Tony Curtis Archives - DVD Review & High Definition

The Great Race

September 16, 2014 // 0 Comments

Blake Edwards’ 1965 movie “The Great Race” will always have a special place in my heart. I loved the movie since the first time I saw it when I was a child, and its quirky characters, the locales and of course the zany comedy all appeal to me like [...]

Spartacus

November 8, 2006 // 0 Comments

Stanley Kubrick's story of a slave uprising in ancient Rome won four Academy Awards in 1960 and is still a marvelous sweeping epic that remains absolutely timeless. And yet, the film has been treated like an ugly duckling by Universal so far, never [...]

The Boston Strangler

August 30, 2004 // 0 Comments

Based on the real events happening in the early 60s in the greater Boston area, ’The Boston Strangler’ is a high profile production about Albert DeSalvo and his killing spree that shook the city to its core. Directed by Richard Fleischer the film is [...]

The Great Race

June 25, 2002 // 0 Comments

Blake Edwards’ "The Great Race" will always have a special place in my heart. I loved the movie since the first time I saw it when I was a child and its quirky characters, the locales and of course the zany comedy all appeal to me like few [...]

The Vikings

April 30, 2002 // 0 Comments

1958’s ’The Viking’ was a pet project of star and producer Kirk Douglas and, while it may seem a bit cheesy and over-the-top to some, the film is a rousing adventure packed with action and excitement. When Viking chief Ragnar (Ernest Borgnine) rapes [...]

Some Like It Hot

May 23, 2001 // 0 Comments

The popular conception of America in the 1950’s is one of political witch-hunts and repressed passions. Television antennas spread over the landscape like an invasion of metallic weeds from outer space. The suburbs exploded and everyone wanted to be [...]

The Mirror Crack’d

March 5, 2001 // 0 Comments

While not on par with other Agatha Christie adaptations, 1980’s ’The Mirror Crack’d’ still charms with the patented Christie formula of mixing murder with British manners. This time out, the always-wonderful Angela Lansbury portrays flower-loving [...]