Looney Tunes Collector’s Choice Volume 1 contains 20 animated Looney Tunes shorts that have never been released on Blu-ray. Talk about going into the Warner Bros. vault to find some classics ranging from 1945 through 1959! Not only are these shorts making their arrival on Blu-ray but Warner Archive has made sure that they are restored, remastered, and uncut. While there are various directors, many of the shorts feature the voice stylings of the legendary…
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Hey There, It’s Yogi Bear–Hanna-Barbera’s first animated theatrical feature–makes its arrival on Blu-ray via the Warner Archive Collection. Produced at a time when Hanna-Barbera Productions was based at Columbia Pictures, the Columbia logo has been on-and-off through the years. The Columbia card briefly appears at the start of the film on Blu-ray. Unlike an earlier DVD from Warner Home Video, the Warner Archive Blu-ray is in its 1.85:1 theatrical aspect ratio. Spring is here so…
"Hey There, It’s Yogi Bear Gets Warner Archive Blu-ray"
The Oscar-winning adventure film, King Solomon’s Mines, makes its arrival on Blu-ray by way of the Warner Archive Collection. On one level, it’s hard to believe that King Solomon’s Mines was nominated for Best Picture at the 23rd Academy Awards. Perhaps what is even more hard to believe is that the film won for Film Editing over the likes of All About Eve and Sunset Boulevard. It’s win for Cinematography–Color is perfectly understandable. The cinematography…
"King Solomon’s Mines Gets Warner Archive Blu-ray"
While initially greenlit as a war preparedness film, the United States was already at war when Captains of the Clouds was released in 1942. Captains of the Clouds made history during its initial production in 1941. It would mark the first time that a Hollywood film would be produced in its entirety in Canada. Warner Bros. was all about greenlighting any films that would help prepare the US for war. This time around, the studio…
"Captains of the Clouds: A Patriotic Canadian Film"
Being Mary Tyler Moore is a documentary that allows the seven-time Emmy-winning actress to tell her own story through archival footage. Outside of the archival clips featuring Moore speaking with interviewers, James Adolphus takes the smart approach of not using talking heads in the traditional way. While there are a number of voiceover interviews, nobody is seen speaking on camera. Some are for a brief clip while others like James L. Brooks and Jim Burrows…
"Being Mary Tyler Moore Is A Definitive Documentary"
About My Father is a laugh-out-loud hysterical comedy in which a son brings his immigrant hairdresser father to meet his fiancé’s family. Sebastian (Sebastian Maniscalco) is looking to propose to his girlfriend, Ellie (Leslie Bibb), but finds himself in a dilemma when her family invites her to their summer house. His girlfriend guilts him into going but then he realizes his father, Salvo (Robert De Niro) would be all alone in Chicago. She encourages him…
"About My Father Is Laugh-Out-Loud Hysterical"
Filmmaker Leslie Iwerks makes the deep dive into Warner Bros. history in four documentary specials that comprise 100 Years of Warner Bros. The first two specials just premiered during the Cannes Film Festival. There’s so much studio history but there’s only so much film that one can fit into a what is basically a four-part documentary. While the studio refers to 100 Years of Warner Bros. as being four different documentary specials, it feels like…
"100 Years of Warner Bros.: A Deep Dive Into Studio History"
What’s So Bad About Feeling Good? feels a bit too timely in 2023 but the comedy marks the 55th anniversary of its theatrical release in 1968. With this weekend’s HBO premiere of Being Mary Tyler Moore, there’s no time like the present to revisit some of her previous feature films, let alone her work in general. Kino Lorber Studio Classics released this comedy back in 2021. But for one reason or another, I’m just now…
"What’s So Bad About Feeling Good? Marks 55 Years"
After the death of their mother, three siblings return home in Trust, leading to no shortage of family issues as the fighting begins. Trust was an Audience Award winner during the 2022 Cinequest Film Festival. In watching the film, one can understand why audiences resonated so much. It’s understandable that every family has their own drama. One can only hope that it’s nothing like the Abelman family drama. Throw three neurotic children under the same…
"Trust – LA Jewish Film Festival 2023"
The Oscar-winning Ordinary People joined the Paramount Presents line with a new Blu-ray last March from Paramount. Robert Redford oversaw the 4K transfer as the film was remastered for Blu-ray. With the amount of films getting a 4K UHD release, one can only wonder why Paramount opted with Blu-ray over a 4K UHD disc. I have no excuse in being so late to watching the film but with Being Mary Tyler Moore airing this weekend,…
"Ordinary People: A Multi-Oscar Winner In 1980"