Blu-ray review: “The Enforcer” (1951)

“The Enforcer” (1951) Drama Running Time: 85 minutes Written by: Martin Rackin Directed by: Bretaigne Windust Featuring:  Humphrey Bogart, Zero Mostel and Everett Sloane D.A. Martin Ferguson: “You think you can shut people up by killing them, but you're wrong. Maybe not in the courtroom but they'll be talkin' to you, Mendoza! At night when you're trying to sleep!” Critical …

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Blu-ray review: “Appointment with Danger” (1950)

"Appointment with Danger" (1950) Drama Running Time: 104 minutes Written by: Richard L. Breen and Warren Duff Directed by: Lewis Allen Featuring:  Alan Ladd, Phyllis Calvert and Paul Stewart Earl Boettiger: “What's the matter with you? You got a face a foot long.” Joe Regas: “You look as if you just lost your best friend.” Al Goddard: “I'm my best friend.” Joe Regas: “That's what I …

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Blu-ray review: “Rope of Sand” (1949)

Drama Running Time: 104 minutes Written by: Walter Doniger Directed by: William Dieterle Featuring: Burt Lancaster, Paul Henreid, Claude Rains and Peter Lorre Toady: “I am here, free as the wind, fountain of extraordinary knowledge, splendidly corrupt and eager to be of profitable service.” Critical Commentary "Rope of Sand" is a film-noir adventure movie released in 1949, directed by William Dieterle. Starring Burt …

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Blu-ray review: “The Boxer” (1997)

Drama Running Time: 113 minutes Written by: Terry George and Jim Sheridan Directed by: Jim Sheridan Featuring: Daniel Day-Lewis, Emily Watson, Brian Cox, Ken Stott, Gerard McSorley and Kenneth Cranham Maggie: “I do have a mind of my own, Danny. I know very well I might be losing it, but I do have a mind of my own.” Critical Commentary "The Boxer" is a 1997 film directed …

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Final Trailer: “The Flash” (2023)

Final Trailer: “The Flash” (2023) Warner Bros. Pictures has released the final trailer for the Andy Muschietti-directed “The Flash” film. The clip confirms the return of Jeremy Irons as Alfred Pennyworth alongside showing off more of the plot. Tickets for the film are on sale now ahead of its release next month. https://videopress.com/v/Fbd2vW5C?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true Worlds collide …

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Blu-ray review: “In the Name of the Father” (1993)

“In the Name of the Father” (1993) Drama Running Time: 133 minutes Written by: Terry George and Jim Sheridan Directed by: Jim Sheridan Featuring: Daniel Day-Lewis, Emma Thompson and Pete Postlethwaite Gerry Conlon: “I'm an innocent man. I spent 15 years in prison for something I didn't do. I watched my father die in a British prison for something he didn't do. And this …

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Blu-ray review: “The Field” (1990)

“The Field” (1990) Drama Running Time: 103 minutes Written and directed by: Jim Sheridan Featuring: Richard Harris, John Hurt, Sean Bean, Brenda Fricker, Frances Tomelty and Tom Berenger "Bull" McCabe: “There's another law stronger than the common law.” Father Doran: “What's that?” "Bull" McCabe: “The law of the land.” Critical Commentary "The Field" is a 1990 drama film directed by Jim Sheridan. Set in rural Ireland, the …

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Blu-ray review: “My Left Foot” (1989)

“My Left Foot” (1989) Running Time: 103 minutes Drama Written by: Shane Connaughton and Jim Sheridan Directed by: Jim Sheridan Featuring: Daniel Day-Lewis, Ray McAnally, Brenda Fricker, Fiona Shaw, Adrian Dunbar and Ruth McCabe Christy Brown: “What'll we drink to?” Mary: “Let's drink to Dublin.” Christy Brown: “To Dublin? Why?” Mary: “Because Christy Brown was born there.” Critical Commentary "My Left Foot" is …

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DVD review: “Dirty Dancing: The Keepsake Limited Edition” (1987)

"Dirty Dancing: The Keepsake Limited Edition" Drama Running Time: 96 minutes Written by: Eleanor Bergstein Directed by: Emile Ardolino Featuring: Patrick Swayze, Jennifer Grey, Jerry Orbach and Cynthia Rhodes Baby: “Me? I'm scared of everything. I'm scared of what I saw, I'm scared of what I did, of who I am, and most of all I'm scared of walking out of this room …

