Tag: Thomas Gomez

Blu-ray Review: Force of Evil (4K Restoration)

August 30, 2023

Directed and co-written by Abraham Polonsky (with Ira Wolfert who wrote the novel the film was based on), 1948’s Force of Evil is a an early example of what became a typical gangster film staple: the bad guys trying to go straight, turning their illegitimate businesses legitimate. John Garfield stars as Joe Morse, a crooked lawyer who makes his living defending mob clients. eventually, he

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Blu-ray Review: Trapeze

September 30, 2018

[amazon_link asins=’B079PTC3G4′ template=’ProductAd’ store=’moviegazett03-20′ marketplace=’US’ link_id=’d3551098-c4d7-11e8-b00d-a54990853a7e’]A circus acrobat before an Injury forced him to find a new career, Burt Lancaster (Tough Guys) always dreamed of doing a film about the circus. That opportunity came with Trapeze, based on Max Catto’s novel The Killing Frost. Co-starring Tony Curtis (The Sweet Smell of Success), the film was produced through Lancaster’s own production company and marked the American

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