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It’s as relevant as ever, I’d have thought. Skim through the terrorist attacks of the past few years and it’s done in the name of Islam 80%+ of the time. Surely that makes it fair game for fiction. You could make the terrorists Hindus or Buddhists, but it wouldn’t ring true, would it...

I enjoyed this a lot. It’s not in the same league as the original, but then none of the sequels have come close in my opinion. It’s two hours of colourful fun that zips along and has many good sequences. It has a few flaws and had a few too many characters, but I was never bored. As before...

Yes, to steal a phrase from Marshall McLuhan, the medium is the message. For me, the film stock is indivisible from the film. It’s all part of the experience. I want an Eighties film to have the graininess that was a feature of the image at the time in the same way I want Technicolor to look...

Personally, my ideal for a film on disc is for it to look as close as possible to how the best quality film print at the time would’ve looked. As for Cameron and his new AI toys, I’m not surprised he’s done this as there were plenty of previous warnings, but I’d still say to him…

Top one is a zoom of the old Blu-ray. Bottom is the new 4K UHD. source: https://x.com/highdefwatch/status/1769785261678817549?s=61

The word I’d use is revisionism.

I bet they called him guv’nor.

Bit harsh considering it’s a British film.

The Boob should make a good double feature.

Hell is a City Zabriskie Point The Ghost of St Michaels Olivier Olivier Au Yeux du Monde She (Hammer) O Lucky Man Le Depart (Skolimowski) Raising the Wind Ripoux Contre Ripoux/Le Cop 2

Assuming that people who work for these studios know what they’re doing.

Also the Super-8 version from c.1995.

Personally, I think restoration is good but revisionism is bad. Once a film has been released then the creator should loses the moral (but of course not legal) right to withdraw that version. Special editions should always be accompanied by the original.

If these comparisons are to be trusted, there’s not much difference. https://www.hdnumerique.com/dossiers/1161-test-4k-ultra-hd-blu-ray-artagnan.html

I thought it was very good indeed. If you're going to see it, see it on a huge 4K screen. It will be severely diminished being shrunk to TV size.

Which country calls the boot of a car “the turtle”?

I think this is the surprise people are talking about. No idea if it’s true.

Giulgud said that when the film was released. The British comedy show Not the Nine O'clock News had a fake news item where the newsreader (Mel Smith) says something along the lines of, "Sir John Giulgud has complained about the scenes of sex and nudity in his film Caligula. He says they...

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/oct/28/uk-cinemagoers-hail-return-of-intermissions-as-films-hit-three-hour-mark

The original Captain Marvel made over $150m in China, so the title change makes sense.

Looks great and the Blu-ray will be region free. Definitely worth $30.

A few minor quibbles aside, I really enjoyed it. Unlike the dreadful Death on the Nile, it looked real with gorgeous locations and excellent cinematography. I know the other two were shot on 65mm film and this was 4K digital, but for me it’s the best-looking of the trilogy. I know the...

I have the Eureka versions. Three Ages mostly looks great for a 100 year old film, but be prepared for several bouts of severe print damage. Our Hospitality was very good for its age, as I recall.

This film has been delayed a year, had three sets of reshoots, has apparently cut all footage of Ben Affleck and Michael Keaton, and has a co-star involved in a scandal, and now the director is in hospital. During its production, the studio changed hands and appointed a new creative head of the...

Watch the Marvels trailer. Vocal fry galore. But it was was a throwaway comment intended to amuse. Hardly worth worrying about.

Huh.

That affected croaky voice people use that never existed 30 years ago.