Blu-ray Review: Mogambo
Released in 1953, and directed by the legendary John Ford, Mogambo is often remembered as the film that made Grace Kelly a star. It had all happened quite by accident; Grace took the role only after Gene Tierney was forced to bow out due to ill health. Shot on location in Central Africa, the soundtrack […]
Blu-ray Review: Night of the Iguana
The 1950’s and early sixties saw a surge of popularity around the work of Tennessee Williams. More than half of his plays were reproduced for the screen. His themes of sexuality, marital infidelity and mental illness, etc., were shocking but acceptable in this era of change in moral acceptability. Nonetheless, movies of the time could […]
Blu-ray Review: Earthquake (Collector’s Edition)
Throughout much of the 1970’s, disaster movies ruled the box office. The zenith came in 1974, when three genre films–The Towering Inferno, Airport 1975 (the first sequel to the movie that started the trend) and Earthquake were big hits. The Towering Inferno and Earthquake were both nominated for multiple Academy Awards. In the 1970’s, it […]
Blu-ray Review: The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
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Blu-ray Review: Seven Days in May
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The Grace Kelly Collection (DVD)
[AMAZONPRODUCTS asin=”B00JF81XBS”]Though her career only spanned six years and eleven films, Grace Kelly is considered one of the most iconic, fashionable stars in cinematic history. Just shy of what would have been Grace Kelly’s 85th birthday, Warner Brothers has released The Grace Kelly Collection, a DVD compilation of six of her most notable and memorable […]