earlier this month<\/a>, but the release was pushed back a few weeks.<\/p>\nUHD<\/h2>\n
The Blu-ray edition of Alien<\/strong><\/em> first released in 2009 was pretty excellent aside from two issues: a teal-and-orange color makeover and some cropping on all four sides of the frame. Early reports claim that at least one of these (the zoom-in) and possibly both have been corrected on the Ultra HD remaster. Best Buy has a SteelBook.<\/p>\nMarvel continues to upgrade its catalog with new 4k editions of Captain America: The Winter Soldier<\/strong><\/em> and Captain America: Civil War<\/strong><\/em>. These also get SteelBooks at Best Buy.<\/p>\nFinally, The Witch<\/strong><\/em> (or The VVitch<\/em>, as the posters and other artwork insist on spelling it) casts its spell on UHD. No metal case for this one, unfortunately. <\/p>\nCatalog Titles<\/h2>\n
The Criterion Collection finds A Face in the Crowd<\/strong><\/em> this week. I just can’t imagine why the label thought Elia Kazan’s 1957 drama about a con man’s rise to political power might resonate with today’s audience. It’s quite a mystery\u2026 <\/p>\nAllllll righty, then.<\/em> Sony reissues Jim Carrey’s 1994 big-screen breakthrough Ace Ventura: Pet Detective<\/strong><\/em> for its 25th anniversary, and does the same for its quick-turnaround sequel Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls<\/strong><\/em> even though that one’s only 24-years-old.<\/p>\nAlbert Brooks’ 1981 charmer Modern Romance<\/strong><\/em> is a very different style of comedy entirely from rubber-faced Jim Carrey, but also comes to Blu-ray from Sony.<\/p>\nI saw the Willem Dafoe\/Mickey Rourke suspense thriller White Sands<\/strong><\/em> in the theater back in 1994, but the only thing I can remember about it is that I’m pretty sure the entire movie was shot with a Stedicam. That’s not much of an endorsement, I’m afraid.<\/p>\nAlso from 1994 is the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar nominee Farinelli<\/strong><\/em>, a Belgian period drama about an 18th Century castrato opera singer. Although officially classified as a bio-pic, the film’s historical authenticity regarding its real-life subject was called into much question. Cool costumes, though.<\/p>\nKino offers a Vincent Price two-fer with 1940’s The House of the Seven Gables<\/strong><\/em> and 1970’s Scream and Scream Again<\/strong><\/em>. The latter was formerly a Twilight Time title.<\/p>\nTelevision<\/h2>\n
The ninth season of Showtime’s Shameless<\/strong><\/em> marks the exit of stars Emmy Rossum and Cameron Monaghan. However, William H. Macy will be back for Season 10. He and his wife have a lot of legal bills to pay. <\/p>\nMy $.02<\/h2>\n
I’m interested in the 4k edition of Alien<\/em>, but I’m going to try to hold out for a box set down the road. The third and fourth movies in the series need remastering more than the first two, anyway.<\/p>\nA Face in the Crowd<\/em> goes on my Criterion wish list.<\/p>\nDoes anything look good to you this week?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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