Whereas Ladies and Gentleman … The Rolling Stones was filmed in a dark and gritty manner, Some Girls Live in Texas ’78 is its polar opposite with a brightly lit stage and numerous camera angles and shots of the audience….
Based on John Godey’s novel, The Taking of Pelham One Two Three is very much a product of its times, reflecting New York in the 1970s as a gritty, somewhat terrifying place; not dissimilar to other urban paranoia films, such…
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J.J. Abrams’ ode to childhood memories, mixed with appreciation for Steven Spielberg’s films can’t possibly recreate the magical experience of say ET or Close Encounters of the Third Kind, but damned if he doesn’t come close. Abrams does such a…
Based on Ayn Rand’s divisive but still widely celebrated novel, Atlas Shrugged took nearly forty years to reach the screen; going through various treatments and proposals. In 1992, investor and producer John Aglialoro bought the film rights. John Aglialoro suffered…
First released in January 2010, The History Channel’s WWII in HD has received a repackaged reissue that includes some very nice additions. This new collector’s edition includes a fascinating hour long documentary on the brutal battle for Iwo Jima, including extraordinary…
Originally published by Sierra Club Books in 1983, The River Why by David James Duncan is a thoughtful convergence of fishing, nature, and philosophy. As successful as the novel was, bringing it to the big screen proved difficult. The film…
The origin of the 1964 film My Fair Lady goes back to George Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion (1912), which was subsequently adapted into a Broadway musical by the successful team of Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Lowe (Gigi, Camelot). The play…
Conceived by Jerome Robbins, Leonard Bernstein and Arthur Laurents as a contemporary musical adaptation of Romeo and Juliet, West Side Story made its Broadway debut on September 26, 1957. Presenting the story as a contemporary musical resulted in an intriguing…
One of the finest miniseries ever produced, Brideshead Revisited celebrates its thirtieth anniversary with a three disc Blu-ray set from Acorn Media. Based on the 1945 novel by Evelyn Waugh, the eleven part mini-series won several awards and is considered…