Hasitha Fernando looks at the story behind Mission: Impossible III as the film celebrates its 20th anniversary…Despite the box-office success of Mission: Impossible 2, the film was a significant departure from Bruce Geller’s original espionage television series as well as Brian De Palma’s twisty-turny 1996 suspense thriller which launched the big screen franchise. However, Mission: […]
4K Ultra HD Review – Moneyball (2011)
Moneyball, 2011.Directed by Bennett Miller. Starring Brad Pitt, Jonah Hill, and Philip Seymour Hoffman.SYNOPSIS:Moneyball makes its 4K Ultra HD debut with a solid visual presentation from Sony. The extras are unchanged from the old Blu-ray, but they do the job of giving a well-rounded look at the making of the film, from the adaptation of […]
Paul Thomas Anderson’s Boogie Nights sets 4K Ultra HD release
Fresh off their latest collaboration One Battle After Another, Warner Bros. has announced that Paul Thomas Anderson’s acclaimed 1997 drama Boogie Nights is heading to 4K Ultra HD for the very first time this December; take a look at the cover artwork and details here… Boogie Nights Digital release and 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Disc contain […]
Blu-ray Review – Pirate Radio (2009)
Pirate Radio, 2009.Directed by Richard Curtis. Starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bill Nighy, Rhys Ifans, Nick Frost, and Kenneth Branagh.SYNOPSIS:Pirate Radio is one of those movies that’s a fun little ride, but not a lot more. Bill Nighy, Philip Seymour Hoffman, and Kenneth Branagh lead an ensemble cast in a story about a 1960s era pirate […]
4K Ultra HD Review – Happiness (1998)
Happiness, 1998.Directed by Todd Solondz. Starring Jane Adams, Elizabeth Ashley, Dylan Baker, Lara Flynn Boyle, Ben Gazzara, Jared Harris, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Louise Lasser, Jon Lovitz, Camryn Manheim, Rufus Read, and Cynthia Stevenson.SYNOPSIS:Todd Solondz’s 1998 movie Happiness, which takes discomfort to an extreme, makes its 4K Ultra HD debut courtesy of Criterion. Unfortunately, there aren’t […]
4K Ultra HD Review – Twister (1996)
Twister, 1996.Directed by Jan de Bont. Starring Helen Hunt, Bill Paxton, Jami Gertz, Cary Elwes, Alan Ruck, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Lois Smith, and Todd Field.SYNOPSIS:Jan de Bont’s Twister arrives on 4K Ultra HD with impressive image quality, along with some visual tweaks by the director that he couldn’t pull off way back when. He talks […]
4K Ultra HD Review – Columbia Classics Volume 4
Columbia Classics Volume 4In the mood for love? Then check out Sony’s new Columbia Classics Volume 4, which explores the many methods of romance through the classic films His Girl Friday, Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner, Kramer vs. Kramer, Starman, Sleepless in Seattle, and Punch-Drunk Love. All of the films have been remastered in 4K, […]
The Big Lebowski at 25: Looking Back at the Idiosyncratic Cult Classic Sensation
Hasitha Fernando revisits The Big Lebowski at 25…Now this-a-here story I’m about to unfold revolves around a pair of upstanding American filmmakers and a little movie the duo crafted two decades prior. Over the years, this ‘ere film which goes by the name of The Big Lebowski, has gone on to become something of a […]
4K Ultra HD Review – Almost Famous (2000)
Almost Famous, 2000.Directed by Cameron Crowe. Starring Patrick Fugit, Billy Crudup, Jason Lee, Frances McDormand, Kate Hudson, Anna Paquin, Zooey Deschanel, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Jay Baruchel, Jimmy Fallon, Rainn Wilson, and Marc Maron.SYNOPSIS:Cameron Crowe’s classic coming-of-age in a rock ‘n’ roll world movie Almost Famous comes to 4K with a glorious remastered image for both […]
Blu-ray Review – Punch-Drunk Love (2002)
Punch-Drunk Love, 2002.Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. Starring Adam Sandler, Emily Watson, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Luis Guzmán.SYNOPSIS:A supplier of novelty items with anger management issues edges towards a surprise romance story with a mysterious woman, while also being blackmailed by a phone-sex line managed by a devious mattress salesman. Taking the viewer into an […]
