Blu-ray Review: Me, Natalie
Released in 1969, Me, Natalie is very much a film of the 1960’s, but dealing with female late adolescence. A subject nearly anyone who’s ever been there, can relate too in some way. Scripted by A. Martin Zweiback, from a story by Stanley Shapiro, Me, Natalie stars Oscar winner Patty Duke (The Valley of the […]
Blu-ray Review: The Swarm
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Valley of the Dolls (1967) (Criterion Collection) (Blu-ray)
“So bad it’s awesome.” That, aside from my fondness for Patty Duke, is how I often explain why I enjoy watching Valley of the Dolls once every year or two. Based on the bestselling novel by Jacqueline Susann, Valley of the Dolls exposed lives of drugs, sex and jealousy that had ruined many would be […]
You’ll Like My Mother (Blu-ray)
Based on the novel by Naomi Hintze and directed by Lamont Johnson, the 1972 horror-thriller You’ll Like My Mother was a modest commercial success when it hit theaters, but gained a cult following after it was rerun countless times on television, as co-star Richard Thomas had gained fame as John-Boy on The Waltons. While it’s […]
DVD Review: The Patty Duke Show – Season One
I don’t remember exactly, but I think I was around ten years old when I first saw Patty Duke with Anne Bancroft in the 1962 version of The Miracle Worker. Even at the young age, I was inspired by Helen Keller’s story and moved by the performances of Ms Duke and Ms. Bancroft as Helen […]
DVD Review: I Dream of Jeannie – The Complete Series
It is the holiday season friends. That means that the studios are trying to put forward their best stuff in hopes that their special editions and mega-sets will make it to your gift giving list this year; I’ve been receiving this stuff on a daily basis now for a couple of weeks. I’m on a […]