Judy and Rambo

According to some movie critics Renee Zellweger gave the best performance of her acting career starring as the legendary actress/singer/performer Judy Garland in the new film from Lionsgate: Judy.


There are rumors of her winning the Best Actress Academy Award.

The movie centers on the last year or so of Judy Garland's as she struggles to revitalize her career.

For those of my generation Judy Garland was the performer's performer.  She could act, sing and dance and do them extremely well.  She lit up the screen. 

But, as talented she was, she never felt good about herself.  She suffered from an almost debilitating lack of self-worth.

The last couple years of her life saw her marrying her fifth husband, attempting to make a comeback on the stage and even trying her hand at network TV.

As vivacious and vibrant as she was on the Silver Screen her personal life was a mess.  She struggled with substance abuse, often found herself in face-to-face confrontations with friends and associates and as a woman, often dismissed by the movie studio executives.

Judy does not hold back.  It shows every fault, foible and failing of Judy Garland while at the same time offering glimpses of the little girl who skyrocketed to super stardom and survived it all.  Included in the film are some classic musical numbers and Renee Zellweger hits it out of the park!

As she grew older and less agile while struggling with her own inner demons she nonetheless proved time and time again she deserved the title of, “The world’s greatest entertainer.”

The Judy (Judy Garland: The Legend Behind The Rainbow) Blu-ray/DVD/Digital Combo Pack also includes a featurette on the making of Judy, a Judy Gallery and a theatrical trailer.

I was in my late 20’s when I watched the first Rambo movie: First Blood.  I watched as John Rambo transformed in the next two films from a confused and troubled Vietnam veteran battling his own demons to a mythical, super-soldier killing machine.

As Sylvester Stallone (who plays Rambo) grew older he completed a forth Rambo film simply called Rambo.

In it Rambo left society and lived in a self-imposed exile.  Inevitably he returned to his killer nature.

It’s been over ten years since the last Rambo film.

In the new film John Rambo has returned to his old homestead in the United States.

Once there he slowly attempted to turn away from his old ways and find some measure of peace.

But, when his beloved niece attempts to find her father in Mexico she is kidnapped and made a sex slave.

Rambo is determined to get her back and nearly succeeds only to have her perish.  His attempt to rescue her results in the death of many of the human traffickers and their clientele.

John returns to his farm with the sex traffickers hot on his heels.

Alone, outnumbered and determined to stop the sex traffickers once and for all Rambo hunkers down, prepares his ranch for the onslaught and ruthlessly takes on the sex traffickers as only he can.

Rambo Last Blood is by far the most violent and bloody Rambo movie to date.  Stallone delivers a powerful performance and is not afraid to show how time has taken its toll on Rambo.

Rambo Last Blood is stated to be the last Rambo movie.

However, when interviewed Stallone said, “I’ll continue to make Rambo movies as long as the audience wants them.”

The Rambo Last Blood Blu-ray/DVD/Digital Combo Pack also packs in the extras with a Rambo Production Diary, the music behind the film and a theatrical trailer.