ernest borgnine

Ernest Borgnine – The Great Scene Stealer

The great Ernest Borgnine, (whose real name is Ermes Effron Borgnino) was born on January 24, 1917. He had a much-decorated ten-year career in the Navy, before starting acting in 1947, making his Broadway debut in 1949 with Harvey. However, a move [...]

January 24, 2022

Ernest Borgnine Classic MARTY Gets The Eureka Treatment

Delbert Mann’s classic Marty is getting a release by one of Movies In Focus favourite boutique home entertainment labels, Eureka Entertainment. The Ernest Borgnine/Betsy Blair drama hits shelves on 9 April 2018 and it comes with a host of [...]

February 9, 2018

Blu-ray Review: Rats Entertainment With WILLARD And BEN

The double whammy of Willard (1971) and Ben (1972) sees a killer rat and his pack wreck havoc on suburbia. The films might not ring a bell in the 21st Century (some might remember Glen Morgan’s 2003 remake of Willard) but there’s much [...]

November 8, 2017

Blu-ray Review: THE WILD GEESE – The Original Expendables

The Expendables weren’t the first gaggle of aging mercenaries to hit the big screen, The Wild Geese shot up the screens way back in 1978. Featuring the not inconsiderable acting talents of Richard Burton, Roger Moore, Richard Harris, Hardy Kruger [...]

October 7, 2012

Obituary: Ernest Borgnine 1917-2012

Ernest Borgnine, the beloved Oscar-winning star of Marty and The Wild Bunch has passed away at the age of 95. His manager, Lynda Bensky announced that he died of renal failure at Los Angeles’ Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, with his family at his [...]

July 9, 2012