Only once in a generation do we behold a classic such as this! The ’embiggened’ adventures of Nancy Archer lack technical sophistication, but good direction and a very direct story — female revenge writ large — grab us every time. Let the absurdities pile up, because Allison Hayes cuts a mean fifty-foot figure in that…
The Blood Beast Terror Blu-ray Kino Lorber 1968 / 1.85: 1 / 88 Min. Starring Peter Cushing, Wanda Ventham, Robert Flemyng Written by Peter Bryan Directed by Vernon Sewell A serene British countryside is rocked by a series of brutal murders with a common thread; each victim has been mutilated and drained of their blood. All…
To the short list of ‘classic’ nuclear horror on Blu-ray we can now add the one that hits closest to home. Lynne Littman’s harrowing film stays small-scale and Big Emotion, enduring a slow extermination for an innocent family. A little California town loses contact with the rest of the world, and hope fades as the…
John Sturges’ Road Show comedy western has more in common with 1941 than The Magnificent Seven, but Kino has MGM’s new remaster and the visual result is spectacular. The Ultra Panavision 70 epic is still a favorite of fans of out-of-control Hollywood filmmaking. Burt Lancaster, Lee Remick, Jim Hutton, Pamela Tiffin and a huge cast…
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 have TFH Guru Daniel Kremer digging deep into the archives for a few cinematic nuggets you probably missed, for one reason or another. Dear Mr. Wonderful is a 1982 film…
Great Expectations Blu-ray ITV 1946 / 1.33: 1 / 118 Min. Starring John Mills, Anthony Wager, Jean Simmons Written by David Lean, Ronald Neame, Anthony Havelock-Allan Directed by David Lean David Lean and Noël Coward made four films together in the space of just three years—it was one of the most consequential collaborations in British…
Quentin Tarantino’s first feature may not be to all tastes, but it is an admirable feat of commercial filmmaking — what other director has broken into the front rank with such panache? The fifth time through, the splintered, elliptical structure still impresses, and there’s always something new to see in the performances of Harvey…
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 look at a trio of arthouse favorites, with suggestions on what to drink with them. I don’t know about his cred as an auteur, but 1974’s Sunday in the Country…
The Black Vampire! The most impressive Spanish-language noir restoration yet, Román Viñoly Barreto’s superior serial murder thriller hails from 1953 Argentina. It re-interprets Fritz Lang’s “M” from a different, more emotionally engaging perspective: star Olga Zubarry’s nightclub singer hesitates to tell what she knows about a child-killer, because she might lose custody of her own…
