4K UHD Review: High Noon
A bonafide movie star for over thirty years of his working life, Gary Cooper is considered by many film historians to one of the more iconic movie stars of all time. Fans loved him because they felt they could relate to him. As fellow film legend Clint Eastwood said of Cooper in the 1991 documentary, […]
4K UHD Review: It’s A Wonderful Life
It s hard to believe now, but when It’s A Wonderful Life was released in December of 1946 it received mixed reviews. While a few critics liked it, many found the picture far too sentimental. Although nominated for five Academy Awards (including Best Picture and Best Actor for star James Stewart (he called this his […]
Blu-ray Review: The Outlaw
[amazon_link asins=’B077Y6RBZP’ template=’ProductAd’ store=’moviegazett03-20′ marketplace=’US’ link_id=’b71f3743-1bef-11e8-a8a1-078e5a668a21′]Billionaire Howard Hughes wanted to make a new kind of Western–one that was sexy and did away with all the old genre clichés. Taking the directorial reigns himself (with some uncredited help from Howard Hawks), the result was The Outlaw, remembered more as a triumph of marketing, than a great […]
It’s A Wonderful Life (Platinum Anniversary Edition) (Blu-ray)
Every year between Thanksgiving and Christmas, three movies will show up somewhere, sometime on television: A Christmas Carol (of which there are several good versions), A Christmas Story and It’s A Wonderful Life. After its copyright was inexplicably not renewed in 1974 and the film became part of the public domain, It’s a Wonderful Life […]
It’s A Wonderful Life 70th Anniversary Platinum Edition comes to Blu-ray October 11th
Celebrate the 70th anniversary of one of the most beloved films of all time! Starring James Stewart, Donna Reed, Lionel Barrymore, Thomas Mitchell and Henry Travers, director Frank Capra’s It’s A Wonderful Life has made an indelible impact on popular culture and continues to be a cherished part of many families’ holiday tradition. This 70th […]
The Hurricane (1937) (Blu-ray)
An early disaster film directed by John Ford (Stagecoach, The Grapes of Wrath), The Hurricane offers up special effects that almost eighty years after its initial release are still impressive. The highlight is a fifteen minute hurricane sequence (hence the film’s title) created by special effects wizard James Basevi who created the earthquakes in 1936’s […]
Gone with the Wind (75th Anniversary Ultimate Collector’s Edition) (Blu-ray)
Given its popularity, it’s no surprise that Warner Bros. has released Gone with the Wind on Blu-ray several times. For the purposes of this review, the obvious comparison is the 70th Anniversary Collector’s Edition, housed like this one in an oversized (and in that case plush red velvet) box with several goodies included. This set […]
The Black Swan (Blu-ray)
More than seventy years before Jerry Bruckheimer and Johnny Depp made Pirates fun again, Tyrone Power became a star, beloved for his swashbuckling roles in films such as The Mask of Zorro, Blood and Sand, and The Black Swan. Recently released on Blu-ray as part of 20th Century Fox’s Voice Your Choice program, wherein readers […]
Blu-ray Review: It’s A Wonderful Life – Gift Set
Every year between Thanksgiving and Christmas, three movies will show up somewhere, sometime on television: A Christmas Carol (of which there are several good versions), A Christmas Story and It’s A Wonderful Life. After its copyright was inexplicably not renewed in 1974 and the film became part of the public domain, It’s a Wonderful Life […]
It’s a Wonderful Life arrives on a two-disc Blu-ray collector’s set November 1st
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. – Take a trip to Bedford Falls to experience the life-affirming message of director Frank Capra’s enduringly popular classic all over again when IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE gets its wings in a new two-disc Blu-ray™ Shadow Box Gift Set on November 1, 2011 from Paramount Home Entertainment. Starring James Stewart (Mr. Smith Goes […]