Cornel Wilde

New Releases Now Available Include “1917” and “Leave Her to Heaven”

03.24.20 | Chris Cummins | Tags: 1917, Academy Award Winners, Alfre Woodard, Andrew Scott, Benedict Cumberbatch, Clint Eastwood, Clive Owen, Colin Firth, Cornel Wilde, Criterion Collection, Doctor Who, Gene Tierney, Haley Mills, James Mason, Jane Seymour, Jeanne Crain, John Gielgud, Mark Strong, Mary Astor, Maximilian Schell, Sam Mendes, Scream Factory, Shout Factory, Sondra Locke, Sylvester McCoy, Tim Roth, Tom Baker, Vincent Price, Walter Huston | no comments

It’s Tuesday again, which means that the time has come for another overview of the latest titles to hit Blu-ray and DVD! And what an assortment we’ve got for you now. From a recent Oscar-nominated fave to the farewell season…

Guest Review: “The Greatest Show on Earth”

05.22.19 | Constance Metzinger | Tags: Betty Hutton, Cecil B. DeMille, Charlton Heston, Cornel Wilde, Dorothy Lamour, Gloria Grahame, James Stewart | 3 comments

For Cecil B. DeMille there was no such thing as a regular feature film…it always had to be a spectacle. Circus films were a dime a dozen in the 1930s, but none of them really captured that thrill of seeing…

This Week’s New Releases Include New Criterion Collection Titles and “The First Purge”

10.03.18 | Chris Cummins | Tags: Alan Alda, Benicio Del Toro, Betty White, Billy Wilder, Bones, Cornel Wilde, DC Comics, Ed Asner, Hallmark Channel, Josh Brolin, Kolchak, Laugh-In, M*A*S*H*, Marisa Tomei, Mary Tyler Moore, Ted Knight, The Criterion Collection, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, The Purge, Valerie Harper | no comments

It’s been awhile since there has been a week packed with so many monumental new releases, yet here we are! Along with several new titles from the Criterion Collection, the latest DVD and Blu-ray releases also include the latest entry…

Born To Be Wilde: A Consideration Of Cornel’s Career

03.13.13 | Irv Slifkin | Tags: 1940s Movies, Cornel Wilde | 11 comments

This virle lead held onto his strapping athleticism well into his middle years, and his transition to the director’s chair resulted in remarkably individual projects. Join us for a look back at Cornel Wilde’s varied and prodigious output as star and filmmaker.

The Big Combo (1955): Movie Review

06.13.12 | John Greco | Tags: 1950s Movies, Cornel Wilde, Film Noir, Movie Reviews | 7 comments

The Big Combo (1955): Movie Review Sexually and sadistically charged, The Big Combo is a paradigm for what can be accomplished with spare change filmmaking. This film, and the earlier work Gun Crazy (1950) are director Joseph H. Lewis’ masterpieces….