We started over at the beginning of August 2013, but with a new, more streamlined methodology to collecting votes. Just choose one selection in each of the ten categories (or fewer depending on the week) below. Our first few weeks were to select winners in cases of ties or in years where multiple categories existed…
New Trailer (#2) / Page Redesigned Spectre, updated Preview Link: CLICK HERE for link to the trailer, more posters (if available) and other commentary not featured here.
Born September 28, 1924 in Fontana Liri, Lazlo, Italy, Marcello Mastroianni soon moved with his family to Turin and then Rome. He made his film debut as an extra in 1939’s Marionettte at the age of 14. His first starring role was in 1951’s The Accusation aka The Charge Is Murder. He became a major…
Page Revisions: (July 26, 2015) Original (September 27, 2015) New Posters (#4-#7) Release Date: October 2, 2015 Synopsis: From IMDb: “New Jersey police lieutenant, Laurel Hester, and her registered domestic partner, Stacie Andree, both battle to secure Hester’s pension benefits when she is diagnosed with terminal cancer.” Poster Rating: B (3) / C / B…
The competition will be fierce this week with two major contenders for the box office crown. Tom Cruise has proven time and again that he has the ability to bring people to the theater. While he’s had some duds recently, the Mission: Impossible franchise has been nothing if not steady. Ghost Protocol revitalized a flagging…
Page Revisions: (July 26, 2015) Original (October 4, 2015) New Trailer (#2) (December 20, 2015) New Posters (#1-#3) Release Date: December 25, 2015 Synopsis: From IMDb: “In the 1820s, a frontiersman, Hugh Glass, set out on a path of vengeance against those who left him for dead after a bear mauling.” Poster Rating: C+ /…
Here are some highlights of the recent releases to the Warner Archive Collection. DVD’s and Blu-rays are manufactured on demand. They also have a streaming service. Before you visit Warner Archive to check out their selection, check out the selections below an a few of my thoughts.
New This Week Criterion has released a Blu-ray upgrade of Stephen Frears’ breakthrough film My Beautiful Laundrette. Although Frears had made his feature film debut with Gumshoe in 1971, his interim career had been spent mostly on British TV with only the 1984 British noir The Hit making it to the big screen. Later renowned…