Frankie Faison

8 films on Best Blurays8 in 4K

Frankie Faison is an American stage and screen actor, best known for his role as Deputy Commissioner Ervin Burrell in HBO's television series "The Wire", and as Barney Matthews in the "Hannibal Lecter" franchise. He studied Drama at Wesleyan University, Bloomington, Illinois, and graduated from New York Universities' Acting Program.

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Hannibal (2001)

Supporting role · Director: Ridley Scott

4K · Excellent

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Universal UK 4K Blu-ray

Video Notes:

Universal UK 4K Blu-ray > US Kino Lorber

Additional Info:

UK Universal 4K Blu-ray is missing Kino Lorber extras

3.3

Cat People (1982)

Supporting role · Director: Paul Schrader

4K · Disappointing

Best English-Friendly:

Shout! Factory 4K Blu-ray

Additional Info:

Shout! Factory 4K Blu-ray has DNR applied and encoding could be better. Possible issues in Dolby Vision

Great source, poorly encoded but it does look significantly better than the Blu-Rays.

Coming to America (1988)

Supporting role · Director: John Landis

4K · Excellent

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Paramount 4K Blu-ray

3.6

The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

Supporting role · Director: Jonathan Demme

4K · Excellent

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Arrow 4K Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

Arrow 4K Blu-ray > Criterion 4K Blu-ray > Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray

Best Audio:

1991 Orion LaserDisc vs 2024 Arrow 4K Blu-ray

Additional Info:

Criterion Blu-ray has exclusive extras

4.3

Do the Right Thing (1989)

Supporting role · Director: Spike Lee

4K · Solid

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Universal 4K Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Best Audio:

Criterion DVD for the original Dolby Stereo

Audio Notes:

Criterion DVD for the original Dolby Stereo (lossless). 5.1 upmix on BDs is fine, DTS:X is revisionistic

Additional Info:

Criterion Blu-ray has extras not found on the Universal 4K Blu-ray

4.4

Red Dragon (2002)

Small role · Director: Brett Ratner

Video format: UHD Blu-ray

4K · Disappointing

Best Video:

Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray

Video Notes:

Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray has mediocre encode

3.5

Mississippi Burning (1988)

Small role · Director: Alan Parker

Video format: UHD Blu-ray

4K · Excellent

Best Video:

Germany Capelight 4K Blu-ray, newly encoded 2025 disc only

Best Audio:

Capelight 4K Blu-ray 2025 Disc

3.9

Manhunter (1986)

Small role · Director: Michael Mann

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Theatrical/Director's Cut: Shout! Factory Blu-ray
Hybrid Theatrical Cut: Anchor Bay "Theatrical" DVD
Final Cut: upcoming UK StudioCanal Final Cut 4K Blu-ray

Upcoming Release:

UK StudioCanal Final Cut 4K Blu-ray

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