Category: Blu-Ray’s

Blu-Ray’s

Richard Jewell

Blu-ray Review: Richard Jewell

Clint Eastwood’s latest directorial effort Richard Jewell is based on the true story of a man who was hailed a hero, only to become suspected of a crime nearly overnight. Based on a 1997 Vanity Fair story by Marie Brenner,

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Fail Safe

Blu-ray Review: Fail-Safe (Criterion Collection)

What begins as a routine tour for a visiting Congressman of Strategic Air Commands headquarters in Omaha, turns into the ultimate nightmare. An unidentified aircraft is spotted on a course toward Detroit. Airborne bombers are scrambled to fixed points around

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The Oscar (1966)

Blu-ray Review The Oscar (1966)

When The Oscar (1966) received the Academy of Arts and Sciences to use its trademark image and awards ceremony in the film, it’s doubtful they expected it to be so flat out dreadful. A film about Hollywood by Hollywood, this

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Motherless Brooklyn

Blu-ray Review: Motherless Brooklyn

A film he’s wanted to make since buying up the movie rights since before Jonathan Lessem’s novel was published in 1999, Edward Norton wrote, directed and starred in Motherless Brooklyn. Set in 1950’s New York City, Lionel Essrog (Norton) is

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Semi-Tough

Blu-ray Review Semi-Tough

Adapted from Dan Jenkins book of the same name, the 1977 film Semi-Tough is best seen as a product of its era. Michael Ritchie had successfully directed two sports-themed films in the past; Downhill Racer and The Bad News Bears. 

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Blue Collar

Blu-ray Review Blue Collar

After finding success as a screenwriter on films such as Taxi Driver (directed by Martin Scorsese) and Obsession (directed by Brian DePalma), Paul Schrader earned enough clout to direct his own material. Schrader’s directorial debut Blue Collar follows three auto

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