Based on a Finnish play, The Farmer’s Daughter was purchased by David O. Selznick (Gone with the Wind) specifically for Ingrid Bergman. When she wasn’t interested, producer Dory Schary suggested Loretta Young (Call of the Wild). Some were skeptical that …
Blu-ray Review: Trapeze Kino Lorber / 1956 / 107 min / Not rated / Sep 25, 2018
A circus acrobat before an Injury forced him to find a new career, Burt Lancaster (Tough Guys) always dreamed of doing a film about the circus. That opportunity came with Trapeze, based on Max Catto’s novel The Killing Frost. Co-starring …
Blu-ray Review: Strait-Jacket Shout Factory / 1964 / 93 min / Not rated / Aug 21, 2018
By the 1960’s, Joan Crawford’s (Mildred Pierce) career was in serious decline. Her days as a Hollywood glamour girl were long past, and despite a brief resurgence in 1962’s Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? good leading roles for middle-aged actresses …
Blu-ray Review: Won’t You Be My Neighbor? Universal Studios / 2018 / 94 min / Rated PG-13 / Sep 04, 2018
A staple of public television for nearly forty years, Fred Rogers become an American icon, and a teacher for generations of young children, sharing his wisdom, and showing compassion to his audience. Director Morgan Neville’s Won’t You Be My Neighbor? …
4K UHD Review: Patriot Games Jack Ryan: 5-Film Collection / Paramount Pictures / 1990-2014 / 5 Movies / 620 min / Rated PG, PG-13, R / Aug 21, 2018
[Editor’s Note: This film is currently only available in the U.S. in the Jack Ryan 5-Film Collection in 4K, but it will no doubt be released by itself internationally and domestically at some point in the future, thus we are …
4K UHD Review: The Hunt For Red October Jack Ryan: 5-Film Collection / Paramount Pictures / 1990-2014 / 5 Movies / 620 min / Rated PG, PG-13, R / Aug 21, 2018
[Editor’s Note: This film is currently only available in the U.S. in the Jack Ryan 5-Film Collection in 4K, but it will no doubt be released by itself internationally and domestically at some point in the future, thus we are …
Blu-ray Review: Documentary Now! – Seasons One and Two Mill Creek Entertainment / 2015-2016 / 2 Seasons / 308 min / Rated PG-13 / Aug 14, 2018
Created by Fred Armisen, Bill Hader, Seth Meyers and Rhys Thomas, Documentary Now! isn’t your average television show. Aired on IFC, with a third season scheduled to premiere on February 20, 2019, the series spoofs popular documentary films. Bill Hader …
Blu-ray Review: The Day After Kino Lorber / 1983 / 1 Movie, 2 Cuts / 127 min / Not rated / Aug 07, 2018
One of the best films ever directed for television, Nicholas Meyers’ (Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan) The Day After, recently arrived on Blu-ray via Kino Lorber Studio Classics. Originally broadcast on November 20, 1983, Meyers’ terrifying impact of …