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Creatures the World Forgot
Yes, it's Hammer's grimy rags 'n' rock prehistoric saga, the notorious third caveman vs. dinosaurs spectacle that has no dinosaurs, leaving the…
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Blow Out 4K
In 1978’s The Films in My Life, Francois Truffaut wrote that all movies should express “the joy of making cinema.” The typical…
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Barabbas
Richard Fleischer's Biblical epic is a class act all the way, and one of producer Dino De Laurentiis's greatest accomplishments. Anthony Quinn's…
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In Bruges 4K
Martin McDonagh's cult hit man feature comes to 4K looking extremely good: fans of low-key black humor and droll sentimentality, kinda-like-the-Coens, kinda-like-Tarantino,…
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Murder at the Vanities
Saucy pre-Code entertainment frequently served up risqué dialogue, with edgy content like promiscuity and drug use. Mitchell Leisen's 1934 murder mystery goes…
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Secret of the Incas
Behold -- it's Indiana Jones in embryonic form. Paramount's South American adventure exploits Peruvian scenery and the '50s exotica phenomenon that was…
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Married to the Mob
Many gangland parodies fall flat, but not Jonathan Demme's marvelous combo of high spirits and murder. Mafia spouse Angela de Marco's story…
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George Pal Sci-fi Double Feature 4K
It's one of the year's most awaited discs: the recent restored and remastered The War of the Worlds '53 in a glorious…
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The Scarlet Hour
Producer-director Michael Curtiz's femme fatale noir has a lot going for it -- high production values, VistaVision, and new film talent in…
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Rain (1932)
The effort to restore neglected films doesn't get more rewarding than this 4K rebirth of Lewis Milestone's version of the acclaimed Somerset…
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Elvis 4K
In 1960’s Psycho, Alfred Hitchcock dramatized a murder using 78 camera setups and 52 cuts. 62 years later the Australian director Baz…
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Orders to Kill
Anthony Asquith's unusual look at wartime espionage garnered good notices in 1958, perhaps from reviewers rebelling against the trend toward ruthless screen…
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The Cop (Un condé)
The tough guys in Yves Boisset's crime drama answer revenge with revenge, and Michel Bouquet's rogue cop commits outrageous acts of lawlessness…
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Le Corbeau
As an artist Henri-Georges Clouzot was fearless: in the darkness of the German occupation he made a movie about the social crime…
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So Proudly We Hail
If a single WW2 Hollywood war epic can sum up the complexity of homefront morale-building, this one is it. Claudette Colbert, Paulette…
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Essential Film Noir Collection 3
The third 'Essential' noir collection is easily [Imprint]'s best, with two genuine classics of the style plus two excellent and equally entertaining…
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A Fugitive from the Past
Arrow Video floors us with yet another well-curated Japanese masterpiece. For practical purposes, this disc might represent the Western premiere of Tomu…
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On the Beach
End-of-the-world Sci-fi went mainstream with a heavy message about human extinction in John Paxton's all-star adaptation of Nevil Shute's best seller. Always…
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The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed-Up Zombies!!?
Talk about a Back-to-School disc promotion! CineSavant digs into Severin's MegaBox The Incredibly Strange films of Ray Dennis Steckler -- 10 discs,…
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Abe Lincoln in Illinois
Plenty of actors have played Abraham Lincoln well, but the actor still most associated with the role is Raymond Massey, who starred…
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Rachel, Rachel
Now that's dedication in marriage: Paul Newman's first directed feature film is a drama showcase for his spouse Joanne Woodward, one likely…
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He Who Must Die
Jules Dassin's powerful picture was a hit in Europe but remained mostly obscure here, despite featuring the great Melina Mercouri and a…
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Nobody’s Fool
Director Robert Benton and Paul Newman come through with an extremely pleasing small town story. Snowy North Bath New York would seem…
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The Tenth Man
This lesser-known suspense thriller is an excellent adaptation of a novel by Graham Greene, and a fine showcase for actor Anthony Hopkins…
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The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz
Luis Buñuel's Mexican masterpiece embraces truly edgy content: morbid comedy, anti-social satire and a strong streak of anarchist surrealism. His 'adventurer into…
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Hôtel du Nord
Take a refreshing plunge into classic French Poetic Realism -- pre-noir drama with softer edges and a touch of romantic fatalism. A…