Category Archives: Classics

War Movie Mondays: ‘First Blood’

Posted on October 3, 2011 by Douglas Barnett

This week’s pick is the classic 1982 Ted Kotcheff war/thriller First Blood a.k.a Rambo: First Blood (1982), the first installment in the legendary Rambo series. The film stars Sylvester Stallone (John Rambo), Brian Dennehy (Sheriff Will Teasle), and Richard Crenna … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, Blu-Ray, Books, Classics, Cult Cinema, DVD, DVD Reviews, Lionsgate, Netflix, Prequels and Sequels, Thriller, War, War Movie Mondays | Tagged Brian Dennehy, Chris Mulkey, David Caruso, Jack Starrett, Jerry Goldsmith, Richard Crenna, Sylvester Stallone, Ted Kotcheff | 1 Comment

War Movie Mondays: ‘War Games’

Posted on September 5, 2011 by Douglas Barnett

This week’s pick is the 1983 Cold War classic War Games directed by John Badham and starring Matthew Broderick (David Lightman), Dabney Coleman (Dr. John McKittrick), John Wood (Dr. Stephen Falken), Ally Sheedy (Jennifer Mack), and Barry Corbin (General Beringer). … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, Classics, Drama, DVD, DVD Reviews, MGM, Mystery and Suspense, Netflix, Reviews, War, War Movie Mondays | Tagged Ally Sheedy, Barry Corbin, Dabney Coleman, John Badham, John Wood, Matthew Broderick | 1 Comment

War Movie Mondays: ‘The Eagle Has Landed’

Posted on August 29, 2011 by Douglas Barnett

This week’s pick is director John Sturges’s classic World War II thriller The Eagle Has Landed. The film stars some of Hollywood’s best talent: Michael Caine (Col. Kurt Steiner), Donald Sutherland (Liam Devlin), Donald Pleasence (Heinrich Himmler), Robert Duvall (Col. Max … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, Classics, Columbia Pictures, DVD, DVD Reviews, Mystery and Suspense, Netflix, War, War Movie Mondays | Tagged Anthony Quayle, Donald Pleasence, Donald Sutherland, Jean Marsh, Jenny Agutter, John Sturges, Larry Hagman, Michael Caine, Robert Duvall, Treat Williams | Comments Off

First Trailer for Michel Hazanavicius’ Silent Film ‘The Artist’ Hits the Web

Posted on August 26, 2011 by Matt Raub

Mel Brooks may have knocked it out of the park by being tongue-in-cheek back when he made Silent Movie, but there is no way today’s audience could possibly accept a full, silent, black & white film. Right? Well, that’s exactly … Continue reading →

Posted in Classics, Comedy, Drama, Movies, News, Romance, Trailers, Video, Weinstein Co. | Tagged Berenice Bejo, James Cromwell, Jean Dujardin, John Goodman, Michel Hazanavicius, Missi Pyle, Penelope Ann Miller, the artist | 1 Comment

Hong Kong Fooey FINALLY Getting A Film Reboot, Eddie Murphy To Voice

Posted on August 11, 2011 by Sebastian Suchecki

Just when you thought things couldn’t go much further past films like Battleship, The Smurfs, or a third Alvin and the Chipmunks movie, one more film gets thrown into the mix that has everyone asking one question: Why? That’s the … Continue reading →

Posted in 3-D, Action, Animation, Announcements, Casting, Classics, Comedy, Movies, News | Tagged Alex Zamm, Andrew Kosove, Brett Ratner, Broderick Johnson, Eddie Murphy, Hanna-Barbera, Hong Kong Phooey, Steven P. Wegner | 1 Comment

War Movie Mondays: ‘A Walk in the Sun’

Posted on August 1, 2011 by Douglas Barnett

This week’s pick is Lewis Milestone’s classic A Walk in the Sun (1945) that tells the story of a hardened platoon that hits the beaches of Salerno, Italy in World War II. The film stars Dana Andrews (Sgt. Bill Tyne), … Continue reading →

Posted in 20th Century Fox, Classics, Drama, DVD, Netflix, Novels, War, War Movie Mondays | Tagged Burgess Meredith, Dana Andrews, Darryl F. Zanuck, George Offerman, George Tyne, Herbert Rudley, James Cardwell, John Ireland, John Kellogg, Lewis Milestone, Lloyd Bridges, Matt Willis, Norman Lloyd, Richard Benedict, Richard Conte, Sterling Holloway, Steve Brodie | Comments Off

War Movie Mondays: ‘What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?’

Posted on July 25, 2011 by Douglas Barnett

This week’s pick is the classic Blake Edwards 1966 comedy What Did You Do in the War, Daddy? which stars legendary comedian Dick Shawn of The Producers (Captain Lionel Cash), James Coburn Cross of Iron (Lt. Christian), Aldo Ray Men … Continue reading →

Posted in Classics, Comedy, DVD, DVD Reviews, MGM, Netflix, War, War Movie Mondays | Tagged Aldo Ray, Blake Edwards, Carroll O' Connor, Dick Shawn, Giovanna Ralli, Harry Morgan, James Coburn, Jay Novello, Leon Askin, Sergio Fantoni, William Peter Blatty | Comments Off

War Movie Mondays: ‘Anzio!’

Posted on July 18, 2011 by Douglas Barnett

This week’s pick comes to us from the Italian front, a rigorous and often overlooked campaign of ETO during World War II. Robert Mitchum stars as a war correspondent (Dick Ennis) (loosely based on famed correspondent Ernie Pyle) in the … Continue reading →