The decision whether or not to pick up the eight-film Steven Spielberg: The Spotlight Collection probably depends on whether you have all or most of these movies on 4K Ultra HD already and, if so, how important a collectible like this is to you. It’s a nice presentation, with SteelBooks for all the movies — […]
Quint and Hooper Jaws sixth scale figures unveiled by Factory Entertainment
Factory Entertainment has officially unveiled new Jaws sixth scale figures for Hooper and Quint, which are inspired by the appearance of Richard Dreyfuss and Robert Shaw in Steven Spielberg’s 1975 blockbuster. The collectibles are available to pre-order now, priced at $350 each; take a look here… Step aboard the Orca with the JAWS Hooper Sixth […]
4K Ultra HD Review – Jaws 50th Anniversary Edition
Jaws, 1975. Directed by Steven Spielberg. Starring Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfus, Lorraine Gary and Murray Hamilton. SYNOPSIS: Jaws gets its eighty billionth home video release this week, but I’m happy because I have always loved, and will always love, that film, despite the disinterest in it shown by my family. For the film’s […]
Blu-ray Review – The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three, 1974. Directed by Joseph Sargent. Starring Walter Matthau, Robert Shaw, Martin Balsam and Héctor Elizondo. SYNOPSIS: Four armed men hijack a New York City subway car and demand a ransom for the passengers. The city’s police are faced with a conundrum: Even if it’s paid, how could they […]
Blu-ray Review – Black Sunday (1977)
Black Sunday, 1977. Directed by John Frankenheimer. Starring Robert Shaw, Bruce Dern, Marthe Keller, Fritz Weaver, and Bekim Fehmiu. SYNOPSIS: Black Sunday ended up settling toward the bottom of the pile of disaster films that were released in the 1970s, but it’s still worth revisiting, thanks to solid direction by John Frankenheimer, the presence of […]
4K Ultra HD Review – Jaws (1975)
Jaws, 1975. Directed by Steven Spielberg. Starring Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfus, Lorraine Gary, and Murray Hamilton. SYNOPSIS: Jaws arrives on 4K disc looking and sounding as close to its theatrical glory as you can get on home video these days. The sound and picture are top-notch, and while Universal didn’t include anything new […]
Happy Bond Season!
Tom Jolliffe on the time of year that for some fans means Bond… It’s that time of year. We’re well into that final ten or so weeks of the year. For many fans, but particularly British gents, there’s a franchise that is deeply ingrained in our movie-watching lives from around mid October until the year […]
Blu-ray Review – The Deep (1977)
The Deep, 1977. Directed by Peter Yates. Starring Jacqueline Bisset, Nick Nolte, Dick Anthony Williams, Robert Shaw, Louis Gossett Jr., and Eli Wallach. SYNOPSIS: A pair of amateur divers discover a shipwreck filled with drugs and treasure whilst wearing very tight t-shirts. You can imagine the producers of The Deep all gathered round a big […]
Oscar Worthy Performances In Iconic Horror Films
EJ Moreno discusses Oscar-worthy acting performances in horror… Any film fan knows that it’s rare your personal favorite makes it to the biggest award show of the year. The Academy Awards voters are a tough crowd, especially when it comes to horror films. It feels like some major genre film is overlooked every year, and […]
Countdown to No Time To Die: The Top 10 Bond Villains
Chris Gelderd on the top ten James Bond villains… The James Bond series in both book and film introduced villains that would become household names and echo through popular culture decades later. The villains of the Bond universe are unlike anyone audiences have seen or read about before. They have evil plans that are bafflingly […]
