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    Ken Russell's "The Music Lovers"

    I ordered it THE DAY IT WAS ANNOUNCED! I think it is one of Ken Russell's best. The excesses seem aligned with the most romantic passages of the music and it's all a kind of brilliantly acted fever dream. Beautifully executed. Not to all tastes but I'm a fan and delighted to finally have it. BFI...
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    What's left, unreleased on 4k, that you would pay $50 to own on day one?

    ALL THAT JAZZ, STAR!, MOONLIGHT, BARRY LYNDON, THE LEOPARD, ST LOUIS WOMAN (NAT KING COLE), PORGY and BESS ( for preservation and historical reasons...) RYAN'S DAUGHTER, ON YOUR TOES, ABEL GANCE NAPOLEON, THE HUMAN CONDITION THE WHO'S TOMMY, FUNNY GIRL, THE MUSIC LOVERS
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    Pre-Order Paramount Presents! Chinatown (1974) (4K UHD)

    I could not be more thrilled.
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    UHD Review A Few Words About A few words about...™ - Paint Your Wagon -- in 4k UHD

    Yes. It's on my Kindle, and I thoroughly enjoyed it, having seen all of the films in Denver on the first release!
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    UHD Review A Few Words About A few words about...™ - Paint Your Wagon -- in 4k UHD

    It's not a film I love, but the 4K UHD disc looks and sounds almost as clear as the Roadshow engagement of my youth at the Cooper Cinerama in Denver, Colorado. I'd love a 4K UHD of Josh Logan's other big 60s musical mishap, CAMELOT. With all its flaws, I find some of the actors sublime, even in...
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    Godzilla: Minus One (2023)

    I LOVED THIS FILM! It was surprisingly moving and still satisfied all the teenage boy in me who loved all the old-school Godzilla films. I found this much more satisfying than any of the other recent films with Godzilla. It was a Black and White presentation in a Regal RPX theatre and it was...
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    Gay-Friendly Blu-rays

    For me, one of, if not possibly the very best film of the year. An exquisitely wrought work of art that cuts straight to the bone and really stays with you, weeks after. A profound meditation on love, longing, death and grief… with four central performances for the ages!
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    Godzilla: Minus One (2023)

    It's a great, engrossing and surprising film! I wnt in expecting purse escapism and was pleasantly surprised and compelled! See it on the biggest screen possible as the cinematography and set piece/anchoring scenes all look great.
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    Official 2024 Oscar Nominations And Discussion Thread

    Happy of course for all the nominees... yet sorry to see ANDREW SCOTT, PAUL MESCAL, AUNJUNAE ELLIS-TAYLOR, ANDREW HAIGH, AVA DuVERNAY, BARRY KEOGHAN, GODZILLA MINUS ONE, ORIGIN and ALL OF US STRANGERS overlooked. That said, this year more than many I personally think they got right and the mix...
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    American Fiction (2023)

    One of, if not my favorite film of the year. Sublime performances, a terrific script, and an excellent first feature debut. Moments and nuances of Black life we never get to see! Fantastic work!
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    Gladiator 2 (2024)

    Paul Mescal is an outrageously talented man. Equally brilliant onstage and onscreen. His casting, along with Denzel makes me interested in this sequel even though I was not a fan of the first film.
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    Blu-ray Review Song of Norway Blu-ray Review

    I saw it as a kid at the Aladdin theatre in Denver... loved the music and the scenery but even a discerning ten year old knew better!
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    Top 10 discs to complete our collections

    RYAN’S DAUGHTER-4K SOUNDER ST LOUIS BLUES (1958) VISTAVISION THE LEOPARD-4K THE THIEF and THE COBBLER (unfinished, Richard Williams) FUNNY GIRL-4K MERCHANT IVORY, FULL LENGTH CUT of THE WILD PARTY-James Coco, Raquel Welch MAURICE-4K PORGY and BESS ON YOUR TOES and the first film version of GOOD...
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    Netflix Maestro

    I saw the film at the Paris in NYC, maybe the last singles screen old school movie theatre. A great “theatre going experience” with gorgeous projection and superb sound! I have real reservations about the scope and focus of the film but the story they do choose to tell is reasonably well told...
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    Movies with Jazz Scores

