Highly Recommended THE MINISERIES: Please Note: The screen captures used here are taken from the accompanying DVD version of the miniseries, not the Blu-ray edition under review.
Recommended In 10 Words or Less Reporting from the Funny Northwest Reviewer’s Bias* Loves: Sketch comedy Likes: Fred Armisen, Carrie Brownstein Dislikes: Hipsters Hates: That I’ve never been to Portland (or many other places) The Show Somehow, on a staff where approximately 98% of the writers either live in, have lived in or have at least visited the City of Roses, Mr. Long Island Living got the …
DVD Talk Collector Series THE MOVIE: Please Note: The images used here are promotional stills for the film and are not taken from the Blu-ray edition under review.
Recommended In 10 Words or Less Thankfully the movie is good, because the Blu-Ray… Reviewer’s Bias* Loves: The Rocketeer, Jennifer Connelly Likes: Pulp fiction Dislikes: The lack of Rocketeer sequels Hates: Decidedly un-special special editions The Movie When I was a kid, I don’t know if there was a cooler superhero than The Rocketeer
DVD Talk Collector Series THE MOVIE: Please Note: The images used here are promotional stills and are not taken from the Blu-ray edition under review. No one likes jury duty.
Highly Recommended THE CONCERT: I have to admit right off the bat that, while I count Mahler among my favorite composers, I am at best a classical-music dilettante whose first exposure to and interest in his music came from hearing alluring snatches of it in movies, from Husbands and Wives to In a Year with 13 Moons to Velvet Goldmine ; the performance of his second symphony that is under review …
DVD Talk Collector Series The Series: One of the first really impressive TV shows to be released onBlu-ray, The Planet Earth , has been the go-to disc in my houseto illustrate to visitors the quality of Blu-ray discs.
Rent It The Film: You practically couldn’t see one of Focus Features’ films in 2011 without also stumbling onto the trailer for One Day , and considering the thriving year that the studio has had — ranging from Hanna to Jane Eyre , not to mention Bridesmaids on the Universal front — plenty of eyes fell on its OneRepublic-powered, indie-romance tearfulness.
Highly Recommended I’ve seen West Side Story (1961) three or four times through the years, including a screening at MGM back around 2002, apparently during the early stages of its restoration, but it wasn’t until I saw this particular Blu-ray that finally I was able to see past its many flaws and appreciate its equally abundant achievements.
DVD Talk Collector Series THE MOVIE: Please Note: The images used here are from the 2004 DVD edition of the film and are not taken from the Blu-ray edition under review. I wish there was a way to get my family to agree to making Fanny and Alexander our official selection for annual holiday viewing. Hell, I suppose I’d just be happy if we had something to watch together on either Thanksgiving or …