Peggy EarleJan 8, 20234 min readHuston, Williams and Burton deliver a classic on Blu-ray: “The Night of the Iguana”BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Richard Burton plays Reverend T. Lawrence Shannon, a disgraced, defrocked Episcopal minister, who is pursued...
Peggy EarleFeb 25, 20215 min readKazan’s controversial “Baby Doll” remains a shocker BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Carroll Baker plays 19-year-old Baby Doll Meighan and Eli Wallach in his first major role as the seductive...
Kay ReynoldsOct 11, 20204 min readSoaring high with John Wayne and remastered “Flying Leathernecks”BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS John Wayne stars as Major Dan Kirby, a commander of a U.S. Marine Corps squadron in the South Pacific. Wayne...
Kay ReynoldsJul 8, 20186 min readBachelors and Bachelorettes light up the screen in two versions of “Seven Brides for Seven Brothers”BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS CinemaScope 2.55:1 ratio - Director Stanley Donen and cinematographer George J. Folsey filmed the musical in...
Kay ReynoldsMar 22, 20185 min readNewman stars in Warner Archive restored “Harper” and “The Drowning Pool”BLU-RAY REVIEW /FRAME SHOTS Paul Newman played Ross Macdonald’s Lew Archer – who became Lew Harper onscreen – in “Harper” and “The...
Bill Kelley IIIMay 10, 20173 min readFrankenheimer’s “Seven Days in May” resonates now more than everBLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Burt Lancaster stars as General James M. Scott and Kirk Douglas as Colonel Martin Casey, who intercepts a...