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SHAKESPEARE: Hamlet & Othello (comp.productions by Royal Shakespeare Co.), Blu-ray (2016)

by Audiophile Audition | Feb 23, 2017 | DVD & Blu-ray Video Reviews

SHAKESPEARE: Hamlet & Othello (comp.productions by Royal Shakespeare Co.), Blu-ray (2016) SHAKESPEARE: Hamlet ‒ Paapa Essiedu, Hamlet / Natalie Simpson, Ophelia / Cyril Nri, Polonius / Clarence Smith, Claudius / Tanya Moodie, Gertrude / Hiran Abeysekera, Horatio / Marcus Griffiths, Laertes / Ewart James Walters, Ghost; Gravedigger / James Conney, Rosencrantz / Bethan Cullinane, Guildenstern / Kevin N Golding, Bernardo / Priest, Player King / Theo Ogundipe, Fortinbras; Marcellus; Lucianus / Doreene Blackstock, Player Queen / Marième Diouf, Cornelia; Player / Romayne Andrews, Osric / Eke Chukwu, Voltimand / Simon Godwin, Director / Royal Shakespeare Company ‒ Opus Arte Blu-ray OA 807172 D, 180 min., main features; 5 min., extras (10/28/16) ****: SHAKESPEARE: Othello ‒ David Ajao, Montano / Nadia Albina, Duke of Venice / Scarlett Brookes, Bianca / James Corrigan, Roderigo / Ayesha Dharker, Emilia / Eva Feiler, Citizen of Venice / Owen Findlay, Gentleman of Cyprus / Jacob Fortune-Lloyd, Cassio / Guy Hughes, Soldier / Gwilym Lloyd, Gratiano / Rina Mahoney, Citizen of Venice; Messenger / Lucian Msamati, Iago / Ken Nwosu, Gentleman of Cyprus / Brian Protheroe, Brabantio / Hugh Quarshie, Othello / Herald, Jay Saighal, Gentleman of Cyprus / Tim Samuels, Lodovico / Joanna Vanderham, Desdemona […]

Secret in Their Eyes, Blu-ray (2016)

by Audiophile Audition | Mar 4, 2016 | DVD & Blu-ray Video Reviews

A great thriller with Julia Roberts in a very different role. Secret in Their Eyes, Blu-ray (2016) Cast: Chiwetel Eijofor, Nicole Kidman, Julia Roberts Director & writer: Billy Ray Studio: Universal Pictures Home Entertainment 64176457 (2/23/16) 2 discs Video: 2.40:1 for 16:9, 1080p HD color Audio: English DTS-HD MA 5.1, DD 5.1 Subtitles: French, Spanish, English SDH All Regions Extras: Commentary track by Billy Ray & Producer Mark Johnson, Digital copy, “Adapting the Story for Today’s World,” Julia Roberts discusses her most challenging role Length: 1 hr. 52 min. Rating: ***** This haunting thriller explores the indistinct boundaries between justice and revenge. A tight team of rising investigators (Eijofor left the agency some years ago and has been a private detective) is turn apart when the lovely teenage daughter of one of them (the Roberts’ role) is brutally raped and murdered. The Ray character has worked for 13 years in his spare time searching for the killer and thinks he has finally found him and that will resolve the case. At first he has to try to convince the Kidman character, who is sort of the boss of the three, but eventually she supports and aids him. But nobody is […]