Blu-ray Review: Running Scared (Special Edition) (1986) (Reissue)
Directed by Peter Hyams, 1986’s Running Scared is the story of two Chicago southside police detectives, Ray Hughes (Gregory Hines) and Danny Costanzo (Billy Crystal). They tend to bend the rules a bit, but get the job done. They’re out to put away Julio Gonzalez (Jimmy Smits) a rising drug dealer determined to become the […]
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, […]