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Blu-ray review: “Voyage of the Damned” (1976)

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“Voyage of the Damned” (1976) Drama Running Time: 155 minutes Written by: Steve Shagan and David Butler based on Voyage of the Damned by Gordon Thomas and Max Morgan-Witts Directed by: Stuart Rosenberg Featuring: Faye Dunaway, Max von Sydow, Oskar Werner, Malcolm McDowell, Orson Welles, James Mason and Lee Grant Captain Schroeder: “I neither approved nor knew of it and assure you it shall not happen again. I frankly admit there appears …

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Blu-ray review: “Dune” (1984)

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“Dune” (1984) Science Fiction Running Time: 137 minutes Written and Directed by: David Lynch Featuring: Francesca Annis, Leonardo Cimino, Brad Dourif, José Ferrer, Linda Hunt, Freddie Jones, Richard Jordan, Kyle MacLachlan, Virginia Madsen, Silvana Mangano, Everett McGill, Kenneth McMillan, Jack Nance, Siân Phillips, Jürgen Prochnow, Paul Smith, Patrick Stewart, Sting, Dean Stockwell, Max von Sydow, Alicia Roanne Witt and Sean Young Paul: “I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I …

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Blu-ray review: “Needful Things” (1993)

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“Needful Things” (1993) Horror/Drama Running Time: 102 minutes Written by: W. D. Richter Directed by: Fraser C. Heston Featuring: Ed Harris, Max von Sydow, Bonnie Bedelia, J. T. Walsh and Amanda Plummer Leland Gaunt: “The young carpenter from Nazareth? I know him well. Promising young man. He died badly.” Critical Commentary "Needful Things," a film adaptation of Stephen King's novel of the same name, …

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