4K UHD Review: Scrooged
The youngest network president in television history, IBC’s Francis “Frank” Xavier Cross (Bill Murray) will stop at nothing to “own” Christmas in the Nielsen ratings. His holiday lineup features shows like “The Night the Reindeer Died” (in which a far-from-defenseless Santa and his elves are attacked by terrorists) and “Bob Goulet’s Cajun Christmas.” In his […]
Truman Capote’s In Cold Blood (DVD) (Criterion)
First published as a four-part serial in The New Yorker, beginning with the September 25, 1965 issue, Truman Capote’s In Cold Blood, was an immediate sensation. In what Capote coined a non-fiction novel, the story which details the murders of four members of the Clutter family in the small farming community of Holcomb, Kansas. The […]
Blu-ray Review: Scrooged
The youngest network president in television history, IBC’s Francis “Frank” Xavier Cross (Bill Murray) will stop at nothing to “own” Christmas in the Nielsen ratings. His holiday lineup features shows like “The Night the Reindeer Died” (in which a far-from-defenseless Santa and his elves are attacked by terrorists) and “Bob Goulet’s Cajun Christmas.” In his […]
DVD Review: Dynasty – The Fifth Season, Volumes 1 and 2
*NOTE: CBS Home Entertainment brings all 29 episodes of season five in two sets, but this time both sets were made available on the same date as standalones or a two-pack. Dynasty was at the peak of success during the fifth season, finishing first in the Neilsen ratings, despite a few notable changes: Fallon (Pamela […]
Goodbye “Charlie” – John Forsythe, Television Legend, Dies at 92
Actor John Forsythe, who became one of the biggest television stars ever thanks to major roles in Charlie’s Angels, Dynasty and Bachelor Father, has passed away at the age of 92 after a year-long battle with cancer.