Blu-ray Review: Mogambo
Released in 1953, and directed by the legendary John Ford, Mogambo is often remembered as the film that made Grace Kelly a star. It had all happened quite by accident; Grace took the role only after Gene Tierney was forced to bow out due to ill health. Shot on location in Central Africa, the soundtrack […]
4K UHD Review: High Society
Though her career only spanned six years and eleven films, Grace Kelly is considered one of the most iconic, fashionable stars in cinematic history. Released in 1956, High Society is a remake of Philip Barry’s social satire The Philadelphia Story. Co-starring Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Celeste Holm and Louis Armstrong, there are several jazzy Cole […]
4K UHD Review: High Noon
A bonafide movie star for over thirty years of his working life, Gary Cooper is considered by many film historians to one of the more iconic movie stars of all time. Fans loved him because they felt they could relate to him. As fellow film legend Clint Eastwood said of Cooper in the 1991 documentary, […]
Blu-ray Review: The Bridges at Toko-Ri
Based on the hard-hitting novel of the same name by James A. Michener, The Bridges at Toko-Ri is set in 1952, during the Korean War. Rear Admiral George Tarrant (Fredric March) commands Task Force 77 aboard a Naval aircraft carrier. When bomber pilot Lt. Harry Brubaker (William Holden) ditches his wounded plane and lands in […]
Blu-ray Review: To Catch A Thief (Paramount Presents Edition)
[Editor’s Note: Elements of this piece appeared in a review for an earlier release of this film–RW] Few would argue director Alfred Hitchcock’s status as a master of suspense. However, his 1955 effort, To Catch a Thief can hardly be considered among the best in his suspense cannon. However, with Cary Grant and Grace Kelly […]
The Grace Kelly Collection (DVD)
[AMAZONPRODUCTS asin=”B00JF81XBS”]Though her career only spanned six years and eleven films, Grace Kelly is considered one of the most iconic, fashionable stars in cinematic history. Just shy of what would have been Grace Kelly’s 85th birthday, Warner Brothers has released The Grace Kelly Collection, a DVD compilation of six of her most notable and memorable […]
Blu-ray Review: To Catch A Thief
Few would argue director Alfred Hitchcock’s status as a master of suspense. However, his 1955 effort, To Catch a Thief, can hardly be considered among the best in his suspense cannon. However, with Cary Grant and Grace Kelly in starring roles, and the south of France as a backdrop, this is one beautiful film, tailor […]
To Catch A Thief Coming to Blu-ray March 6th
Paramount Home Entertainment has announced the March 6, 2012 Blu-ray release of To Catch a Thief. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock, this 1955 classic stars Cary Grant as John Robie, a reformed cat burglar, and Grace Kelly as an heiress with whom he becomes romantically entangled. Set in the opulent French Riviera, Robie tries to uncover […]