Blu-ray Review: King of Kings
Warner Bros. | 1961 | 168 mins. | PG-13 The second of producer Samuel Bronston’s big-gauge roadshow epics filmed in Spain, King of Kings (1961) is a tasteful rendering of the Christ story and was MGM’s follow-up to their phenomenally successful release of Ben-Hur (1959). Nicholas Ray directs the film with his usual intelligence, however, […]
DVD Review: How the West Was Won – Ultimate Collector’s Edition
In the 1950’s, the relatively new medium of television was all the rage in American homes. Families no longer felt the same desire to trudge to their local cinema, when this new “tube” could beam entertainment to them in the comfort of their own homes. Feeling the pinch, Hollywood movie makers new they had to […]