Relationships and the struggle for power within their framework is a consistent theme throughout Luis Buñuel’s films. A rather sadomasochistic director, Tristana, released in 1970, is Buñuel’s most explicit study of the subject. Made in the later stages of the…
The French Connection was first released on Blu-ray back in 2009. However, it was quite controversial due to director William Friedkin’s decision to make some odd revisionist color-timing decisions for the transfer. The color transfer was such a disappointment that…
A cowboy retelling of Akira Kurosawa’s Seven Samurai, The Magnificent Seven ushered in more realistic depictions of life in the American west. The film was exciting, had plenty of action and enough movie stars to live up to its moniker…