Blu-ray Review: Things We Lost In The Fire
I’ve always thought of Benicio del Toro as a bit of a sad sack looking actor. I sort of dismissed him as a disheveled rebel wannabe who needed to get some sleep already. Recently, after re-watching his brilliant turn as Javier Rodriquez in 2000’s Traffic and his equally mesmerizing performance as Jerry Sunborne in 2007’s […]
DVD Review: Being There – Deluxe Edition
For most, Peter Sellers is regarded as strictly a comic actor. This is understandable, given his iconic role as the bumbling Inspector Clouseau. However, Sellers had lobbied for years to play the lead role in 1979’s Being There. Sellers had the rights to the Jerzy Kosinski novel before the movie went before the cameras. Sellers […]
DVD Review: The Waltons – The Complete Eighth Season
The Waltons was created by Earl Hanmer Jr., who based the series on his 1961 novel, Spencer’s Mountain, which was made into a feature film of the same name in 1963. Hamner’s experiences growing up in the unincorporated area of Schuyler, Virginia provided the basis for many of the storylines on The Waltons. The series […]
DVD Review: Studio One Anthology
Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve been writing about a lot of different boxed sets that might be the perfect gift for someone on your list this holiday season. Over the past three weeks, I have been completely engrossed in the six DVD, approximately 982 minute, Studio One Anthology put out by Koch Vision […]
DVD Review: Things We Lost In The Fire
I’ve always thought of Benicio del Toro as a bit of a sad sack looking actor. I sort of dismissed him as a disheveled rebel wannabe who needed to get some sleep already. Recently, after re-watching his brilliant turn as Javier Rodriquez in 2000’s Traffic and his equally mesmerizing performance as Jerry Sunborne in 2007’s […]
Actor Heath Ledger Found Dead In His New York Apartment
Heath Ledger Found Dead: Actor had received an Oscar nomination for his role in Brokeback Mountain. Here he talks about playing “The Joker,” in the upcoming, The Dark Knight. Is it Just me, or does it seem like he is in terrible need of a fix?
‘Mr. Whipple’ Dies
Dick Wilson, the actor who made the catchphrase, ““Please, don’t squeeze the Charmin,” a part of pop culture history, died Monday. He was 91. Wilson played George Whipple in over 500 commercials from 1964 to 1985.