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<strong class='bbc'>NCIS: The Eleventh Season DVD Review</strong><p>And the phenomenon of <em class='bbc'>NCIS</em> rolls on and on. Having now completed its eleventh season, the crime procedural behemoth of CBS’ entire primetime schedule seems to be gaining popularity with each passing season...

<strong class='bbc'>Elementary: The Second Season DVD Review</strong><p>CBS’ modern spin on the Sherlock Holmes canon <em class='bbc'>Elementary</em> had a wonderful second season of complicated conundrums. Not content to be a simple whodunit (though it is certainly a mystery series to its...

<strong class='bbc'>The Good Wife: The Fifth Season DVD Review</strong><p>Pulling out all the stops in delivering its best season ever and standing as one of the best programs on all of television, CBS’ <em class='bbc'>The Good Wife</em> is truly in a class by itself among broadcast network...

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<strong class='bbc'>The Millers: The First Season DVD Review</strong><p>The cover of the DVD box set tells all you need to know about CBS’ new hit comedy <em class='bbc'>The Millers</em>: an exasperated son looks out from behind a shower curtain while his parents occupy the same bathroom, the...

<strong class='bbc'>Men of the Fighting Lady DVD Review</strong><p><em class='bbc'> </em><em class='bbc'>Men of the Fighting Lady</em>, a Korean War film which was released in 1954, is admirably realistic and surprisingly (considering the political climate of the time) anti-war in tone. The...

<strong class='bbc'>Mystery Science Theater 3000: Volume XXX DVD Review</strong><p>This 30th collection of episodes from <em class='bbc'><strong class='bbc'>Mystery Science Theater 3000</strong></em> on DVD from Shout! Factory has some great episodes, but the special features are lacking...

<strong class='bbc'>Immortal Sergeant DVD Review</strong><p>With his innate acting talent and a couple of long term contracts, Henry Fonda assured himself of acting some great roles: sometimes famous (Abraham Lincoln), sometimes infamous (Frank James), sometimes a mix of both (Wyatt Earp), and...

<strong class='bbc'>Scudda Hoo&#33; Scudda Hay&#33; DVD Review</strong><p>The main pleasures to be lifted from F. Hugh Herbert’s <em class='bbc'>Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay!</em> can certainly be found in its talented cast which includes two Oscar-winning character actors even when they are involved...

<strong class='bbc'>Crack-Up DVD Review</strong><p>Malcolm St. Clair’s pre-World War II espionage film <em class='bbc'>Crack-Up</em> is a B-movie with some cracking good actors on board and a story that, with German spies in the mix, has more resonance in retrospect than it probably had at the...

<strong class='bbc'>Esther and the King DVD Review</strong><p>When a legendary movie name like Raoul Walsh is attached to a project as writer, producer, and director, attention must be paid, but his 1960 <em class='bbc'>Esther and the King</em> turns out to be a Biblical soap opera made up of...

<strong class='bbc'>Circumstantial Evidence DVD Review</strong><p>John Larkin’s <em class='bbc'>Circumstantial Evidence</em> is a B-movie cautionary tale against convicting people on less than solid, direct evidence. There are lots of good actors toiling away here on a movie that doesn’t look...

<strong class='bbc'>George White&#39;s 1935 Scandals DVD Review</strong><p>When theatrical entrepreneur George White’s 1933 Broadway show <em class='bbc'>Melody</em> had a disappointingly short run, he packed his bags and went west to try his luck in Hollywood. His 1934 screen edition of his...

<strong class='bbc'>The Cisco Kid (1931) DVD Review</strong><p>Fox Home Video surprised quite a few film enthusiasts last year by releasing on Blu-ray one of its earliest talkies <em class='bbc'>In Old Arizona</em>, the first sound film incarnation of the Cisco Kid starring Warner Baxter who won...

<strong class='bbc'>The Bottom of the Bottle DVD Review</strong><p>Estranged siblings whose disgust with each other has only grown through the years forms the crux of Henry Hathaway’s <em class='bbc'>The Bottom of the Bottle</em>. There’s alcoholism and vigilantism worked into the narrative...

<strong class='bbc'>You Can&#39;t Have Everything DVD Review</strong><p>Alice Faye’s gradual rise to the upper echelon of box-office stars took a major leap forward in 1937 by her appearing in five movies, all of them successes and all of them trading on the softening of her image from a...

