Chicago – While we may quibble over a bit of grain or some undefined line detail, the dirty secret of most Blu-ray reviewers is that a wide majority of audiences cannot discern the difference between most HD releases. The fact is that almost all of them look pretty damn good. Sadly, there are exceptions to the rule and Disney’s release for “James and the Giant Peach” is one such exception.
Blu-Ray Rating: 2.0/5.0
What’s the opposite of remastering? “Demastering”? What ever it is, that’s what’s happened to “James and the Giant Peach,” which looks far-from-hd in its recent Blu-ray release. Rarely do I feel the need to seriously tinker with the video settings on my player and television but I did just that trying to get the picture just right for Henry Selick’s underrated adaptation of the Roald Dahl hit. No matter what I did, the grain...
Blu-Ray Rating: 2.0/5.0
What’s the opposite of remastering? “Demastering”? What ever it is, that’s what’s happened to “James and the Giant Peach,” which looks far-from-hd in its recent Blu-ray release. Rarely do I feel the need to seriously tinker with the video settings on my player and television but I did just that trying to get the picture just right for Henry Selick’s underrated adaptation of the Roald Dahl hit. No matter what I did, the grain...
- 8/9/2010
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Warner Independent Pictures has acquired the rights to Steve Bloom's original screenplay The Stand-In.
The story centers on a working-class high school senior who earns money for college by escorting wealthy girls to formal high school functions.
Blumhouse Prods.' Jason Blum and Tracy Underwood are producing. WIP's Paul Federbush and Carl Hampe brought the screenplay to the studio.
" 'Stand-In' is a great high-concept teen comedy with enormous crossover potential," Blum said. "I haven't been a teenager in 20 years, and I'd go see it."
This is Bloom's third project in development. Last year, he sold Sisters of Mercy to Sony with Overbrook's Will Smith, James Lassiter and Alex Siskin producing. Smith might star in the film.
Bloom also is rewriting A Smile as Big as the Moon for Gold Circle and Thunder Road Prods. Stephen Herek (The Mighty Ducks) is set to direct, with Basil Iwanyk and Mary Viola producing for Thunder Road.
Blumhouse is in postproduction on Accidental Husband, starring Uma Thurman and Colin Firth.
Bloom is repped by Original Artists, manager Peter Meyer at Meyer Management and attorney Gregg Gellman at Barnes Morris Klein Mark Yorn Barnes & Levine in Los Angeles.
The story centers on a working-class high school senior who earns money for college by escorting wealthy girls to formal high school functions.
Blumhouse Prods.' Jason Blum and Tracy Underwood are producing. WIP's Paul Federbush and Carl Hampe brought the screenplay to the studio.
" 'Stand-In' is a great high-concept teen comedy with enormous crossover potential," Blum said. "I haven't been a teenager in 20 years, and I'd go see it."
This is Bloom's third project in development. Last year, he sold Sisters of Mercy to Sony with Overbrook's Will Smith, James Lassiter and Alex Siskin producing. Smith might star in the film.
Bloom also is rewriting A Smile as Big as the Moon for Gold Circle and Thunder Road Prods. Stephen Herek (The Mighty Ducks) is set to direct, with Basil Iwanyk and Mary Viola producing for Thunder Road.
Blumhouse is in postproduction on Accidental Husband, starring Uma Thurman and Colin Firth.
Bloom is repped by Original Artists, manager Peter Meyer at Meyer Management and attorney Gregg Gellman at Barnes Morris Klein Mark Yorn Barnes & Levine in Los Angeles.
- 9/18/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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