There is nothing more magical in the entire world than being able to see a film, regardless of quality, on a 35 mm/70 mm print. Nothing comes close to seeing that celluloid run at 24 fps in a magical setting…. Read More ›
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Sam Raimi’s bleak crime thriller “A Simple Plan” is given the 4K UHD remaster it deserves from Arrow Video.
“You can’t see everything.” These four words were a commonplace statement by me on episodes of The Cine-Men (RIP), a way to deflect and soften the fact that while the mind is willing, time and opportunity don’t often allow someone… Read More ›
Set sail with 88 Film’s 4K UHD remaster of the Jackie Chan-created “Project A” Collection.
Stuntman-turned-Actor Jackie Chan has been the lead of some of martial arts cinema’s most beloved films, including Meals on Wheels (1984), Police Story (1985), and Rumble in the Bronx (1995), which don’t even include the films made after his crossover… Read More ›
Sex, lies, and telescopes: Brian De Palma’s voyeuristic thriller “Body Double” gets a 4K UHD release in a limited edition steelbook from Sony Pictures.
When it comes to thrillers, few do them like filmmaker Brian De Palma. If it’s not his take on Elliot Ness’s quest to arrest Al Capone in The Untouchables (1987) being quoted, chances are it’s his adaptation of Tony Montana’s… Read More ›
Paramount Pictures celebrates the 25th anniversary of Martin Scorsese’s “Bringing Out the Dead” with a first-time 4K UHD edition.
Photosensitivity Warning: Bringing Out the Dead contains multiple sequences of flashing lights either directly (scenes with or focused on ambulance lights) or indirectly (lights flashing on characters) which may disturb sensitivity viewers. A lot can happen in 25 years. For… Read More ›
When the last eagle flies over the last crumbling mountain, the 4K UHD remaster of “The Last Unicorn” from Shout! Studios will have you believing.
Originally published in 1968, author Peter S. Beagle’s adventure fantasy The Last Unicorn would be tapped by The Hobbit (1977) co-directors Jules Bass and Arthur Rankin, Jr. for adaptation. Their theatrical release of the same name, The Last Unicorn (1982),… Read More ›
Sony Pictures Classics gives Tom Tykwer’s romantic thriller “Run Lola Run” its own 4K UHD release.
Before American audiences met Franka Potente as Marie, the accidental ally to amnesiac assassin Jason Bourne (Matt Damon) in 2002, she portrayed a different type of “on-the-run” character: Lola. Absent intrigue of the spy sort, Potente’s Lola is a strong… Read More ›
“The Man from U.N.C.L.E.” delivers the goods in this Arrow Video 4K restoration.
There are movies out there that don’t get their fair shake, and there are directors who fall under the same category. What happens when you end up with both? You get, arguably, a fantastic movie that somehow underperformed and is… Read More ›
Rabbit is good, Rabbit is wise, Rabbit directs you to grab the 4K UHD release of “Twister.”
In 1996, the disaster blockbuster business was booming. Independence Day was king of ‘96, drawing in over $800 million at the box office and setting the new standard for disaster films. But earlier that year, Twister came roaring into the… Read More ›
The 4K of “Mute Witness” is one of Arrow’s top-tier releases to date.
Time and time again, I am left in complete and utter disbelief at how good Arrow releases look in their new restored glory. Even when I have never seen the movie before, knowing this is a nearly 30-year-old film and… Read More ›
“Twister” 4K Giveaway
The very first DVD produced was the 1996 Jan de Bont-directed disaster drama Twister, starring Helen Hunt (As Good As It Gets; How It Ends) and Bill Paxton (Near Dark; True Lies), and now it’s set to get a 4K UHD upgrade ahead… Read More ›
Great Knights of Columbus, the “Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy” 4K UHD release is bursting with manly bonus features.
If you don’t get your hands on the 4K of one of the greatest comedies about a team of newscasters to be released in the twentieth century, then I am afraid to report you might be trapped in a glass… Read More ›
Know what you’re getting into before you say “America, F&%k yeah!” to a first-time 4K UHD anniversary edition of “Team America: World Police.”
I am not going to pretend I understand how licensing works, because I simply don’t. It would be an incredibly silly thing to pretend I know a singular thing about how movie licensing works and why X licenses out to… Read More ›
What Would Brian Boitano Do? He’d celebrate 25 years of “South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut” with a first-time 4K UHD edition.
“Remember what the MPAA says; Horrific, Deplorable violence is okay, as long as people don’t say any naughty words! That’s what this war is all about!” – Sheila Broflovski, South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut It’s been 25 years since… Read More ›
Arrow’s 4K release of “American Gigolo” delivers high quality bangs for your buck.
When thinking of ‘80s filmmaking, most fans often point to the usual suspects: John Hughes teenage dramedies, over-to-top action spectacles, along with a few (now iconic) slasher flicks. But one early example of the decade deserves its flowers just as… Read More ›
“Narc” keeps its noir essence in high definition thanks to Arrow Video.
When reviewing a label release for something I have never seen, it is always interesting to see how the movie looks and what the restoration does to it as there are no nostalgia/rose-colored glasses towards the project itself. The only… Read More ›
“The Crow” 4K Digital Code Giveaway
The 1990s brought forth a number of cinematic comic book adaptations. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Dick Tracy, and Darkman in 1990; The Rocketeer in 1991; Batman Returns in 1992; Batman Forever, Judge Dredd, and The Mask in 1995; The Phantom in 1996; and,… Read More ›
With “The Crow” in first-time 4K UHD, it’s easy to believe that love will prevail.
Photosensitivity Warning: The opening sequence and several throughout the film include either flashes of light or strobing that may be triggering for photosensitive viewers. There are certain phrases, certain references, one can make that will elicit a specific response within… Read More ›
“True Lies” Digital Code Giveaway
March 12th of 2024 saw the unimaginable happen – writer/director James Cameron’s True Lies *finally* released on high definition formats to replace the DVD edition that’s sat within film-fan’s collections for decades. But that’s not just the hotly-anticipated Blu-ray edition, it’s… Read More ›
Arrow Video releases Japanese horror “Dark Water” in 4K with special features.
Sometimes there are movies that just entirely escape your radar. Then you realize a boutique label is giving the film the treatment it arguably deserves and you decide to take the plunge and watch it for the first time. Before… Read More ›