Warner Archive
National Velvet (1944) [Warner Archive Blu-ray review]
National Velvet is one of the cheerier spots in World War II cinema history. But, what does that mean for a 2021 audience? As the War raged on, English speaking audiences in the West were demanding fr...
A Night at the Opera (1935) [Blu-ray review]
A Night at the Opera was the first Marx Brothers movie made for MGM. Honestly, I preferred their Paramount work and here’s why. Losing Zeppo didn’t hurt much, but it was the change in how ...
Take Me Out To The Ball Game (1949) [Warner Archive Blu-ray review]
Take Me Out To The Ball Game is a fascinating film when you look at Gene Kelly’s career. While credited to Busby Berkeley, most of the film was directed by Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen. Years la...
It Happened at the World’s Fair (1963) [Warner Archive Blu-ray review]
It Happened at the World’s Fair is proof that Elvis never made a logic driven movie. In this outing, Elvis and Dr. Frank Poole borrow a crop dusting plane to get to the World’s Fair. When ...
Objective Burma (1945) [Warner Archive Blu-ray review]
Objective Burma is one of several films made about Merrill’s Marauders. For some reason that outfit caught everyone’s attention in Hollywood. But, this was one of the films where Hollywood...
In The Good Old Summertime (1949) [Warner Archive Blu-ray review]
In The Good Old Summertime finds Judy Garland having to work her magic to land a job. After she cons an old lady into buying an expensive harp for over cost, she lands the job. Unfortunately, the musi...
I Wouldn’t Be In Your Shoes! (1948) [Warner Archive Blu-ray review]
I Wouldn’t Be In Your Shoes is a very short movie about a wife helping her husband with a bum murder rap. The film is more famous for being the start of Oscar winning producer Walter MirischR...
Ziegfeld Follies (1946) [Warner Archive Blu-ray review]
Ziegfeld Follies is an MGM highlight reel shot over two years. Minnelli, Sidney and other major MGM directors shot short comedy and musical moments over several months. Stitched together, it became a ...
Madame Curie (1943) [Warner Archive Blu-ray review]
Madame Curie plays like the worst episode of The Big Bang Theory. Taking its cues from the Curies’ real story, we get to see how they met each other in Paris and fell in love. It’s a comic...