Category Archives: DVD

War Movie Mondays: ‘Cross of Iron’

Posted on June 14, 2010 by Douglas Barnett

This week’s pick is legendary filmmaker and pioneer of balletic death scenes Sam Peckinpah’s 1977 production of Cross of Iron. The film stars James Coburn (in one of his finest performances, and as one of Peckinpah’s go-to-actors) as Sgt. Rolf Steiner, … Continue reading →

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War Movie Mondays: ‘The Longest Day’

Posted on June 7, 2010 by Douglas Barnett

In celebration of the Normandy D-Day invasion on June 6, 1944, this week’s review is the 1962 “Grandaddy of all war movies” The Longest Day. Legendary producer Darryl F. Zanuck and directors Ken Annakin (British scenes), Andrew Marton (American scenes), Bernhard … Continue reading →

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Cortney’s TV Digest: What’s On In June

Posted on June 1, 2010 by Cortney Zamm

Last month’s television show finales like LOST, 24 and Chuck more were packed with emotional endings and incredible cliffhangers. But while there might not be many new TV shows on the horizon for June, it’s always nice to get a … Continue reading →

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War Movie Mondays: ‘Where Eagles Dare’

Posted on June 1, 2010 by Douglas Barnett

1986’s Where Eagles Dare is a World War II spy/action film which is based on Alistair MacLean’s novel about a group of allied commandos who must break into an impregnable German fortress in the Bavarian Alps and rescue an American … Continue reading →

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New On Blu-ray and DVD This Week

Posted on May 25, 2010 by Joe Gillis

Like most weeks, this time around we’ve got another bunch of new movies and TV shows hitting DVD and Blu-ray. Some of them are new, some are old and some are hitting Blu-ray for the first time. Of the ones … Continue reading →

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Fans of ‘LOST’ Will Get Their Answers….On The DVD

Posted on May 24, 2010 by Matt Raub

For those of you who watched last night’s 2 and a half hour Lost finale, you know that these things happened (spoiler free): We get some kind of finality for some of the characters, but we still have plenty of … Continue reading →

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War Movie Mondays: ‘Von Ryan’s Express’

Posted on May 24, 2010 by Douglas Barnett

This week’s pick bring us back to my favorite of all the wars, World War II. The chairman of the board, Frank Sinatra leads an all star cast in Von Ryan’s Express (1965) which tells the story of a massive … Continue reading →

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New On Blu-ray and DVD This Week

Posted on May 19, 2010 by Joe Gillis

This week, as usual, sees a whole slew of new movies and TV shows hitting DVD and Blu-ray. Some of them are new, some are old and some are hitting Blu-ray for the first time. This week, we’re most interested … Continue reading →

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