DVD Review: Coma

In 1978, Michael Crichton was well underway in his career as a great suspense/thriller novelist and he had already directed his first feature film, “Westworld.”  For his second film, Crichton combined his current job with the vocation he trained for.  Set in the world of hospitals and medical advances, “Coma,” based on Robin Cook’s book …

Actor Richard Widmark Dead at 93

Actor Richard Widmark, best known for his starring roles in many film noir movies of the 1950s has died at the age of 93. Widmark appeared in Sam Fuller’s ‘Pick-up on South Street,’ Jules Dassin’s ‘Night in the City,’ and Elia Kazan’s ‘Panic in the Streets.’ He appeared in more than 40 movies, working into …