Macbeth Blu-ray Kino Lorber 1948 Starring Orson Welles and Jeanette Nolan Written by Orson Welles and William Shakespeare Photographed by John Russell Directed by Orson Welles In 1948 Orson Welles went to toe to toe with fellow Shakespearean Laurence Olivier and it didn’t take long for critics to declare the winner. Olivier’s new film was…
Columbia Noir #6: The Whistler Blu-ray – Region B Powerhouse Indicator 1944 – 1948 Starring Richard Dix, Michael Duane, Leslie Brooks Written by Eric Taylor, William Castle Photographed by James S. Brown Jr., Allen G. Siegler Directed by William Castle, Lew Landers, George Sherman A crime drama with a horror movie heart, The Whistler premiered…
Republic Pictures Horror Collection Blu-ray Kino Lorber 1944 – 1946 Starring Erich von Stroheim, Richard Arlen, Tom Powers Written by Dane Lussier, John K. Butler Photographed by John Alton, William Bradford Directed by George Sherman, John English Founded by Herbert J. Yates in 1935, Republic Pictures was the Frankenstein monster of movie studios, pieced together…
Philo Vance Collection Blu-ray Kino Lorber 1928 – 1930 Starring William Powell, Eugene Pallette, Jean Arthur Written by S. S. Van Dine, Bartlett Cormack Photographed by Harry Fischbeck, Archie Stout Directed by Malcolm St. Clair, Frank Tuttle Between 1928 and 1930, Paramount fast-tracked three films about a high society sleuth known as Philo Vance. The…
Dellamorte Dellamore Blu-ray Severin Films 1994 Starring Rupert Everett, François Hadji-Lazaro, Anna Falchi Written by Gianni Romoli Photographed by Mauro Marchetti Directed by Michele Soavi In I Bury the Living, one of the more eccentric horror films of the fifties, Richard Boone inherits a cemetery where the dear departed won’t stay buried. The mystery behind…