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4K UHD Review: Two Mules for Sister Sara

A wanderer in the desert, Hogan (Clint Eastwood) is on his way to meet Mexican rebels when he stumbles across Sister Sara (Shirley MacLaine), a nun being attacked by three drunken bandits. The two end up going the same way…

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Blu-ray Review: The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom

Loosely based on a true story, the 1968 British comedy The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom leans into the mod lifestyle that permeated London in the mid to late 1960’s while exploring the complexities of romantic relationships. Married to Robert (Richard…

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Two Mules for Sister Sara

Blu-ray Review: Two Mules for Sister Sara

A wanderer in the desert, Hogan (Clint Eastwood) is on his way to meet Mexican rebels when he stumbles across Sister Sara (Shirley MacLaine), a nun being attacked by three drunken bandits. The two end up going the same way…

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Blu-ray Review: Irma la Douce

[amazon_link asins=’B07CXBXRBX’ template=’ProductAd’ store=’moviegazett03-20′ marketplace=’US’ link_id=’5800d55f-9f11-11e8-a3f0-9d99ae094243′]Three years removed from the success of The Apartment, 1963 saw the release of Billy Wilder’s Irma La Douce. This oft-forgotten classic features the repairing of Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine in the starring roles,…

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Blu-ray Review: Postcards from the Edge

[amazon_link asins=’B01N30JFZX’ template=’ProductAd’ store=’moviegazetteo-20′ marketplace=’US’ link_id=’36c9aefb-13f2-11e7-a489-2d6023dd7b92′]To much of the world, Carie Fisher seemed to have it all. The daughter of Eddie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds and Eddie Fisher, she was cast as Princess Leia in Star Wars: A New Hope…

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Terms of Endearment (Blu-ray)

In a career that has spanned nearly fifty years, writer/director James L. Brooks has had success in both television and film. Having created Room 222 in 1969, Brooks teamed up with Allan Burns to create The Mary Tyler Moore Show,…

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The Apartment

Blu-ray Review: The Apartment

The last black-and-white film until Schindler’s List to win the Best Picture Oscar, 1960’s The Apartment is considered by many to be one of the best comedies of the decade. With fine performances from Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine, The…

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DVD Review: Being There – Deluxe Edition

For most, Peter Sellers is regarded as strictly a comic actor. This is understandable, given his iconic role as the bumbling Inspector Clouseau. However, Sellers had lobbied for years to play the lead role in 1979’s Being There. Sellers had…

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