George Stevens’ Western drama known as Giant is a 1956 three-hour plus epic film, along the lines of Gone with the Wind, Ben Hur, The Ten Commandments, Lawrence of Arabia among others. The movie is based on Edna Ferber’s novel under the same name and features a wealth of great legendary, iconic actors including Elizabeth…
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…
Come September Blu-ray review
Come September is romantic comedy film from 1961 that is directed by Robert Mulligan and starring legendary actor Rock Hudson, along with legendary musician Bobby Darin, Gina Lollobrigida, and Sandra Dee. In this movie Rock Hudson (The Mirror Crack’d, Written on the Wind) stars as wealthy playboy Robert Taylor who visits his mistress Lisa…
ROCK HUDSON COLLECTION BLU-RAY REVIEW
Kino Lorber has once again decided to do what is called an ‘actor themed box set’. The sets have included Deanna Durbin, Cary Grant and Carole Lombard. This go-around features the one and only Rock Hudson! The Rock Hudson Blu-ray collection is a box set showcasing three technicolor films early in the career of the…
The Mirror Crack’d Blu-ray review
British director Guy Hamilton, mainly known for being at the helm for several James Bond films, went into the world of Agatha Christie with the 1980 film The Mirror Crack’d, a mystery featuring the famous sleuth Miss Marple. The story has Miss Marple (Angela Lansbury, Murder She Wrote) tracking down a murderer who has poisoned…