Today we have a milestone to commemorate: Jimmy Stewart would have been 110 today. The actor and icon whose genial presence in films like It’s a Wonderful Life, Harvey, The Philadelphia Story, and Rear Window (among many others) endeared himself…
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Sintara, Mitchum, and de Havilland Shine in “Not as a Stranger”
Morton Thompson’s best-selling novel Not as a Stranger was adapted wonderfully for the big screen courtesy of United Artists and director Stanley Kramer (who made his motion picture debut with this feature). Originally hitting theaters on June 28, 1955, this…
Read more →Margot Kidder Takes Flight As Lois Lane in “Superman: The Movie”
Earlier this week, actress Margot Kidder died at the age of 69. Although she received acclaim for her work in films as diverse as Sisters, The Amityville Horror, and Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx, she will rightfully…
Read more →“Buckaroo Banzai” and More Releases You Might Have Missed
We told you yesterday about how the biggest film hitting DVD and Blu-ray this week is Black Panther. There are other great flicks hitting home video this week as well though, here’s a look at some of the most noteworthy…
Read more →“Black Panther” Is Now Available on DVD & Blu-ray
With the latest entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Avengers: Infinity War, smashing box office records, fans of superhero films are on edge waiting to see what happens to their favorite characters next. While we have to wait until next…
Read more →“Colossus: The Forbin Project” Gets Revived on Blu-ray
Before Wargames, before The Terminator, there was Colossus: The Forbin Project. Based on the novel Colossus by Dennis Feltham Jones, this literate and all-too-real sci-fi thriller focuses on a government-built supercomputer designed to control America’s defense systems. And when it…
Read more →The Godfather: Part II Is a Perfect Sequel
Name the greatest movie sequel ever made. Chances are you either said The Empire Strikes Back or The Godfather Part II. Both are respectable choices, with the latter being (arguably) Francis Ford Coppola‘s masterpiece, a stunning look at the early…
Read more →The World According to Spinal Tap
Author’s note: This is Spinal Tap is a pretty raunchy movie. If you are the least bit prudish, I suggest you avoid this movie. In fact, it might be prudent to skip reading this review, as I will be quoting several lines that…
Read more →“The Soultangler” Mixes Laughs with Scares
As its promotional materials so aptly point out, “if Re-Animator was shot on Long Island for the price of a used car, The Soultangler would be the result.” Here’s the plot: Insane genius Dr. Anton Lupesky has developed a drug that…
Read more →When B-Movie Maven William Castle Filmed The Old West
Although he is best known for his marketing gimmicks that made films like The Tingler and 13 Frightened Girls such cult successes, B-movie legend William Castle also worked in genres other than horror. The sagebrush gems of the schlockmaster director…
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