains!

STREET DATE: OCTOBER 18, 2022

Thursday, August 4, 2022

Vin Scully - A Tribute to an L.A. Dodgers Legend | Dodger Stadium

 A tribute for the legendary LA Dodgers broadcaster, Vin Scully.

In the apartment home of a Bronx silk salesman and his red-haired wife, the boy would lie beneath his family’s large, four-legged radio. A young Vin Scully had a pillow to rest his head and a glass of milk and plate of saltine crackers to satiate his stomach. His soul, though, was stirred by the sounds of sport that rode the airwaves into his living room.


Enchanted by the evangelistic Southern drawl of Red Barber’s Brooklyn Dodgers play-by-play, Ted Husing’s candid college football commentary and the voices of other radio luminaries, such as Bill Stern and Byrum Saam, Scully first experienced the sensation that would lead him to a long and legendary broadcasting life of his own.


“My thermometer for the love of the game,” Scully once said, “is those goose bumps.”


In a radio and television career that touched eight decades, including 67 seasons as the trusted voice of the Dodgers, Vincent Edward Scully used his special talent and timeless touch to not only relay the game’s biggest moments but to evoke countless goose bumps of his own. Millions of sports fans who never met the man considered him a friend and a faithful companion. And so his death on Tuesday at the age of 94 elicited an outpouring of emotional tributes from around the world.


Commissioner Rob Manfred issued the following statement on Scully:


“Today, we mourn the loss of a legend in our game. Vin was an extraordinary man whose gift for broadcasting brought joy to generations of Dodger fans. In addition, his voice played a memorable role in some of the greatest moments in the history of our sport. I am proud that Vin was synonymous with Baseball because he embodied the very best of our National Pastime. As great as he was as a broadcaster, he was equally great as a person.

Wednesday, August 3, 2022

RIP Vin Scully, The Voice and Broadcaster of the LA Dodgers, Dead at 94

Vin Scully, the voice of the Dodgers for more than six decades, whose folksy manner and melodic language made him a beloved figure in American culture, died Tuesday, the team announced.

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A household name in Southern California, where he held a running conversation with baseball fans each season, He was 94.


His career with the Dodgers, which dated back to 1950 when the team was still in Brooklyn, took off with the move to Los Angeles before the 1958 season. Wooing a new fan base, he was on his way to becoming one of sports’ greatest broadcasters, blessed with a knack for storytelling and, as veteran commentator Bob Costas put it, “the sheer sound of his voice.”


In an interview in 2016, his final season, Scully described his approach to the job simply: “I guess it’s kind of a running commentary with an imaginary friend.”


Among his most famous broadcasts was the 1965 perfect game by Sandy Koufax. With the Dodgers playing the Chicago Cubs, Koufax headed to the mound for the ninth inning needing three more outs. Scully told listeners it was “the toughest walk of his career, I’m sure.”


Koufax later said: “It may sound corny, but I enjoyed listening to Vin call a game almost more than playing in them. ... He definitely is the all-century broadcaster as far as I’m concerned.”


Born in the Bronx on Nov. 29, 1927, Vincent Edward Scully was only 7 when his father died of pneumonia and his mother moved the family to Brooklyn. Baseball was in his blood.


“We had this big old radio, and I would crawl underneath it, and the speakers would be directly over my head,” he told The Times in 1994. “Something would happen, and the announcer would get excited. The crowd would roar, the sound would come out of that speaker like water out of a showerhead, and it seemed to wash down on me.”

Sunday, July 31, 2022

Halloween: The 4K Collection (1995 - 2002) Scream Factory

Coming to 4K UltraHD by Scream Factory on October 4, 2022

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Halloween: The 4K Collection (1995 - 2002)


The Curse of Michael Myers

H20

Resurrection

Saturday, July 30, 2022

The Bob’s Burgers Movie HIDDEN EASTER EGG FEATURE on the Blu-ray

How to access the hidden Easter egg on the Bob’s Burgers Movie Blu-ray Disc.

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Bernard Derriman and Loren Bouchard's The Bob's Burgers Movie (2022).


A 4K Blu-ray SteelBook will be available for purchase exclusively at Best Buy.


The Bob's Burgers Movie is an animated, big-screen, musical comedy-mystery-adventure based on the long-running Emmy®-winning series. The story begins when a ruptured water main creates an enormous sinkhole right in front of Bob's Burgers, blocking the entrance indefinitely and ruining the Belchers' plans for a successful summer. While Bob and Linda struggle to keep the business afloat, the kids try to solve a mystery that could save their family's restaurant. As the dangers mount, these underdogs help each other find hope and fight to get back behind the counter, where they belong.


The Bob's Burger's Movie showcases voice talent which includes Kristen Schaal, H. Jon Benjamin, John Roberts, Dan Mintz, Eugene Mirman, Larry Murphy, Zach Galifianakis and Kevin Kline. The film was directed by Loren Bouchard & Bernard Derriman. The screenplay is by Loren Bouchard & Nora Smith. The producers are Loren Bouchard, Nora Smith and Janelle Momary.


