The Last Tycoon, 1976. Directed by Elia Kazan. Starring Robert De Niro, Tony Curtis, Robert Mitchum, Jeanne Moreau, Jack Nicholson, Donald Pleasence, Ray Milland, Dana Andrews, Ingrid Boulting, and Theresa Russell. SYNOPSIS: Elia Kazan’s 1976 film The Last Tycoon, with Robert De Niro leading a talented cast, arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Kino Lorber, which […]
4K Ultra HD Review – Scrooged (1988)
Scrooged, 1988. Directed by Richard Donner. Starring Bill Murray, Karen Allen, John Forsythe, Bobcat Goldthwait, Carol Kane, Robert Mitchum, Michael J. Pollard, and Alfre Woodard. SYNOPSIS: If Scrooged is on your must-watch holiday movie list, you’ll want this new 4K Ultra HD edition from Paramount, which features a remastered print of the film along with […]
10 Golden Age Hollywood Stars and Their Modern Successors
Murray Ferguson looks a ten Golden Age Hollywood stars and their modern successors… Awards season is in full swing, meaning endless discussions of which performances deserve to be rewarded and who has been snubbed. This means it is as good a time as any to celebrate some of the best talent to emerge from Hollywood. […]
The Most Terrifying Psycho Performances in Cinema
Red Stewart presents the most terrifying psycho performances in all of film… Sociopathy is a mental illness that is as repelling as it is enticing. We all live in fear of some serial killer knocking down our door, yet we cannot help but be intrigued by the roots of it all. After all, what is […]
October Horrors 2018 Day 2 – The Night of the Hunter (1955)
The Night of the Hunter, 1955. Directed by Charles Laughton. Starring Robert Mitchum, Shelley Winters, Lillian Gish, Billy Chapin and Sally Jane Bruce. SYNOPSIS: Shortly before he is executed for murder, young John and Pearl Harper’s father makes the two swear to never reveal the location of the $10,000 he stole from his victims. The […]
Blu-ray Review – The Friends of Eddie Coyle (1973)
The Friends of Eddie Coyle, 1973. Directed by Peter Yates. Starring Robert Mitchum, Peter Boyle, Richard Jordan, Steven Keats, Alex Rocco, Joe Santos and Mitchell Ryan. SYNOPSIS: After his last crime has him looking at a long prison sentence for repeat offenses, a low level Boston gangster decides to snitch on his friends to avoid […]
