Rockets Redglare

5 films on Best Blurays2 in 4K3 in HD

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Rockets Redglare (May 8, 1949 – May 28, 2001) was an American character actor and stand-up comedian. As well as his career as an entertainer, he worked as a roadie for a band called The Hassles (with a young Billy Joel), and as a bodyguard and drug supplier to punk rock bassist Sid Vicious and artist-musician Jean Michel Basquiat.

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Down by Law (1986)

Supporting role · Director: Jim Jarmusch

Best English-Friendly:

Criterion Blu-ray or Soda Pictures vs others?

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Best Video:

No comparison but Criterion Blu-ray is 2k transfer

4.1

Stranger Than Paradise (1984)

Supporting role · Director: Jim Jarmusch

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Criterion Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

Not sure about foreign

3.9

Desperately Seeking Susan (1985)

Small role · Director: Susan Seidelman

Video format: 1080p Blu-ray

Upcoming Release:

Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray early 2026

Best Video:

Both Kino Lorber Blu-ray and UK Final Cut Entertainment are from the same older HD transfer, same for other Blu-ray too

Basquiat (1996)

Small role · Director: Julian Schnabel

4K · Solid

Best English-Friendly:

Criterion 4K Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Best Video:

Criterion 4K Blu-ray, in B&W

3.4

After Hours (1985)

Small role · Director: Martin Scorsese

Video format: UHD Blu-ray

4K · Excellent

Best English-Friendly:

Criterion Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Best Video:

Criterion 4K Blu-ray

Best Audio:

2004 WB DVD

4.1

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