    DUKE ELLINGTON-PARIS BLUES, ANATOMY OF A MURDER, ASSAULT ON A QUEEN. QUINCY JONES- too numerous to list! OSCAR PETERSON-THE SILENT PARTNER
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    Pre-Order Oklahoma! (1955) Platinum Edition (Blu-ray) Available for Preorder

    Will we ever get the 4K UHD disc of the Todd A-O? Projected on a wide screen it was an unforgettable and thrilling film. OKLAHOMA! And THE KING and I remain my favorite Rand H musicals on film, followed by FLOWER DRUM SONG.
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    Press Release SPHE Press Release: Columbia Classics 4k Ultra HD Collection: Volume 4

    No doubt they will all get the excellent treatment that Columbia has delivered consistently but... only HIS GIRL FRIDAY and STARMAN are of great interest to me. I hope that the Centennial Celebration yields more of the titles many have clamored for... FUNNY GIRL... A PASSAGE TO INDIA... THE...
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    Press Release Warner Archive Collection Announcement: The Great Ziegfeld (1936) (Blu-ray)

    This is the one I'm most excited about. Perhaps imperfect but what spectacular and to have all of it will be a joy. All of the musical sequences are terrific and slightly strange... which is part of what I like about it! I can't wait. December releases are very impressive indeed!
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    Kino-Lorber Insider Announcement Thread (Read Guidelines Post #3)

    THE MEMORIES! I saw so many unforgettable films there. Many on the first day or night of their release! Even a screen preview/test screening of THAT'S ENTERTAINMENT, PART II with a ton of additional footage that was cut! I miss it every time I drive by...
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    Kino-Lorber Insider Announcement Thread (Read Guidelines Post #3)

    Ditto the choral singing and the inimitable HARVE PRESNELL
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    Kino-Lorber Insider Announcement Thread (Read Guidelines Post #3)

    I saw this as a kid at the Cooper Cinerama Theater in Denver CO. A roadshow engagement that seemed to be there forever. The sound and presentation in that theater were always spectacular and so I had a good enough time. As an adult, Jean Seberg in 4K is worth it for me, as is the score. I...
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    Killers of the Flower Moon (2023)

    I saw this film yesterday and was thoroughly engrossed, finding it one of Scorsese's very best. And I know, that's saying a lot given GODDFELLAS, TAXI DRIVER, RAGING BULL, and so many others. I did not mind the length and felt at all. Given the depth and breadth of the subject matter, and the...
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    Three time Oscar nominated actress Piper Laurie dies at 91.

    A powerful actress with an extraordinary body of work. What a loss. What a legacy.
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    A Few Words About A few words about…™ Full Metal Jacket – in 4k UHD Blu-ray

    As a huge Kubrick admirer, I hope we get a 4K UHD of all of his work, particularly BARRY LYNDON... I've enjoyed owning all of the transfers of his work!
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    DAY OF THE LOCUST

    I am thrilled by this news! I think the film is extraordinary on many levels. I saw it in the theatre multiple times on its original run and was profoundly disappointed by the imprint release. Yes, it was always a soft"gauze" focus but that release was ridiculous. Schlessinger, Ann Roth, so...
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    UHD Review Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse UHD Review

    Loved this film. Saw it multiple times in the theatre. I find the storytelling and the visuals endlessly compelling. This and THE BLUE CAFTAN really have been my favorite films so far this year!
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    Pre-Order SPHE Press Release: The Way We Were (1973) 50th Anniversary Edition (4k UHD Combo)

    Great News! Arthur Laurents would be thrilled that those scenes are coming back...! Dare we hope 4K FUNNY GIRL is on the horizon? James Wong Howe's final color cinematography in 4k FUNNY LADY?
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    Pre-Order The Wild Party (1975) (Blu-ray) Available for Preorder

    There was a much longer cut of the film. I have tapes time codes and all... on two VHS tapes. A lot of fascinating moments that somehow just don't cohere. It was great to see a more fleshed-out film and lots of things made more sense I'll be eager to see what will ultimately be on the blu ray...
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    Gay-Friendly Blu-rays

    PASSAGES is a real head scratcher... wonderfully gifted actors but not unlike BROS, a central character that is very difficult to warm to. I love complexity and don't need everyone to be unlikable but I never understood why one of the characters was so attractive to so many people... and I don't...
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