Category: Blu-Ray’s

Blu-Ray’s

Cruising

Blu-ray Review: Cruising

Released in February 1980, William Friedkin’s (The Exorcist, The French Connection) dark thriller Cruising stars Al Pacino (The Godfather) as Steve Burns, a, The twenty-something New York City cop offered the chance to earn his detective shield by going undercover

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Jezebel

Blu-ray Review: Jezebel (1938)

It’s been widely reported that Bette Davis (All About Eve) wanted to play Scarlett O’Hara in Gone With the Wind. When the role went to Vivian Leigh, she was very disappointed. Sometimes described as a consolation prize, Davis played Julie

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The Witches (1990)

Blu-ray Review: The Witches (1990)

Nearing the end of a career that included such films as Walkabout, Don’t Look Now and The Man Who Fell to Earth, English director Nicholas Roeg teamed with Jim Henson Productions for The Witches. The 1990 film is based on

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Alice, Sweet Alice

Blu-ray Review: Alice, Sweet Alice

For Alice Spages (Paula Sheppard), being the the older sister is awful. She can’t do anything right and her single mother Catherine (Linda Miller), pays little attention to her. Instead, Catherine showers her younger sister Karen (Brooke Shields, Wanda Nevada),

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Pursuit (1972)

Blu-ray Review: Pursuit (1972)

Directed by Michael Crichton, Pursuit, a 1972 made-for-TV thriller, was based on his novel Binary. A highly atmospheric story, it’s just a few days before the President of the United States is set to address the Republican national convention in

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Corvette Summer

Blu-ray Review: Corvette Summer

Released in 1977, Star Wars turned Mark Hamill into one of the biggest movie stars in the world. His character Luke Skywalker, graced lunch boxes, trading cards, t-shirts and more. Anxious to avoid typecasting, in 1978 Hamill appeared in Corvette

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The Thin Mam (1934)

Blu-ray Review: The Thin Man

The Thin Man is based on mystery writer Dashiell Hammett’s celebrated novel, but the mystery isn’t all that important, nor is it the reason for the film’s enduring appeal. Instead, it’s the relationship between Nick (William Powell, To Be Or

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Klute (1991)

Blu-ray Review: Klute (Criterion Collection)

“It’s easy to manipulate men,” Bree Daniels (Jane Fonda, On Golden Pond) tells her psychiatrist. A high class call girl and an aspiring actress, she feels a sense of pride in satisfying a client–whether it’s a man in the city

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Bronco Billy

Blu-ray Review: Bronco Billy

A former New Jersey shoe salesman-turned sharpshooter, Bronco Billy (Clint Eastwood, Million Dollar Baby) is the leader of a scarcely attended traveling Wild West Show. Under the tent, nothing goes smoothly: snake dancers are bitten, and the latest Lovely Assistant

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