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Author of “Empire of the Void”

Joined July 2022
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❤️‍🔥 The Barnes & Noble sale has begun! ❤️‍🔥 All in-stock Criterion discs are now 50% OFF, both online and in stores, through December 6.
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First trailer for the ‘SHREK 2 REMASTERED’ game.
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In one year, The Mummy: Book of the Dead opens. In theaters October 15, 2027.
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No wonder Resident Evil fans hate it so much, it actually makes people want to play the games instead of watching YouTube videos about them
Data shows that Zach Cregger’s film adaptation of Capcom’s flagship horror franchise was so successful, it boosted sales for copies of both the Resident Evil 2 remake and RE4’s 2023 remake on the PlayStation 5. bit.ly/4e5ifzR
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Coming November 24th on 4KUHD! kinolorber.com/product/sergi… SERGIO LEONE: MASTERWORKS (1963-1968) DISC 1: A FISTFUL OF DOLLARS (4KUHD) • HDR/DV Master by Amazon MGM Studios – From a 4K Scan of the 35mm Original Camera Negative • Audio Commentary by Novelist and Critic Tim Lucas • Audio Commentary by Noted Film Historian Sir Christopher Frayling • 5.1 Surround and Lossless 2.0 Audio • Triple-Layered UHD100 Disc • Optional English Subtitles DISC 2: FOR A FEW DOLLARS MORE (4KUHD) • HDR/DV Master by Amazon MGM Studios – From a 4K Scan of the 35mm Original Camera Negative • Audio Commentary by Novelist and Critic Tim Lucas • Audio Commentary by Noted Film Historian Sir Christopher Frayling • 5.1 Surround and Lossless 2.0 Audio • Triple-Layered UHD100 Disc • Optional English Subtitles DISC 3: THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY - THEATRICAL CUT (4KUHD): • HDR/DV Master by Amazon MGM Studios – From a 4K Scan of the 35mm Original Camera Negative • Audio Commentary by Novelist and Critic Tim Lucas • 5.1 Surround and Lossless 2.0 Audio • Triple-Layered UHD100 Disc • Optional English Subtitles DISC 4: THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY - EXTENDED CUT (4KUHD): • HDR/DV Master by Amazon MGM Studios – From a 4K Scan of the 35mm Original Camera Negative • Audio Commentary by Noted Film Historian Sir Christopher Frayling • Tuco Torture: Extended Beating Scene • Italian Opening Titles • Il Brutto • Angel Eyes Arrives: A Slightly Extended Version of Van Cleef’s First Scene • Il Cattivo • Il Buono • Bones in the Dessert: A Reconstruction of the Deleted Scene from the OCN • Original Intermission Cards • Extended Freeze Frames / Tuco’s Final Line • Tuco Outtakes • 5.1 Surround and Lossless 2.0 Audio • Triple-Layered UHD100 Disc • Optional English Subtitles DISC 5: ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST (4KUHD): • Restored by the Paramount Archive Team, L’Immagine Retrovata and The Film Foundation – From a 4K Scan of the 35mm Original Camera Negative! • NEW Audio Commentary by Novelist and Critic Tim Lucas • Audio Commentary by Filmmakers John Carpenter, John Milius and Alex Cox; Film Historians Sir Christopher Frayling and Dr. Sheldon Hall; and Cast & Crew • 5.1 Surround and Lossless 2.0 Audio • Triple-Layered UHD100 Disc • Optional English Subtitles DISC 6: BONUS FEATURES (BLU-RAY) A FISTFUL OF DOLLARS - MARISOL “Sergio Leone’s Madonna in the West”: Interview with Actress Marianne Koch A FISTFUL OF DOLLARS - The Frayling Archives: A Fistful of Dollars A FISTFUL OF DOLLARS - A NEW KIND OF HERO: Sir Christopher Frayling on A Fistful of Dollars A FISTFUL OF DOLLARS - A FEW WEEKS IN SPAIN: Clint Eastwood on A Fistful of Dollars A FISTFUL OF DOLLARS - TRE VOCI: Three Friends Remember Sergio Leone A FISTFUL OF DOLLARS - NOT READY FOR PRIME TIME: Renowned Filmmaker Monty Hellman Discusses the Original Television Broadcast A FISTFUL OF DOLLARS - The Network Prologue with Harry Dean Stanton A FISTFUL OF DOLLARS - Location Comparisons: Then and Now A FISTFUL OF DOLLARS - Original Outtakes A FISTFUL OF DOLLARS - 3 Image Galleries A FISTFUL OF DOLLARS - Radio Spots and Theatrical Trailers FOR A FEW DOLLARS MORE - On location in Almería and Granada with Filmmaker Alex Cox FOR A FEW DOLLARS MORE - The Frayling Archives: For a Few Dollars More FOR A FEW DOLLARS MORE - A New Standard: Sir Christopher Frayling on For a Few Dollars More FOR A FEW DOLLARS MORE - Back for More: Clint Eastwood Remembers For a Few Dollars More FOR A FEW DOLLARS MORE - TRE VOCI: Three Friends Remember For a Few Dollars More FOR A FEW DOLLARS MORE - For a Few Dollars More : The Original American Release Version Featurette FOR A FEW DOLLARS MORE - Location Comparisons (1965-2004) FOR A FEW DOLLARS MORE - 4 Image Galleries FOR A FEW DOLLARS MORE - Radio Spots and Theatrical Trailers THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY - Leone's West: Making of Documentary THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY - Il Maestro: Ennio Morricone and GBU Featurette Part 1 THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY - Il Maestro: Ennio Morricone and GBU Featurette Part 2 THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY - The Leone Style: On Sergio Leone Featurette THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY - The Man Who Lost the Civil War: Civil War Documentary THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY - Reconstruction GBU THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY - Alternate Scene: The Optical Flip THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY - 4 Deleted Scenes THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY - 4 Vignettes THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY - 2 Image Galleries THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY - Radio Spots and Theatrical Trailers ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST - Filmmaker Focus: A Look Back with Leonard Maltin ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST - An Opera of Violence ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST - The Wages of Sin ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST - Something to Do with Death ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST - Railroad: Revolutionizing the West ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST - Locations Then & Now ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST - Production Gallery ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST - Theatrical Trailer
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They call it the greatest transition in film history
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
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Paramount, Warner Bros. bosses fear judge will block $110B deal in coming days: report trib.al/KYHcj12
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physical pizza > digital pizza
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💿October Announcements💿 This coming Halloween, expect a shocking visit from Takashi Miike, a satirical giallo, erotic despair, a UHD upgrade of a Mario Bava sci-fi horror and a box set exploring the world of the Fantastique. Plus, an unthinkable question courtesy of TX!
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Me every month.
This is gonna be a good month for Blu-Ray collectors.
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nvm
Playstation is on the nice list!
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“But if you buy a BluRay and put it on a shelf for five years and then decide to watch it, there is a decent chance it won’t work.” Sorry but this is the biggest BULLSHIT I have read in a very looooooong time!
Before streaming, I was a big DVD collector. I bought nearly a thousand movies. I thought I was building a library. And I will tell you a secret: DVDs rot. The glue that holds the layers together can become opaque so the laser doesn’t read the disc properly or it can simply degrade so the disc falls apart or it can warp or expand so the disc won’t spin properly in the drive. So, in addition to needing to keep antique hardware with delicate moving parts in working order to play these games or watch these movies, the media itself is degrading. Yeah, your purchased digital movie might get deleted from the network over rights issues at some point in the future or the service that provides it might shut down. But if you buy a BluRay and put it on a shelf for five years and then decide to watch it, there is a decent chance it won’t work. I love a beautiful Criterion movie box set or a game with cool box art and a manual as much as the next guy, but people overly romanticize physical media. The universe is governed by entropy and everything is falling apart.
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BREAKING NEWS
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Really tired of seeing 30% of the footage before movies are even out.
Tom Holland's Spider-Man mention Tobey's 🥹
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Picked up this raw stack today 👅 (this isn’t even half of what I’m picking up during the @barnesandnoble @criterioncollection 50% off sale because I’m a crazy person)
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No one will ever convince me streaming is better than owning physical media
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Flexing your personal Library of Alexandria >>>>>>>>>>
Now who’s the crazy one for buying Blu-rays
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Add to your horror movie collection and own the Barbarian Limited-Edition Collectible Steelbook available for the first time August 11. Pre-order July 2.
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