Category Archives: DVD

War Movie Mondays: ‘Midway’

Posted on January 31, 2011 by Douglas Barnett

This week’s pick is Midway (1976) which depicts the U.S. and Japanese naval battle which turned the tide of the war in the Pacific. Director Jack Smight assembled some of Hollywood’s A-list talent including Charlton Heston (Capt. Matt Garth), Robert … Continue reading →

Posted in Academy Awards, Classics, Drama, DVD, DVD Reviews, Editorial, Netflix, Reviews, Universal Pictures, War, War Movie Mondays | Tagged Charlton Heston, Edward Albert, Glenn Ford, Hal Holbrook, Henry Fonda, Jack Smight, James Coburn, James Shigeta, John Williams, Robert Mitchum, Robert Webber, Sensurround, Steve Kanaly, Tom Selleck, Toshiro Mifune | 3 Comments

War Movie Mondays: ‘MacArthur’

Posted on January 24, 2011 by Douglas Barnett

This week’s pick salutes the American Caesar, and the hero of the Pacific War. Joseph Sargent directs MacArthur (1977) which is a biopic about famed American General Douglas MacArthur who led Allied forces to victory in World War II and … Continue reading →

Posted in Biopic, Drama, DVD, DVD Reviews, Editorial, Netflix, Reviews, Universal Pictures, War, War Movie Mondays | Tagged Dan O' Herlihy, Ed Flanders, Gregory Peck, Joseph Sargent, Marj Dusay, Nicolas Coster, Sandy Kenyon | Comments Off

The World’s First Carnivore, Dinoshark, Makes His Way To Blu-Ray

Posted on January 21, 2011 by Matt Raub

Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water…again, there is one more carnivore that you have to watch out for, and that’s Roger Corman’s Dinoshark. That’s right, the monstrous and ancient Dinoshark is making it’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, Anchor Bay, Blu-Ray, DVD, Horror, Movies, News, Press Releases, Sci-Fi, TV | Tagged Blu-Ray, Dinoshark, DVD, Eric Balfour, Iva Hasperger, Julie Corman, Roger Corman | Comments Off

War Movie Mondays: ‘Bataan’

Posted on January 17, 2011 by Douglas Barnett

This week’s pick salutes the first American combatants of World War II who began fighting the Japanese in the Philippines following the clandestine attack on American forces at Pearl Harbor. Bataan (1943) was directed by Tay Garnett and stars Robert … Continue reading →

Posted in Classics, Drama, DVD, DVD Reviews, Editorial, HBO, MGM, Netflix, Reviews, War, War Movie Mondays, Warner Bros | Tagged Alex Havier, Barry Nelson, Desi Arnaz, George Murphy, Kenneth Lee Spencer, Lee Bowman, Lloyd Nolan, Phillip Terry, Robert Taylor, Robert Walker, Roque Espiritu, Tay Garnett, Thomas Mitchell, Tom Dugan | Comments Off

War Movie Mondays: ‘Sahara’ (1943)

Posted on January 10, 2011 by Douglas Barnett

This week’s pick is a unique look at behind the lines action during the North African campaign in the early days of World War II. Zoltan Korda directs the 1943 Columbia Pictures release of Sahara, a morale booster of a … Continue reading →

Posted in Academy Awards, Classics, Columbia Pictures, Drama, DVD, DVD Reviews, Editorial, Foreign Films, Netflix, Reviews, War, War Movie Mondays | Tagged Bruce Bennett, Carl Harbord, Dan Duryea, David Lean, Guy Kingsford, Humphrey Bogart, J. Carrol Naish, Kurt Krueger, Lloyd Bridges, Louis Mercier, Patrick O' Moore, Rex Ingram, Richard Nugent, Sam Peckinpah, Zoltan Korda | Comments Off

Details Released For ‘The Walking Dead’ On Blu-Ray and DVD

Posted on January 6, 2011 by Matt Raub

Lots of things were considered to be “big deals” in 210, but by far, the most important pop culture event has to be AMC’s first season of The Walking Dead. The show pulled in the highest ratings of a cable … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, AMC, Announcements, Blu-Ray, Drama, DVD, Horror, News, TV | Tagged AMC, Andrew Lincoln, Blu-Ray, DVD, Frank Darabont, Robert Kirkman, Steven Yeun, Walking Dead | 1 Comment

Trailer For The New Vampire Thriller ‘The Bleeding’ Hits The Web

Posted on January 5, 2011 by Joe Gillis

It may be a lull between Twilight films and True Blood seasons, but vampires are still very much hot. It takes a film in that lull to remind us that those bloodsuckers are still out lurking in the dark, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, Blu-Ray, Drama, DVD, Horror, Movies, News, Trailers, Video | Tagged Armand Assante. The Bleeding, DMX, Kat Von D, Michael Madsen, Michael Matthias, Rachelle Leah, Vinnie Jones | 2 Comments

War Movie Mondays: ‘The Wind and the Lion’

Posted on January 3, 2011 by Douglas Barnett

Happy New Year to all you faithful War Movie Monday fans, and thank you for a fantastic year of classic war films. This week’s pick to ring in the start of a new year is the John Milius 1975 classic … Continue reading →