CARMEN JONES - Blu-ray review
ReviewsDec 17, 2013

CARMEN JONES - Blu-ray review

Musicals often make the transition from stage to screen, but operas? Not so much. Opera is highbrow, while movies play to the masses. In the case of “Carmen Jones,” though, the transition had an e

GREY GARDENS - Blu-ray review
ReviewsDec 16, 2013

GREY GARDENS - Blu-ray review

*“Grey Gardens” was released by Criterion in 2001 with Spine Number 123. In 2006 they released the follow-up version assembled from outtakes, “The Beales of Grey Gardens” on a separate disc (Spine Num

NASHVILLE - Blu-ray review
ReviewsDec 15, 2013

NASHVILLE - Blu-ray review

This is my third tour through “Nashville” (1975) and it will probably be my last. When Criterion first announced Robert Altman's “Nashville” as an upcoming release, my Facebook feed exploded with hos

THE LONE RANGER - Blu-ray review
ReviewsDec 09, 2013

THE LONE RANGER - Blu-ray review

Johnny Depp and Gore Verbinski conspired to reinvent the pirate movie, so why would it surprise anyone that they’d give a complete makeover to the legend of “The Lone Ranger”? Zane Grey fans poin