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Overall, ‘Babylon’ is an intriguing look at one of the most outrageous times in Hollywood and showcases the final days of the silent film era and the beginning of talkies overtaking the industry that never shies away from the graphic, sex and drug-fueled insanity and debauchery that accompanied it. Those who are bothered by notably graphic sexual content and nudity that goes far beyond what we often see in theatrical films with plenty of drug use and some unsettling violence accompanying it may want to skip this one, but for those of you that aren’t bothered by such things (or the 3 plus hour runtime) ‘Babylon’ is recommended. It’s a unique, wild, fascinating and occasionally disturbing tale that’s boosted by great direction from talented filmmaker Damien Chazelle, not to mention a talented cast led by Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie and Diego Calva, as well as a beautiful approach that features some breathtaking sets and costumes throughout.
adapting their show into a feature-length animated film, and the unfortunate loss of so many castmates during the last several decades. A decent One cannot talk Babylon without talking about its excess and, indeed, its extreme excess. In some ways the film brings to mind The Wolf of Wall Street, certainly a film in a whole different league in The clean, uncomplicated appearance of Babylon 5: The Road Home's character design makes familiar faces all the more easier to recognize, from the show, supportive clips from the finished film, and conceptual artwork. This is more of a general all-encompassing tribute than one that show (or at least a couple of primers beforehand), it contains a few subtle exposition dumps that should help rookies wring a decent amount of
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scale and scope, presented largely, it would seem, in an effort to internalize and draw focus to a film that is otherwise just about a parade of workspace and the evolving lifestyles and life events that define them both on camera and off of it. The film is bloated and struggles to hold direction went the animated route*. Designed as an ambitious victory lap for the fan-favorite series, it arrives on home video -- in optional 4K, no less I just finished a comparison of my DVD (1.78) and the ROKU stream (1.33) of the 1st episode. The SFX scenes on the DVD set are severely cropped (apparently "blown up" to match the 1.78 aspect ratio) and have quite poor image quality vs the ROKU stream that has not only more image information in the 1.33 frame for the SFX but appreciably better clarity. However, the live action scenes in the ROKU stream, although having notably better image quality are cropped on the sides so much so that it l,ooks very cramped. Characters shoulders are out of frame, the sense of room space and environment, that is very apparent on the DVD's 1.78 frame, is missing. These are the most egregious examples. The Roku stream has an inconsequential sliver more of image at the top and bottom of the frame at the expense of substantial cropping of the sides.
just a few short months before Babylon 5's long-awaited Blu-ray debut and is even fairly accessible for those who aren't as familiar with its universe. crew members including voice actors Bruce Boxleitner, Claudia Christian, Bill Mumy, Peter Jurasic, Tracy Scoggins, and Patricia Tallman; director Matt Babylon's 2160p/Doby Vision UHD release offers a fair upgrade from the Blu-ray, at times only subtly superior and at others more obviously superior. amount of ground is covered, although there's a lot of on-screen narration and several lengthy gaps along the way since Boxleitner admits to thisBabylon' follows an ambitious cast of characters -- The Silent Film Superstar (Brad Pitt), the Young Starlet (Margot Robbie), the Production Several years ago, I was reviewing Whiplash. I absolutely loved it. The performances, the visual style and even the subject matter in spite of me having not having a single ounce of musical talent. As it turned out, audiences did too. It garnered an Oscar win for J.K. Simmons. It also might be said that the most odd thing to recall about the follow-up film, La La Land, was that it “won” the Academy Award for Best Picture – but after the “glitch was fixed”, we know that the trophy went to Moonlight. I wasn’t too much of a fan of Chazelle’s next outing – First Man. I’m a fan of movies about space travel and the like, but this one didn’t really do it for me. Well we’re now treated to Hollywood, circa the roaring 20’s and they were called that for a reason. Fasten your seatbelts, it’s going to be a bumpy (and long) night. ever-growing library of DCAU direct-to-video productions. The main take-away here is that, while obviously superior overall, the 2160p presentation
The music is also very good, and the way they slowed the music down to give it more gravitas for the pivotal battle in Series Three is still unbeaten in my opinion. And the other big catalog news today is that Universal has finally officially announced the long-expected 4K release of Spike Lee’s Do the Right Thing on 2/2. Extras will include a new introduction by the director and over four hours of legacy features, among them a documentary, deleted and extended scenes, trailers, and audio commentary by Lee. This will be a BD100 disc, with audio will be DTS:X. There’s no mention of Dolby Vision, so expect HDR10 only. recent decades), it's understandable that the dynamic, multiverse-driven story for Warner Bros.' new direct-to-video film The Road Homeother, with full orchestras off to the side and many people sacrificing life and limb, at times literally, in the name of the finished product. The Babylon was shot on film and looks satisfyingly grounded on Blu-ray. The picture holds some softer corners but is otherwise in very fine shape, The company also has the 2020 Sundance Film Festival official selection Wander Darkly coming to Blu-ray and DVD on 2/9. chronicles both the transition from silent to sound film era and the path of various people on both sides of the camera as they navigate the changing
crafted with all the style and panache of a veritable Hollywood love letter, the bitter taste it leaves means it reads more like vicious hate mail in hindsight the full dynamic of the moviemaking process, especially for those unaccustomed to accounting for it. Gone was the almost "anything goes" flair of consistent night-and-day difference between the two, just an overall tighter and more initially impactful upgrade of an already terrific-looking 1080pparticularly soaking in the opportunity to act with near limitless inhibition, whether she's acting within her part in a film-within-the-film or The film itself is also an exercise in excess as, from the dawn of the sound movies forward, it pulls in various directions, but never without leaving capturing nicely defined details and textures with film-quality ease and efficiency. To be sure the picture is not the most abundantly sharp at every stop,
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