Recommended A surprisingly risqu sex farce-musical starring Danny Kaye, Gene Tierney, and Corrine Calvet, On the Riveria (1951) was the second and at times word-for-word remake of Folies Berg re de Paris (1935), which starred Maurice Chevalier, Merle Oberon, and Ann Sothern in the same parts. The first remake, made in-between, was That Night in Rio (1941), with Don Ameche, Alice Faye, and Carmen …
Recommended THE FILM Please Note: The images used here are from promotional material provided by The Cohen Media Group and are not taken from the Blu-ray edition under review. I’m prepared to accept that smart, crowd-pleasing French filmmaker Fran ois Ozon ( 8 Women , Swimming Pool ), whose work I’ve often enjoyed and appreciated, is middlebrow, a skilled and intelligent writer/director whose …
Introduction In the world of Blu-ray players, you get what you pay for, and if you’re after the very best in Full HD detail, Panasonic is definitely the brand to head for. As such, the Japanese manufacturer’s mid-range DMP-BDT230 could be star of the show this year. It lacks the second HDMI input, the (frankly pointless, for most of us) Ultra HD 4k upscaling of DVDs, and the dedicated analogue …
Beyond mere deleted scenes, the effort between Vudu and Sony brings extras tied to the digital nature of streaming flicks.
This week, we have a real Halloween treat from Shout…
Prog have premiered the latest Flying Colors video for the brand new single Kayla. The track is taken from the band’s new live CD/DVD Live In Europe
For some unknown reason, I had never seen Richard Fleischer’s Fantastic Voyage , which is odd because it is considered a classic PG rated piece of Sixties Sci-Fi popcorn fair. A fun, safe film that any and all kids could sit back and easily be entertained with.
Recommended THE FILM: Click an image to view Blu-ray screenshot with 1080p resolution. Solid voice talent and animation raise The Croods slightly above similar mid-tier animated flicks. Nowhere near as polished as the best efforts from Disney and Pixar, The Croods is still an appealing family adventure from DreamWorks Animation.
Recommended Please Note: The stills used here are taken from promotional materials and other sources, not the Blu-ray edition under review. The TV Series Coming off its sixth year on the Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim, Robot Chicken arrives on Blu Ray with its herky-jerky satirical mojo basically intact.
Rent It THE FILM: Click an image to view Blu-ray screenshot with 1080p resolution. Nicolas Winding Refn and Ryan Gosling re-team for Only God Forgives , a beautifully shot, vacuous and violent film about a drug dealer avenging his brother’s murder