In 1979, Henry Winkler was one of the biggest stars in television as the Fonz on Happy Days. “The Fonz” was everywhere. His likeness was on T-shirts, lunchboxes pillowcases and beyond. His catchphrase, “Ayyyyy!” became part of the American lexicon….
The French Connection was first released on Blu-ray back in 2009. However, it was quite controversial due to director William Friedkin’s decision to make some odd revisionist color-timing decisions for the transfer. The color transfer was such a disappointment that…
The most enduring and internationally known film by the French creative team of Marcel Carné and Jacques Prévert is 1945’s Children of Paradise, filmed by and large during the last months of the German Occupation. But one of their biggest…
An excellent storyteller and one of the best-selling authors of all time, it’s not surprising that several of Stephen King’s novels have been made into films. Some of the film adaptations have been excellent like Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining (though…
With the rise of work based comedies and reality television, it was only a few short years ago that some observers began declaring the family-based sitcom a thing of the past. That all changed with the 2009 premiere of Modern…
Based on the 1986 comic by Frank Miller, The Dark Knight Returns is so well-regarded that Warner Premiere made the wise decision to split the animated adaptation into two films. For most Batman fans, the story is likely a familiar…
A reboot of the immensely popular ‘70s television series, Steve McGarrett (Alex O’Loughlin) returned to Hawaii after the kidnapping and murder of his father, an iconic cop. The former Navy SEAL was recruited by Hawaii’s Governor Jameson (Jean Smart) to…
Created by writers Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz—former writers for the hit series Lost—Once Upon A Time is a soapy, adventurous twist on our culture’s classic fairytales. From the first episode, it was clear that nothing about Once Upon A…
It has been a great year for Blu-ray releases with Jaws, Singin’ in the Rain, and To Kill a Mockingbird among others, having made their way to high definition. Movie fans have been anxiously awaiting the Blu-ray debut of Indiana…
The focus of Italian neorealism is the real-life problems of ordinary people. However, most of the real classics are stories of families or lovers set against the harsh realities of poverty or war. Actor-turned-director Vittorio De Sica was considered a…