4K UHD Review: Night of the Juggler
A time capsule of 1970’s New York City, Night of the Juggler is unapologetically sleazy, featuring a car chase that takes up nearly twenty minutes of the film, gangland violence, and a lengthy sequence in a porno joint. A troubled production, John Frankenheimer, was originally slated to direct, but Sidney J. Furie had taken over […]
Blu-ray Review: Catch Me If You Can
A lively caper inspired by true events, Steven Spielberg’s Catch Me If You Can never takes itself too seriously. Though classified a drama, the story contains enough comedy to keep viewers giggling at every turn. It also helps that the two leads, Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hanks, are capable of easily switching between drama and […]
Catch Me If You Can Arrives on Blu-ray December 4th
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. – The extraordinary true story of a brilliant master of deception and the FBI agent hot on his trail makes its high definition debut when CATCH ME IF YOU CAN arrives on Blu-ray December 4, 2012 from Paramount Home Media Distribution. Oscar®-nominee Leonardo DiCaprio and Academy Award®-winner Tom Hanks star in the “supremely […]
Blu-ray Review: Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure
Tim Burton’s feature film directorial debut, Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure features the title character, created and portrayed by Paul Reubens Initially developed as a stage act, Pee-Wee’s popularity quickly led to an HBO special in 1981. As the stage performance gained further popularity, Reubens brought the character to the big screen. A sequel would follow, and […]
DVD Review: Marcus Welby, M.D. – Season One
Shout Factory | 1969 | 1380 mins. | Not Rated Despite signing a contract with MGM at the dawn of the thirties, Robert Young was delegated to B-movies. His big break came when he said “yes” to a radio show. Father Knows Best became a hit on the air waves, running from 1949-1954. Young was […]
Marcus Welby, MD.: Season One Coming to DVD on May 4
Santa Monica, California – March 15, 2010 – On May 4, 2010, Shout! Factory and the NBC Universal Television, DVD, Music and Consumer Products Group will bring classic television’s most popular and acclaimed medical drama to DVD with MARCUS WELBY, M.D.: SEASON ONE. Starring Robert Young as the kind and caring family practitioner Dr. Marcus […]
DVD Review: Hotel – The First Season
Paramount | 1169 mins. | 1983 | Not Rated Based on Arthur Hailey’s 1965 novel of the same name (which had also inspired a 1967 feature film), Hotel was created and produced by Aaron Spelling. Set in the elegant (and fictitious) St. Gregory Hotel in San Francisco, the show centered around the issues surrounding the […]