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Schindler's List & Broken Silence
Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Dan Yakir • Jul 18, 2004 • 0 comments

Schindler's List


Liam Neeson, Ben Kingsley, Ralph Fiennes, Caroline Goodall, Jonathan Sagalle, Embeth Davidtz. Directed by Steven Spielberg. Aspect ratio: 1.85:1 (anamorphic). Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS. 196 minutes. 1993. Universal Home Video 23866. R. $26.98.
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Fear Strikes Out
Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Dan Yakir • Aug 14, 2003 • 0 comments

Anthony Perkins, Karl Malden, Norma Moore, Perry Wilson, Peter J. Votrian, Adam Williams. Directed by Robert Mulligan. Aspect ratio: 1.85:1 (widescreen). B&W. Dolby Digital. 100 minutes. 1957. Paramount Home Entertainment 05607. NR. $19.99.
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Three Colors
Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Dan Yakir • Jun 19, 2003 • 0 comments

Blue (Bleu)
Juliette Binoche, Benoît Régent, Charlotte Véry. 98 minutes. 1993.
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The Alec Guinness Collection
Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Dan Yakir • Jun 14, 2003 • 0 comments

The Man in the White Suit
The Lavender Hill Mob
The Ladykillers (Aspect ratio: 1.66:1. Color.)
Kind Hearts and Coronets
The Captain's Paradise
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Space Invader: MIIB's Barry Sonnenfeld
Home Theater Talks To
Dan Yakir • Feb 22, 2003 • 0 comments
When he agreed to direct a sequel to his megahit Men In Black, Barry Sonnenfeld was determined not to repeat himself. "We had to bring back Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones, because so much of what made that first movie work was the relationship between them," he explains. "They're like Abbott and Costello. You can't have one without the other . . . there's a karmic thing between these two. The audience likes to see them bicker. The first movie takes place over three days and MIIB over two, so they only know each other for five days—but it looks like they've been together for 30 years!"
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Unfaithful: Special Edition
Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Dan Yakir • Feb 15, 2003 • 0 comments

Richard Gere, Diane Lane, Olivier Martinez, Erik Per Sullivan, Chad Lowe. Directed by Adrian Lyne. Aspect ratio: 1.85: 1 (anamorphic). Dolby Digital 5.1 (English), Dolby Surround 2.0 (French, Spanish). 124 minutes. 2002. 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment 2005899. R. $27.98.
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Kansas City Confidential: Special Edition
News
Dan Yakir • Nov 03, 2002 • 0 comments

John Payne, Preston Foster, Coleen Gray, Lee Van Cleef, Jack Elam, Neville Brand. Directed by Phil Karlson. Aspect ratio 4.3 (full frame). Dolby Digital Mono. 99 minutes. B&W. 1952. Image Entertainment DARD1450DVD. NR. $24.99.
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The Lady Eve on DVD
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Dan Yakir • Oct 27, 2002 • 0 comments

Barbara Stanwyck, Henry Fonda, Charles Coburn, Eugene Pallette, Martha O'Driscoll, William Demarest, Eric Blore. Directed by Preston Sturges. Aspect ratio: 4:3 (full frame). B&W. Dolby Digital mono. 93 minutes. 1941. The Criterion Collection 103. PG. $39.95.
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Wild Strawberries On DVD
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Dan Yakir • Sep 08, 2002 • 0 comments

Victor Sjöström, Ingrid Thulin, Bibi Andersson, Gunnar Björnstrand, Gertrud Fridh, Max Von Sydow. Directed by Ingmar Bergman. Aspect ratio: 4:3. Dolby Digital mono. 91 minutes. 1957. The Criterion Collection 139. NR. $39.95.
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8½ on DVD
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Dan Yakir • May 12, 2002 • 0 comments

Marcello Mastroianni, Claudia Cardinale, Anouk Aimée, Sandra Milo, Barbara Steele, Guido Alberti. Directed by Federico Fellini. Aspect ratio: 1.85:1. Dolby Digital mono (Italian, English subtitles). Two DVDs. 138 minutes. 1963. The Criterion Collection 140. NR. $39.95.
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