4K UHD Review: A Bridge Too Far
After the success at the Battle of Normandy, the allies spent six months planning Operation Market Garden—an attempt to secure several bridges in the Netherlands by land and by air—assembled in just seven days. The tide had started to turn, and the Allies hoped Operation Market Garden would end the war by Christmas 1944. They […]
Blu-ray Review: Film Focus—Gene Hackman
In a career that spanned nearly sixty years and included two Oscars and four Golden Globe awards, Gene Hackman is consider one of the great actors of his era. He appeared in some of the biggest films of the 1960’s and ‘70s including Bonnie and Clyde, Downhill Racer, The French Connection and Prime Cut, just […]
Blu-ray Review: Bat 21
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Blu-ray Review: Postcards from the Edge
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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 […]
Mississippi Burning (Blu-ray)
Loosely based on the FBI investigation into the murders of three civil rights workers in 1964 Mississippi, Mississippi Burning was criticized by some for diverging from the historical facts of the case, but director Alan Parker was quick to point out that the film was a dramatization, not a documentary. With that said, Mississippi Burning […]
Blu-ray Review: Riot
Jim Brown began his acting career shortly before retiring from the NFL in 1965. In a nearly fifty year acting career he has appeared in a variety of interesting roles. His turn as Cully Briston in 1969’s Riot is among his best. Filmed soon after the end of the Production Code in 1968, Riot was […]
Blu-ray Review: The French Connection (Fox Filmmakers Signature Series)
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 even the movie’s cinematographer, Owen Roizman voiced his displeasure. Now, in 2012, Fox has released […]
Hoosiers 25th Anniversary Edition Coming to Blu-ray June 25th
MGM Home Entertainment has announced a June 5th date for the 25th Anniversary Edition of David Anspaugh’s Hoosiers (1986), starring Gene Hackman, Barbara Hershey and Dennis Hopper. It’s currently unknown whether this new release will feature a new high-definition transfer. Special Features: Hoosier History: The Truth Behind the Legend Deleted Scenes Original 1954 Indiana […]
Blu-ray Review: The Firm
For much of the 1990’s, John Grisham’s novels dominated bestsellers lists. A Time to Kill, The Pelican Brief, The Client, and The Firm are considered among his best. While all four were adapted into successful films, The Firm is by far, the best of the lot. Director Sydney Pollack’s vision is just as engaging, suspenseful, […]