A pioneer of the sexploitation genre, New York City native Joe Sarno emerged in the early 1960’s determined to breakdown the restrictions against eroticism in American film. Though much of Sarno’s work would be considered tame by today’s standards, context…
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[amazon_link asins=’B075R1L89G’ template=’ProductAd’ store=’moviegazett03-20′ marketplace=’US’ link_id=’8ffe6739-b4ee-11e7-94b3-6b76a852b9d2′]During its eleven-year run on CBS from 1967-78, The Carol Burnett Show racked up an impressive 25 Emmys, eight Golden Globes, and three People’s Choice Awards. Even now, almost forty years after the series went…
[amazon_link asins=’B074HXBDJX’ template=’ProductAd’ store=’moviegazett03-20′ marketplace=’US’ link_id=’fb458000-b290-11e7-a1f0-f5c88650a45e’]Dreamgirls was first released on Blu-ray in 2007. A decade later, Paramount has released a Director’s Extended Version of the film that takes advantage of subsequent advances in Blu-ray technology. Highlights include a new DTS:X…
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[amazon_link asins=’B07472V1B9′ template=’ProductAd’ store=’moviegazett03-20′ marketplace=’US’ link_id=’1482056c-ade9-11e7-a542-9b67dc47c1f4′]Funny, touching, and intuitive, The Big Sick is the kind of romantic comedy many of us can relate to–one that gets interrupted by real life. An Uber driver by day, and aspiring stand-up comedian by…
[amazon_link asins=’B0746XNZJM’ template=’ProductAd’ store=’moviegazett03-20′ marketplace=’US’ link_id=’df3381b6-a94d-11e7-adbb-03c3c4e10860′]A minimalistic story of love, loss, and our need to endure, A Ghost Story stars Casey Affleck (Manchester by the Sea) and Rooney Mara (Carol) as a young couple, known only by the initials “C”…
[amazon_link asins=’B073ZTTNLQ’ template=’ProductAd’ store=’moviegazett03-20′ marketplace=’US’ link_id=’05b7436a-a709-11e7-bd74-a9e8aff414e8′]Based on a book by Patrick Bailey and Larry B. Williams, inspired by the U.S. Space Camp in Huntsville, Alabama, and released in U.S. theaters on June 6, 1986, SpaceCamp was undoubtedly the victim of…
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[amazon_link asins=’B072JLDDMT’ template=’ProductAd’ store=’moviegazett03-20′ marketplace=’US’ link_id=’723957b6-a0b3-11e7-a1d9-a1a432e81128′]In 1999, a remake of 1932’s The Mummy became a surprise hit, going on to gross $416 million worldwide, and spawning two sequels. Given that success, and and Hollywood’s current taste for remakes, it’s not…