The Oscar wasn’t just panned, it was nearly purged.

The Oscar is a film so overproduced, overacted, and overdesigned that it circles the block back to relevance. For all its missteps and miscastings, it exposes the machinery of Hollywood mythmaking better than a dozen prestige pictures. More importantly, its resurrection on Blu-ray reveals why boutique labels matter.

Physical media, in this case, captures The Oscar for what it is: a flawed, fascinating artifact of an industry in Golden Age denial.

You probably didn’t expect the definitive history of Hollywood’s most prestigious night to be launched on a daytime talk show.

More than a record of categories, dates, and names, Robert Osbourne's Academy Awards Ilustrated is a tribute to the permanence of print in a culture obsessed with ephemeral media. It laid the foundation for Oscar commentary and scholarship in the decades that followed. It also highlights the disconnect between cultural memory and archival truth.

Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story (2024) explores what it means to be born into a very bright spotlight, and what it takes to live up to it.

The 2025 DVD release from Kino Lorber offers audiences a chance to discover (or rediscover) a living legend while helping preserve her legacy through the power of physical media and independent film.

Please note: this episode contains spoilers.