4K UHD Review: WarGames
With the Cold War a distant memory and the internet available nearly everywhere, WarGames works best as a time capsule. Released in 1983, WarGames was one of the best of its era at to illustrate what Cold War era paranoia felt like at a time when computer technology was entering the mainstream. Easy to dismiss […]
Blu-ray Review: Bad Ronald
[amazon_link asins=’B07HGKKGTD’ template=’ProductAd’ store=’moviegazett03-20′ marketplace=’US’ link_id=’3404b7ef-e075-11e8-839f-2b43bf1d91a5′]A 1974 made-for-television movie directed by Buzz Kulik, Bad Ronald is based on a book by the same name by Jack Vance. Ronald Wilby (Scott Jacoby, The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane) is a socially inept, awkward high school sophomore with budding artistic talent and a preoccupation with […]
Downhill Racer (Criterion Collection) (Blu-ray)
Though Robert Redford had some big screen success with films such as Inside Daisy Clover (1965), This Property Is Condemned (1966) (both with Natalie Wood), and 1967’s big screen version of Barefoot in the Park with Jane Fonda, his breakout year came in 1969 when the 33-year-old co-starred alongside Paul Newman in Butch Cassidy and […]
On Golden Pond (Collector’s Edition) (Blu-ray)
An unconventional Hollywood blockbuster, On Golden Pond is a character driven drama that explores aging, mortality, and reconciliation. Based on the play by Ernest Thompson, On Golden Pond finally earned legendary actor Henry Fonda a Best Actor Academy Award in what turned out to be his final film performance. Co-star Katharine Hepburn picked up her […]
On Golden Pond: Collector’s Edition Coming to Blu-ray
Shout Factory has announced plans to release On Golden Pond: Collector’s Edition on Blu-ray. Directed by Mark Rydell The Rose) and based on a popular play by celebrated writer Ernest Thompson, critically acclaimed motion picture is a classic tale of family told with heart and warmth, as well as a timeless treasure that represents the […]
Blu-ray Review: The Slender Thread
The directorial debut of actor-turned-director Sydney Pollack, 1965’s The Slender Thread is a tense, dramatic story shot in austere black and white. Based on real incident that was dramatized as the short story “Decision to Die” by Shana Alexander, which appeared in Life magazine in 1964. The film’s plot is a rather simple one; the […]
Blu-ray Review: Boardwalk Empire – Season One
Created by Terence Winter (best known for his work on The Sopranos) and executive produced by the legendary Martin Scorsese (who also directed the pilot), it’s no surprise that Boardwalk Empire was one of the most eagerly anticipated series of 2010. Featuring a terrific cast lead by the always awesome Steve Buscemi, Boardwalk had hit […]