Martin Scorsese’s Oscar-winning 2006 masterpiece, The Departed, is finally making its arrival at home on 4K Ultra HD. The 4K remaster of The Departed was completed at Warner Bros. Discovery’s Motion Picture Imaging (MPI) with the participation of the film’s Academy Award-winning editor Thelma Schoonmaker. What follows is my original review from 2020: The Departed continues filmmaker Martin Scorsese’s trend of making at least one motion picture masterpiece per decade–this time, winning an Oscar. Even though the film adapts a story from another…
"The Departed: Oscar Winner Arrives on 4K Ultra HD"Category: Movies
Nearly two years after its initial release in theaters, 18½ is now available for Watergate history buffs to bring home on DVD. What follows is my original review from the Woodstock Film Festival premiere in 2021: Slamdance co-founder/filmmaker Dan Mirvish and screenwriter Daniel Moya revisit the Richard Nixon years in their historical fiction film, 18½. Richard Nixon was one of the most paranoid presidents in American history. He recorded every word ever spoken in his…
"18½ Is Now On DVD For Watergate Buffs To Bring Home"
Gus Van Sant’s 1995 satirical black comedy, To Die For, is now available on 4K Ultra HD by way of the Criterion Collection. To Die For is also available separately on Blu-ray. The release is thanks to a new 4K digital restoration approved by director Gus Van Sant and cinematographer Eric Alan Edwards. The film features a 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio Soundtrack. As tends to be the case with many Criterion releases, a 4K…
"To Die For Gets Criterion Collection 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray"
Looney Tunes Collector’s Choice Volume 3 contains 25 animated Looney Tunes shorts that have never been released on Blu-ray. This Looney Tunes collection of shorts spans a thirty year period: 1934-1964 and runs 177 minutes in length. It features fan favorite characters including Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Foghorn Leghorn, Tweety & Sylvester, and Road Runner & Wile E. Coyote. Regarding Bugs, it features some of the first and last original shorts to star the rabbit. We…
"Looney Tunes Collector’s Choice Volume 3 Arrives on Blu-ray"
Looney Tunes Collector’s Choice Volume 2 contains 25 animated Looney Tunes shorts that have never been released on Blu-ray. This Looney Tunes collection spans shorts from 1937 all the way through 1963. Chuck Jones directs two of my personal favorites in this collection: The Eager Beaver and Hare-Breadth Hurry. The former deals with beavers who are constructing a dam while the latter sees Bugs Bunny filling in for Road Runner. You can never go wrong…
"Looney Tunes Collector’s Choice Volume 2 on Blu-ray"
Solzy at the Movies will be providing live updates as the 96h Oscars are broadcast live from the Dolby Theatre on ABC. Jimmy Kimmel returns as the Oscars host for his fourth hosting stint. He previously hosted in 2017, 2018, and in 2023. Legendary composer John Williams has his 54th nomination tonight, winning five Oscars to date. He is the composer for 25 of Steven Spielberg’s 27 films. At 92 years old, he is the…
"96th Oscars: The Academy Awards Winners – Live Updates"
Solzy at the Movies presents predictions for the 96th Oscars as the Academy Awards will be airing an hour earlier tonight on ABC. My art of predicting who will leave the 96th Academy Awards with an Oscar is not by picking favorites. It is by studying the guilds and seeing how films performed during awards season. Oppenheimer is a clear choice to win several awards this evening just from seeing how well it has performed…
"96th Academy Awards Predictions – Oscars Watch"
The American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) announced the winners of the 38th Annual ASC Awards on March 3, 2024. Don Burgess, ASC (Lifetime Achievement Award), Steven Fierberg, ASC (ASC Career Achievement in Television Award), and Amy Vincent, ASC (Presidents Award) were previously announced as awards honorees. The ASC also honored filmmaker Spike Lee with the Board of Governors Award for his significant and indelible contributions to cinema. This ASC Board of Governors honor is reserved…
"38th Annual ASC Awards Winners"
The Motion Picture Sound Editors (MPSE) announced the winners of the 71st Annual MPSE Golden Reel Awards on Sunday night. The 71st Annual MPSE Golden Reel Awards took place at the Wilshire Ebell Theater on March 3, 2024. MPSE FILMMAKER AWARD Michael Dinner MPSE CAREER ACHIEVEMENT AWARD Dane A. Davis, MPSE 71st Annual MPSE Golden Reel Awards Sound Editorial Winners Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Broadcast Animation Star Wars: The Bad Batch: “Faster” (Disney)…
"71st Annual MPSE Golden Reel Awards Winners"
The Guild of Music Supervisors (“GMS”) announced the winners of the 14th Annual Guild of Music Supervisors Awards. The winners were revealed at an in-person and virtual awards gala at The Wiltern Theatre in Los Angeles on Sunday night in a ceremony honoring outstanding achievement in the craft of Music Supervision in film, television, documentaries, advertising, trailers, and video games. FILM Best Music Supervision for Film Budgeted Over $25 Million George Drakoulias – Barbie Best…
"14th Annual Guild of Music Supervisors Awards Winners"