DVD Review: Red Dragon- Manhunter Edition
In 1981, Thomas Harris introduced the world to Hanibal Lector in his book “Red Dragon.” Lector was a supporting character, while the lead was serial killer investigator Will Graham.
Category: Retro Reviews
DVD Review: Kid Galahad
In 1937, Michael Curtiz teamed with Humphrey Bogart, Edward G. Robinson and Bette Davis to make “Kid Galahad,” the story of a rising boxer and a crooked manager who sets up a fixed championship fight. In 1962, Elvis Presley tied on the gloves for the remake. In the Presley movie, he plays Walter Gulick, just …
Remake This: Body Snatchers
Abel Ferrara took on Jack Finney’s horror/sci-fi classic of aliens out to get the human race with 1993’s “Body Snatchers.” While the story is effectively told and is a good tale, sadly it is inevitably compared to the two previous “Body Snatchers” movies which, for my money, are some of the best films of their …
DVD Review: Hickey & Boggs
If you’ve seen every episode of “The Cosby Show,” and are disappointed that you haven’t seen Dr. Cliff Huxtable shoot anyone down in cold blood, have I got a movie for you. 1972’s “Hickey & Boggs,” re-teams Bill Cosby with former “I, Spy,” co-star Robert Culp. (Culp also directed the film.) “Boggs,” is a typical 1970s …
DVD Review: Everyone Says I Love You
While I was watching Woody Allen’s latest movie, “Whatever Works,” I kept wondering if this was the end- if we were through with seeing great Woody Allen movies. I only had to remind myself that his last film won one Oscar, was nominated for a couple others, and also took home a couple of Golden …
DVD Review: Live & Let Die- Gator Bait Edition
Roger Moore took over the role of James Bond in 1973’s “Live and Let Die.” Made at the height of the black film explosion, (better known as blaxploitation,) Moore’s debut featured an African-American villain, with African-American henchmen.
The Unseen: Brenda Starr
Editor’s note: The Unseen is a somewhat regular column, looking at movies that are out of print, never released on DVD and otherwise hard to find. In the 1990s, filmmakers seemed obsessed with taking old school children’s entertainment, updating it to film, and releasing it on an unsuspecting public, believing that parents would take their …
The Unseen: Futureworld
Editor’s note: The Unseen is a somewhat regular column, looking at movies that are out of print, never released on DVD and otherwise hard to find. For some time, if a movie made money, the question has been not if there was going to be a sequel, but instead the question would be how bad …
DVD Review: Duck You Sucker
Sergio Leone made his name with the Man With No Name trilogy, three movies starring Clint Eastwood, set in the American west. However, by 1971, Eastwood wasn’t eager on repeating himself and he turned down Leone’s movie, “Once Upon a Time… The Revolution.”
The Unseen: Frat House
Editor’s note: The Unseen is a somewhat regular column, looking at movies that are out of print, never released on DVD and otherwise hard to find. Todd Phillips is best known as the guy who introduced a the world to Frank the Tank, Starsky, Hutch and future brother-in-law Allan. However, Phillips started off as a …