The Snow Queen: Treasures of Soviet Animation Vol 2 Deaf Crocodile – Blu ray 1957 – 1.33:1 Starring Yanina Zhejmo, Anna Komolova Written by Nikolai Erdman, Lev Atamanov Directed by Lev Atamanov The Magnificent Ambersons, Blade Runner, Once Upon a Time in America, each a member of an unlucky fraternity: films disfigured by studio interference—never…
Captain Kronos, Vampire Hunter Hammer – 4K Ultra HD 1974 – 1.37:1, 1.66:1, 1.85:1 Starring Horst Janson, John Cater, Caroline Munro Written by Brian Clemens Directed by Brian Clemens Having established itself as the Cadillac of contemporary gothic horror by the early 60s, Hammer Studios suddenly found itself staggering into the 70s. Even the introduction…
Warner Archive Collection: 50s Sci-Fi Collection Warner Archive – Blu ray 1953-1958 – 1.33:1, 2:35.1 Starring Paul Christian, James Whitmore, Hugh Marlowe, Allison Hayes Written by Lou Morheim, Ted Sherdeman, Edward Bernds, Mark Hanna Directed by Eugène Lourié, Gordon Douglas, Edward Bernds, Nathan Hertz While television in the 50s promoted a comforting vision of the…
Four Sided Triangle Hammer – 4K Ultra HD 1953 – 1.33:1 Starring Stephen Murray, Barbara Payton, John Van Eyssen Written by Paul Tabori, Terence Fisher Directed by Terence Fisher Touted as Hammer Studio’s first brush with monsters and mad doctors, 1953’s Four Sided Triangle features a monster, alright—the green-eyed variety. The jealous guy in question…
Mr. Peabody and Sherman: The Complete Collection 1959 – 1.33:1 Universal – DVD Starring Bill Scott, Walter Tetley, Paul Frees, June Foray Written by Ted Key Directed by Jay Ward, Bill Scott Hector J. Peabody is an American-born multi-hyphenate who graduated from Harvard at the age of three and conquered Wall Street when he was…
Sorcerer 1977 – 1.85:1 – 121 Min. Criterion – 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray Starring Roy Scheider, Bruno Cremer, Amidou, Francisco Rabal Written by Walon Green Directed by William Friedkin The son of a French politician, Henri Girard was 28 years old when he was imprisoned for the murder of his father—19 months later he…
Carnal Knowledge 1971 – 2.35:1 – 98 Min. Criterion – 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray Starring Jack Nicholson, Art Garfunkel, Ann-Margret, Candice Bergen Written by Jules Feiffer Directed by Mike Nichols Cartoonist Jules Feiffer, who passed away this year at the age of 95, spent a lifetime documenting the pratfalls of young men on the…
The Tale of Oiwa’s Ghost 2.35:1 – 1961 – 94 Min. Radiance Films – Blu-ray Starring Yoshiko Fujishiro, Tomisaburô Wakayama Written by Tai Katô Directed by Tai Katô No silent film star ever suffered quite so much as Yoshiko Fujishiro, the star-crossed heroine of The Tale of Oiwa’s Ghost. Fujishiro plays Oiwa, a prototypically obedient…
Brazil 1.85:1 – 1985 – 143 Min. Criterion – 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray Starring Jonathan Pryce, Michael Palin, Robert De Niro, Kathleen Helmond Written byTerry Gilliam, Tom Stoppard, Charles McKeown Directed by Terry Gilliam It’s Christmastime in what appears to be wartime Britain yet the only sign of a blitz is the rampant kidnapping…