Battle For Incheon: Operation Chromite Is Now Available On Blu-ray And DVD
One of CJ Entertainment’s latest home video releases is a 2016 South Korean film titled “Battle For Incheon: Operation Chromite.” The Korean War film (which is based on true events) involves General MacArthur (played by Liam Neeson) launching an 8 man mission dubbed X-Ray (led by Lt. Hak-soo Jang). The men are tasked to infiltrate North Korea to gather intelligence and help set-up MacArthur’s surprise battle at Incheon to help save South Korea.
While well paced, don’t expect greatness from “Battle For Incheon: Operation Chromite.” The film takes liberties with real events, contains some truly hokey dialogue, has budgetary limitations during action scenes, and succumbs to Hollywood blockbuster clichés. Still, war film junkies might at least want to give it a look as the subject is not something that has been explored much in cinema.
Presentation: Widescreen 1080p
Audio Track Options: English (a dub) Dolby Digital 5.1, Korean Dolby Digital 5.1, English Dolby Digital 2.0 and Korean Dolby Digital 2.0. It’s best to go with the original language Korean track.
Extras: 6 CJ Entertainment and a making of featurette which contains set footage, story discussions, and interviews.
Top 10 2017 Oscar Snubs
With the announcement of yesterday’s 2017 Academy Awards Nominations, I thought I’d throw in my two cents about what should have made the cut. On with the list! Continue reading
Top 10 Movie Musicals
With the hit Broadway show “Hamilton,” the live-action musical events on TV, and new movie musicals such as the smash hit “La La Land,” musicals have unquestionably become popular again. What better way to celebrate the resurgence of the genre than with a list of my personal favorite movie musicals? While I could have easily included films starring Julie Andrews, “The Court Jester,” or any number of Disney animated or live-action musicals, they just missed the cut. Anyway, enough of yammering, on with the list! Continue reading
Top 10 Most Anticipated Films Of 2017
With 2016 now at an end, it’s time to look forward to the films of 2017. While there will undoubtedly be plenty of film festival gems, surprise movies, or films not yet scheduled that will take the film world by storm, the 10 films listed below are the ones that I know are coming out (at least for the time being). They also happen to be the films I am most looking forward to at the moment. Of course there are plenty of other anticipated films that just missed the list ala “Logan,” “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2,” and so forth. Anyway, enough of my yammering, on with the list! Continue reading
Top 10 Films Of 2016
From a film perspective, 2016 was even more of a letdown than 2015 as most of what I saw was overrated, forgettable or downright awful. With that said, there were a number of films that were worthy of praise. Below I have listed those praise worthy films in my personal top 10 list and a notables list. Continue reading
Top 10 Worst Films Of 2016
Top 10 Worst Films Of 2016
2016 was a rough year for numerous reasons and it was certainly no prize for the world of cinema either. Sure, there were stand-outs (the best of list will be coming soon), but there were plenty of films that were downright painful to endure. While I was fortunate enough to avoid several of the films critics and audiences despised such as “Zoolander 2,” “Gods of Egypt,” and “Independence Day: Resurgence,” I still saw and reviewed plenty of stinkers. The 10 films listed below were the ones that personally crushed me the most. On with the list! Continue reading
The Ultimate Legacy Is Due Out On DVD January 3, 2017
“The Ultimate Legacy” is the latest in a series of films that includes “The Ultimate Gift” and “The Ultimate Life.” The faith based dramas are all based on books by author Jim Stovall. In this installment, the story revolves around a free spirited and moody young man (Joey) who has been left a high class bed and breakfast of sorts by his late grandmother. Before he inherits it, however, Joey must first prove himself and overcome his past troubles. Helping him on his road to redemption are a young lawyer (Kelly) and a man who has gone through similar trials and tribulations (Jason).
“The Ultimate Legacy” is designed for a very specific audience (most notably fans of faith based films, Jim Stovall novels and Dove approved titles) and will have little appeal outside of that. It’s a not so subtle, corny, and soap operay production about love, kindness, turning your life around, and soul searching. Sure, the film boasts some impressive veteran actors such as Doug Jones, Brian Dennehy, Raquel Welch, Lee Meriwether, and Bill Cobbs, but their talents aren’t enough to endure it unless you are really into these type of films.
Presentation: Widescreen Audio Track: Dolby Digital 5.1
Extras include Cinedigm trailers, a trailer for “The Ultimate Legacy,” 6 ½ minutes of bloopers, and an 11 minute featurette titled “The Ultimate Legacy: Behind The Scenes” which contains set footage, interviews, and discussions about the film and production.
Top 10 Christmas Films
With the holiday season in full swing, people (and families) all across the globe are watching Christmas films. I’m sure most of us all watch the same batch of X-Mas films given that there aren’t a ton of great ones out there as of right now, but I thought I’d share my personal favorites in this week’s top 10 list anyway. On with the festive list! Continue reading
Reading The Silver Screen Is Now Available
Author Thomas C. Foster’s “Reading The Silver Screen” (AKA “Reading The Silver Screen: A Film Lover’s Guide To Decoding The Art Form That Moves”) is tailor made for people interested in learning more about cinema. The Harper Perennial book is an educational read that covers how to read and interpret a film, a film’s construction, the role of the camera, scenes, shots, sequences, silent films, film genres, lighting, B&W films, point of view, reading between the lines, screenplay structure, framing, novel to film adaptations, remakes, music, symbolism, visual styles, and more. The author also uses numerous films to illustrate points such as “Citizen Kane” and “Mad Max: Fury Road.”
For film critics (like myself), film buffs, and filmmakers, “Reading The Silver Screen” is pretty much preaching to the choir. It’s all fairly basic stuff that you probably know like the back of your hand. For those not involved with the film world, however, this book might come in handy as author Thomas C. Foster essentially constructs it like a class curriculum. That makes sense given the fact that he is a Professor and that the book even comes with assignments! Some may find that the 348 page book overstates the obvious quite a bit, but it should be noted that there’s still a lot of value here as Foster does a commendable job of breaking down the visual art form of cinema.
“Reading The Silver Screen” is now available at your local bookstores or online booksellers.
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