John J. Puccio

“Each evening from December to December Before you drift to sleep upon your cot, Think back on all the tales that you remember Of Camelot.” The knock on “Camelot” when it first came out in 1967, and even today, is…

“Stella!  Hey, Stella!  Hey, Steeelllaaaaaaa!” A lot of viewers today probably forget that the Academy nominated WB’s 1951 film version of “A Streetcar Named Desire” for twelve Oscars, winning four.  They probably forget the filmmakers based the screenplay on the…

No, it’s not a music video of the old Steppenwolf song.  “Born to Be Wild” is a brief (forty-one minute), 2011 nature study, primarily intended for youngsters and originally shot and released for theaters in IMAX 3-D.  Of its kind,…

Note:  In the following joint Blu-ray review, both John and Will comment on the film, with John also writing up the Video, Audio, Extras, and Parting Thoughts. The Film According to John: “Ask no questions and believe only what you…

“Of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world, she walks into mine.” The American Film Institute voted “Casablanca” the second-best American film ever made.  “Entertainment Weekly” gave it the number three spot among their “100…

“You see, Mr. Gittes, most people never have to face the fact that at the right time and the right place, they’re capable of anything.” You can count the great private-eye flicks on the fingers of one hand, and once…

Understand my reasons for allotting 2011’s “Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close” the final score I did.  I’d give it a 10/10 for having its heart in the right place; a 6/10 for stretching that heart almost to the breaking point…

First, some interesting trivia.  Well, at least this stuff is interesting to me, but I’m easy: “The Bodyguard” got generally dismal reviews when Warners released it in 1992 and then went on to take in well over $120,000,000 in U.S.…

English director Gerald Thomas made the first of the “Carry On” comedies, “Carry on Sergeant,” in 1958 and continued making them through twenty-nine more motion pictures, ending with “Carry On Columbus” in 1992.  In addition, he did a “Carry On”…

“Seven days.” Note:  In the following Blu-ray review John Puccio and Yunda Eddie Feng comment on the film, with John also writing up the Video, Audio, Extras, and Parting Thoughts. The Movie According to John: At the time of its…