Special Features and Technical Specs:


Audio Commentary -Watch the movie with audio commentary by H. Jon Benjamin, John Roberts, Dan Mintz, Eugene Mirman, Kristen Schaal, Directors Loren Bouchard and Bernard Derriman, Writer Nora Smith and Production Designer Ruben Hickman.

Featurette - Making Of the Movie: Bob's Burgers Creator Loren Bouchard talks about turning Bob's Burgers the TV show into Bob's Burgers the show that's a movie.

Theatrical Short (Seen Only in Limited Theaters)

My Butt Has a Fever – Theatrical Version: The Belcher children perform in the school talent show in order to share their very important and powerful message.

My Butt Has a Fever – Animatic Version: A look Behind-the-scenes, the animatic of the theatrical short My Butt Has a Fever.

Deleted Scenes

Metal Detector: Bob and Linda go to City Hall in a version of the movie where they went to City Hall.

Burning Piers: The turbulent history of Wonder Wharf.

Grover's Office: Bob and Linda go to Grover's office in a version of the movie where they went to Grover's Office.

Deleted Scenes with Audio Commentary

The Movie We Didn't Make: Creator Loren Bouchard and Writer Nora Smith discuss trying to make a movie, particularly The Bob's Burger Movie.

Metal Detector: Bob and Linda go to City Hall, with commentary by Creator Loren Bouchard and Writer Nora Smith.

Burning Piers: The turbulent history of Wonder Wharf, with commentary by Creator Loren Bouchard and Writer Nora Smith.

Grover's Office: Bob and Linda go to Grover's Office, with commentary by Creator Loren Bouchard and Writer Nora Smith.

Animation Extras – Animatics

"Sunny Side Up Summer" Storyboards and Rough Animation: The work-in-progress not-even-color-yet animatic of the song "Sunny Side Up Summer."

"Lucky Ducks" Storyboards and Rough Animation: The work-in-progress not-even-color-yet animatic of the song "Lucky Ducks."

"Not That Evil" Storyboards and Rough Animation Featuring David Wain: David Wain performs an entire dance routine, with no formal training, to his character Grover's song "Not That Evil." Plays alongside the song's animatic.

"End Credits" Storyboards and Rough Animation: The work-in-progress animatic of the End Credits, comes with provocative dance moves and unconventional rhythm.

Animation Extras – Animating the Scene

Linda Through the Pass-Through with Commentary by Director Bernard Derriman: The progression of a scene from storyboard to animation, with commentary by Director Bernard Derriman, and also Linda is in it.

Bob And Linda Go to The Bank: A time lapse of the bank scene being animated.

Bob And Linda Go to The Bank with Commentary by Director Bernard Derriman: A time lapse of the bank scene being animated, with commentary by Director Bernard Derriman.

Louise Grabs the Fuse: A time lapse of the "Louise Grabs the Fuse" scene being animated.

Louise Grabs the Fuse with Commentary by Director Bernard Derriman: A time lapse of the "Louise Grabs the Fuse" scene being animated, with commentary by Director Bernard Derriman.

Thursday, July 28, 2022

Event Horizon 4K UHD REVIEW + Unboxing / Menu | Steelbook

Reviewing and unboxing Event Horizon on 4K Ultra HD (UHD). 

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This 4K UHD edition of Event Horizon (1997) on 4K Ultra HD also includes the Blu-ray and Digital HD. The DVD is not included.


Paul W.S. Anderson's Event Horizon with a brand new 4K Blu-ray SteelBook Edition of the film, which is scheduled to arrive on the market on August 8th. 


This release includes an outer slipcase which houses the collectible SteelBook in an acetate o-ring, a blueprint poster. art cards, pin and patch along with the film on 4K Blu-ray and on Blu-ray.


Directed by Paul Anderson (Resident Evil), Event Horizon originally debuted in theaters on August 15, 1997 and has developed a large cult following over the ensuing 25 years. Known for its elaborate production design and unsettling visuals, the film features an exceptional ensemble cast, including Laurence Fishburne (The Matrix), Sam Neill (Jurassic World: Dominion), Kathleen Quinlan (Breakdown), Joely Richardson ("Nip/Tuck"), and Jason Isaacs ("Star Trek: Discovery").


Also available on the same date is the Zavvi Exclusive Limited-Edition 4K Blu-ray + Blu-ray SteelBook housed in an acetate o-ring, the feature film on a 4K Blu-ray with Dolby Vision and HDR-10.


Special Features and Technical Specs:


DISC ONE: 4K BLU-RAY


4K RESTORATION OF THE FILM

DOLBY VISION/HDR PRESENTATION OF THE FILM

Dolby TrueHD 5.1 audio track

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


DISC TWO: BLU-RAY


4K RESTORATION OF THE FILM

Audio commentary by director Paul W.S. Anderson and producer Jeremy Bolt

The Making of Event Horizon - Five featuurettes

The Point of No Return - The filming of Event Horizon with director commentary

Secrets with optional director commentary

The Unseen Event Horizon - the unfilmed rescue scene, plus conceptual art

Original trailer