Blu-ray Review: The Hunter
Released in August of 1980, The Hunter is largely remembered because star Steve McQueen died just three months later, as a result of cancer surgery. McQueen plays a modern day, down and out bounty hunter Ralph “Papa” Thorson (whose real story. Served as the basis of the film), forced to take whatever jobs he can […]
DVD Review: The Cincinnati Kid
Back in print on DVD courtesy of Warner Archive, The Cincinnati Kid was adapted by Ring Lardner, Jr (M*A*S*H) and Terry Southern (Easy Rider) from a novel by Richard Jessup. Steve McQueen (The Blob) was still establishing his screen persona when The Cincinnati Kid hit theaters in 1965, even though one of his most iconic […]
I Am Steve McQueen (Blu-ray)
Called “The King of Cool,” Steve McQueen was a top box-office draw of the 1960’s and 1970’s. His combination of movie star looks, love of action, combative style and his steely-eyed calm stare made women want to be with him and men want to emulate him. Originally aired in the summer of 2014 on Spike […]
The Great Escape Charges on to Blu-ray May 7th
LOS ANGELES, CA (March 25, 2013) – In celebration of the birthday of iconic Hollywood legend Steve McQueen who would have turned 83-years-old yesterday, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios and Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment are proud to announce that The Great Escape will arrive on Blu-ray for the first time on May 7, 2013. Directed by Academy […]
Blu-ray Review: The Blob (Criterion Collection) (1958)
Shot on a shoestring budget by a group of industrial filmmakers who had never produced a feature film, The Blob, released in 1959, became the most successful monster film of the decade. Filmed in rural Pennsylvania, the director Irvin S. Yeaworth Jr., was an idealist committed to using film to spread his religious faith. His […]
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 […]
Blu-ray Review: Papillon
Warner Bros. | 1973 | 151 mins. | PG Based on a best seller by the late Frenchman Henri Charriere, who claimed it was a true story, Papillon offers a lot to like. Compared to today’s blockbusters, with their explosions and CGI trickery, Papillon is the kind of over-the-top, escapist adventure Hollywood used to excel […]
Blu-ray Review: The Towering Inferno
20th Century Fox | 1974 | 165 mins | Rated PG