Mary Steenburgen

8 films on Best Blurays5 in 4K3 in HD

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Mary Nell Steenburgen (born February 8, 1953) is an American actress, comedian, singer, and songwriter. After studying at New York's Neighborhood Playhouse in the 1970s, she made her professional acting debut in the Western comedy film Goin' South (1978). Steenburgen went on to earn critical acclaim for her role in Time After Time (1979) and Jonathan Demme's comedy-drama film Melvin and Howard (1980), for which she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.

Biography from TMDB

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List

5 in 4K

UHD Blu-ray or 4K streaming

Parenthood (1989)

Leading role · Director: Ron Howard

Best Video:

Universal 4K Blu-ray

Best Audio:

1998 Universal DVD

Back to the Future Part III (1990)

Leading role · Director: Robert Zemeckis

4K · Solid

Best Video:

Universal 4K Blu-ray

Best Audio:

3.6

Philadelphia (1993)

Supporting role · Director: Jonathan Demme

4K · Excellent

Best Video:

Sony 4K Blu-ray

3.9

Elf (2003)

Supporting role · Director: Jon Favreau

4K · Excellent

Best Video:

3.5

Nightmare Alley (2021)

Supporting 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

3.5

3 in HD

Blu-ray or HD streaming

Time After Time (1979)

Leading role · Director: Nicholas Meyer

Best Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

3.5

My Family (1995)

Small role · Director: Gregory Nava

Video format: HD Streaming

Best Video:

3.7

Inland Empire (2006)

Small role · Director: David Lynch

Best Video:

Criterion Blu-ray or Optimum/Kadokawa Blu-rays

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab) · Reddit (opens in a new tab) · dvdexotica.com (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

Criterion 4k resto, but it was AI upscaled although supervised and approved by Lynch https://www.reddit.com/r/davidlynch/comments/12klbw9/inland_empire_and_ai_upscaling/
Some may prefer previous Optimum/Kadokawa Blu-ray
See another detailed review: https://www.dvdexotica.com/2015/05/lets-get-serious-about-inland-empire.html

3.9

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