4K UHD Review: The Maltese Falcon
Though Humphrey Bogart died more than sixty years ago, he remains one of Hollywood’s most enduring movie stars. Widely regarded as a cultural icon, The American Film Institute ranked Bogart as the greatest male star in the history of American cinema. While some may mention a few other names, it’s hard to argue that the […]
The Hurricane (1937) (Blu-ray)
An early disaster film directed by John Ford (Stagecoach, The Grapes of Wrath), The Hurricane offers up special effects that almost eighty years after its initial release are still impressive. The highlight is a fifteen minute hurricane sequence (hence the film’s title) created by special effects wizard James Basevi who created the earthquakes in 1936’s […]
The Best of Bogart Collection (Blu-ray)
Nearly sixty years after his death, Humphrey Bogart remains an international icon. Tough, cool, and sophisticated, many regard him as the epitome of class. In a career that spanned nearly three decades, Bogart appeared in seventy five feature films, many of which are undisputed classics. Understanding Bogart’s iconic status, Warner Brothers has released The Best […]
DVD Review: Red Dust (1932)
It’s little wonder that Clark Gable and Jean Harlow made six films together in a span of just six years. Gable’s man’s man’s persona and her bawdy personality made for great chemistry. In Red Dust, their scenes have a palpable romantic tension, making an already good film even better. Gable plays Dennis Carson, a Rubber […]
Blu-ray Review: Meet Me in St. Louis
Meet Me in St. Louis, director Vincent Minnelli’s tribute to, as daughter Liza says in the introduction, “the bonds that tie us to each other”, is powerful because the director treats the material with as much seriousness and respect as the main characters deal with life’s rather mundane problems. The overlying plot, in which the […]
Meet Me In St. Louis Coming to Blu-ray December 13
Judy Garland Classic Nominated for Four Academy Awards® MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS Premium Blu-ray™ Book Debut on December 13 With a Bonus CD Soundtrack Sampler Burbank, CA., August 15, 2011 – Meet Me in St. Louis, the Hollywood musical classic starring the incomparable Judy Garland (Wizard of Oz, A Star is Born), will become available on Blu-ray™ […]
Blu-ray Review: The Maltese Falcon
Warner Bros | 1941 | 101 mins. | NR Though Humphrey Bogart died more than fifty years ago, he remains one of Hollywood’s most enduring movie stars. Widely regarded as a cultural icon, The American Film Institute ranked Bogart as the greatest male star in the history of American cinema. While some may mention a […]