Walter Mirisch’s slam-bang, eardrum-pounding Sensurround stock footage orgy for the Centennial Year gathers an impressive lineup of big stars to celebrate the U.S. Navy’s biggest aircraft carrier battle: Charlton Heston, Henry Fonda, James Coburn, Glenn Ford, Hal Holbrook, Toshiro Mifune. Director Jack Smight manages the talky, exposition-laden account of a sprawling, complicated battle rather well, at least in terms of clarity. What is unwatchable pan-scanned on TV isn’t half bad for fans of big-scale war movies. Pi gives us an approximation of Sensurround (I think), and also John Ford’s short subject The Battle of Midway from 1942.
Midway
Region B Blu-ray
Powerhouse Indicator
1976 / Color / 2:35 widescreen / 132 min. / Street Date October 25, 2021 / available from Powerhouse Films UK / £15.99
Starring: Charlton Heston, Henry Fonda.
Guest Stars (in alphabetical order): James Coburn, Glenn Ford, Hal Holbrook, Toshiro Mifune, Robert Mitchum, Cliff Robertson, Robert Wagner. Also starring: Edward Albert, Robert Webber, Ed Nelson,...
Midway
Region B Blu-ray
Powerhouse Indicator
1976 / Color / 2:35 widescreen / 132 min. / Street Date October 25, 2021 / available from Powerhouse Films UK / £15.99
Starring: Charlton Heston, Henry Fonda.
Guest Stars (in alphabetical order): James Coburn, Glenn Ford, Hal Holbrook, Toshiro Mifune, Robert Mitchum, Cliff Robertson, Robert Wagner. Also starring: Edward Albert, Robert Webber, Ed Nelson,...
- 11/9/2021
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
When the Tampa Bay Buccaneers face the New York Giants this evening on “Monday Night Football,” it will mark a sort-of reunion — Bucs quarterback Tom Brady reunited with the Giants, the team that most bedeviled him during his legendary run with the New England Patriots. And though Brady’s no longer with the Patriots and the Giants are off to a 1-6 start, the matchup will call to mind for many one of the greatest championship games in NFL history — Super Bowl Xlii in 2008, when Eli Manning’s Giants pulled off a come-from-behind victory, ending what would have been an undefeated season for Brady and the Patriots.
For ESPN reporter Michelle Beisner-Buck, the occasion is both opportunity and challenge. Brady v. the Giants provides an obvious and rich territory to explore in her weekly feature segment on the network’s pregame show “Monday Night Countdown.” But Super Bowl Xlii has...
For ESPN reporter Michelle Beisner-Buck, the occasion is both opportunity and challenge. Brady v. the Giants provides an obvious and rich territory to explore in her weekly feature segment on the network’s pregame show “Monday Night Countdown.” But Super Bowl Xlii has...
- 11/2/2020
- by Daniel Holloway
- Variety Film + TV
Welcome to this week’s Impact Wrestling review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and Larry Csonka’s family still has their Go Fund Me page still up here. Wrestle House pisses me off, because it’s just stupid comedy and bad wrestling. You wanna go to Makawaka, Texas and get some weed? …no you don’t, because weed will make your juevos burst! Okay, we’ve got another title defense of the Impact and Tna World Titles, so strap on your big, gold belt and get ready to rock.
Match #1: Moose def. Heath – Tna World Heavyweight Championship Match For Heath’s Roster Spot The following is courtesy of impactwrestling.com:
The action spills to the outside in the early going. Heath drives Moose into the steel guardrail, then the ring post. Moose turns the tide when he drops Heath throat first on the top rope. Moose...
Match #1: Moose def. Heath – Tna World Heavyweight Championship Match For Heath’s Roster Spot The following is courtesy of impactwrestling.com:
The action spills to the outside in the early going. Heath drives Moose into the steel guardrail, then the ring post. Moose turns the tide when he drops Heath throat first on the top rope. Moose...
