The Last Reel: Questlove Side B
Trailers From Hell Guru Allan Arkush’s The Last Reel video essay series returns with Side B of his extended look at Questlove.
Krakatit — 4K
A thinking man’s nuclear apocalypse movie — from 1948? Science fiction fans will find Otakar Vávra’s highly original response to the worldwide atomic panic to either be too intellectual … or the most intelligent anti-nuke picture ever. Made in Czechoslovakia before the communist coup, it’s free of Soviet propaganda … the message is humanist,…
Dante’s Peak — 4K
It’s fundamentally a dum-dum ’90s disaster picture, an action-jeopardy roller coaster ride tailored to compete with the Roland Emmerichs and the Michael Bays … and we liked it. Pierce Brosnan, Linda Hamilton and director Roger Donaldson put it across so well that we don’t mind the silly science or the cute dog; the special effects…
The Narrow Margin
Quite a few films noir approach perfection: this almost-perfect RKO production was abused by Howard Hughes, only to bounce back as one of Hollywood’s most notable ‘sleepers’ — word-of-mouth made it into a solid box office hit. Gravel-throat detective Charles McGraw is suspected of being on the mob’s payroll, a charge that is tested when…
A Shot in the Dark – 4K
A Shot in the Dark 1964 – 2.35:1 Kino Lorber – 4K Blu-ray Starring Peter Sellers, Herbert Lom, Elke Sommer Written by Blake Edwards, William Peter Blatty Directed by Blake Edwards If a fountain is nearby he will fall into it, if a rake is close he will step on it, if an unloaded gun…
Fairy Tales
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 toast three films dealing in fairy tales, from good, to funny, to very bad. Once upon a time there were two brothers. They are the subject of The Wonderful World…
Barry Lyndon — 4K
It’s an epic seen through the eye of an artist. We know the past of Europe through great paintings, but Stanley Kubrick uses fine art as a filter to stylize a bygone era. His adaptation of the Thackeray novel uses new approaches to low-light cinematography. We are witness to a rogue’s progress through troubled times;…