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The Wachowskis’ fan-favorite epic Cloud Atlas makes its 4K UHD debut December 23 from Shout! Studios, a Radial Entertainment company. The Collector’s Edition 3-disc set comes loaded with bonus content, including a brand-new feature-length documentary with the filmmakers, cast and crew.
From the very first sweeping frame, The Americas grabs you with ambition. It isn’t just “a nature show about animals” — it’s a grand visual journey across the supercontinent of the Americas, from ice-scored Arctic tundra to the steaming depths of the Amazon, and everything in between. With photography that frequently made me catch my breath, a […]
Alliance Home Entertainment has announced the December 9th release of Catch Me If You Can and Minority Report on 4K Ultra HD and in Limited-Edition SteelBooks. This release marks the first time that the Steven Spielberg films will be available on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Disc in the U.S. and Canada. Both Minority Report and […]
Benicio del Toro in a Wes Anderson movie is already something to see. Now picture him as a ruthless billionaire named “Zsa-zsa,” dodging assassins in silk pajamas and barking orders from a bulletproof gondola. The Phoenician Scheme is Anderson at his most playful and most precise, layered, colorful, and just a little unhinged. It’s a story about […]
As the delightful globe-trotting adventure continues to captivate audiences in theaters nationwide, Focus Features’ THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME will be available exclusively on digital platforms to own or rent at home tomorrow, July 8, 2025, from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. From seven-time Oscar® nominated writer and director, Wes Anderson’s newest film has been hailed by critics […]
Robert Zemeckis is no stranger to technical advances in cinema. In his glory days, we reveled in films like Back To The Future and Forrest Gump. Lately, Zemeckis has used technology to drive stories, like Welcome To Marwen (My first writing assignment here at whysoblu.com), and Here. So, how, you ask, does Here fare as […]
Reuniting the director, writer and stars of Forrest Gump, HERE is an original film about multiple families and a special place they inhabit. The story travels through generations, capturing the most relatable of human experiences. Robert Zemeckis (Forrest Gump, Cast Away, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Contact, Back to the Future) directs from a screenplay by […]
Among quite a few gems in 1992 cinema, A League of Their Own stood out. The fictional tale of the very true All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL), Penny Marshall delivered an unexpectedly beloved comedy. Stunningly straightforward and extremely entertaining, the film was immediately embraced by audiences and even now is a film that’s in […]
There are many great moments in Captain Phillips, the drama that recreates the true story of the hijacking of a container vessel by Somali pirates that took place in 2009, based on the memoir by Captain Richard Phillips and Stephan Talty. One moment that comes to mind is a look that Tom Hanks gives during an […]
It’s a home run with this hilarious and beloved comedy, starring Tom Hanks, Geena Davis and Madonna. With baseball lineups and locker rooms left empty during World War II, the newly-founded All-American Girls Baseball League brought talented women to the big leagues—and brought fans to the stands. The indomitable Dottie Hinson (Davis) finds herself leading […]
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 […]
This holiday season, Warner Bros Home Entertainment is upgrading four of their most treasured Christmas classics to the 4K Ultra-HD Blu-ray format. All of them coming with digital copy codes and the previous extras. The lineup includes National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, A Christmas Story, The Polar Express and Elf. Each of them was released on […]
One of the summer’s bigger success stories with no tie to some IP franchise was that of Baz Luhrmann’s return with ELVIS. The film finished the big money season just outside the top 5 at #6, which looks pretty impressive as it clocked ahead of stuff like Lightyear. It may have some Oscar aspirations with […]
The King is back. Elvis, the sixth feature from the heavy-on-the-spectacle director Baz Luhrmann (The Great Gatsby), is bursting at the seams with all the pageantry and showmanship expected from the Aussie filmmaker. Starring Tom Hanks as Mr. Presley’s shady manager, Colonel Tom Parker, and Austin Butler (Once Upon A Time In Hollywood) in a star-making […]
2022?! But we just started 2021! Yes, time does seem to be flying by awfully quick these days, but I’ll take it considering the further we move ahead, the more we can eventually put Covid-19 in the rear view. Speaking of which, before we get to the films on the list, can we just look […]
I’m not the first person to tell you 2020 has felt like forever and a day and then forever again. We were fortunate to have still been given a constant flux of new 4K Ultra-HD and standard Blu-ray releases despite the global pandemic. Heck, When charting back for this list, I was stunned at some […]
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment is proud to debut six of the most acclaimed and beloved films from its library on 4K Ultra HD disc for the first time ever, exclusively within the COLUMBIA CLASSICS 4K ULTRA HD COLLECTION, available June 16. This must-own set includes iconic favorites that span the studio’s history: MR. SMITH GOES TO […]
Marielle Heller’s A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood was one of 2019’s best reviewed and praised films while also being a box office success story. The film warmed and won over both critics and audiences alike, and when you think of who the subject of the film is, its just kind of fitting that this […]
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