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…