From Hollywood to Heaven: The Lost and Saved Films of the Ormond Family Blu-ray – Region Free Powerhouse Indicator 1959-1974 / 1.33:1, 1.37:1, 1.66:1 Starring Viki Caron, Ferlin Huskey, Sleepy LaBeef, Ron Ormond Written by Ron Ormond Directed by Ron Ormond In 2003, the Chicago Review Press published Jimmy McDonough’s great biography of one of…
The Catman of Paris Blu-ray – Region Free Viavision (Imprint) 1946 / 1.37:1 Starring Carl Esmond, Douglass Dumbrille, Lenore Aubert Written by Sherman Lowe Directed by Lesley Selander Charles Regnier should have the world on a string—he’s a bestselling author with Paris as his playground and the town’s most desirable women at his feet. But…
Max Fleischer’s Superman 1941–1943 Blu-ray Warner Bros. Discovery 1941-1943 / 1.37:1 Starring Bud Collyer, Joan Alexander Written by Seymour Kneitel, Isadore Sparber Directed by Dave Fleischer, Seymour Kneitel, Isadore Sparber More than a few comic book enthusiasts got their first glimpse of Max Fleischer’s Superman thanks to the Fantastic Animation Festival, a compilation of animated…
Mexico Macabre Blu-ray Indicator Series 1958-1963 / 1.37:1, 1:85:1 Starring Abel Salazar, Rosita Arena, Rita Macedo, Rafael Bertrand Written by Ramón Obón, Alfredo Ruanova Directed by Fernando Méndez, Chano Urueta, Rafael Baledón Mexico Macabre shines a light on four unconventional shockers produced in Mexico City between 1958 and 1963. Each film is distinguished by its energetic…
I Was a Teenage Werewolf 1957 / 76 Mins. / 1.33:1 Starring Michael Landon, Whit Bissell, Yvonne Lime Written by Aben Kendal, Herman Cohen Directed by Gene Fowler Jr. CineSavant Revival Screening Review In 1953 a surge in juvenile crime unleashed a wave of panicked PTA meetings, chest-beating editorials, and finally, in April of 1954,…
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…
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…
Never Say Die Blu-ray KL Classics 1939 / B&W / 1.33: 1 Starring Bob Hope, Martha Raye Written by Preston Sturges Directed by Elliot Nugent Hold hands, you lovebirds, all four of you. Bob Hope and Martha Raye play John Kidley and Mickey Hawkins, both very rich and each engaged to the wrong person. Kidley…