Blu-ray Review: The Magic Christian
Loosely adapted from the novel by satirist Terry Southern, 1969’s The Magic Christian was largely dismissed upon its release as being “messy,” and “incomprehensible.” Fans of the film contend that this was deliberate, that the film was an attempt to create a piece of social satire that was so revolutionary that it turned the establishment […]
Blu-ray Review: Fiddler on the Roof
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | 1971 | 181 mins. | G Opening in September of 1964, the Harold Prince production of Fiddler on the Roof was inarguably one of the most beloved stage musicals of the second half of the 20th century. Based on a series of short stories by Ukranian writer Sholom Aleichem (the “Jewish Mark Twain”), […]