Fun City Editions has given Stuart Gillard’s 1982 film “Paradise” a Blu-ray release. The picture plays as a “Blue Lagoon” style romance-adventure that benefits from the natural beauty of Phoebe Cates.
Wes Craven’s seminal horror masterpiece “A Nightmare on Elm Street” has been given a good looking and great sounding 4K release. The film is one of the most frightening ever made.
Richard Pryor’s seminal stand-up special “Live on the Sunset Strip” has unexpectedly received a 4K release by Sony. The last twenty minutes feature the famous freebasing fire story.
MGM has given the final J.Lee Thompson/ Charles Bronson collaboration “Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects” a Blu-ray release. It’s a mess of a film that will mostly appeal to Bronson and Cannon Pictures completists.
“Tchao Pantin” is another fantastic discovery by Radiance Films. This French neo-noir from 1983 features excellent performances, great direction by Claude Berri, and wonderful cinematography by Bruno Nuytten. Highly recommended!
“Strangers Kiss” is a romantic drama from 1983 that focuses on low budget filmmaking with Stanley Kubrick’s “Killer’s Kiss” as chief inspiration for the events in the film. Fun City Editions have gone above and beyond to give the film a solid release.
Starring Denzel Washington, “The Mighty Quinn” is a breezy entertainment that benefits from the Caribbean locations. MGM Studios has given the 1989 film a Blu-ray release.
John Sayles’s 1988 film “Eight Men Out” is a fantastic historical drama and wonderful sports film about the Black Sox and the 1919 World Series. The film has a brilliant ensemble cast. MGM has given the film a release on Blu-ray.
Sony Pictures has given Spike Lee’s sophomore film “School Daze” a 4K UHD release. The transfer is rock solid and the archival special features are excellent.
For those who can find the humor in a certain type of film failure, “Cutting Class” is a wealth of riches. I had a blast watching the 4K UHD release from MVD Visual.