Objective, Burma! is based on the six-month raid by Merrill’s Marauders, albeit loosely, as a part of the Southeast Asian theatre in WW2. In short, Captain Nelson (Errol Flynn) leads a group of U.S. Army paratroopers into Burma. Their objective is to take out a Japanese radar station because of it’s strategic location. Unfortunately, they miss their rendezvous because the Japanese are waiting at the airstrip. Captain Nelson makes the call and the 36-men team–after splitting…
"Objective, Burma! Is A Solid-But-Flawed War Film"
Sons of Liberty is an Oscar-winning short film that tells the story of Haym Salomon, the Jewish financier of the American Revolution. It’s not often that Jewish synagogues were depicted on screen during Hollywood’s early years. The founding moguls didn’t push across their religion on screen. Even in The Life of Emile Zola, a film in which antisemitism plays a strong role, they didn’t even say Jew or Jewish at any point in the film.…
"Sons of Liberty: An Oscar-Winning Short Film"
Chapter 22 of The Mandalorian sees veteran Star Wars director Bryce Dallas Howard going behind the camera for another episode. Spoilers follow for the newest episode of The Mandalorian. Did anybody else know that Jack Black and Lizzo were going to be joining the Star Wars universe? Just me? Okay. Christopher Lloyd finally makes his appearance on the show and well, you’re in for quite the treat. But anyway, this episode is probably going to…
"The Mandalorian: Chapter 22 – Guns for Hire"
Clint Eastwood’s sophomore directorial outing, High Plains Drifter, marks the 50th anniversary since its theatrical release in 1973. Kino Lorber released the film last year in 4K UHD. The 4K scan is from the original camera negative and comes just a few years after the Kino Lorber release on Blu-ray. I’m a bit late to watching the film but figured to watch for the 50th anniversary. The official anniversary, to my knowledge is on April…
"High Plains Drifter Marks 50th Anniversary"
The Oscar-winning Cool Hand Luke makes its arrival on 4K UHD as Warner Bros. celebrates the studio’s 100th anniversary. “What we’ve got here is…failure to communicate.” – Captain (Strother Martin) The thing that surprises me the most about Cool Hand Luke is that a Jewish filmmaker is directing a film that is very heavy on Christian imagery. Most of this imagery goes above my head because I’m not familiar with the text as I am…
"Cool Hand Luke Arrives On 4K Ultra HD"
One of the greatest film noirs to hit the screen, The Maltese Falcon is now available for audiences to watch on 4K Ultra HD. “The stuff that dreams are made of.” – Sam Spade (Humphrey Bogart) The film’s 4K UHD arrival is part of a continuing celebration of the Warner Bros. Studio turning 100 years old. In fact, the film is part of a trio making their 4K arrival on the studio’s anniversary itself. I’ve…
"The Maltese Falcon Arrives On 4K Ultra HD"
The Star Trek: The Next Generation 4-Movie Collection arrives on 4K UHD just in time for the celebration of First Contact Day. Paramount has been slowly releasing the Star Trek films in 4K UHD. Outside of the Kelvin trilogy, the first four films starring The Original Series cast made their arrival in 4K back in October 2021. The release was followed by Star Trek: The Motion Picture – The Director’s Edition and all six films…
"Star Trek: The Next Generation 4-Movie Collection Arrives on 4K UHD"
On the eve of Warner Bros. marking the studio’s 100th anniversary, it breaks my heart to read that David Zaslav wants a Harry Potter series. I wish I was going into the anniversary by getting ready to schedule something about the studio’s anniversary. After all, 100 years is a pretty big deal. Instead, I’m taking the time, yet again, to write another open letter to Warner Bros. It’s an unfortunate trend that started with the…
"Warner Bros.: An Open Letter to David Zaslav"
Following its theatrical release earlier this year, the thrilling Missing is available to bring home on Blu-ray, DVD, and Digital. While Aneesh Chaganty and Sev Ohanian do not return to direct or write the script, they were still instrumental in shaping the sequel to Searching. Both came up with the story and also produce the film with Natalie Qasbian. In any event, Missing plays with some of similar themes and storytelling motifs as its predecessor.…
"Missing Is Available on Blu-ray, DVD, and Digital"
AIR shows how Sonny Vaccaro was instrumental in Nike beating Converse and Adidas in signing Michael Jordan to a shoe contract. I have to get this out of the way right now. Alex Convery’s script is mostly perfect. This goes not just for the screenwriter but director Ben Affleck, actor Matt Damon, and film editor William Goldenberg, too. There’s a scene in the film where they’re talking about athletes and signing them at Nike. I…
"AIR: How Nike Won Over And Signed Michael Jordan"
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