Recommended The Movie: One of the main takeaways about the film This Is 40 (other than how long it seemed to feel) was how the Paul Rudd character and by extension, the film’s director Judd Apatow were fans of bands that had perhaps been overlooked during their contemporary period and they should be given ample attention now. And with Apatow’s fondness for the band Graham Parker and The Rumour …
Skip It Please Note: The stills used here are taken from promotional materials and other sources, not the Blu-ray edition under review. The Movie: Let me preface this review with a disclaimer: I never liked Danny Kaye all that much. As a kid, I was baffled by his doddering presence on TV (in Disney specials, on talk shows) and always wondered why he was famous in the first place
Highly Recommended THE MOVIE: Please Note: The stills used here are taken from promotional materials and other sources, not the Blu-ray edition under review. I am not sure what is more disturbing: James Cagney’s performance as the sociopathic gangster Ralph Cotter in the 1950 film Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye or the fact that Phil Spector was allegedly watching the movie in his limo the night he shot …
Rent It THE FILM: Click an image to view Blu-ray screenshot with 1080p resolution. The road to adapting Jack Kerouac’s 1957 novel “On the Road” for the screen was filled with potholes and began several decades ago when the author courted Marlon Brando for the lead role of Beat generation drifter Dean Moriarty. Brando expressed little interest in the part, and Francis Ford Coppola eventually …
Recommended THE FILM Please Note: The images used here are taken from the DVD edition also included in this retail package, and do not directly reflect the picture quality of the Blu-ray edition under review.
DVD Talk Collector Series THE FILM Please Note: The images used here are photos provided by Sony Pictures Classics and do not directly reflect the picture quality of the Blu-ray edition under review.
Recommended Fairy Tail – Part 5 Blu-ray Review Click onan image to view the Blu-rayscreenshot with 1080p resolution Read the entire review
Highly Recommended Love Me Tender (1956) was 21-year-old Elvis Presley’s very first movie.
Recommended Let’s be honest: a lot of movies and TV shows from our childhoods just don’t hold up now, since kids are much more forgiving of…well, total crap. Disney’s loose adaptation of Robin Hood (1973) was a personal favorite growing up, mostly because a friend of mine always seemed to be watching it when I came over. He pretty much wore the cassette out after a few short years…but during …
Rent It Quick! Pick up a pencil and jot down a list of all the Disney animated films you can think of. It’s okay; I’ll wait.