- 8/5/2020
- by Nathan Favel
- Nerdly
Welcome to this review of All Elite Wrestling: Double Or Nothing, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and we lost Hana Kimura, Shad Gaspard and Larry Csonka. Shad and Larry have GoFundMe pages you can donate to here and here. When I was Pam Grier, my sweet, black ass always loved to watch half-naked people grab each other real hard and I’m doing that now as Double Or Nothing begins…now.
Match #1: Best Friends defeated Private Party
My Opinion: 3.4 out of 5 – This was a sparkly match. Sparkly is the word I’m sticking with…sparkly out the ass. While no Steiners/Road Warriors clash of maniacs frenzy, this was an encouraging sign for Aew’s tag division, as Pp did better than they have in the past, while the BFs line-danced their way to the win.
Match #2: Brian Cage defeated Darby Allin, Colt Cabana, Orange Cassidy,...
Match #1: Best Friends defeated Private Party
My Opinion: 3.4 out of 5 – This was a sparkly match. Sparkly is the word I’m sticking with…sparkly out the ass. While no Steiners/Road Warriors clash of maniacs frenzy, this was an encouraging sign for Aew’s tag division, as Pp did better than they have in the past, while the BFs line-danced their way to the win.
Match #2: Brian Cage defeated Darby Allin, Colt Cabana, Orange Cassidy,...
- 5/25/2020
- by Nathan Favel
- Nerdly
Welcome to this week’s Friday Night SmackDown review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and both Shad Gaspard and Larry Csonka have GoFundMe campaigns available here and here. I look like Sinead O’Connor if she got hit by a train and this is CNN.
Match #1: Braun Strowman def. The Miz The following is courtesy of wwe.com:
John Morrison threw The Miz into the hands of The Monster Among Men after the night’s edition of “The Dirt Sheet” went awry with Braun Strowman’s cameo. Mc Miz was in a groove early, but the Universal Champion quickly turned the tables and a Running Powerslam pulled the plug on the match. The outspoken tandem was only silenced for moments as Morrison challenged the Universal Champion to a Handicap Title Match at WWE Backlash that Strowman quickly accepted.
My Opinion: 2.6 out of 5 – Braun and The Miz did a squash match that…...
Match #1: Braun Strowman def. The Miz The following is courtesy of wwe.com:
John Morrison threw The Miz into the hands of The Monster Among Men after the night’s edition of “The Dirt Sheet” went awry with Braun Strowman’s cameo. Mc Miz was in a groove early, but the Universal Champion quickly turned the tables and a Running Powerslam pulled the plug on the match. The outspoken tandem was only silenced for moments as Morrison challenged the Universal Champion to a Handicap Title Match at WWE Backlash that Strowman quickly accepted.
My Opinion: 2.6 out of 5 – Braun and The Miz did a squash match that…...
- 5/25/2020
- by Nathan Favel
- Nerdly
Welcome to this week’s 205 Live review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and Stardom wrestler Hana Kimura committed suicide, because a bunch of jack-asses went on the internet and told her she was a piece of s— for knocking some guy’s hat of his head for shrinking her wrestling gear in the wash. What a lousy week. Additionally, both Shad Gaspard and Larry Csonka (who died this recently) have GoFundMe campaigns available here and here. Internet nerds piss me off when they act like pricks and here comes some cruiserweight wrestling.
Match #1: Oney Lorcan & Danny Burch def. Ever-Rise The following is courtesy of wwe.com:
Oney Lorcan & Danny Burch were motivated to keep the momentum going from their Nxt win, and that determination was evident from the opening bell against Ever-Rise. Chase Parker & Matt Martel had an early advantage, but Lorcan & Burch did what they...
Match #1: Oney Lorcan & Danny Burch def. Ever-Rise The following is courtesy of wwe.com:
Oney Lorcan & Danny Burch were motivated to keep the momentum going from their Nxt win, and that determination was evident from the opening bell against Ever-Rise. Chase Parker & Matt Martel had an early advantage, but Lorcan & Burch did what they...
