Blu-ray Review: The Day the Earth Stood Still
Released only six years after the end of World War II, The Day the Earth Stood Still is widely considered one of the best science fiction films ever made. Director Robert Wise’s 1951 plea for world peace still resonates after all these years. Producer Julian Blaustein set out to make a film that illustrated the […]
DVD Review: The Day the Earth Stood Still (2 Disc Special Edition)
Released only six years after the end of World War II, The Day the Earth Stood Still is widely considered one of the best science fiction films ever made. Director Robert Wise’s 1951 plea for world peace still resonates after all these years. Producer Julian Blaustein set out to make a film that illustrated the […]
DVD Review: The Andromeda Strain
As an avid movie watcher, I find myself continually wondering why Hollywood seems so obsessed with remakes. Is it because it’s easy just to reheat ideas that have already been done, or do some entertainment honchos really feel they can improve an old piece of material? Recently, A&E broadcast a four hour mini-series called The […]
Rita Moreno, Turns 76 Today
Born Rosita Dolores Alverio, in Humacao, Puerto Rico on December 11, 1931, actress Rita Moreno was the first performer to win an Oscar, Emmy, Tony and a Grammy. Moreno and her mother moved to New York City in 1937. Rita got her first taste of show business at the tender age of eleven, when she […]