Blu-ray Review: Suddenly (1954)
Made by Frank Sinatra before he won an Academy Award for From Here to Eternity (though it was released nearly a year later), Suddenly marked the first time Sinatra played the “heavy.” The title refers to a small town in California where Sheriff Tod Shaw (Sterling Hayden) knows everyone by name. Strangers often pass through […]
DVD Review: Frosty’s Winter Wonderland – Deluxe Edition
Frosty’s Winter Wonderland picks up where 1969’s Frosty the Snowman left off. Things begin with Frosty keeping his promise to return from the North Pole. Naturally, the children of Winterwonderland are thrilled to see him. Unfortunately, all is not well for Frosty; as much as he enjoys playing with the children, he finds himself pining […]
Blu-ray Review: Some Like It Hot
Marilyn Monroe had a keen understanding of how to use her face, body and voice to make her sex appeal permeate through the screen. In Billy Wilder’s 1959 comedy Some Like It Hot, Monroe was at the height of her allure, draping herself over Tony Curtis’ deceitful character, kissing him with a soft, but deliberate […]