Chris Chiarella

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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Pitch Perfect 2
Chris Chiarella  |  Dec 23, 2015
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In an era when Glee was everywhere, moviegoers understandably didn’t flock to see the seemingly similar Pitch Perfect on the big screen, but Blu-ray/DVD and TV showings ultimately brought the charming comedy the audience it deserved. Three years later, the mettlesome young songstresses from Barden University are back, eager to win an international competition with the help of a new recruit. Returning co-star/producer Elizabeth Banks also makes a triumphant directorial debut with Pitch Perfect 2, seamlessly maintaining the ongoing franchise’s breezily mean-spirited humor while staging many memorable new cover versions of eclectic pop tunes.
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Out Of The Blu
Pixar Short Films Collection 2, Copper Season One, Step Up Revolution
Chris Chiarella  |  Nov 13, 2012
A classy animated menagerie, a harsh, unexpected police drama and a 3D dancefest shuffle their way onto Blu-ray.
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Media Server Reviews
Potpourri 2
Chris Chiarella  |  Jan 31, 2006  |  Published: Jan 01, 2006
Three quick glimpses into what's hot in the convergence world.

I don't talk much about my one and only year at NYU Business School (short version: not a good fit), but I did learn this: Making a successful product is only the beginning. To survive and thrive, manufacturers need to enhance, improve, and give consumers the added value and new features that will keep them coming back. Here then are three essential pieces of audio gear from Logitech, Creative, and Apple; refreshed, redesigned, and rethought for an ever-changing market of technophiles.

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Out Of The Blu
Q, Star Trek: The Next Generation - Redemption and Smiley's People
Chris Chiarella  |  Jul 26, 2013
An unfairly overlooked monster-horror/drama finally goes HD, along with a Next-Gen two-parter and a long-unseen Alec Guinness miniseries.
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Ready Player One
Chris Chiarella  |  Sep 14, 2018
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How many more movies and TV shows will simulate virtual reality to tell a “thought-provoking” story about the fate of society? I gave up on Netflix’s Black Mirror because I could not bear another tale of VR gone awry, but Ready Player One brings the pedigree of Steven Spielberg, plus Ernest Cline’s bestselling novel. How could it miss?
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Reality, The Flashpoint Paradox and Seconds
Chris Chiarella  |  Aug 16, 2013
An Italian language Cannes winner, another terrific Justice League adventure and a long-lost Rock Hudson gem make their Blu-ray debuts.
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Remaster Class: Alien
Chris Chiarella  |  Aug 09, 2019
An unprecedented fusion of science fiction and horror, Alien burst upon the scene some 40 years ago in a spray of blood to the screams of audiences everywhere. Envisioned by artist H.R. Giger, realized by craftsman Carlo Rambaldi, and brought to life by performer Bolaji Badejo, the intruder of the title has remarkably little screen time, which only enhances his terror, Jaws-style, as he stalks the hapless crew of the spaceship Nostromo.
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Remaster Class: Star Wars
Chris Chiarella  |  May 22, 2020
Enthralling in every way a movie can be, George Lucas' Star Wars (retconned as Episode IV: A New Hopein 1981) is simply one of the greatest achievements to ever hit the screen. A wildly imaginative yet classically inspired adventure, it has been entertaining audiences—and spawning prequels, sequels and spinoffs—since 1977.
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Remaster Class: Superman
Chris Chiarella  |  Feb 07, 2019
In part because it has now endured for 40 years, but also because it is the sort of thrilling cinematic entertainment we never seem to tire of, Superman has appeared on just about every home entertainment format, and deservedly so. The first comic book blockbuster, director Richard Donner's visually stunning epic stars Christopher Reeve as the only survivor of a brilliant but arrogant alien culture who finds his place in our world as a god-like protector.
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3D Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Repo Man: A 40-Year Punk Classic Reborn in 4K
Chris Chiarella  |  Sep 18, 2024
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In both its content and execution, Repo Man succeeds at capturing a mood, an attitude, the vibe of the era and the place where it was created, and is without a doubt the most punk movie I’ve ever seen.

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