Imagine going through life feeling that you are ugly and unattractive, but one day you look into a mirror which shockingly reveals that have been transformed into an attractive human being through some fantastic miracle. That is the story of the 1945 classic film, The Enchanted Cottage. From Warner Archives PR: “A homely maid and…
Executive Suite Blu-ray review
Executive Suite is a drama from 1954 with a marvelous cast and a legendary director in Robert Wise. This film was the first non-sci-fi or horror film from the extraordinary director that I had the pleasure of watching. I was already a fan of The Day the Earth Stood Still, Body Snatcher and The Haunting,…
Three Comrades Blu-ray review
Frank Bozage’s Three Comrades is a 1938 romance drama that stars Robert Taylor (Waterloo Bridge, High Wall), Margaret Sullavan (The Shop Around the Corner, The Mortal Storm), Franchot Tone (Phantom Lady, Sadie McKee) and Robert Young (The Black Camel, The Defence Rests). Margaret Sullavan was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress in this…
Mystery Street Blu-ray review
Screen legend Ricardo Montalban (Fantasy Island, The Naked Gun, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Kahn) was a Mexican and American actor who had an amazing career in film and television. Along the way, earlier in his career before achieving stardom, he was the lead in a couple of classic film noirs. One noir that…
Cheyenne: The Complete Series Blu-ray review
When the Cheyenne: The Complete Series was announced for a Blu-ray release, a lot of fans rejoiced over the announcement due to its popularity. Because I do like Westerns, I decided to give this seven-year series a spin as I had never watched this television series before. There were a few delays for this Blu-ray…
Springfield Rifle Blu-ray review
Directed by Andre de Toth, who was well-known for his work on the timeless classic House of Wax, and various Noir and Western classics, Springfield Rifle is a feature that stars screen icon Gary Cooper and takes place during the Civil War. But it’s more than just your average Western as the well-renowned directed has…
Side Street Blu-ray review
There’s nothing like a story of a man who steals money so he, his wife and child can have a better life but then feels completely conflicted about it! In Anthony Mann’s Film Noir Side Street is such a film about your average American committing a crime and later regretting it! The movie was shot…
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921 silent) Blu-ray review
Based on the 1916 Spanish novel The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez, the 1921 silent film is one of the very first anti-war movies made. It wound up becoming the top-grossing film of 1921! The story’s main crux is about an extended family who are separated and wind up in both…
Monogram Matinee Volume 1 Blu-ray review
Never let it be said that Warner Archive Collection doesn’t release anything but upper tier movies. They recently announced three forgotten B- Westerns from Monogram Pictures have been compiled into one Blu-ray collection entitled Monogram Matinee Volume 1. These three forgotten low-budget poverty row films were all released in 1949 and feature actors who made…
Sadie McKee Blu-ray review
Joan Crawford was one of Warner Brothers leading ladies in the thirties and forties, starring in some of the greatest melodrama films out there. Throughout her career, the iconic actress was in a plethora of great films with parts that displayed her superior acting abilities. One of her main roles she would play was that…