Die Hard. Indiana Jones. James Bond. These are just three of the great action movie franchises that Hollywood’s major studios have turned out since the silver age of cinema. Again, they are just some of the great franchises that have been developed in that time. Audiences can also look to the likes of Ghostbusters (not counting the 2016 iteration), […]
July 18 — Acclaimed director Robert Rodriguez’s famed “Mexico Trilogy” is scheduled for re-issue next month on 4K UHD. The trilogy, which is composed of El Mariachi, Desperado, and One Upon a Time in Mexico is scheduled for release Aug. 27 on a 4-disc 4K UHD/Blu-ray box set. The trilogy opened in 1992 with El Mariachi. Carlos Gallardo plays the […]
Late last month, Arrow Video re-issued Paramount Pictures’ 1971 WWII story, Murphy’s War on Blu-ray. The movie proved anything but successful for Paramount and its lead star, Peter O’Toole (Lawrence of Arabia, The Lion in Winter, The Stunt Man) when it debuted in 1971. Believe it or not, being so unsuccessful made (and makes) it an important part of […]
Dec. 21 — Arrow Video will bring renewed attention to Paramount Pictures’ 1971 WWII flick, Murphy’s War early in 2024. The Moby Dick re-imagining of sorts is scheduled for release Jan. 30 on Blu-ray. It centers on its titular character, the single-named Murphy (Peter O’Toole — Lawrence of Arabia, The Lion in Winter, The Stunt Man) as he looks to […]
Crime does not pay…or does it? Maybe not for the criminals who commit crimes, but for Hollywood, it pays big time and has done so ever since the dawn of the motion picture. That is because movies and television shows whose stories are centered on crime draw and have drawn countless audiences for that century-plus […]
Sept. 22 — Paramount Pictures’ 1955 cinematic adaptation of author Joseph Hayes’ novel The Desperate Hours will get the re-issue treatment next month courtesy of Arrow Video. Originally having made its theatrical debut Oct. 12, 1955, the movie is set to receive its latest re-issue Oct. 17 on Blu-ray. Humphrey Bogart (The Maltese Falcon, Casablanca, The African Queen) leads […]
Adapting stories from the printed page to the silver screen is an all-too-common practice for filmmakers. From literary classics, such as Moby Dick and To Have and Have Not to the likes of Pride and Prejudice and The Shining, countless books have been turned to movies ever since the dawn of the motion picture. While some have proven quite memorable for their […]
The annual summer movie season officially got underway over the weekend, with the premiere of Disney’s latest reboot, that of its 19819 animated movie, The Little Mermaid. Just the latest in Disney’s now never-ending stream of live action/CG reboots – not the long ago it was also announced that Moana is going to get a reboot along with […]
The world today is so overly full of drama. That includes the real world, television and cinema. It seems like drama is more prevalent in our lives today than in any previous era. Why that is the case is anyone’s guess. Maybe some people just thrive on drama. Who knows? Thankfully for all of the […]
