Danza Macabra Vol. 2 – The Italian Gothic Collection Blu-ray Severin Films 1963-72 / 1:33.1, 1:85.1 Starring Barbara Steele, Rosalba Neri, Adolpho Celi, Giorgio Albertazzi Written by Gianni Grimaldi, Corrado Farina, Giorgio Albertazzi Photographed by Riccardo Pallottin, Antonino Modica Directed by Antonio Margheriti, Corrado Farina, Giorgio Albertazzi The conspicuous success of Mario Bava’s Black Sunday…
The Red Balloon and Other Stories: Five Films by Albert Lamorisse Blu-ray Criterion 1953-65 / 1:33.1, 2.35:1 Starring Pascal Lamorisse Written by Albert Lamorisse, Jacques Prévert, James Agee Photographed by Edmond Séchan, Maurice Fellous, Guy Tabary Directed by Albert Lamorisse The little heroes of Albert Lamorisse’s films are alone but not necessarily lonely, they’re just…
Cushing Curiosities Blu-ray Severin Films 1960-71 / 2.35:1, 1.66:1 Starring Peter Cushing, Bernard Lee, Patrick Macnee, Alida Valli Written by Robert Westerby, Nigel Balchin, Lewis Griefer Photographed by Arthur Grant, Max Greene, Desmond Dickinson Directed by Charles Frend, John Boulting, Roy Boulting, Quentin Lawrence Severin Films’ new Blu ray release is called Cushing Curiosities for…
The Man in Half Moon Street Blu-ray – Region Free Imprint 1945 / 92 Mins. / 1.33:1 Starring Nils Asher, Helen Walker Written by Garrett Fort Photographed by Henry Sharp Directed by Ralph Murphy Just because a movie is in black and white doesn’t mean it has to be colorless, but such is the case…
The Conformist Blu-ray Raro Video USA Ltd. 1970 / 113 Mins. / 1.66:1 Starring Jean Louis Trintignant, Dominique Sanda Written by Bernardo Bertolucci Photographed by Vittorio Storaro Directed by Bernardo Bertolucci While a would-be dictator dominates the breakfast bar of a Palm Beach golf club, Bernardo Bertolucci reminds us of a glamorous time—1938 to be…
Horrors of the Black Museum Blu-ray VCI 1959 / 93 Mins. / 2.35.1 Starring Michael Gough, Shirley Anne Field Written by Aben Kendel, Herman Cohen Photographed by Desmond Dickinson Directed by Arthur Crabtree A dull novelist but an inspired serial killer, Edmond Bancroft collects rare artifacts with that special someone in mind—just now he’s gifted…
The Criminal Acts of Tod Slaughter Blu-ray – Region Free Powerhouse Indicator 1935-1940 / 1.33.1 Starring Tod Slaughter, Eric Portman, Marjorie Taylor Written by H.F. Maltby, A. R. Rawlinson Photographed by Hone Glendinning, Ronald Neame Directed by George King, Milton Rosmer, David MacDonald In 1934 a young filmmaker named George King jumpstarted his career with…
Tod Browning’s Sideshow Shockers Blu-ray Criterion 1925, 1927, 1932 / 70, 66, 64 Min. / 1.33.1 Starring Aileen Pringle, Lon Chaney, Joan Crawford, Wallace Ford Written by Tod Browning, Waldemar Young, Willis Goldbeck Photographed by Ira H. Morgan, Merritt B. Gerstad Directed by Tod Browning 1931’s Dracula remains Tod Browning’s most enduring film but it’s…
The Others 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray Criterion 2001 / 104 Min. / 1.85.1 Starring Nicole Kidman, Fionnula Flanagan, Alakina Mann, James Bentley Written by Alejandro Amenábar Photographed by Javier Aguirresarobe Directed by Alejandro Amenábar If it’s possible for one movie to haunt another, then surely the spirit of Jack Clayton’s The Innocents walks alongside…