From the Big Screen:

80 For Brady

(2023) Heartfelt comedy inspired by the true story of four best friends living life to the fullest when they take a wild trip to Super Bowl LI (2017) to see their hero Tom Brady play, and the chaos that ensues as they navigate the wilds of the biggest sporting event in the country.
Vitals: Director: Kyle Marvin. Stars: Lily Tomlin, Jane Fonda, Rita Moreno, Sally Field, Tom Brady, Guy Fieri, Rob Gronkowski. CC, MPAA rating: PG-13, 102 min., Comedy, North American box office gross: $39.330 million, worldwide $39.594 million, Paramount.
Formats: DVD, Blu-ray + Digital Code, VOD, Digital. Read more here

Champions

(2023) A former minor-league basketball coach who, after a series of missteps, is ordered by the court to manage a team of players with intellectual disabilities. He soon realizes that despite his doubts, together, this team can go further than they ever imagined.
Vitals: Director: Bobby Farrelly. Stars: Woody Harrelson, Kaitlin Olson, Ernie Hudson, Cheech Marin. CC, MPAA rating: PG-13, 124 min., Drama Comedy, North American box office gross: $16.209 million, worldwide $18.423 million, Universal. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray + Digital Code, VOD, Digital. Extras: Deleted scenes; “Keeping it Friendly” behind-the-scenes featurette; “Woody and the Team” featurette; “Casting the Friends”; feature commentary with director Bobby Farrelly. Read more here

This Week’s Highlight:

“Wings Of Desire” (1987 — Germany) is one of cinema’s loveliest city symphonies. Bruno Ganz is Damiel, an angel perched atop buildings high over Berlin who can hear the thoughts -— fears, hopes, dreams -— of all the people living below. But when he falls in love with a beautiful trapeze artist, he is willing to give up his immortality and come back to earth to be with her. Made not long before the fall of the Berlin Wall, this stunning tapestry of sounds and images, shot in black and white and color by the legendary Henri Alekan, forever made the name of director Wim Wenders synonymous with film art. On 4K UHD + Blu-ray, with 4K restoration, supervised and approved by director Wim Wenders, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack. One 4K UHD disc of the film and one Blu-ray with the film and special features. From The Criterion Collection. Read more here.

Buzzin’ the ‘B’s:

In “Baby Ruby” (2022),starring Noémie Merlant, Kit Harrington, Meredith Hagner, Reed Birney and Jayne Atkinson, Jo, a successful lifestyle entrepreneur who is happily pregnant, awaits the arrival of her first child. But soon after Jo welcomes her baby Ruby home, something starts to feel off — even though she’s assured it’s all perfectly normal. Is something wrong with her? Is something wrong with Ruby? And why are the seemingly perfect neighborhood moms so desperate to befriend her? As Jo fights to protect herself and her baby, she is plunged into a waking fever dream where everyone is a threat and nothing is what it seems. On DVD, Blu-ray, from Magnolia Home Entertainment/Magnet Label. Read more here … In “The Ritual Killer”(2023), starring Morgan Freeman, Cole Hauser abd Vernon Davis, a detective (Hauser) hunts an international murderer committing ritualistic killings in a small Mississippi town. He seeks help from an anthropology professor (Freeman), who is an expert on the ancient rituals being performed. On DVD, Blu-ray, from Screen Media Films.

All DVDs and Blu-rays are screened on a reference system consisting of an Oppo BDP-83 Blu-ray Disc Player w/SACD & DVD-Audio, a Rotel RSX-972 Surround Sound Receiver, and Phase Technology 1.1 (front), 33.1 (center), and 50 (rear) speakers, and Power 10 subwoofer.