Doris Day, the sunny, shapely one-time big band singer, parlayed her powerful pipes and peppy personality into a position as one of the most prolific and popular screen presences of the ’50s and ’60s. She excelled in all facets of her career as song stylist, movie actress, TV star and animal activist.
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It’s been a minute since we’ve had a week that was as packed with as many exciting Blu-rays and DVDs as this one. Fans of classic cinema will love the releases from the Criterion Collection and the Warner Archive Collection…
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This week’s new releases include everything from classics from the Warner Archive Collection making their Blu-ray debut to recent films, be it critically acclaimed releases of flicks that seem destined for cult status. Here’s a look at the titles that…
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Whoa. Some weeks there are so many new releases making their debut that it is mind-boggling. This is one of them. Whether you like contemporary stars like Will Smith and Keanu Reeves to classic Hollywood figures like John Wayne, there’s…
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Bernard de Voto’s book Across the Wide Missouri became a surprise best-seller in 1947, earning the Pulitzer Prize for History. The brass at MGM quickly purchased the rights to the book in order to use the title and then pondered,…
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Now available on Blu-ray in a two-disc set from the Warner Archives Collection, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers is MGM’s rollicking 1954 musical set against the backdrop of 1850’s Oregon. Expertly directed by Stanley Donen (who also directed Singin’ in…
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Big, splashy Broadway-style musicals had peaked in popularity when MGM released Hit the Deck in 1955. So, kudos to the studio for putting together an incredibly talented cast headlined by Jane Powell, Debbie Reynolds, and Ann Miller. Their male co-stars,…
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For today’s guest post, Rick29 looks back at a colorful collage of song and dance that is a musical favorite: The Oregon Territory in 1850 provides the setting for Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, a high-energy, colorful musical based on…
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In today’s guest post, Jim Brymer shares his thoughts on the John Wayne Westerns The Train Robbers and The War Wagon: John Wayne was the essence of the classic western. Of the 150 or so movies he made during his…
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