All four films were restored and approved by Melvin Van Peebles, and the gorgeously packaged box set also includes new conversations with Mario and film critic Elvis Mitchell, producers, and scholars.
In fact, this set only includes four works by the senior Van Peebles (along with the wonderful Baadassss! by his son Mario Van Peebles), but they’re all so essential to the history of American filmmaking: The Story of a Three Day Pass, Watermelon Man, Don’t Play Us Cheap, and his most famous film, Sweet Sweetback’s Baadassss Song. Few people in the history of independent film have made the kind of impact that Van Peebles did with a relatively small number of films. We lost the godfather of Black Cinema earlier this year, around the same time that Criterion was finally giving him the physical-media pedestal that his career deserved all along. Some of the restorations here were a little controversial, but they are undeniably Wong’s vision, and this is a set that even his most casual fans have to own. Gorgeously packaged, this must-own for cinephiles also includes new behind-the-scenes materials, making-of documentaries, archival interviews, and even short films from Wong, including an extended version of The Hand that had never been available Stateside before. Wong’s films regularly feel like they are in conversation with each other, as the filmmaker revisits themes (and sometimes even characters) from one to another, making them a perfect filmography for a box set. The 4K restorations include Chungking Express, Fallen Angels, Happy Together, In the Mood for Love, 2046, As Tears Go By, and Days of Being Wild. If you're still thinking he's not going to add that special something that only Pinchot can bring, will you allow me to make this argument? Two cusses follow, but so does that Murphy laugh.For the first time ever, Criterion has assembled the most essential films in the career of one of the best filmmakers of the modern era, Wong Kar-wai - including three films that had never been on Blu-ray before and new, director-approved transfers of all seven films. Bring back Cousin Balki, while we're at it. For me personally, while there might not be a true reason for Axel to visit Serge in the next installment, Bronson Pinchot is still one of my favorite actors to this day. Fans of the franchise are begging for the return of the Axel Foley (Murphy), John Taggart (John Ashton) and Billy Rosewood (Judge Reinhold) combo to return. Up next, Murphy will produce and star in Netflix's Beverly Hills Cop 4 and star opposite Jonah Hill in a Kenya Barris-directed comedy for Netflix. Previously, Murphy received rave reviews and critical acclaim for his portrayal of James "Thunder" Early in the Dreamworks film Dreamgirls, a performance which garnered him Golden Globe, Screen Actors Guild and Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards for Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture, as well as his first Academy Award nomination in the same category.
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Additionally, he recently received an Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for his return to his comedy alma mater, Saturday Night Live. He recently portrayed the legendary underground comic personality, Rudy Ray Moore, in Netflix's Dolemite Is My Name, a performance which garnered him widespread critical acclaim, as well as a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor in a Motion Picture Musical or Comedy and a Critics Choice Association nomination for Best Actor. We could not be more excited to help carry on the tradition and to officially welcome Eddie into the Amazon family."Īn exceptional box office performer, Murphy is on a very short list of actors who have starred in multiple $100 million-grossing pictures over the past three decades, from Beverly Hills Cop to Daddy Day Care. "With undeniable comedic and dramatic genius, he consistently delivers entertaining, original stories and characters to audiences around the world. "Eddie is a legend both in front of and behind the camera," said Jennifer Salke, head of Amazon Studios. The film also topped Nielsen's weekly streaming rankings among all streamed SVOD content.
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Following its March 5 release on Prime Video, the comedy was the #1 streamed movie of the weekend, with the #1 opening weekend of any other streaming movie in 2021 to date, and #1 opening weekend of any streaming movie in the past 12 months (post-COVID theater closures). The Amazon deal formalizes Murphy's relationship with Amazon Studios on the heels of the success of Coming 2 America. Under the pact, Eddie Murphy will star in three films for Amazon Studios and develop original film projects for Prime Video and Studios with the potential to star.
It was announced today that Amazon Studios has closed a three-picture and first-look film deal with Academy Award-nominee and Emmy Award winner Eddie Murphy.
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