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Trailer: “Killers of the Flower Moon” (2023)

Trailer: “Killers of the Flower Moon” (2023) The first official trailer has finally been released for Martin Scorsese’s upcoming period drama “Killers of the Flower Moon” which has its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival this week. The story unfolds in 1920s Oklahoma and depicts the serial murder of members of the oil-wealthy Osage …

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Blu-ray review: “World Without End” (2012)

“World Without End” (2012) Drama Eight Episodes Written by: John Pielmeier based on the book by Ken Follett Directed by: Michael Caton-Jones Featuring: Cynthia Nixon,Miranda Richardson, Ben Chaplin, Peter Firth, Charlotte Riley and Tom Weston-Jones “We’re all good when it suits us, he used to say: that doesn’t count. It’s when you want so badly to do something wrong—when you’re about to make …

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Trailer: “Mission: Impossible Dead Reckoning – Part One” (2023)

Trailer: “Mission: Impossible Dead Reckoning – Part One” (2023) Paramount Pictures has finally released the full-length trailer for Christopher McQuarrie’s highly anticipated “Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One” (2023). The seventh overall film in the “Mission: Impossible” franchise, regulars Tom Cruise, Rebecca Ferguson, Simon Pegg and Ving Rhames return in the new adventure which …

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Blu-ray review: “The Pillars of the Earth” (2010)

“The Pillars of the Earth” (2010) Drama Eight Episodes Written by: John Pielmeier based on the book by Ken Follett Directed by: Sergio Mimica-Gezzan Featuring: Ian McShane, Rufus Sewell, Matthew Macfayden, Eddie Redmayne, Hayley Atwell and Sarah Parish Lord Stephen: “There's Gloucester.” Archbishop: “The king's bastard? He will never inherit.” Lord Stephen: “There's the king's legitimate daughter, Maud.” Archbishop: “A child. And female.” …

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Blu-ray review: “The Brotherhood” (1968)

“The Brotherhood” (1968) Drama Running Time: 96 minutes Written by: Lewis John Carlino Directed by: Martin Ritt Featuring: Kirk Douglas, Alex Cord, Irene Papas and Luther Adler Critical Commentary "The Brotherhood" is a crime drama film directed by Martin Ritt and starring Kirk Douglas, Alex Cord, and Irene Papas. The story revolves around a young man named Frank Ginetta (Alex Cord) who …

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Blu-ray review: “Last Train from Gun Hill” (1959)

“Last Train from Gun Hill” (1959) Western Running Time: 90 minutes Written by: James Poe Directed by: John Sturges Featuring: Kirk Douglas, Anthony Quinn and Earl Holliman Gun Hill Sheriff Bartlett: “Far as I'm concerned, you can go out on the street and get yourself killed anytime you want to, but, you know something, 40 years from now the weeds'll grow just …

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Blu-ray review: “Man on a Swing” (1974)

“Man on a Swing” (1974) Drama Running Time: 110 minutes Written by: David Zelag Goodman Directed by: Frank Perry Featuring: Cliff Robertson, Joel Grey, Dorothy Tristan, Elizabeth Wilson and George Voskovec Critical Commentary "Man on a Swing" is a 1974 mystery-thriller film directed by Frank Perry, starring Cliff Robertson, Joel Grey, and Dorothy Tristan. The movie is based on the true story of …

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Blu-ray review: “China Gate” (1957)

“China Gate” (1957) Drama Running Time: 111 minutes Written and Directed by: Samuel Fuller Featuring: Gene Barry, Angie Dickinson, Nat King Cole and Lee Van Cleef Critical Commentary "China Gate" is a 1957 war film directed by Samuel Fuller. The movie is set in French Indochina during the First Indochina War, where a group of soldiers led by Captain Caumont …

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Blu-ray review: “Johnny Got His Gun” (1971)

“Johnny Got His Gun” (1971) Drama Running Time: 111 minutes Written and Directed by: Dalton Trumbo Featuring: Timothy Bottoms, Jason Robards, Donald Sutherland, Diane Varsi and Kathy Fields Joe: “Inside me, I'm screaming and yelling and howling like a trapped animal... and nobody pays any attention. If I had arms, I could kill myself. If I had legs, I could run away. …

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