<strong class='bbc'>Forever Amber DVD Review</strong><p>It takes a character with a tremendous amount of pluck and resolve to be able to outmaneuver Scarlett O’Hara at her scheming best, but Amber St. Clair is one such character: the eternal predatory female who’ll stop at nothing to attain the...

<strong class='bbc'>Kentucky DVD Review</strong><p>A feudin’, a-fussin’, and a-fightin’ in a two-family rivalry story that spans more than seven decades, <em class='bbc'>Kentucky</em> is a fairly predictable romantic melodrama that follows the conventional storytelling techniques of its era...

<strong class='bbc'>Suits Season Three DVD Review</strong><p><em class='bbc'>Suits Season Three </em>makes its argument on DVD in time for the start of the show's 4<sup class='bbc'>th</sup> season on the USA network. The series is a legal dramedy with a decided emphasis on its comic aspects...

<strong class='bbc'>The Killing: The Complete Third Season DVD Review</strong><p>It’s somewhat ironic that the television mystery series <em class='bbc'>The Killing </em>itself has become an entity that cannot die. Canceled at the end of its second season, it was resurrected some weeks later for...

<strong class='bbc'>The New Normal: The Complete First Season DVD Review</strong><p>One of the most anticipated comedy series for the 2012-2013 television season was NBC’s <em class='bbc'>The New Normal</em>. Created and produced by Ryan Murphy who had steered such oddball creations as <em...

<strong class='bbc'>Beneath the 12-Mile Reef DVD Review</strong><p>20<sup class='bbc'>th</sup> Century Fox’s third Cinemascope release after the tremendous successes of <em class='bbc'>The Robe</em> and <em class='bbc'>How to Marry a Millionaire</em> was Robert D. Webb’s <em class='bbc'>Beneath...

<p align="center"><img src="https://static.hometheaterforum.com/imgrepo/f/fe/ronsreviews_covers_1550611.jpg"><br /> <div align="center"><b>Gunsmoke: The Second Season, Volume 1</b><br /> Directed by Ted Post et al<br /> <br /> Studio: Paramount<br /> Year: 1956-1957<br /> Aspect Ratio...

<strong class='bbc'>Mother Wore Tights DVD Review</strong><p>Betty Grable reached the zenith of her career as a singer, dancer, and actress in Walter Lang’s <em class='bbc'>Mother Wore Tights</em>. Supported by a delightful song score, a new leading man who could equal her own talents as a...

<strong class='bbc'>Backlash (1947) DVD Review</strong><p>During the golden era of Hollywood, most of the major studios had B-picture units that churned out programmers to occupy either the top or bottom half of double bills. Some really interesting and entertaining films were often B-pictures...

<p><strong>Hill Street Blues: The Complete Series DVD Review - Recommended</strong></p> <p><em>Hill Street Blues: The Complete Series</em> carefully arrives on DVD in this comprehensive set from Shout Factory. The 34-disc release, which will hit store shelves publicly in a month, presents all...

<strong class='bbc'>Mystery Science Theater 3000, Volume XXIX DVD Review</strong><p>This 29th collection of episodes from <em class='bbc'><strong class='bbc'>Mystery Science Theater 3000</strong></em> on DVD from Shout! Factory contains some forgotten gems from the series, particularly <em...

<strong class='bbc'>Seal Team Eight: Behind Enemy Lines DVD Review</strong><p>Director-cinematographer Roel Reiné has become Fox’s go-to guy for a series of made-for-home video action films with simple plots and lots of mayhem. <em class='bbc'>Seal Team Eight:</em> <em class='bbc'>Behind Enemy...

<strong class='bbc'>Maverick: The Complete Fourth Season DVD Review</strong><p>Warner Brothers continues to follow up on its pledge to release the entire series of <em class='bbc'>Maverick</em> on DVD with the release of <em class='bbc'>Maverick: The Complete Fourth Season</em>. As with Season...

<strong class='bbc'>China Beach: Season 2 DVD Review</strong><p>The acclaimed Warner Brothers Vietnam War television series <em class='bbc'>China Beach</em> was released in a complete series set by StarVista/Time-Life last year. Devoted fans of the series had mostly nothing but praise for the...