Category: Blu-Ray’s

Blu-Ray’s

Reversal of Fortune

Blu-ray Review: Reversal of Fortune

Based on the book by Alan Dershowitz, Reversal of Fortune tells the story of social climber Claus Von Bulow (Jeremy Irons), who was convicted on two counts of attempting to murder his wife Sunny (Glenn Close) with an overdose of

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Killdozer

Blu-ray Review: Killdozer

An asteroid containing something mysterious and powerful is on a collision course with Earth. It lands on an island off the coast of Africa. The island is inhabited by a small construction crew led by Lloyd Kelly (Clint Walker). A

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Two Mules for Sister Sara

Blu-ray Review: Two Mules for Sister Sara

A wanderer in the desert, Hogan (Clint Eastwood) is on his way to meet Mexican rebels when he stumbles across Sister Sara (Shirley MacLaine), a nun being attacked by three drunken bandits. The two end up going the same way

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High Plains Drifter

Blu-ray Review: High Plains Drifter

Clint Eastwood’s second film as a director—and his first western, High Plains Drifter takes us back to his days making spaghetti westerns in Italy with Sergio Leone. His character, a gunslinger known simply as “The Stranger” passes an unmarked grave

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Sergeant York

Blu-ray Review: Sergeant York

The top grossing film of 1941, Sergeant York was playing in theaters on December 7, 1941 when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. The film was credited with helping to recruit soldiers. Sergeant York was nominated for eleven Oscars including three

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Million Dollar Mermaid

Blu-ray Review: Million Dollar Mermaid

Perhaps Esther Williams’ best known film, Million Dollar Mermaid tells the highly fictionalized life story of Australian swimmer Annette Kellerman. Things begin in Australia, where the young Annette (Donna Corcoran) is confined to leg braces. Her father, Frederick Kellerman (Walter

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Pat and Mike

Blu-ray Review: Pat and Mike

The seventh of Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn’s nine films together, Pat and Mike has Hepburn playing Pat Pemberton. An accomplished athlete and physical education teacher at a California University, who excels at tennis, golf and just about every other

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Without Love

Blu-ray Review: Without Love

Released in 1945, Without Love is the third of Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn’s Nine films together. Based on a play by Philip Barry and a screenplay by Donald Ogden Stewart (The Philadelphia Story) Spencer Tracy plays Patrick Jamieson, a

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