Cinemaretro - cinemaretro.com - Celebrating Films of the 1960s & 1970s
General Information:
Latest News:
BLU-RAY REVIEW: "THE DISAPPEARANCE" (1977) STARRING DONALD SUTHERLAND, 27 Aug 2013 | 03:32 pm
By Lee Pfeiffer Rescued from obscurity by Twilight Time and released on Blu-ray as a limited edition (3,000 units), The Disappearance is the Rodney Dangerfield of thrillers- it never got any respect....
REVIEW: DISNEY'S "OLIVER AND COMPANY: 25TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION" BLU-RAY/DVD COMBO 26 Aug 2013 | 09:33 pm
By Todd Garbarini If the plot of Walt Disney’s animated film Oliver and Company (1988) feels or sounds familiar, it should. It is loosely based upon Charles Dickens’ Oliver Twist but this titular .....
TODD A-O 70MM FILM FESTIVAL, KARLSRUHE, GERMANY SEPTEMBER 20-22 26 Aug 2013 | 03:05 pm
The annual Todd A-O 70mm Film Festival in Karlsruhe, Germany will be held this year on September 20-22. The festival will offer an excellent opportunity for retro movie fans to see classic cinema on t...
ACTRESS JULIE HARRIS DEAD AT 87; WON FIVE TONY AWARDS, STARRED IN CLASSIC FILMS 26 Aug 2013 | 03:43 am
Harris gave a brilliant performance as a woman who has been targeted by evil spirits in The Haunting (1963) By Lee Pfeiffer Julie Harris, who was regarded as Broadway royalty for winning five Tony ....
REVIEW: "HARD TIMES" (1975) STARRING CHARLES BRONSON AND JAMES COBURN ON BLU-RAY FROM TWILIGHT TIME 25 Aug 2013 | 11:21 pm
By Lee Pfeiffer Twilight Time has released Walter Hill's 1975 directorial debut, Hard Times, on Blu-ray as a limited edition (3,000 units). Hill was an up-and-coming screenwriter with Peckinpah's Th....
THE WORST BATMANS IN SCREEN HISTORY 24 Aug 2013 | 03:20 pm
If you're not thrilled with the announcement that Ben Affleck will be the screen's latest Batman, you're not alone. There is already a public petition that has garnered thousands of signatures prot...
MI6 CONFIDENTIAL MAGAZINE- LIMITED EDITION OCTOPUSSY ISSUE SIGNED BY SIR ROGER MOORE, MAUD ADAMS AND KRISTINA WAYBORN 23 Aug 2013 | 03:15 pm
MI6 Confidential, the British James Bond tribute magazine, offers a limited edition of their latest issue, which is a celebration of the 1983 007 film Octopussy. You can get a copy signed by Sir Roger...
CINEMA RETRO GETS ON BOARD WITH THE TURNER CLASSIC MOVIES NEW YORK CITY FILM LOCATION TOUR 22 Aug 2013 | 04:38 am
TCM's Dennis Adamovich, Robert Osborne and Jane Powell initiate the formal launch of the TCM Classic Film Tour. (Photo: Turner Classic Movies). By Lee Pfeiffer In true Hollywood style, it was an off...
DIRECTOR TED POST DEAD AT AGE 95; "MAGNUM FORCE", "HANG 'EM HIGH" AND "BENEATH THE PLANET OF THE APES" AMONG HIS CREDITS 21 Aug 2013 | 09:49 pm
Veteran movie director Ted Post has died at age 95. Post was closely associated with the early career of Clint Eastwood, directing 20 episodes of Rawhide and Eastwood's feature films Hang 'Em High ...
"TOUCH OF EVIL" ACTOR VALENTIN DE VARGAS DEAD AT 78 21 Aug 2013 | 09:24 pm
Valentin de Vargas with Janet Leigh in Touch of Evil. Valentin de Vargas, who menaced Janet Leigh as Pancho in Orson Welles' "Touch of Evil," has died at the age of 78. Vargas died June 10 of mye...
