[Note: Parts of this review appeared in an evaluation of a previous DVD release.] Fresh off her success in William Wyler’s Roman Holiday, Audrey Hepburn joined Humphrey Bogart, William Holden and director Billy Wilder for 1954′s Sabrina. The film was…
In the mid to late 1980’s, there was no bigger name in professional wresting than Hulk Hogan. His popularity helped spearhead a period of unprecedented growth for the WWE. Hulk Hogan’s small part as Thunderlips in Rocky III had been…
Haunting and complex, Ingmar Bergman’s Persona is perhaps the director’s most unforgiving look at the human condition. Probing the depths of the human psyche with surprising intimacy, the intensity never lets up, leaving the viewer to experience every uncomfortable twist…
It’s easy to take Judi Dench for granted. In a career that has spanned more than fifty years; she has turned in memorable performance after memorable performance across the stage, film, and television. Playing the title role in Philomena, Dench…
Inspired by the Hans Christian Andersen fairytale “The Snow Queen,” Frozen is the story of two sisters, princesses, named Elsa (voiced by Idina Menzel) and Anna (Kristen Bell) from the seaside kingdom of Arendelle. Elsa, the elder, was cursed with…
Based on Tracy Letts Pulitzer Prize winning play, August: Osage County is the kind of drama many actors love to do: thick with dialogue, it gives multiple performers a chance to really chew some scenery. Packed with fighting, crying, drinking,…
Loosely based on the beloved series of children’s books by Laura Ingalls Wilder, Little House on the Prairie became one of the most popular series in television history, earning 17 Emmy nominations throughout its nine year run. Television producer and…
Based on Nelson Mandela’s autobiography, scripted by William Nicholson (Gladiator), and directed by Justin Chadwick (The Other Boleyn Girl), Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom is a well meaning, but somewhat lacking biographical film about one of the greatest leaders and…
Tom Hanks and Emma Thompson star in a real life culture clash, as Saving Mr. Banks peels back the curtain to examine Walt Disney’s (Tom Hanks) twenty year quest to convince Mary Poppins author PL Travers to let his studio…
The influence of Akira Kurosawa’s The Hidden Fortress can be seen in several films, but none has been more talked about than George Lucas’ Star Wars. Lucas has expressed his admiration for the film, openly admitting that the droids C3PO…