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Tag Archive for 'Phillip Seymour Hoffman'

Twister (4K UHD Blu-ray Review)

Chances are that if you’re at whysoblu.com, you know we are likely similar. I bet you have some sort of home theater setup and no doubt, you, like me, have been waiting for a 4K UHD Blu-ray release of Twister.  That day has come and rejoice, because it’s a doozy. A real F5 if you […]

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Twister Brings Gale Force Thrills To 4K UHD Blu-ray July 9th!

Twister, the action-packed, iconic disaster film directed by Jan de Bont (Speed), will be available for purchase on 4K Ultra HD Disc and Digital for the first time on July 9. The film will be available to purchase on July 9 on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Disc from online and in-store at major retailers and […]

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The Hunger Games Steelbook Collection (4K Blu-ray Review)

The blockbuster phenomenon The Hunger Games saga is out now, exclusively at Walmart on 4K Ultra HD™ + Blu-ray™ + Digital SteelBook® from Lionsgate. Starring Oscar® winner Jennifer Lawrence (2012, Actress in a Leading Role, Silver Linings Playbook), all four films will be available on this collectible format: The Hunger Games, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 1 and The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 2.  The Hunger Games SteelBook® will be available on 4K […]

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Synecdoche, New York (4K UHD Blu-ray Review)

In the 1990s, independent films were on the rise and studios like Miramax were at the forefront of distribution. Many studios created a separate wing to focus on and gather the independent, documentary, art house and international films under a single banner away from the blockbusters and bigger star studded fare. Sony Pictures developed Sony […]

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Brandon’s Blu-ray Wishlist For 2021!

That time of year is upon us again, as we take a look at films that have still yet to arrive on Blu-ray in the year 2020. Looking ahead to next year, there are STILL so many terrific and worthy films of the format upgrade. Things seem to be shifting too, and we are in […]

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Brandon’s Blu-ray Wishlist For 2017!

Barring some sort of super late rush surprise announcement, 2016 for the year of Blu-ray is pretty much in the books.  And as always, looking back, it was another terrific year.  Many more Wishlist films from years’ past were granted on Blu-ray and some that were being prepped for this list got announced before it […]

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The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 Official Teaser Trailer Debuts

While there may not have been a panel dedicated to The Hunger Games in Hall H at Comic Con this year, there was certainly a Hunger Games presence at Comic Con in general, which was apparently also tied with Best Buy, among other establishments, as The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 debuted the new trailer in various forms […]

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Spike Lee Joint Collection – Volume 1 (Blu-ray Review)

Finally some more Spike Lee “joints” are getting the love on Blu-ray.  The Spike Lee Joint Collection features two volumes and four films.  I don’t know if there is any more planned beyond these two releases, but I hope its the start of something.  This first volume of the set covers 1998’s He Got Game […]

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THE SPIKE LEE JOINT COLLECTION Coming To Blu-ray!

This doesn’t make up for Oldboy, but alas someone is finally digging into Spike Lee’s back catalog of films.  And, funny enough, I now need to write a new piece for next week’s ‘Wishlist’ article as it was going to be for The 25th Hour which now sees a release date of June 10!  It also […]

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‘The Master’ Will Be Processed And Ready For Blu-ray This February

I have to say that I was not as taken by The Master as I wanted to be, but reading about it again has made me interested in revisiting it.  Here is some of the press release for the Blu-ray release, coming this February:  Anchor Bay Entertainment and The Weinstein Company announced today the Blu-ray™ […]

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‘Moneyball’ Slides Home On Blu-ray, DVD and Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack This January

I remember being all excited about Moneyball (review here), when it was coming out back in September.  The film based on a true story, staring Brad Pitt as Oakland A’s manager Billy Beane, had a lot of good ingredients to make for a solid feature.  I was happy to find that the movie was pretty […]

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Don’t Beware, But Instead Welcome “The Ides Of March”

In reviewing a film that would be described as a political thriller, the question of how that person leans versus how the film is deciding to lean can easily come up.  This is the same as associating any personal view towards a film, come time for its evaluation.  Being subjective while holding back personal views […]

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