Tag: Martha Hyer

DVD: Some Came Running (1958)

DVD: Some Came Running (1958)

February 19, 2016 | By

Film: Excellent Transfer:  Very Good Extras: Good Label:  Warner Home Video Region: 1 (NTSC) Released: May 13, 2008 Genre:  Melodrama / WWII Synopsis: Based on James Jones’ novel, a black sheep returns home after WWII and stirs up trouble in his hated home town. Special Features: Featurette: “The Story of Some Came Running” (20:35) / Theatrical Trailer.     Review:   […]

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DVD: Cry Vengeance (1954)

DVD: Cry Vengeance (1954)

January 22, 2016 | By

After working his way up to A-level pictures at Fox and peaking with The Street with No Name (1948) and The Snake Pit (1948), Mark Stevens slowly slid into B pictures again, eventually settling into TV with the occasional feature film – Fate is the Hunter (1964) being a rare A-level venture…

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BR: First Men in the Moon (1964)

BR: First Men in the Moon (1964)

May 22, 2015 | By

According to the Blu-ray’s commentary track, Ray Harryhausen had wanted to film a work by H.G. Wells since the 1950s, but things finally clicked in 1964 when he developed and produced a lively version of the author’s 1901 slim novel, and what remains his only film in 2.35:1 ‘scope…

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