42 (2013)
Drama • 2h 8m
Overview
In 1947, Jackie Robinson becomes the first Black man to play in Major League Baseball facing unabashed racism from the public, the press and other players.
Director: Brian Helgeland
Cast: Chadwick Boseman, Harrison Ford, Nicole Beharie, Christopher Meloni, Ryan Merriman, Lucas Black, André Holland, Alan Tudyk, Hamish Linklater, T. R. Knight, John C. McGinley, Toby Huss, Max Gail, Brad Beyer, James Pickens Jr., Gino Anthony Pesi, Brett Cullen, Jesse Luken, Jamey Holliday, Derek Phillips, Jamie Ruehling, Blake Sanders, Johnny Knight, Clint O'Brien, Dusan Brown, Cherise Boothe, Friedel Pinkston, Linc Hand, Thomas Helgeland, Matt Clark, Peter MacKenzie, Joe Inscoe, Monnae Michaell, Karole Foreman, C.J. Nitkowski, Scott Callaway, James Rackley, Aaron Farb, Anthony S. Goolsby, Lou Criscuolo, Ross Hughes, Joe Knezevich, Mark Harelik, Kenny Cook, David Sweeney, Rhoda Griffis, Daniel Fenlon, Maury Covington, Henry Friedman, Holden Hansen, Dan Mengini, Jon Kohler, Marc Gowan, Jackson Walker, Danny Vinson, Ari Blinder, William Flaman, Denise Moyé, Peter Jurasik, Michael H. Cole, Janet Metzger, Dax Griffin, Jayson Warner Smith, Jeremy Ray Taylor, Christopher Harvey, Kelley Jakle, Jud Tylor, Tobias Michael Finn, Ercell A. Grimes Jr., Dwight Houser, Barry Suttle, Andrew B. Roberts, Jimmie L. Coleman, Steve Hicks, Wayne Hickey, Andrew C. Mullins, Dennis A. Spears, Gary Miller, Todd Wilson, David Thoms, Richard Tavernaro, Hunter Clowdus, Colman Domingo, Benjamin C. Graham
Director: Brian Helgeland
US Paramount Blu-ray for better picture quality of the director's cut
Warner Bros UK Blu-ray for having both cuts of the film
US Paramount Blu-ray has a better encoding of the director's cut see caps but only Warner Bros UK Blu-ray has both cuts of the film
Warner Bros UK Blu-ray has Dolby TrueHD audio
Director: Brian Helgeland
US Paramount Blu-ray for better picture quality of the director's cut
Warner Bros UK Blu-ray for having both cuts of the film
US Paramount Blu-ray has a better encoding of the director's cut see caps but only Warner Bros UK Blu-ray has both cuts of the film
Warner Bros UK Blu-ray has Dolby TrueHD audio
Director: Brian Helgeland
Director: Brian Helgeland
Director: Brian Helgeland
Director: Brian Helgeland
Director: John Waters
Director: John Waters
Director: Mike Hodges
Director: Mike Hodges
Director: Nicholas Ray
Director: Nicholas Ray
Director: Bob Clark
Director: Bob Clark
Director: Martin Scorsese
2024 Second Sight 4K Blu-ray
2024 Second Sight 4K Blu-ray
Director: Martin Scorsese
2024 Second Sight 4K Blu-ray
2024 Second Sight 4K Blu-ray
Director: Chuck Russell
Director: Chuck Russell
Director: Paul Thomas Anderson
Like previous releases, the 4K Blu-ray was scanned from an interpositive rather than the original camera negative at Paul Thomas Anderson’s request which may explain the softness.
Director: Paul Thomas Anderson
Like previous releases, the 4K Blu-ray was scanned from an interpositive rather than the original camera negative at Paul Thomas Anderson’s request which may explain the softness.
WB 4K Blu-ray, caveat: mild DNR throughout the transfer, non-IMAX scenes appear soft due to being scanned from an interpositive rather than the original camera negative.
Best Buy exclusive Steelbook Blu-ray has the exclusive The Dark Knight Reborn Featurette
WB 4K Blu-ray, caveat: mild DNR throughout the transfer, non-IMAX scenes appear soft due to being scanned from an interpositive rather than the original camera negative.
Best Buy exclusive Steelbook Blu-ray has the exclusive The Dark Knight Reborn Featurette
More Drama on Blu-ray
Director: Alfred E. Green
Director: Alfred E. Green
Kino Lorber Blu-ray or Germany Blu-ray but no comparison available
Germany Blu-ray lacks English subtitles. Kino Lorber Blu-ray has English subtitles but is OOP
Kino Lorber Blu-ray or Germany Blu-ray but no comparison available
Germany Blu-ray lacks English subtitles. Kino Lorber Blu-ray has English subtitles but is OOP
Director: Walter Salles
Original matrixed Dolby Stereo: Curzon 4K Blu-ray
Surround mix: Vision Film Polish PAL DVD (2000)
The surround mix is fully discrete, not a mere decode or upmix of the Dolby Stereo LCRS track. This mix has never appeared on any other releases.
Director: Walter Salles
Original matrixed Dolby Stereo: Curzon 4K Blu-ray
Surround mix: Vision Film Polish PAL DVD (2000)
The surround mix is fully discrete, not a mere decode or upmix of the Dolby Stereo LCRS track. This mix has never appeared on any other releases.
Director: Newt Arnold
France ESC 4K Blu-ray, better than Germany Capelight 4K Blu-ray.
Capelight 4K Blu-ray (the ESC 4K Blu-ray have no original 2.0 and a different Atmos mix. More about the ESC mix in this review)
Director: Newt Arnold
France ESC 4K Blu-ray, better than Germany Capelight 4K Blu-ray.
Capelight 4K Blu-ray (the ESC 4K Blu-ray have no original 2.0 and a different Atmos mix. More about the ESC mix in this review)
Director: David Lynch
Criterion 4K Blu-ray is closer to the original DVDs than the 2015 Criterion release, not sure about whether the StudioCanal 4K is like the Criterion 4K/original DVD
Criterion 4K Blu-ray has FEL Dolby Vision, StudioCanal 4K Blu-ray has MEL
Director: David Lynch
Criterion 4K Blu-ray is closer to the original DVDs than the 2015 Criterion release, not sure about whether the StudioCanal 4K is like the Criterion 4K/original DVD
Criterion 4K Blu-ray has FEL Dolby Vision, StudioCanal 4K Blu-ray has MEL
Director: Ted Kotcheff
Arrow 4K Blu-ray in June
Umbrella 4K Blu-ray (FiM encode but the mastering shows signs of DNR albeit only momentarily); all other BDs pretty bad.
Umbrella 4K Blu-ray, but whether in the correct speed/pitch is TBC.
Director: Ted Kotcheff
Arrow 4K Blu-ray in June
Umbrella 4K Blu-ray (FiM encode but the mastering shows signs of DNR albeit only momentarily); all other BDs pretty bad.
Umbrella 4K Blu-ray, but whether in the correct speed/pitch is TBC.
Director: Brian De Palma
Director: Brian De Palma
Director: Rob Reiner
Director: Rob Reiner
Director: Peter Weir
Director: Peter Weir
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