Articles by Charlie Largent

Sampo

Sampo Blu ray Deaf Crocodile/Vinegar Syndrome 1959 / 2:35:1 / 91 Min. Starring Anna Orochko, Andris Ošiņš, Eve Kivi Written by Väinö Kaukonen, Viktor Vitkovich, Grigori Yagdfeld Directed by Aleksandr Ptushko   Mosfilm’s Sampo, a Russian fantasy from 1959, and Paramount’s White Christmas, a Yuletide bauble released in 1954, were both state of the art…

Pink Flamingos

Pink Flamingos Blu ray Criterion 1972 / 1:66:1 / 93 Min. Starring Divine, Mink Stole, Edith Massey Written by John Waters Directed by John Waters In 1980, J. Hoberman and Jonathan Rosenbaum began an exploration into those elusive films that could only be seen at the witching hour—a time when most theaters were closed and,…

The Brain from Planet Arous

The Brain from Planet Arous Blu ray The Film Detective 1957 / 1:33:1, 1.85:1 / 71 Min. Starring John Agar, Joyce Meadows, Robert Fuller Written by Roy Buffum Directed by Nathan Hertz (Juran) In 1957, Screen Gems released 52 of Universal’s classic horror films to television in a package called Shock! Typically broadcast around the…

The Wicker Man

The Wicker Man Blu ray Viavision [Imprint] 1973 / 1.85 : 1 / 93 Min. Starring Edward Woodward, Christopher Lee, Britt Ekland Written by Anthony Shaffer Directed by Robin Hardy While away on assignment in Scotland, a melancholy company man experiences a life-changing, and possibly supernatural, transformation. This tale of magic and metamorphosis isn’t Bill…

Darby O’Gill and the Little People

Darby O’Gill and the Little People Blu ray Disney Movie Club 1959 / 1.66 : 1 / 93 Min. Starring Albert Sharpe, Janet Munro, Sean Connery Written by Lawrence Edward Watkin Directed by Robert Stevenson A late ‘50s showcase for classic horror films, Shock Theater managed to captivate children and worry their over-protective parents. But…

W.C. Fields X 2

You’re Telling Me!/Man on the Flying Trapeze Blu ray Kino Lorber 1934, 1935 / 1.33 : 1 / 67, 65 Min. Starring W.C. Fields, Kathleen Howard, Adrienne Ames Written by W.C. Fields, Walter DeLeon, Sam Hardy Directed by Erle C. Kenton, Clyde Bruckman Paramount Pictures presents a grudge match for the ages, W.C. Fields vs….