Is Hollywood Ruining Your Favourite Movies? Director Do-Overs, Tron: Ares and Awesome Soundtracks
AVForums PodcastShow Notes
Is Hollywood revisionism ruining films or keeping them alive? We dig into directors' do-overs, colour re-grades, CG touch-ups, soundtrack swaps and endless ‘definitive’ cuts - from Star Wars to Michael Mann and those Tron Legacy 4K rumours. Plus a preview of Tron: Ares and a stack of fresh 4K recommendations.
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