- 5/24/2020
- by Nathan Favel
- Nerdly
Welcome to this week’s All Elite Wrestling: Dark review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and both Shad Gaspard and Larry Csonka have GoFundMe campaigns available here and here. Me and my old lady, Countess McScrew, are gonna haul ass to Las Vegas and bet it all on broke. Hiya!
Match #1: Hikaru Shida def. Dani Jordyn
My Opinion: 3.1 out of 5 – I liked the way this cookie crumbled. The chocolate chips melted in many of the right spots and the batter never broke down to sugar soup like when Boo Berry was offed by Monsanto for pissing off the Corn-Holes. Shida and Dani meshed really well and knocked the snot out of each other.
Match #2: Qt Marshall def. Clutch Adams
My Opinion: 2.5 out of 5 – This was alright, but there was no tepee for my bung-hole, so it made me sad.
Match #3: Marko Stunt def. Jason Cade...
Match #1: Hikaru Shida def. Dani Jordyn
My Opinion: 3.1 out of 5 – I liked the way this cookie crumbled. The chocolate chips melted in many of the right spots and the batter never broke down to sugar soup like when Boo Berry was offed by Monsanto for pissing off the Corn-Holes. Shida and Dani meshed really well and knocked the snot out of each other.
Match #2: Qt Marshall def. Clutch Adams
My Opinion: 2.5 out of 5 – This was alright, but there was no tepee for my bung-hole, so it made me sad.
Match #3: Marko Stunt def. Jason Cade...
- 5/24/2020
- by Nathan Favel
- Nerdly
Welcome to this week’s All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and Shad Gaspard and Larry Csonka have died. One was a wrestler and the other was a lover of wrestling and both were dedicated family men through and through. They will both be missed. Larry has a GoFundMe page for his daughters here https://www.gofundme.com/f/larrymania-living-on-in-his-girls. Well, in the name of the profession that both men spent their lives apart of, let’s get to the damn matches.
Match #1: Jon Moxley def. 10 The following is courtesy of allelitewrestling.com:
Mr. Brodie Lee had possession of Mox’s title belt; the minions of The Dark Order surrounded him. Mr. Brodie instructed 10 to take a knee while he addressed the audience at home: “I assure you I cannot walk on water and as you look at me, it may be hard to fathom.
Match #1: Jon Moxley def. 10 The following is courtesy of allelitewrestling.com:
Mr. Brodie Lee had possession of Mox’s title belt; the minions of The Dark Order surrounded him. Mr. Brodie instructed 10 to take a knee while he addressed the audience at home: “I assure you I cannot walk on water and as you look at me, it may be hard to fathom.
- 5/22/2020
- by Nathan Favel
- Nerdly
Welcome to this week’s Nxt review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and Shad Gaspard did indeed drown when he sacrificed his life for his son during a rip-tide. He may not have been the best wrestler, but he seemed to be one of the good people in wrestling and that is a hell of a lot more important when it matters most. Larry Csonka’s death has cast the same sort of pall over the sport of professional wrestling (“fake” my ass). What a weird week this has been. Well, in honor of two people who seemed to be worth their weight in gold, let’s get to the matches.
Match #1: Karrion Kross def. Liam Gray The following is courtesy of wwe.com:
Karrion Kross’ second match in Nxt looked a lot like his first: completely lopsided. Kross made short work of Liam Gray, submitting...
Match #1: Karrion Kross def. Liam Gray The following is courtesy of wwe.com:
Karrion Kross’ second match in Nxt looked a lot like his first: completely lopsided. Kross made short work of Liam Gray, submitting...
- 5/21/2020
- by Nathan Favel
- Nerdly
Welcome to this week’s Impact Wrestling review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and Shad Gaspard is still missing, while the late, great Larry Csonka’s GoFundMe page for his family is here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/larrymania-living-on-in-his-girls. Impact has more from the Impact World Title Contender Tournament and I’ve got a wedgie in my hoo-hah. I could kick Anna Kendrick’s ass…don’t say I can’t, you jack-ass! Oh, fine, I couldn’t even lick her ass clean, let alone whoop it. That being said, I bet the Impact roster could knock her ass out! See!? I’m putting them over. I’m a genius! Oh, fine, I’m an idiot. Well, it’s wrestling time.
