The Man from U.N.C.L.E: The Complete Season One (DVD)
With the theatrical adaptation set to debut in a matter of days, it comes as no surprise that Warner Bros. has released The Man from U.N.C.L.E: The Complete Season One. Debuting in 1964, the show was one of several inspired by the success of James Bond (Bond creator Ian Fleming even contributed some ideas at […]
I Am Steve McQueen Comes to Blu-ray/DVD April 14th
I AM STEVE MCQUEEN Featuring narration by Robert Downey Jr., commentary by Kristin Kreuk, Insightful Interviews with McQueen’s close group of friends and family, and appearances by Pierce Brosnan, Gary Oldman, Marisa Miller, Ali MacGraw, Robert Vaughn, Norman Jewison, Randy Couture, Zoë Bell, Ben Makiewicz, Chad McQueen, Steven R. McQueen, Molly McQueen, Neile Adams […]
Blu-ray Review Julius Caesar (1970)
Filming Shakespeare isn’t particularly easy, and keeping it interesting for a majority of the viewing audience is even more difficult. This 1970 version, highlighted by an all star cast, faithfully retells Shakespeare’s account of events surrounding the assassination of Caesar in 44 B.C. After defeating the sons of Pompey, Julius Caesar (John Gielgud) returns to […]
DVD Review: Washington – Behind Closed Doors
The literary equivalent of Washington: Behind Closed Doors is Full Disclosure by William Safire. Each has a cracking good story, but it takes a near-frustrating amount of time to get there, moreso with Behind Closed Doors. That’s Safire and Behind Closed Doors creator David W. Rintels way of creating suspense, I know, but it’s quite […]
Blu-ray Review: The Magnificent Seven
A cowboy retelling of Akira Kurosawa’s Seven Samurai, The Magnificent Seven marked the transition from the old style John Ford/John Wayne films to the spaghetti westerns starring Clint Eastwood that would change the genre forever. Released in 1960, The Magnificent Seven contains elements that audiences at the time were used to—gunfights, and bandits—however, unlike previous […]