Author: Alex Diaz-Granados
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Blu-ray Review: ‘Superman: The Movie’ (2006 BD Release)
Reviewer’s Note: This is not a review of Richard Donner’s film, Superman. Its focus is the 2006 Blu-ray, which was the first release of the 1978 classic on the then-new high definition home media format. On November 28, 2006, Warner Home Video released Richard Donner’s 1978 Superman,[1] the spectacular live-action adaptation of DC Comics’ most…
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Documentary Miniseries Review: ‘Prohibition: A Film by Ken Burns & Lynn Novick’
Prohibition: A Film by Ken Burns & Lynn Novick (2011) Written by: Geoffrey C. Ward, based in part on Last Call: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition, by Daniel Okrent Produced by: Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein, and Lynn Novick Directed by: Ken Burns and Lynn Novick Narrated by: Peter Coyote Featuring (as on-screen commentators or…
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Old Gamers Never Die: ‘Discovery’ of New Missions in ‘Cold Waters’ Teaches Me that Reading (Manuals) is Fundamental
One of the things I miss about buying computer games with physical media (CD-ROMs or DVD-ROMs in particular) is getting a printed manual in the same box as the game and – in some instances – keyboard overlays. For those of us who cut our gaming teeth in the 1980s and early 1990s, most computer…
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Musings & Thoughts for Tuesday, March 23, 2021, or: ‘The Day After’ Makes You Think About the Unthinkable
Hi there, Dear Reader. It’s late morning here in New Hometown, Florida on Tuesday, March 23, 2021. It’s cool here; right now the temperature is 65˚F (19˚C) under hazy conditions. With the wind blowing from the south-southeast at 3 MPH (5 KM/H) and humidity at 82%, the chill factor is 63˚F (17˚), Today will be…
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On Movies: P.J. Cai’s Review of ‘Ronnie and the Pursuit of the Elusive Bliss’
As the team who created Ronnie and the Pursuit of the Elusive Bliss prepares its next film project, it is timely (and appropriate) that P.J. Cai, blogger and a former reviewer at Epinions, wrote a review of the 2020 short film directed by actor/director/editor Juan Carlos Hernandez and written by Your Humble Correspondent over at…
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Musings & Thoughts for Monday, March 22, 2021, or: Where in the World Did the Time Go?
Hello, Dear Reader. It’s late morning here in New Hometown, Florida on Monday, March 22, 2021. Currently, it is a chilly – by Sunshine State standards, at least – and gray day here; the temperature is 64˚F (18˚C) under cloudy skies. With the wind blowing from the north-northwest at 7 MPH (11 KM/H) and humidity…
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Musings & Thoughts for Sunday, March 21, 2021, or: A Little Bit of This, a Little Bit of That…..
Hi there, Dear Reader. It’s mid-afternoon here in New Hometown, Florida on Sunday, March 21, 2021. The temperature is 60˚F (15˚C) under cloudy skies. With humidity at 82% and the wind blowing from the west-northwest at 6 MPH (9 KM/H), it feels like 58˚F (14˚C). The rest of the afternoon should see partly sunny skies;…
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4K UHD Blu-ray Set Review: ‘E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial – 35th Anniversary Limited Edition’ (2017)
“You’re not supposed to fall in love with your own movie but I fell in love with E.T.” – Steven Spielberg On September 12, 2017, Universal Pictures Home Entertainment released E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial – 35th Anniversary Limited Edition, a three-disc (4K UHD, 1080p HD Blu-ray, and audio CD) box set which, along with the digital…
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Music Album Review: ‘By Request…: The Best of John Williams and the Boston Pops Orchestra’
In 1987, the Dutch record label Philips Records[1] (Philips Phonographische in Dutch) released By Request…: The Best of John Williams and the Boston Pops Orchestra, a compilation album featuring 12 themes or overtures, two “special events” fanfares, and one television theme[2] composed by Oscar and Grammy Award-winning composer conductor John Williams. At the time of…
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My Blu-ray Collection Expands Yet Again, Thanks to Amazon’s Shop with Points Rewards Program
One of the few good things about my Chase Amazon Visa credit card is its 5% rewards point system, which “gives you back” five cents for each dollar you spend on Amazon and other selected places, plus lower amounts (3% and 1%) every time you use it at other places of business. Its main benefit…
A Certain Point of View, Too 