The 300 Spartans (Blu-ray)
The type of sword-and-sandals epic that Hollywood has always appreciated, The 300 Spartans is a fairly factual account of the Battle of Thermopylae. The 300 Spartans, the film that inspired Frank Miller’s graphic novel 300, and the subsequent film of the same name, has a much simpler look, as you might expect from a film […]
Blu-ray Review: Love Me Tender
An anomaly in Elvis Presley’s career, his first film, Love Me Tender was the only time he didn’t receive top billing. Presley is a supporting player who doesn’t even appear until around the 20 minute mark, and even then plays second fiddle to beefy actor Richard Egan. Even so, it’s an enjoyable film to watch. […]
Love Me Tender Comes to Blu-ray July 30
Moviegoers were introduced to Elvis Presley in this film set during the dying hours of the Civil War. Elvis sings four songs, including the title song. The year is 1865, and the three Confederate Reno brothers don’t know the war has ended. They manage to steal a Union Army payroll, and head for home with […]
DVD Review: The Devil Makes Three
Gene Kelly plays Captain Jeff Eliot, who, while on leave, returns to Munich in 1947 while on leave to seek out the Lehrt family, who hid him in their cellar after he escaped from a prison camp with a few men, after having presumably been shot down during a bombing over Innsbruck and having to […]