Viavision Imprint’s 4th Noir collection is here, with two core examples of the classic style, one solid gangster film, an adventure-intrigue tale set in South Africa and two psychological ‘woman in peril’ thrillers. The male leads Burt Lancaster, Alan Ladd, Humphrey Bogart and Robert Ryan must contend with heroines Corrine Calvet, Jan Sterling, Phyllis Calvert…
Pairing wine with movies! See the trailers and hear the fascinating commentary for these movies and many more at Trailers From Hell. This week, our attention goes to three films that were spawned by the devil, or someone with similar tastes. The Vigil is a 2019 horror film which whips up all kinds of bad…
Serpico Blu-ray 4K KL Studio Classics 1973 / 1.85:1 Starring Al Pacino, John Randolph, Tony Roberts Written by Waldo Salt, Norman Wexler Directed by Sidney Lumet Paramount’s posters for Serpico resembled ads for the Fillmore East or the Whisky a Go Go—and that was the point. Featuring a kaleidoscopic Al Pacino in all his multi-colored…
CineSavant takes a break to catch up with a ‘Wonder Movie of the Ages’ — from 93 years ago. Raoul Walsh led an enormous company all over the West to film an immense wagon train epic — in a short-lived 70mm film process called Grandeur. The vistas of pioneer action are staggering, and so is…
Pairing wine with movies! See the trailers and hear the fascinating commentary for these movies and many more at Trailers From Hell. This week, we examine three films which rest on the masterful scripts that were written for them. We are in solidarity with the Writers Guild of America, and whether you carry a sign…
If I Had a Million Blu-ray KL Studio Classics 1932 / B&W / 1.33: 1 Starring Wynne Gibson, W.C. Fields, Charles Laughton Written by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Oliver Garrett Directed by Norman Taurog, Norman Z. McLeod, Ernst Lubitsch John Doe hits the jackpot in Paramount’s If I Had a Million, an indispensable piece of Americana…
Last month, it appears that domestic film fans were looking for a little vicarious adventure to liven up their couch surfing. That would explain why the latest JustWatch top 10 chart, which tracks the most-searched for titles on the go-to website for all your streaming needs, is jam-packed with fun fare. Among the titles listed,…
Another CineSavant Revival Screening Review, or in other words, it’s not yet officially available for English-language viewers. This French The Hunchback of Notre Dame may not be the cinematic masterpiece that is RKO’s 1939 version, but it has a literate script, good production values, color and CinemaScope — and doesn’t mar the Victor Hugo original…
Pairing wine with movies! See the trailers and hear the fascinating commentary for these movies and many more at Trailers From Hell. This week, we examine three films which feature some winged wonders of horror – Flying Monsters – with an appropriate wine pairing for each. The Flying Serpent took off in 1946 as the…
