Detective Story is a 1951 classic crime drama directed by William Wyler and starring screen icon Kirk Douglas and host of screen legends in William Bendix, Craig Hill, Cathy O’Donnell, George Macready, and Gerald Mohr. It’s the story of a day in the life of a few criminals, officers, and detectives, but on this day,…
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers
Based on the short story “Love Lies Bleeding” by playwright John Patrick, The Strange Love of Martha Ivers is a film noir drama from 1946 that features the great acting talents of screen legends Van Heflin, Barbara Stanwyck, Lizabeth Scott, and the iconic Kirk Douglas, who made his film debut with this very picture. The…
The Last Sunset Blu-ray review
The Last Sunset is a 1961 Western film directed by legendary director Robert Aldrich and starring screen legends Rock Hudson, Kirk Douglas, and Dorothy Malone. The film boasts a superb supporting cast with Joseph Cotten, Regis Toomey, Carol Lynley, Neville Brand and Jack Elam, although the latter two didn’t get much in the way of…
UHD Review – The Final Countdown – Blue Underground
Where does one begin with a film like this. As fresh as fresh eyes get, this was my first time seeing this and while the presentation likely can’t get any better, the film itself left me somewhat wanting. Top name actors giving top notch performances that we’ve all come to expect, in fact I’d say…
There Was a Crooked Man…Blu-ray review
There Was a Crooked Man is a 1970 Western directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, which wound up being the only film he directed in this genre. The film stars Henry Fonda and Kirk Douglas, a pair of screen icons. The story is about Paris Pittman, Jr. (Kirk Douglas, Out of the Past) a criminal that…
The Light at the Edge of the World (Kino) Blu-ray Review
A troubled American miner named Will (Kirk Douglas) finds himself with the quiet and boring job as an assistant lighthouse keeper in the isolated shores of South America. He left behind a failed relationship after he killed a man in self-defense. Now his days are lazy and bitter. This all changes when a pirate ship…
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