How does one make a movie about a hot-button political topic that’s divided the nation for sixty years? And if the facts of the case aren’t fully known, how can one be sure that some news revelation won’t reach back and make your well-meaning film play like a stack of lies? E. L. Doctorow and Sidney Lumet…
As far as Hollywood was concerned, hardboiled pulp author Raymond Chandler was big news in 1944 and 1945, working with Billy Wilder on the Production Code breakthrough hit Double Indemnity, and getting two of his popular Philip Marlowe books transposed to the screen — and not completely shorn of their racy content. Savant Blu-ray Review The Warner Archive Collection Warner…
We’ve all wished we could change our appearance to attract some desired object of our affections. Demented Malcolm Brand takes the notion seriously. Since his face doesn’t charm lovely Virginia, he’ll make himself a new one — stealing facial features from Virginia’s favorite friends. With a straight razor. I, Madman Savant Blu-ray Review Scream (Shout!) Factory 1989 / Color…
In the 1980s, bored film critics sometimes claimed to see homoerotic themes in any ‘buddy picture’ about guys being friends with guys. Only one bold comedy dared to confront this notion directly — in this show, Dennis Quaid spends a full two hours inside Martin Short, yet the finished picture is still perfectly suitable for all audiences and age…
In the history of soggy underwater adventures, none have been been soggier than this A.I.P. Panavision curiosity from England. Four out of five insomniacs agree: it has the most awkwardly mis-matched cast of players in fantasy film history… starting with a chicken. KL Studio Classics Savant Blu-ray Review 1965 / Color / 2:35 widescreen 1:37 flat…
We want to take a moment and welcome the DVD Savant himself, Glenn Erickson, to our guest blog. Glenn’s critical and technical insights make him unique in the vast sea of movie reviewers and we couldn’t be happier that he’s sharing the wealth here at TFH. Enjoy! Mad Max: Fury Road 3-D Blu-ray, 2-D Blu-ray, DVD, Digital…