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When American International Pictures asked writer/director Jack Hill to come up with a female-led blaxploitation movie, he realized that actress Pam Grier—who had starred in a couple of his women in prison films—would be perfect for such a role, and
Adapted from the successful, yet controversial, 1982 off-Broadway play of the same name by William Mastrosimone, Extremities centers on a rape investigation and the difficulty that its victims have in getting justice from the legal and judicial systems. Released in
Created by Terence Winter and executive produced Martin Scorsese (who also directed the pilot episode), Boardwalk Empire ended in 2014 after five successful seasons on HBO, in which the series garnered 18 Emmy Awards. Now available as a 19 disc
Released in 1939, Jamaica Inn is considered by many to be an inferior work in the filmography of director Alfred Hitchcock. Though apparently not a happy experience for Hitchcock due to interference from star and co-producer Charles Laughton, Jamaica Inn
Charles Chaplin’s last American film, Limelight is probably his most personal work. Released in 1952, it was a very difficult time in Chaplin’s life both personally, and professionally. There were plenty of people in Hollywood who felt him un-American, and
Though the events depicted in Ava DuVernay’s Selma occurred fifty years ago, the message resonates even more in light of the recent events in Ferguson, Missouri and Baltimore, Maryland. Selma begins with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (David Oyelowo) receiving
Julianne Moore has long been considered one of the finest actresses working today. Whether playing a 1970’s pornography actress in Boogie Nights, an unhappy mid-20th century housewife in Far from Heaven, or Sarah Palin in Game Change, she becomes the
In the interest of full disclosure, I’ll admit that while I attempted to read EL James’ Fifty Shades of Grey, I found the writing style rather dull and sophomoric, and gave up on it before I got to the halfway
December 12th marks what would have been Frank Sinatra’s 100th birthday. Warner Brothers Home Entertainment is celebrating the occasion with the May 5th release of the Frank Sinatra: Five Film Collection on Blu-ray. Packed with bonus features, including a 32-page
Based on the Booker Prize-winning novel by Kazuo Ishiguro, The Remains of the Day is a true high point in the career of producer Ismail Merchant and director James Ivory that resulted in several memorable literary adaptions over four decades.