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…
The Vincent Price Collection Blu ray 1960,’61, ’63, ’64, ’68, ’71 / 79, 85, 87, 90, 86, 94 min. / 2.35 : 1, 1:85:1 Starring Vincent Price, Barbara Steele, Hazel Court Cinematography by Floyd Crosby, Nicolas Roeg, John Coquillon, Norman Warwick Directed by Roger Corman, Michael Reeves, Robert Fuest The Vincent Price Collection, the first…
The Phantom of the Opera Blu ray 1962 / 84 min. / 1:85:1, 1:66:1, 1:33:1 Starring Herbert Lom, Heather Sears, Michael Gough Cinematography by Arthur Grant Directed by Terence Fisher Hammer Studios made their mark by viewing Universal’s classic horror films through a contemporary lens—which for the late 50’s and early 60’s meant more explicit…
Universal Horror Collection Volume 5 Blu ray 1943, 1944, 1945, 1941 / 61, 61, 63, 64 min. Starring Ellen Drew, John Carradine, Acquanetta Cinematography by George Robinson, Jack MacKenzie, Maury Gertsman, Victor Milner Directed by Edward Dmytryk, Reginald Le Borg, Harold Young, Stuart Heisler The Universal Horror Collection Volume 5 should appeal to ape suit…
The Cat and the Canary & The Ghost Breakers Blu ray Kino Lorber 1939, 1940 / 72, 83 min. Starring Bob Hope, Paulette Goddard Cinematography by Charles B. Lang Directed by Elliott Nugent, George Marshall Bob Hope’s brand of comedy may have been extinct by the sixties but it was alive and kicking in the…
Dr. Who and the Daleks/Daleks’ Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. Blu ray Kino Lorber 1965, 1966 / 82, 84 min. Starring Peter Cushing, Bernard Cribbens Cinematography by John Wilcox Directed by Gordon Flemyng The story of Doctor Who turns on a distinctly British conceit; our hero, a grandfatherly type usually found puttering in the garden, is…
The Paleface Blu ray Kino Lorber 1948 / 91 min. Starring Bob Hope, Jane Russell Cinematography by Ray Rennahan Directed by Norman Z. McLeod In 1934 Al Christie directed Going Spanish, a 19 minute farce billed as “An Educational Musical Comedy.” The movie is notable only for the film debut of Bob Hope whose wisecracks…
The Balcony Blu ray Kino Lorber 1963 / 84 min. Starring Shelley Winters, Peter Falk Cinematography by George Folsey Directed by Joseph Strick When Jean Genet died in 1986, France’s Minister of Culture proclaimed “Jean Genet has left us and with him, a black sun that enlightened the seamy side of things… Genet was liberty…
Town Bloody Hall Blu ray Criterion 1979 / 85 min. Starring Norman Mailer, Germaine Greer, Jill Johnston Cinematography by D.A. Pennebaker Directed by D.A. Pennebaker, Chris Hegedus No matter the subject, Norman Mailer was the star of whatever he produced—in Advertisements for Myself, a mix of self-criticism and self-congratulation—he could have been talking to himself….