Match #1: Ace Austin def. Rhino – #1 Contenders Tournament First Round The following is courtesy of impactwrestling.com:
Rhino holds the ring as Ace retreats to the outside for a breather.
Match #1: Ace Austin def. Rhino – #1 Contenders Tournament First Round The following is courtesy of impactwrestling.com:
Rhino holds the ring as Ace retreats to the outside for a breather.
- 5/20/2020
- by Nathan Favel
- Nerdly
Welcome to this week’s Monday Night Raw review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and two tragedies have hit professional wrestling, with the disappearance of Shad Gaspard via a rip-tide and the death of iconic wrestling journalist Larry Csonka. In honor of the two we have lost, here’s a stupid joke about Stephen King:
Stephen King: My new story is about a flying vacuum that shoots radioactive Kate Mosses at the children, who are made of The Hollywood Reporter gone Lyle Lovett like a car crash up a chicken’s ass…
Publisher: Steve, are you drinking again?
Stephen: Define, a lot…
Like Dave Coulier once said, The Olson Twins won’t f— me…because they’re smart. Have you seen Christina Ricci in The Opposite Of Sex? Instead of the usual stuff, she just puts her clothes on and leaves. Nipsy Russell liked the damn...
Stephen King: My new story is about a flying vacuum that shoots radioactive Kate Mosses at the children, who are made of The Hollywood Reporter gone Lyle Lovett like a car crash up a chicken’s ass…
Publisher: Steve, are you drinking again?
Stephen: Define, a lot…
Like Dave Coulier once said, The Olson Twins won’t f— me…because they’re smart. Have you seen Christina Ricci in The Opposite Of Sex? Instead of the usual stuff, she just puts her clothes on and leaves. Nipsy Russell liked the damn...
- 5/19/2020
- by Nathan Favel
- Nerdly
Welcome to this week’s Impact Wrestling review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and we have a really great match on here and some stupid Su Yung stuff. You’ll know the match when you see it and the Su Yung stuff when it gives you a tumor. Also, Booker T sent us another message: Women can’t wrestle fo’ s—————-! What a consistent man. Isn’t he consistent?
Match #1: Tessa Blanchard def. Adam Thornstowe w/ Luster the Legend & Ace Austin The following is courtesy of impactwrestling.com:
Luster gets up on the apron. Thornstowe charges at Tessa but she sidesteps, causing him to knock his own partner to the floor. Tessa hits a Tilt-a-Whirl Head Scissors. Tessa attempts a dive on Luster but he catches her in mid-air and slams her into the apron. Thornstowe attempts a standing Moonsault but Tessa avoids it to start building momentum.
Match #1: Tessa Blanchard def. Adam Thornstowe w/ Luster the Legend & Ace Austin The following is courtesy of impactwrestling.com:
Luster gets up on the apron. Thornstowe charges at Tessa but she sidesteps, causing him to knock his own partner to the floor. Tessa hits a Tilt-a-Whirl Head Scissors. Tessa attempts a dive on Luster but he catches her in mid-air and slams her into the apron. Thornstowe attempts a standing Moonsault but Tessa avoids it to start building momentum.
- 2/6/2020
- by Nathan Favel
- Nerdly
Welcome to this week’s Lucha Underground review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and we have more weird stuff from the Drew Carey of wrestling leagues. Let’s go, Idaho! Also, we will use Larry Csonka’s review of Lucha Underground, which you can find every week on 411Mania, for further context.
Match #1: Paul London, El Bunny, & Killer Kross defeated Joey Ryan, Ivelisse, & Xo Lishus The following is courtesy of Larry Csonka and 411Mania:
London and Bunny attack before the bell, but Ivelisse fights back and works over London. Bunny tags in and so does Xo Lishus. Bunny hits a springboard head butt and kicks. Bunny follows with a broncobuster as London tags back in. He delivers knee strikes, but Xo Lishus gets a sunset flip for 2. London cuts him off but Xo Lishus gets the tag anyway as Ivelisse runs wild and sends London into Bunny and Germans them both.
