“expansion of the Mrs. Brown cinematic universe.”<\/em> Frears is usually a reliably solid filmmaker, but Phil didn’t care for much about this one.<\/p>\n‘Stronger<\/strong>‘ \u2013 Jake Gyllenhaal stars as a survivor of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing who’s forced to rebuild his life after losing his ability to walk. True story or no, the movie appears to hit every beat of the “triumph over adversity” playbook, though Gyllenhaal’s performance is said to be\u2026 well, strong. David Gordon Green, whose career vacillates wildly from respectable indie fare to inane stoner comedies, directed. <\/p>\n‘Leatherface<\/strong>‘ \u2013 As if anyone wanted such a thing, the ‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre’ franchise gets another<\/em> prequel reboot. Lionsgate had so little faith in the movie that the studio shelved it for a couple years before dumping it on DirecTV and On-Demand (with very limited theatrical screenings). The biggest name in the cast is Stephen Dorff, which should tell you a lot about what to expect. <\/p>\nUHD<\/h2>\n
In addition to ‘Dunkirk<\/strong>‘, the majority of Christopher Nolan’s filmography also makes its away to Ultra HD this week. Warner’s ‘Christopher Nolan Collection<\/strong>‘ bundles ‘Dunkirk’ with ‘Batman Begins<\/strong>‘, ‘The Dark Knight<\/strong>‘, ‘The Dark Knight Rises<\/strong>‘, ‘Inception<\/strong>‘, ‘Interstellar<\/strong>‘ (on loan from Paramount) and ‘The Prestige<\/strong>‘ (from Disney). All of these were also announced for standalone releases (plus a trilogy set for the Batman flicks), though Amazon and other retailers pulled their listings for ‘The Prestige’, so I’m not sure about the status of that one outside the box set. <\/p>\nThe Batman movies are supposedly sourced from new 4k transfers. With luck, there’s a chance that the Edge Enhancement problems that plague ‘The Dark Knight’ on Blu-ray could finally be resolved. (Fingers crossed on that.) As mentioned earlier, however, Nolan actively hates immersive audio, so none of the soundtracks have been remastered.<\/p>\n
Also available in 4k are ‘mother!<\/strong>‘ and ‘The Lego Ninjago Movie<\/strong>‘.<\/p>\nCatalog Titles<\/h2>\n
The latest limited editions from Twilight Time include Otto Preminger’s 1947 period piece melodrama ‘Forever Amber<\/strong>‘, the 1962 British drama ‘The L-Shaped Room<\/strong>‘, the 1970 adaptation of ‘Wuthering Heights<\/strong>‘ with Timothy Dalton, Arthur Hiller’s 1971 film version of the Paddy Chayefsky dark comedy ‘The Hospital<\/strong>‘, and Woody Allen’s 1990 fantasy drama ‘Alice<\/strong>‘.<\/p>\nSynapse Films offers a new 4k restoration of Dario Argento’s famed giallo ‘Suspiria<\/strong>‘ in a limited edition SteelBook. Preorders are already shut down through Synapse’s own site, but at the time of this writing Amazon still has copies left at an absurd $89.95 price point. I am confident that the same disc will eventually be sold in a standard keepcase for a lot less money if you’re patient. <\/p>\nSeverin’s ‘The Amicus Collection<\/strong>‘ bundles the 1970s British horror shockers ‘Asylum’, ‘And Now the Screaming Starts’, and ‘The Beast Must Die’. Although the first two are also available separately, ‘Beast’ is exclusive to the box set. <\/p>\nTelevision<\/h2>\n
Having just released the first five seasons of ‘South Park<\/strong>‘ on Blu-ray a couple weeks ago, Paramount follows that up with Seasons 6-11 now. <\/p>\nMy $.02<\/h2>\n
Despite its acclaim, I’m honestly not terribly excited to watch ‘Dunkirk’. I’ve been burned by Christopher Nolan one time too many. Nonetheless, I will get to it eventually. <\/p>\n
I also have some interest in ‘The Hospital’. Beyond that, I’m happy to save my money this week for other holiday shopping.<\/p>\n
Which of these discs would you like to see in your stocking next Monday?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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