Mississippi Burning, 1988. Directed by Alan Parker. Starring: Gene Hackman, Willem Dafoe, Frances McDormand, Brad Dourif, R. Lee Ermey, and Michael Rooker. SYNOPSIS: Nominated for seven Oscars, including its director and two cast members, Mississippi Burning settled for just one trophy. That’s about to be expected for a movie that’s good but not great. This new […]
Blu-ray Review – Get Shorty Collector’s Edition (1995)
Get Shorty, 1995. Directed by Barry Sonnenfeld. Starring John Travolta, Gene Hackman, Danny DeVito, Rene Russo, Dennis Farina, Delroy Lindo, James Gandolfini, and Bette Midler. SYNOPSIS: Barry Sonnenfeld’s early 90s classic, Hollywood-skewering Get Shorty gets the Shout! Factory Select Series treatment, complete with a new 4K transfer. The bonus features are from previous releases, but […]
The Pick of the Flicks Podcast #4 – YouTuber and filmmaker Oliver Harper discusses Superman: The Movie
On The Pick of the Flicks Podcast, a different guest drops in every week to chat about their favourite movie. This week, YouTuber and filmmaker Oliver Harper takes to the skies in favour of 1978 blockbuster Superman: The Movie… This week’s episode sees movie YouTuber and documentary filmmaker Oliver Harper stop by in order to […]
Six Actors We Wish Would Come Out of Retirement
Freda Cooper with six actors we wish would come out of retirement… It would have overshadowed a lesser movie. When Robert Redford declared that The Old Man and the Gun would be his last appearance on screen, you could hear the gasps ripple round Tinsel Town. With a career that’s lasted nearly 60 years as […]
