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Tim Blake Nelson

Tim Blake Nelson

12 films on Best Blurays8 in 4K4 in HD
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Timothy Blake Nelson (born May 11, 1964) is an American actor and playwright. Described as a "modern character actor, his roles include Delmar O'Donnell in O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000), Gideon in Minority Report (2002), Doctor Steve Pendanski in Holes (2003), Doctor Jonathan Jacobo in Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004), Danny Dalton Jr. in Syriana (2005), Samuel Sterns in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Richard Schell in Lincoln (2012), the titular character of The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018), and Henry McCarty in Old Henry (2021). He portrayed Wade Tillman / Looking Glass in the HBO limited series Watchmen (2019), for which he received a Critics' Choice Television Awards nomination for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in 2020. Nelson's directorial credits include Eye of God (1997), which was nominated for the Sundance Grand Jury Prize and an Independent Spirit Award; O (2001), a modern-day adaptation of Othello; and the Holocaust drama The Grey Zone (2001). Eye of God and The Grey Zone were both adapted from Nelson's own plays. Nelson has also co-directed music videos for Billy Woods and Kenny Segal, including "Babylon by Bus" and "Soft Landing." He also co-directed the music video for Armand Hammer feat. Pink Siifu's "Trauma Mic." Nelson recently published his debut novel, City of Blows (2023), an epic group portrait of four men grappling for control of a script in a radically changing Hollywood. Description above from the Wikipedia article Tim Blake Nelson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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8 in 4K

UHD Blu-ray or 4K streaming

Supporting role · Director: Julius Onah

Best Video:

Disney 4K Blu-ray

IMAX Version: Disney+ Streaming

Supporting role · Director: Louis Leterrier

4K · Solid

Sources: slow.pics (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

France M6 4K Blu-ray has Dolby Vision, but is inferior with more washed out colors and inferior encoding plus no hardcoded subtitles for the Portuguese language parts

comparison

Best Audio:

Universal Blu-ray

Audio Notes:

Universal Blu-ray has the original DTS-HD 5.1

For the 7.1 remix, the DTS-X of the Universal is clipped on the front speakers while the Atmos of the M6 is a very tame mixdown.

Supporting role · Directors: Mark Gustafson & Guillermo del Toro

Small role · Director: Mona Fastvold

Video format: 4K Streaming

Best Video:

4K Streaming

Small role · Director: Jay Roach

4K · Solid
Best Video:

Universal 4K Blu-ray

Sources: slow.pics (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

Universal 4K Blu-ray - caps. Good PQ upgrade but only Atmos audio.

Best Audio:

DTS HD 5.1 from Universal Blu-ray

Small role · Director: Steven Spielberg

4K · Solid

Small role · Director: Guillermo del Toro

4K · Excellent
Best English-Friendly:

Criterion 4K Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Best Video:

Criterion 4K Blu-ray with B&W Extended Director's Cut and Theatrical Cut

Video Notes:

Criterion 4K Blu-ray with B&W Extended Director's Cut and Theatrical Cut see Chris's review

Best Audio:

Disney 4K Blu-ray

Audio Notes:

Disney 4K Blu-ray has a slightly better Atmos track for the Theatrical Cut

Additional Info:

Disney Blu-ray has a few exclusive extras not on the Criterion

Small role · Director: Ang Lee

Best Video:

Sony 4K Blu-ray

4 in HD

Blu-ray or HD streaming

Leading role · Director: Joel Coen

Best Video:

Disney Blu-ray

Video Notes:

Disney Blu-ray (for the extras)

Small role · Director: Steven Spielberg

Best Video:

US Cut: US Disney Blu-ray

International/Japan Cut: International Fox Blu-ray

Small role · Director: Terrence Malick

Best English-Friendly:

Criterion Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Best Video:

Criterion, 4k transfer

Small role · Director: John Payson

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