Day: June 26, 2011

Blu-ray Review: The Long Riders

After honing his writing skills on small, independent documentaries, and getting experience as an assistant director on major box-office hits such as The Thomas Crown Affair (1968) and Bullitt (1968), Walter Hill became a real force in Hollywood with the screenplays for Sam Peckinpah’s The…

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Blu-ray Review: Sucker Punch

Zack Snyder has gained a reputation as a fine director on the strength of his adaptations of others stories.  Dawn of the Dead was a memorable remake of George Romero’s zombie masterpiece. 300, a mesmerizing tour de force, was a faithful adaptation of Frank Miller’s…

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