4K UHD Review: Airport
For information on the film, click here for an earlier review. Kino Lorber’s all-new HDR/Dolby Vision Master – From a 4K Scan of 35mm Inter-positive is a wonderful representation of the 70mm Todd-AO production shot by Ernest Laszlo. The clarity is outstanding. The colors are vivid and deep, while blacks are deep and inky. The […]
Blu-ray Review Run Silent, Run Deep (Special Edition)
One of the first submarine movies, 1958’s Run Silent, Run Deep still shines more than sixty years after its release. Burt Lancaster stars as Lt. Bledsoe, a man ready to take command of his own sub. At the last minute, he finds out that he’s been passed over in favor of Commander Richardson played by […]
Blu-ray Review: Trapeze
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Blu-ray Review: Tough Guys
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Blu-ray Review: Seven Days in May
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Scorpio (Blu-ray)
Given the success of the James Bond franchise and John le Carré’s novels and films based on his works, espionage thrillers were the hot genre of the ‘60s and ‘70s. In 1973, director Michael Winner brought together Three legendary actors—Burt Lancaster (Sweet Smell of Success), Paul Scofield (A Man for All Seasons), and Alain Delon […]
A Child Is Waiting (Blu-ray)
Produced by Stanley Kramer (Inherit the Wind, Judgement at Nuremberg, Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner), written by Abby Mann (Judgement at Nuremberg) and a rare studio effort from director John Cassavetes, A Child Is Waiting is a fascinating look at educating the mentally disabled in the early 1960’s. Stanley Kramer was well known for his […]
Rope of Sand (Blu-ray)
Produced by Hal Wallis and directed by William Dieterle, Wallis had intended Rope of Sand as a reunion for Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman. When that plan did pan out, he settled for Burt Lancaster in the lead, and a cast filled out by several of Casablanca’s supporting players: Paul Henreid, Claude Rains, and Peter […]
Judgment at Nuremberg (Blu-ray)
Known for his so-called “message movies,” independent producer/director Stanley Kramer made a career of bringing attention to social issues that most major studios looked to avoid. Whether he was exploring racism, nuclear war, or politics, Kramer always tried to approach his subject matter with humility, humanity, and when appropriate, humor, always within the framework of […]
Birdman of Alcatraz (Blu-ray)
After directing over 140 television shows for CBS during the 1950’s, and receiving mixed reviews for his first two films, 1962 proved to be a pivotal year for John Frankenheimer. Both The Manchurian Candidate, and The Birdman of Alcatraz earned him nominations for Best Director from the Director’s Guild of America. Known for creating “psychological […]