Tag Archive for 'Gene Hackman'
December 13th, 2024 by Aaron Neuwirth
Coming in March to the Criterion Collection: A Woman of Paris, Charlie Chaplin’s long-overlooked silent masterpiece; Godzilla vs. Biollante, a high point in the mythology of the King of the Monsters, directed by Kazuki Omori; Night Moves, Arthur Penn’s haunting 1970s neo-noir; and Choose Me, a seductive neon dream about human desire, directed by Alan Rudolph. PLUS: Michael Mann’s Thief, the American auteur’s […]
May 8th, 2023 by Brandon Peters
One of the most anticipated sets for most home video collectors when a format changes is that of the Christopher Reeve-led Superman films that ran for a decade. Surprisingly still the pinnacle Superman on film to this day, the whole series will be arriving on 4K Ultra-HD Blu-ray on May 9th. The original film had […]
December 1st, 2021 by Brandon Peters
Paramount continues to lovingly and impressively dig into their back catalog, improving upon previous releases and finally getting around to some titles missing from the Blu-ray format. On November 30th, they are doing both ends of the spectrum with a pair of Warren Beatty films; 1978’s Heaven Can Wait and 1981’s epic Reds. Both of them having brand […]
July 6th, 2021 by Jason Coleman
The iconic director Richard Donner has passed on, and for any fan of movies, his distinctive body of work is a stellar reminder of what the best of Hollywood can create. From franchises to important dramatic works, Richard Donner was an old school filmmaker with a serious knack for not only putting together casts that […]
April 21st, 2019 by Gerard Iribe
Nick Nolte, Gene Hackman and Joanna Cassidy play three journalists caught up in the 1979 Nicaraguan revolution in Under Fire. Russel Price (Nolte) is a gutsy photo-journalist who gets caught between his love for reporter Claire Stryder (Cassidy) and his friendship with her husband, Alex Grazier (Hackman). Caught up in the war between the Nicaraguan […]
September 25th, 2018 by Brandon Peters
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment and DC Entertainment announced today that 1978’sSuperman, featuring the beloved DC Super Hero, will be released on Ultra HD Blu-ray Combo Pack and Digital on November 6th. An Alexander Salkind presentation and directed by Richard Donner (The Goonies, Lethal Weapon, The Lost Boys), the film stars Academy Award® winner Marlon Brando […]
July 11th, 2018 by Brandon Peters
When Sony announced the 4K Ultra-HD Blu-ray release of Sam Raimi’s The Quick and the Dead, I found myself a bit surprised. It just wasn’t a film I’d think would be leaping to the format right away. Its not hitting any sort of notable milestone this year (23 years old) and Sam Raimi doesn’t really […]
May 7th, 2018 by Brandon Peters
Academy Award® nominee Sharon Stone (Best Actress,Casino, 1995) stars as a female gunfighter returning to a frontier town for a dueling tournament in the action-packed Western THE QUICK AND THE DEAD. Directed by acclaimed filmmaker Sam Raimi (Spider-Man trilogy), Stone is supported by a trio of Oscar® winning actors: Gene Hackman (Best Actor, The French Connection, 1971; Best Supporting Actor, Unforgiven, […]
May 12th, 2017 by Brandon Peters
Back in my old quality control days for Blu-ray and DVD, it also included the short lived HD-DVD format. Toshiba’s failed high definition discs did beat Blu-ray to market. In the testing world, I’ve mentioned the first two titles were Goodfellas and Million Dollar Baby. Well, the third was Clint Eastwood’s Unforgiven. This was the […]
June 28th, 2016 by Brandon Peters
Imagine being a hunter leading highly trained bloodhounds in pursuit of a killer… and the trail leads directly to you! Starring Academy-Award® winners Kevin Costner and Gene Hackman, No Way Out is “a mesmerizing look at Washington power” (The Hollywood Reporter). Available on February 16th, 2016 from Shout! Factory, this taut and stylish thriller also […]
November 27th, 2015 by Brandon Peters
In the fine tradition of comedy caper films such as How To Steal A Million, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and Gambit, comes Heartbreakers starring Sigourney Weaver (Alien) and Jennifer Love Hewitt (TV’s Party of Five) as a mother and daughter con team. Heartbreakers, directed by David Mirkin (Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion) from a screenplay […]
June 27th, 2013 by Brandon Peters
Naked City is a spin off television of the film noir classic of the same name. The show spanned for 4 seasons and ran 138 episodes from 1958-1963. While the film version was very noir, this show has some of that feel, but is more of a police procedural than anything. And it’s more procedural […]
February 15th, 2013 by Sean Ferguson
Warner Brothers is celebrating its landmark 90th anniversary with a year-long initiative to release seven new major home entertainment collections. The campaign’s flagship release, The Best of Warner Bros. 100 Film DVD Collection, showcases 100 movies from the studio’s historic, hallowed archives — the largest film library in the world. The limited and numbered box […]
September 30th, 2012 by Gerard Iribe
From “one of the greatest films of all time” (Chicago Sun Times) Apocalypse Now to the “raw and riveting” (Rolling Stone) Tetro, the set includes some of the iconic filmmaker’s best works, sharing a combined total of 12 Academy Award® nominations and two wins. In addition to Apocalypse Now and Tetro, the collection also includes […]
August 21st, 2012 by Aaron Neuwirth
On September 18th, Fox will be releasing several films under their Filmmaker Signature Series banner. This films being released on this day include The Brothers McMullen, She’s The One, The French Connection, Wall Street, Hoffa, and The War of the Roses. What makes the Filmmaker Signature Series notable is that all of these Blu-rays are […]
May 31st, 2011 by Gerard Iribe
Paramount Pictures has gone to its catalog vault and brought The Firm to Blu-ray in a Best Buy EXCLUSIVE. The Firm is Sydney Pollack’s take on John Grisham’s legal thriller of the same name. Tom Cruise stars in the The Firm which features a most impressive all star cast including Gene Hackman, Hal Holbrook, David […]
April 1st, 2011 by Gerard Iribe
No, this is NOT an April Fool’s joke. Warner Bros. has released this PR release for the world to see. Superman: Motion Picture Anthology will be hitting stores on Blu-ray June 7th, 2011! This anthology set will consist of EIGHT discs with all four movies and hours upon hours of special features! One of […]
March 21st, 2011 by Gerard Iribe
Paramount will be releasing the courtroom drama-thriller The Firm on Blu-ray May 29th in a Best Buy EXCLUSIVE promotion. The Firm stars Tom Cruise, Gene Hackman, among others, in this thriller based on the best selling novel by John Grisham. The Firm will be released on Blu-ray for the first time in 1080p with Dolby […]
