The Longest Yard, 1974. Directed by Robert Aldrich. Starring Burt Reynolds, Eddie Albert, Ed Lauter, Bernadette Peters, and Mike Conrad. SYNOPSIS: The 1974 comedic drama The Longest Yard, starring Burt Reynolds, arrives on 4K Ultra HD courtesy of Kino Lorber, which commissioned a new 4K restoration that has the film looking better than ever on […]
4K Ultra HD Review – Raw Deal (1986)
Raw Deal, 1986. Directed by John Irvin. Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Kathryn Harrold, Robert Davi, Sam Wanamaker, Ed Lauter, Darren McGavin, and Joe Regalbuto. SYNOPSIS: A former FBI agent now working as a small-town sheriff goes undercover in the Chicago mafia after the son of an old friend is murdered. Raw Deal is something of an […]
October Horrors 2020 – Magic (1978)
Magic, 1978. Directed by Richard Attenborough. Starring Anthony Hopkins, Ann Margeret, Burgess Meredith, Ed Lauter and David Ogden Stiers. SYNOPSIS: Failed stage magician Corky finds success after adding Fats, a foul mouth mouthed ventriloquist dummy, to his act. However, as his fame grows, Corky’s already fragile mental state begins to deteriorate, with Fats seeming to […]
Movie Review – The Town That Dreaded Sundown (2014)
The Town That Dreaded Sundown, 2014 Directed by Alfonso Gomez-Rejon Starring Addison Timlin, Veronica Cartwright, Anthony Anderson, Gary Cole, Joshua Leonard and Ed Lauter. SYNOPSIS: 65 years after a masked serial killer terrorized the small town of Texarkana, the so-called ‘moonlight murders’ begin again. Is it a copycat or something even more sinister? A lonely […]
