Blu-ray Review: Retreat, Hell!
In a thirty year career, Joseph H. Lewis made a name for himself directing low-budget action pictures, westerns, and thrillers. Most highly regarded for his work on film noir, Lewis’ most appreciated film is Gun Crazy (1946), a story about a frantic young couple who set out on a deadly crime spree. After the critical […]
Blu-ray Review: West Side Story
Conceived by Jerome Robbins, Leonard Bernstein and Arthur Laurents as a contemporary musical adaptation of Romeo and Juliet, West Side Story made its Broadway debut on September 26, 1957. Presenting the story as a contemporary musical resulted in an intriguing mix of romance, tragedy, violence, and singing and dancing. Robbins, Bernstein and lyricist Stephen Sondheim […]
West Side Story: 50th Anniversary Edition Coming to Blu-ray November 15th
LOS ANGELES (July 7, 2011) – Five decades after its historic debut, a timeless classic returns to dazzle audiences young and old. Based on the hit Broadway musical of the same name, the iconic film WEST SIDE STORY returns in brilliant Blu-ray form November 15, 2011 from Twentieth Century Home Entertainment. With a record-breaking ten […]