The present meets the past in this week’s Blu-ray and DVD new releases, with several titles from the Warner Archive Collection taking center stage. Also noteworthy are some mind-bending new releases — including a stunner from Matthew McConaughey — and…
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How Long of a Movie Is Too Long?
Gone with the Wind clocks in at a bladder-busting three hours and 58 minutes. Dances with Wolves is just two minutes shy of that. Kenneth Branagh‘s 1996 version of Hamlet is, alas poor Yorick, four hours and two minutes. And…
Read more →What’s Your Favorite John Singleton Film?
Absolutely tragic news out of Los Angeles today: Director John Singleton, the pioneering African-American filmmaker who rose to fame for 1991’s ‘Boyz N the Hood has died at the age of 51 following a massive stroke that he suffered two…
Read more →ICYMI: Check Out Our Sci-Fi Sunday Archives
As the jaw-dropping success of Avengers: Endgame right now proves, there is a non-stop demand for science fiction films these days. And why not? The genre itself has resonated with movie audience since Georges Méliès took viewers on A Trip…
Read more →Patty McCormack Shines In “Kathy O'”
Child-actress Patty McCormack became a household name after the enormous success of The Bad Seed (1956) where she portrayed Rhoda Penmark, a little girl with an evil bent. She had a difficult time following up this film with another dramatic…
Read more →Open Thread: Share Your Thoughts On the Alien Franchise!
May 25, 2019 marks the 40th anniversary of Ridley Scott‘s Alien, the groundbreaking blend of science fiction and terror that changed the motion picture landscape. Today is Alien Day, the annual celebration of the franchise, its characters, and its merchandise….
Read more →Throwback Thursday: Create-A-Caption: The Avengers
The biggest movie on the planet right now is Avengers: Endgame, a superhero film that marks the culmination of a decade of work from Marvel Studios. With that movie further illustrating the enduring appeal of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, we…
Read more →Check Out These Captivating Comedies That Are Now on Sale
Our current Comedies by the Carload sale is celebrating some of the most riotously funny flicks ever made. Here’s five of my favorites! Back to the Future Michael J. Fox stars as Marty McFly, a teen from 1985 who accidentally…
Read more →“Escape Room” and Hollywood Favorites Are Now Available!
This is an interesting week for Blu-ray and DVD releases, as the majority of titles hitting home video this week are archival classics from the likes of the Warner Archive Collection, the Criterion Collection, and the British Film Institute. There…
Read more →“A Face in the Crowd” Gets a Criterion Collection Release This Week
Andy Griffith first rose to stardom as folk-singing drifter Larry “Lonesome” Rhodes in this look at the intersection of media, celebrity, and politics from director Elia Kazan and screenwriter Budd Schulberg (who won an Academy Award for his screenplay for…
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