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Tag Archive for 'Burt Reynolds'

Forgotten Friday Flick – “Breaking In” (Burt Reynolds Tribute Edition)

As everyone knows the iconic actor/director Burt Reynolds passed yesterday, but fortunately he left behind an immense body of work that was unparalleled in terms of diversity and longevity. Having created so many cool characters, memorable movies and all with joyful everyman quality, Reynolds was one of the last of the Hollywood movie stars.  So […]

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The Twilight Zone: The Complete Series (Blu-ray Review)

Previously available from Image Entertainment, Paramount Home Entertainment is bringing back The Twilight Zone to Blu-ray.  Yes, all 156 episodes of the landmark historic television anthology series are once again being collected together.  This is a massive set, including bonus mater, that spans over 5 years of the show airing on television and covering over […]

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The End (Blu-ray Review)

Academy Award-nominee Burt Reynolds (Best Supporting Actor, Boogie Nights) directs Academy Award-winners Joanne Woodward (Best Actress, The Three Faces of Eve), Sally Field (Best Actress, Norma Rae and Places in the Heart) and Myrna Loy (Lifetime Achievement Honorary Oscar) in the darkly comic The End.  Directed by Burt Reynolds from a screenplay by Jerry Belson (Smile) also features Pat O’Brien (Some Like It […]

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Hooper (Blu-ray Review)

Here we are in 1978 where Burt Reynolds is peaking so very damn hard.  While some may now be like “Hoop-what?”, Hooper was a big deal in 1978.  The film was a follow up to the massive hit, Smokey and the Bandit the year prior.  Smokey would have been the biggest film of 1977 had […]

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Sharky’s Machine (Blu-ray Review)

Burt Reynolds was a busy man in the late 70s and early 80s.  He was one of the biggest film stars in the world.  And in 1981 he made three films.  Most memorable of them and popular is likely The Cannonball Run.  Another positive mark for Reynolds would be his adaptation of William Diehl’s novel, […]

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Archer: The Complete Season 3 (DVD Review)

Season 3 of Archer has hit shelves just as season 4 is about to begin, so anyone who is looking to catch up can do so now!  As stated before, “Prepare to have all the fun you can with the animated series that is not afraid to cross any borders when it comes to the […]

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Deliverance: 40th Year Anniversary Edition (Blu-ray Review)

40 years later, one of the most talked about films in history, with regards to the outdoors and male bonding, makes its way to the Blu-ray format in a deluxe Blu-ray book for all of you Blu-ray book collectors out there. It’s a mighty fine one at that. In addition to the book package; special […]

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Malone (DVD Review)

Based on the novel “Shotgun” by William Wingate, this drama depicts an ex-CIA hit man on the run from the government who stumbles into a real-estate swindle/murder plot in Oregon.  The movie stars Burt Reynolds, Cynthia Gibb, Scott Wilson, Lauren Hutton, Cliff Robertson, Kenneth McMillan and was directed by Harley Cokliss.  This movie is being […]

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The Cannonball Run (Blu-ray Review)

On the 30th anniversary of the theatrical release comes The Cannonball Run on Blu-ray Disc. Featuring an all-star cast including Academy Award nominee Burt Reynolds (Boogie Nights), Roger Moore (The Spy Who Loved Me), Emmy nominee Farrah Fawcett (The Burning Bed), Dom DeLuise (History of the World: Part 1), Jackie Chan (The Tuxedo), Dean Martin (Airport) […]

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Boogie Nights (Blu-ray Review)

Most of my movie-loving friends have already seen Boogie Nights while I had not.  Considering the film had as much popularity as it did and it’s well over a decade old now, it was high time I sat down for a watch of this flick.  I heard fragments of the content here and there so […]

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