Tex Avery Screwball Classics Volume 2 Blu ray Warner Archive 1948-55 / 1.33:1 / 143 min. Starring Blasé Basset Hounds, Antisocial Alley Cats, Swivel-hipped Sex-bombs, Hot-to-Trot Wolves Directed by Tex Avery With their bawdy gags and come-hither chorus girls, Tex Avery’s cartoons might seem better suited to the burlesque stage than a movie theater. Your…
The Kiss Before the Mirror Blu ray Kino Lorber 1933 / 1.33:1 / 69 min. Starring Nancy Carroll, Frank Morgan, Gloria Stuart Cinematography by Karl Freund Directed by James Whale James Whale’s The Kiss Before the Mirror opens on familiar terrain for the director of Frankenstein—a moon-lit backroad littered with crooked trees and clutching branches….
Inner Sanctum Mysteries—Franchise Collection Blu ray Mill Creek Entertainment 1943, 1944, 1945 / 63, 64, 61, 62, 66 Min. / 1.33:1 Starring Lon Chaney Jr., J. Carroll Naish, Evelyn Ankers Cinematography by Virgil Miller, Paul Ivano, Maury Gertsman Directed by Reginald LeBorg, Harold Young, John Hoffman, Wallace Fox For the first eight years of his…
Castle of the Creeping Flesh Blu ray Severin 1968 / 77 Min. / 1.66:1 Starring Howard Vernon, Janine Reynaud, Michel Lemoine Cinematography by Jorge Herrero Directed by Adrian Hoven Just in time for the holidays, it’s Castle of the Creeping Flesh. The film’s director, Adrian Hoven, helmed a mere seven films but one of them…
Fear No Evil / Ritual of Evil Blu ray Kino Lorber 1969, 1970 / 196 Min. / 1:33.1 Starring Louis Jourdan, Wilfred Hyde-White, Bradford Dillman Cinematography by Andrew J. McIntyre, Lionel Lindon Directed by Paul Wendkos, Robert Day Just as she hops into bed with Charles Aznavour in Shoot the Piano Player, Michèle Mercier exclaims,…
The Irishman Blu ray Criterion 2019 / 209 Min. / 1:85.1 Starring Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, Al Pacino Cinematography by Rodrigo Prieto Directed by Martin Scorsese Brotherhood, betrayal, bloodshed… memories are made of this. And these days memories are Frank Sheeran’s only companions. He was a man who engaged in crimes at the behest…
The Wonders of Aladdin Blu ray Kino Lorber 1961 / 93 Min. / 2:35.1 Starring Donald O’Connor, Vittorio De Sica Cinematography by Tonino Delli Colli Directed by Henry Levin Henry Levin was a more than reliable director of Hollywood entertainments, most notably the unassailable widescreen thrills of Journey to the Center of the Earth. Donald…
Amazon Women on the Moon Blu ray Kino Lorber 1987 / 85 Min. / 1:85 Starring Lots of Actors Cinematography by Daniel Pearl Directed by Joe Dante, Carl Gottlieb, Peter Horton, John Landis, Robert K. Weiss Mark Twain said “If you don’t like the weather in New England now, just wait a few minutes.” That…
The Fu Manchu Cycle—1965-1969 Blu ray Powerhouse Indicator 1965 – 1969 / 96, 93, 91, 94, 92 min. / 2:33:1, 1:85, 1:66 Starring Christoper Lee, Tsai Chin Cinematography by Ernest Steward, John Von Kotze, Manuel Merino Directed by Don Sharp, Jeremy Summers, Jesús Franco Arthur Henry Ward was born in Birmingham in 1883—at the age…
The Ape Blu ray Kino Lorber 1940 / 62 min. / 1:33:1 Starring Boris Karloff, Maris Wrixon Cinematography by Harry Neumann Directed by William Nigh William Nigh directed over 40 silent films before he signed on for The Ape, which might account for this 1940 film looking far older than its release date—the staging is…
The Chalk Garden Blu ray 1964 / 106 min. / 1:85:1 Starring Deborah Kerr, Hayley Mills, John Mills Cinematography by Arthur Ibbetson Directed by Ronald Neame Julie Andrews thrived in the role of governess—even when pitted against the Nazis in The Sound of Music she found plenty of time for sing-alongs—the same for Mary Poppins where…