Tag: William Hurt

The Big Chill (Criterion Collection) (Blu-ray)

[AMAZONPRODUCTS asin=”B00JPUUSEE”]The Big Chill centers on seven people, college friends and veterans of the activist 1960’s, who reunite for the weekend; brought together for the funeral of their friend Alex, who inexplicably committed suicide. His manner of death haunts the

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Blu-ray Review: The River Why

Originally published by Sierra Club Books in 1983, The River Why by David James Duncan is a thoughtful convergence of fishing, nature, and philosophy. As successful as the novel was, bringing it to the big screen proved difficult. The film

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DVD Review: Broadcast News

Criterion | 1987 | 132 mins. | R Early in his career, director, producer and screenwriter James L. Brooks worked as a copywriter for CBS News, and then as a writer for the news broadcasts, where he wrote reports on

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Blu-ray Review: Lost in Space

Warner Bros. | 1998 | 130 mins. | PG-13 The 1998 film Lost in Space is a reboot of the classic 1960’s television series. Starring William Hurt, Mimi Rogers, Matt LeBlanc and Gary Oldman with Party of Five’s Lacey Chabert,

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