Match #1: Paul London, El Bunny, & Killer Kross defeated Joey Ryan, Ivelisse, & Xo Lishus The following is courtesy of Larry Csonka and 411Mania:
London and Bunny attack before the bell, but Ivelisse fights back and works over London. Bunny tags in and so does Xo Lishus. Bunny hits a springboard head butt and kicks. Bunny follows with a broncobuster as London tags back in. He delivers knee strikes, but Xo Lishus gets a sunset flip for 2. London cuts him off but Xo Lishus gets the tag anyway as Ivelisse runs wild and sends London into Bunny and Germans them both.
- 10/5/2018
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Geek Culture, unlike other passion businesses like sports or music, affords fans the opportunity to collaborate with fellow fans and rub elbows with professionals. I’d argue that it’s unique to this industry.
For example, music fans would find it difficult to imagine playing with Mick Jagger or Sir Paul McCartney. Oh, you might see them in concert, but to really spend time with them probably isn’t going to happen.
Likewise, even if I was a big football fan, I couldn’t realistically plan a way to spend quality time with an NFL Superstar. I did briefly meet football legends Larry Czonka and Rocky Bleier back in the 70s, but hey, that was the 70s.
But Geek Culture is different. There are so many opportunities for fans to meet their favorite creators. Like super hero movies, comic conventions are sprouting up just about everywhere.
With all these new conventions,...
For example, music fans would find it difficult to imagine playing with Mick Jagger or Sir Paul McCartney. Oh, you might see them in concert, but to really spend time with them probably isn’t going to happen.
Likewise, even if I was a big football fan, I couldn’t realistically plan a way to spend quality time with an NFL Superstar. I did briefly meet football legends Larry Czonka and Rocky Bleier back in the 70s, but hey, that was the 70s.
But Geek Culture is different. There are so many opportunities for fans to meet their favorite creators. Like super hero movies, comic conventions are sprouting up just about everywhere.
With all these new conventions,...
- 5/8/2017
- by Ed Catto
- Comicmix.com
Perfection is more or less impossible, even in the world of sports. Except for a select few instances, all streaks come to an end and all records fall. But in professional football, one accomplishment has stood the test of time, as the Miami Dolphins are the only team in the history of the NFL to have a completely undefeated season. On this day in 1973, the Dolphins beat the Washington Redskins in Super Bowl VII to win the championship and finish their season with 17 wins and no losses.
The Dolphins' unbeaten run was lead by coach Don Shula, quarterbacks Bob Griese and Earl Morrall (Griese hurt his ankle a third of the way through the season) and running backs Larry Csonka and Jim Kiick. None of those headliners were truly spectacular players, but their workmanlike approach under Shula's offensive system made them a formidable force on the field. They truly dominated on defense,...
The Dolphins' unbeaten run was lead by coach Don Shula, quarterbacks Bob Griese and Earl Morrall (Griese hurt his ankle a third of the way through the season) and running backs Larry Csonka and Jim Kiick. None of those headliners were truly spectacular players, but their workmanlike approach under Shula's offensive system made them a formidable force on the field. They truly dominated on defense,...
- 1/14/2011
- by Kyle Anderson
- MTV Newsroom
If you missed last night's America's Next Top Model, you overlooked the most surreal runway mishap in any of the show's 200 cycles. Model Alexandra biffed twice during her presentation: Her first fall was a magnificent Miss Piggy faceplant down an epic staircase, but the second was a slice of gladiatorial wreckage for the ages. A giant pendulum thwacked young Alexandra into the stands, ripping her dress and dampening her competitive edge. Ahem: A Pendulum. You may realize this is exactly like the old American Gladiators game "The Eliminator," where contenders had to dodge swinging obstacles that could feasibly knock them into a pit or concuss them for years. Insanely incredible. After the jump, we post the instant classic vid and four other ideas for withering reality shows in need of a Larry Csonka-approved overhaul.
- 3/18/2010
- Movieline - TVline
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