Universal Horror Collection: Vol. 1 Blu ray Shout! Factory 1934, ’35, ’36, ’40 / 1.33 : 1 / 66 / 61 / 79 / 70 min. Starring Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi Cinematography by John J. Mescall, Charles Stumar, George Robinson, Elwood Bredell Directed by Edgar G. Ulmer, Lew Landers, Lambert Hillyer, Arthur Lubin Like the…
Swing Time Blu ray Criterion 1936 / 1.33 : 1 / 103 Min. Starring Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers Cinematography by David Abel Directed by George Stevens The image of a tuxedo clad Fred Astaire hopping an empty boxcar sums up the double-edged appeal of Swing Time, a transcendent musical-comedy in which Fred and Ginger meet…
How to Stuff a Wild Bikini Blu ray Olive Films 1965 / 2.35 : 1 / 93 Min. Starring Annette Funicello, Dwayne Hickman, Mickey Rooney Cinematography by Floyd Crosby Directed by William Asher Sam Arkoff and James Nicholson, the men behind such teen-friendly drive-in fare as Reform School Girl and High School Hellcats, caught a…
Blue Velvet Blu ray Criterion 1986 / 2.35 : 1 / 120 Min. Starring Kyle MacLachlan, Dennis Hopper, Isabella Rossellini, Laura Dern Cinematography by Frederick Elmes Directed by David Lynch Voyeurs come in all shapes and sizes, from wallflowers like Russ Meyer’s Immoral Mr. Teas to the handsome but lethal pin-up artist of Michael Powell’s…
Shaft’s Big Score! / Shaft in Africa Blu ray Warner Archive 1972, 1973 / 2.35 : 1 / 104, 112 Min. Starring Richard Roundtree, Vonetta McGee, Frank Finley Directed by Gordon Parks, John Guillermin Released in 1971 during a notoriously divisive presidential campaign, Shaft was both a middle finger to the powers that be and…
Fantômas – Three Film Collection Blu ray Kino Lorber 1964, 1965, 1967 / 2.35 : 1 / 322 Min. Starring Jean Marais, Louis de Funès, Mylène Demongeot Directed by André Hunebelle Eighteen years after playing the duel roles of an aristocratic monster and his swashbuckling adversary in Cocteau’s Beauty and the Beast, Jean Marais got…
Princess Mononoke Blu ray Shout! Factory 1997 / 1.85 : 1 / 133 Min. Starring Yōji Matsuda, Yuriko Ishida Written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki Hayao Miyazaki spent much of his early career as an artist and animator on children’s fare like Gulliver’s Travels Beyond the Moon and Puss in Boots, each as energetic as a school recess…
The House of the Seven Gables Blu ray Kino Lorber 1940 / 1:33:1 / 89 Min. Starring Margaret Lindsay, Vincent Price, George Sanders Written by Lester Cole Cinematography by Milton R. Krasner Directed by Joe May In 1940’s The House of the Seven Gables, Margaret Lindsay transforms from sunny romantic to stone-faced recluse in the blink…
The Nightcomers Blu ray Kino Lorber 1971 / 1:85:1 / 96 Min. Starring Marlon Brando, Stephanie Beacham Written by Michael Hastings Cinematography by Robert Paynter Directed by Michael Winner Between 1944 and 1992 Jack Clayton directed just nine movies but they included some of the most elegant yet clear-eyed films to come out of post-war…
The Strange Door Blu Ray Kino Lorber 1951 / 1:33:1 / 81 Min. Starring Charles Laughton, Boris Karloff, Sally Forrest Written by Jerry Sackheim Cinematography by Irving Glassberg Directed by Joseph Pevney Charles Laughton is a vengeful aristocrat with a secret in the cellar and Boris Karloff is the family servant who holds the key…
Red Skelton Whistling Collection DVD Warner Archive 1941, 42, 43 / 1:33:1 / 78, 74, 87 Min. Starring Red Skelton, Ann Rutherford Written by Robert MacGunigle, Nat Perrin Cinematography by Sidney Wagner, Clyde De Vinnam, Lester White Directed by S. Sylvan Simon One night in 1950 during an especially frenetic episode of The Colgate Comedy…
Turn of the century detectives typically dispatched the bad guys with handcuffs or handguns – commonplace but effective best practices. In 1938 the aptly named Action Comics flipped that script with a new kind of crime fighter. This depression era RoboCop didn’t just brush off bullets – he snatched up getaway cars with one arm while corralling…
Frankenstein 1970 Blu ray Warner Archive 1958 / 2:35:1 / 83 Min. / Street Date – April 9, 2019 Starring Boris Karloff, Don Barry, Jana Lund Written by Richard H. Landau Cinematography by Carl E. Guthrie Directed by Howard Koch Color TVs, swimming pools and cars (especially cars). American culture of the 50s was fueled…
The Whole Town’s Talking Blu ray Twilight Time 1935 / 1:33:1 / 92 Min. / Street Date – March 26, 2019 Starring Edward G. Robinson, Jean Arthur Written by Jo Swerling, Robert Riskin Cinematography by Joseph H. August Directed by John Ford Overworked, under-appreciated and ever optimistic, Arthur Jones’ humdrum existence takes a turn for…