The Scoop: Warner Archive releases "Boulevard Nights" onto Blu-ray!
Boulevard Nights comes to Blu-ray from Warner Archive!
You haven't seen the true colors of vicious gang life in Los Angeles unless you've also seen Boulevard Nights. From Executive Producer Tony Bill (The Sting, Taxi Driver) comes this gritty drama that remains timely and powerful as when it first appeared in 1979. Said Bill: Everything in this film is authentic. We've broken important new ground. Today, the continuing problem of gang activity re-emphasizes the importance of this trailblazing film.
It's insight into gang life remains vital. Boulevard Nights' gang members are cholos from the city's Mexican-American barrios, with the film taking a point of view of the gang kids themselves. Two of those kids are the Avila brothers.
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Raymond Avila (Richard Yniguez) is an ex-gang member trying to build a better life. Kid brother Chuco (Danny De La Paz) is a sullen low-rider, wasting his days with his angel-dusted gang. In spite of their differences, the brothers are bound by strong family ties.
But those ties are violently tested when rivals challenge Chuco's gang .and ignite a full-blown neighborhood war. In 2017 the film was selected for preservation in the U.S. National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant.
Releasing for the first time ever in HD and onto Blu-ray format is “Boulevard Nights” from 1979. This film was considered a low budget film for its time and shot on film.
Presented on a BD-50 disc with a DTS HD-MA 2.0 Mono. Warner Archive stuns with its HD presentation of this classic film Producer Tony Bill of Taxi Driver fame.
This HD version was made from a 4k scan of the OCN and looks phenomenal!
Included is a DTS-HD 2.0 Master Audio Track that sounds crisp and detailed - for a film from the ‘70s - love it! I also felt the sound mix enhanced the score - which is a favorite of mine for this mix - balanced well with the dialogue!