4K UHD Review: Hearts of Darkness – A Filmmaker’s Apocalypse
Director Francis Ford Coppola’s 1979 film Apocalypse Now is one of the most studied and discussed movies in motion picture history. Scholars and fans alike have discussed the nuances of the Vietnam War themed story adnauseam. Adding to the legend of Apocalypse Now are the well documented difficulties that Coppola encountered in his unwavering drive […]
Blu-ray Review: Reflections in a Golden Eye
Released in October of 1967, Reflections in a Golden Eye arrived in American theaters at a time when the Hays code that governed what could and couldn’t be seen on the big screen was months from being abolished. Directed by John Huston and produced by Ray Stark it is the only celluloid pairing of Marlon […]
Blu-ray Review: The Godfather (45th Anniversary)
[amazon_link asins=’B06XNPL54J’ template=’ProductAd’ store=’moviegazetteo-20′ marketplace=’US’ link_id=’87be46a1-3807-11e7-9adf-ff2dabe3c294′] Released theatrically on March 24th, 1972, The Godfather, considered by many to be one of the greatest films ever made, turns 45 this year. To celebrate the occasion, Paramount has issued a 45th Anniversary Edition of the Blu-ray. While the video transfer, audio track, and included commentary track appear […]
The Young Lions (Blu-ray)
Based on the 1948 novel by Irwin Shaw, Edward Dmytryk’s The Young Lions was forced to make several concessions to the censors before its release in 1958. Even so, the film was, and still is, a fairly effective story about ordinary men and their reluctance over joining the fight during World War II. The story […]
The Wild One (Blu-ray)
A landmark film of 1950’s rebellion, The Wild One was loosely based on an incident that occurred over the Fourth of July weekend in 1947 in Hollister, California, (publicized in an issue of Harper’s Magazine in a January 1951 article titled “The Cyclists’ Raid” by Frank Rooney) when roughly 4,000 motorcyclists and other assorted types […]
Blu-ray Review: The Men (1950)
In the years following World War II, there was a spate of films dealing with soldiers and their efforts to reintegrate themselves into normal, everyday life. The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) dealt with three World War II veterans who returned home to find that they and their families had forever changed by the […]
A Streetcar Named Desire 60th Anniversary Edition Coming to Blu-ray
On April 10th, 2012, Warner Home Entertainment will release A Streetcar Named Desire in a special 60th Anniversary Blu-ray edition. Director Elia Kazan’s landmark adaptation of the Tennessee Williams play focuses on the physical and mental battle of wills between fading socialite Blanche DuBois (Vivien Leigh) and Stanley Kowalski (Marlon Brando), her savage and domineering […]
Superman: The Motion Picture Anthology (1978-2006) Coming to Blu-ray
March 31, 2011 –Superman, the cultural icon and quintessential superhero, is back in a big way. In a powerhouse year marked by the theatrical releases of several major superhero films including Warner Bros.’ Green Lantern, his arrival couldn’t be more perfectly timed. Warner Home Video (WHV) is celebrating the year of the superhero with the […]
Blu-ray Review: Last Tango In Paris
MGM |1972 | 129 mins. | NC -17 Definitely not for everyone, Last Tango In Paris may be a landmark in filmmaking, but it’s also a dirty, misogynistic soap opera. While some list it among the all time classics, it’s hard for me to see it as more than one of the most pretentious films […]