Category: DVD’s

The Cincinnati Kid

DVD Review: The Cincinnati Kid

Back in print on DVD courtesy of Warner Archive, The Cincinnati Kid was adapted by Ring Lardner, Jr (M*A*S*H) and Terry Southern (Easy Rider) from a novel by Richard Jessup. Steve McQueen (The Blob) was still establishing his screen persona

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The Arrangement (1969)

DVD Review: The Arrangement (1969)

Written and directed by Elia Kazan (A Face in the Crowd), The Arrangement, released in 1969, was based on his own bestselling novel of the same name. Having read Kazan’s A Life, it quickly becomes clear that Kazan saw something

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The Practice (1976-77)

DVD Review: The Practice – The Complete Series

One of America’s most beloved comedians, Danny Thomas’ success on television was surpassed only by his well-known philanthropy. Most know him best as the creator and star of Make Room for Daddy (also known as The Danny Thomas Show) which

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DVD Review: Can You Ever Forgive Me?

After years on television, it was her raunchy turn in Bridesmaids that made Melissa McCarthy into a movie star. Since then she has starred in a string of comedies written specifically for her including The Boss, Life of the Party,

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DVD Review: Love, Gilda

[amazon_link asins=’B07J35TBWJ’ template=’ProductAd’ store=’moviegazett03-20′ marketplace=’US’ link_id=’0b5336b2-12c9-11e9-a505-dd0b45773874′]Saturday Night Live has been on the air for more than forty years now, but few television historians will disagree that the series’ first five seasons–from 1975 to 1980–were it’s best. The first of the

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DVD Review: The Carol Burnett Show – 50th Anniversary Special

[amazon_link asins=’B07FDVCMBL’ template=’ProductAd’ store=’moviegazett03-20′ marketplace=’US’ link_id=’6efd199d-c595-11e8-a19e-8711f96c32e3′]Fifty years after The Carol Burnett Show debuted on CBS and nearly forty years after the cameras stopped rolling, Carol Burnett remains a beloved figured and the show continues in syndication. Last December, CBS aired

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