DVD Review: Law & Order – The Complete Original Series
A chonker of a box set, Universal has released Law & Order: The Complete Original Series. Twenty seasons across 104 discs, this popular series has been in constant television rotation since its original debut in 1990. Created by Dick Wolf, the series is set and filmed in New York City. Each episode is divided into […]
A Child Is Waiting (Blu-ray)
Produced by Stanley Kramer (Inherit the Wind, Judgement at Nuremberg, Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner), written by Abby Mann (Judgement at Nuremberg) and a rare studio effort from director John Cassavetes, A Child Is Waiting is a fascinating look at educating the mentally disabled in the early 1960’s. Stanley Kramer was well known for his […]
Yentl (Blu-ray)
Adapted from the 1975 play by Leah Napolin and Isaac Bashevis Singer—and in turn, Singer’s earlier short story “Yentl the Yeshiva Boy,” Yentl was a true passion project for Barbra Streisand, which took her more than a decade to bring to the big screen. She reportedly wanted to make it her next film after the […]
Blu-ray Review: The Slender Thread
The directorial debut of actor-turned-director Sydney Pollack, 1965’s The Slender Thread is a tense, dramatic story shot in austere black and white. Based on real incident that was dramatized as the short story “Decision to Die” by Shana Alexander, which appeared in Life magazine in 1964. The film’s plot is a rather simple one; the […]
Law & Order: The Complete Series Coming to DVD November 8
Law & Order: The Complete Series Coming on November 8 in a 104-disc DVD box set, including never before released seasons and extras. OVERVIEW: “Law & Order,” the longest-running crime drama in the history of television, tied with “Gunsmoke” as the longest running drama series ever, is available in its entirety November 8, 2011 from […]
Blu-ray Review: The Firm
For much of the 1990’s, John Grisham’s novels dominated bestsellers lists. A Time to Kill, The Pelican Brief, The Client, and The Firm are considered among his best. While all four were adapted into successful films, The Firm is by far, the best of the lot. Director Sydney Pollack’s vision is just as engaging, suspenseful, […]