Frank Sinatra: The Detective and The First Deadly Sin
Sinatra the cop: reviews of The Detective (1968) on Blu from Twilight Time + The First Deadly Sin (1980) from Warner Home Video.
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BR: Detective, The (1968)
Film: Very Good Transfer: Excellent Extras: Very Good Label: Twilight Time Region: All Released: December 8, 2015 Genre: Crime / Detective / Thriller Synopsis: A senior detective is pressured by the department to solve the murder of a councilman’s son. Special Features: Audio Commentary with film historians David Del Valle, Lem Dobbs, and Nick Redman / Stereo Isolated Music Track / 8-page colour booklet […]
DVD: First Deadly Sin, The (1980)
Film: Good Transfer: Very Good Extras: n/a Label: Warner Home Video Region: 1 (NTSC) Released: May 18, 1999 Genre: Crime / Detective / Serial Killer Synopsis: A retiring detective is pushed to his limits when he must solve a serial killing no one cares about, and comfort his dying wife. Special Features: (none) Review: The earliest effort by Hollywood to film the first novel […]
The Films of Frankie-Boy, Part I
Slight editorial blather to set up the first set of reviews focusing on the films of Frank Sinatra, crooner, and pretty good actor who eventually settled into a familiar groove and sometimes got lazy in the execution of a film or two. From Olive Films on Blu-ray comes the Rod Serling-scripted heist thriller Assault on a Queen, and the film version of Neil Simon’s first play, Come Blow Your Horn; and from Twilight Time we have Pal Joey, with pal Frankie sandwiched between palsies Rita Hayworth and Kim Novak. No spicy hot sauce required at all!
BR: Assault on a Queen (1966)
Return to: Home / Blu-ray, DVD, Film Reviews / A . Film: Weak/ BR Transfer: Excellent/ BR Extras: n/a Label: Olive Films/ Region: A / Released: March 27, 2012 Genre: Suspense / Caper Synopsis: Ex-soldiers decided to mount a daring (unrealistic?) gold heist by ‘assaulting’ the Queen Mary luxury liner with a restored Nazi U-boat. Special Features: […]
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