Trading Places Added To Paramount Presents

Trading Places, the outrageous comedy starring Dan Aykroyd and Eddie Murphy, is the latest title to join the Paramount Presents line. While this film is just shy of its 40th anniversary, it could have been made in any year and still be relevant.  Randolph Ralph Bellamy) and Mortimer Duke (Don Ameche) are a pair of very rich and greedy brothers.  They stoop so low as to make a wager that street hustler Billy Ray Valentine…

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Coming to America Arrives on 4K Ultra HD

The newly remastered Coming to America makes its arrival on 4K Ultra HD just in time for the release of the sequel in March 2021. One could say that Eddie Murphy did a favor in bringing John Landis on board to direct the film.  If you recall, John Landis was a director of  a scene in The Twilight Zone: The Movie when a helicopter crashed on set.  In any event, Landis supervises the restoration of…

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Beverly Hills Cop Arrives on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray

Beverly Hills Cop, the hit 1984 blockbuster comedy starring Eddie Murphy, makes its newly remastered arrival on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray. The physical release comes after the trilogy was released together on Blu-ray in January 2020.  It feels like another year, right?  In any event, this release also features the same bonus content.  However, a few features are also on both discs.  Everything is also on the Blu-ray for what it’s worth.  If you prefer,…

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Mario Puzo’s THE GODFATHER, Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone

Newly restored and edited, Mario Puzo’s THE GODFATHER, Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone marks the definitive ending of the saga. Maybe it is because I was younger but I don’t remember the third film being so bad.  Come to think of it, I’m not even sure if I did see the third film.  I would need to ask my uncle since he owned the first two films on VHS.  In reading over Wikipedia, I…

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The Godfather Part II: One of the Best Films Ever

The Oscar-winning The Godfather Part II continues the story of the Corleone family while switching between present day and earlier timelines. Francis Ford Coppola and Mario Puzo team up again to further the Corleone saga.  A lot of franchises suffer from wanting to repeat all the beats that help make the first film a success.  The Godfather Part II is able to succeed where many sequels are doomed to failure.  I give Coppola credit for…

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The Godfather Is An Epic Masterpiece

Francis Ford Coppola’s Oscar-winning film, The Godfather, remains an epic masterpiece and one of the greatest cinematic achievements. At this point, there really isn’t anything else that can be said about the film.  Francis Ford Coppola took Mario Puzo’s epic novel and turned it into a masterpiece.  More than that, one book would become the basis for three different films.  This is before Puzo decided to write a sequel to his novel. Marlon Brando stars…

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