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"Tag: George Kennedy
The Dirty Dozen is an epic Oscar-winning World War II thriller and features a star-studded cast in the 1967 big screen adaptation. When the Academy Awards took place in 1968, the film’s only win was for Best Sound Effects aka Sound Editing. It earned three other nominations for Supporting Actor (John Cassavetes), Film Editing, and Sound. In 2001, the film would be honored as one of the top 100 thrillers by the American Film Institute.…
"The Dirty Dozen: An Epic World War II Thriller"
Earthquake remains a classic disaster thriller even though the visual effects don’t compare with what is possible with today’s technology. Mark Robson assembles a true ensemble cast in the 1974 disaster thriller. By this point in time, disasters had struck the air and the sea in Airport and The Poseidon Adventure, respectively. It was only a matter of time before disaster struck the land. When disaster strikes, it’s almost always Los Angeles, San Francisco, or…
"Earthquake Remains A Classic Disaster Thriller"