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Go Into Hyperspace with “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” and Other New Releases

03.31.20 | Chris Cummins | Tags: Adam Driver, Barbra Streisand, Ben Schwartz, Billy Crystal, Billy Dee Williams, Billy Wilder, Bruce Cabot, Carrie Fisher, Christian Slater, Claudette Colbert, Criterion Collection, Daisy Ridley, David Niven, David O. Selznick, David Patrick Kelly, Ernst Lubitsch, Fred Williamson, George Wendt, Ian McDiarmid, J.J. Abrams, Lionel Atwill, Mark Hamill, Marlene Dietrich, Martin Kove, Montgomery Clift, Mr. Robot, Nick Nolte, Rami Malek, Roland Young, Shout Factory, Star Wars, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, Stephen Lang, The Munsters, The Transformers, Vittorio De Sica, William Sadler | no comments

From Jedis to Munsters, this week’s DVD and Blu-ray new releases includes titles for all sorts of film fans. There’s also some cult flicks making their Blu-ray debut, as well as two new additions to the Criterion Collection’s lineup of…

“The Princess Bride” Gets a Criterion Collection Special Edition, and More New Releases!

10.30.18 | Chris Cummins | Tags: Andre the Giant, Billy Crystal, Carol Kane, Cary Elwes, Chris Sarandon, Christopher Guest, Gillian Anderson, Jaz Sinclair, Jean Cocteau, Justin Theroux, Kate McKinnon, Mila Kunis, Nicolas Cage, Peter Falk, Rob Reiner, Roger Corman, Snub Pollard, The Criterion Collection, Wallace Shawn | no comments

Even though Halloween is tomorrow, this week’s DVD and Blu-ray new releases offer up no tricks, but plenty of treats! Leading things off is a lavish new special edition of one of the best loved films of the 1980s (if…

“Animalympics” Has a Sporting Chance to Become One of Your Favorite Animated Films

04.08.18 | Chris Cummins | Tags: 1980s Films, Animalympics, Billy Crystal, cult classics, Gilda Radner, Harry Shearer, Steven Lisberger | no comments

Commissioned by NBC to air during the broadcast of the 1980 Summer Olympics (though that never happened, of course), this first in an intended two-part spoof of the games features anthropomorphic animals, such as alligator runner Bolt Jenkins, dachshund skier…

Movie Poll: What’s Your Favorite Billy Crystal Performance?

02.25.18 | Jon Morgereth | Tags: Billy Crystal, City Slickers, Monsters Inc., Mr. Saturday Night, Running Scared, Soap, Throw Momma from the Train, When Harry Met Sally | 5 comments

With the Academy Awards happening next Sunday, you’re bound to hear a lot of talk about Billy Crystal‘s time hosting the Oscars. Although he hasn’t hosted in years, the desire to have him take the reins on the show is…

As You Wish: “The Princess Bride” Turns 30

09.25.17 | Chris Cummins | Tags: 1980s Movies, Andre the Giant, Billy Crystal, Carol Kane, Cult Films, Rob Reiner, Robin Wright, The Princess Bride | 1 comment

Ready to feel old? The Princess Bride turns 30 today! Rob Reiner‘s hilarious fairytale fable stars Peter Falk as a kindly grandfather reading the titular story to his grandson (Fred Savage). Follow the quest of a young swashbuckler (Cary Elwes)…

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