Tag: Fred Ward

Blu-ray Review: Secret Admirer

Released in 1985, Secret Admirer was an attempt to combine elements of the popular sex comedies of the era with the humor and intelligence of a John Hughes film. while not a classic by any means, its still a decent

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The Player (Criterion Collection) (Blu-ray)

A stubbornly independent filmmaker, director Robert Altman was known for making films that no one else dared to touch. MASH, one of Altman’s biggest successes, had been passed over by over a dozen other filmmakers. It was a difficult shoot,

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Southern Comfort (Blu-ray)

Director Walter Hill’s unflinching tale of men pushed to their breaking point, Southern Comfort begins with the simplest of setups. In the opening prologue, a group of weekend warriors for the Louisiana National Guard are sent out for training in

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The Right Stuff (Blu-ray)

Adapted from Tom Wolfe’s engrossing book, it’s still hard to believe that The Right Stuff wasn’t one of the biggest hits of 1983. One explanation might have been that former astronaut and veteran Ohio Senator John Glenn was gearing up

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