Blu-ray Review: Prizzi’s Honor (1985)
[amazon_link asins=’B071NWDSCD’ template=’ProductAd’ store=’moviegazett03-20′ marketplace=’US’ link_id=’8703af8e-82d5-11e7-9b19-f97cb3acd9d6′]Adapted by Richard Condon from his own novel and directed by John Huston (The Maltese Falcon, Fat City) Prizzi’s Honor stars Jack Nicholson (Terms of Endearment, As Good As It Gets) as Charley a hitman for the Prizzi’s, a powerful New York mob family. While the morality of his job […]
More Pink Panther from Kino…
Available now, alongside Shout Factory’s Pink Panther Collection are the Blu-ray debuts of the “Seller-less” entries into the Pink Panther series: 1968’s Inspector Clouseau, as well as Blake Edwards’ own Curse of the Pink Panther (1983) and Son of the Pink Panther (1993), which have been issued on individual Blu-ray’s by Kino Lorber. Given the […]
Blu-ray Review: Psycho II (Collector’s Edition)
Expecting a sequel to any Hitchcock film, especially one like Psycho (1960) to measure up to the original is just plain silly. Watching Psycho II, released in 1983, it’s best to put the original out of your mind. If you can view Psycho II on its own, a fresh start of sorts, than it’s better […]
Blu-ray Review: Oliver & Company (25th Anniversary Edition)
While not a classic in the Disney animation cannon, Oliver & Company is certainly a better film than it’s ever been given credit for. Filled with engaging characters and a storyline taken from a very famous piece of literature, many viewers, young and old, will find something to like about Oliver & Company. Disney’s new […]
Blu-ray Review: Scarface (1983)
Though it’s managed to achieve cult status nearly thirty years after its theatrical release, Brian De Palma’s Scarface was attacked by most critics. Made for an estimated $25 million, box office response was rather tepid, only grossing nearly $66 million. Cartoonish and campy, Scarface played like a spoof of hard-core violence with a profanity-laced soundtrack […]
de Palma’s Scarface Coming to Blu-ray
Universal City, California, March 24, 2011—With machine guns blazing, the explosive underworld epic Scarface arrives on Blu-ray TM Hi-Def September 6, 2011 from Universal Studios Home Entertainment. Considered one of the most influential gangster films ever made, Scarface’s gritty depiction of Tony Montana’s lethal ambition has made it a cultural touchstone that spans generations. Now, […]