Articles by Charlie Largent

The Three Stooges Collection – Volumes 1 and 2

The Three Stooges Collection – Volumes 1 and 2 Blu ray Mill Creek Entertainment 1941-1965 / 1:33, 1:85 / Street Date April 21, 2015 Starring Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Curly Howard, Joe DeRita Cinematography by Franz Planer, Scotty Welbourne, William P. Whitley Written by Raphael Hayes, Norman Maurer Directed by Sidney Salkow, Edward Bernds, Norman…

The Awful Truth

The Awful Truth Blu ray Criterion 1937 / 1:33 / 91 Min. / Street Date April 17, 2018 Starring Cary Grant, Irene Dunne, Ralph Bellamy Cinematography by Joseph Walker Written by Viña Delmar Edited by Al Clark Produced and directed by Leo McCarey Thanks to Louis Armstrong and his fellow geniuses, the Jazz Age  transformed…

An Actor’s Revenge

An Actor’s Revenge Blu ray Criterion 1963 / Color / 2.39:1 / 113 Min. / Street Date February 20, 2018 Starring Kazuo Hasegawa Cinematography by Setsuo Kobayashi Written by Daisuke Itô, Teinosuke Kinugasa Edited by Shigeo Nishida Directed by Kon Ichikawa From Twelfth Night to Homicidal, casting calls for cross-dressers are a Hollywood tradition. The…

A Trip to the Moon

A Trip to the Moon Blu ray Flicker Alley 1902 / 1:33 / 15 Min. / Street Date March 20, 2018 Starring Georges Méliès Cinematography by Théophile Michault, Lucien Tainguy Written by Georges Méliès Edited by Georges Méliès Produced and directed by Georges Méliès In the fall of 1886 the magician Georges Méliès was filming…

The Passion of Joan of Arc

The Passion of Joan of Arc Blu ray Criterion 1928 / 1:33 / 81 Min. / Street Date March 20, 2018 Starring Renée Jeanne Falconetti, Eugene Silvain Cinematography by Rudolph Maté Written by Joseph Delteil, Carl Dreyer Music by Richard Einhorn, Will Gregory, Adrian Utley Edited by Carl Dreyer, Marguerite Beaugé Produced and directed by…

Hammer Volume Two: Criminal Intent

With nearly two years of worthy Blu ray releases under their belt, ranging from traditional favorites like To Sir With Love to rare essentials like Jack Clayton’s The Pumpkin Eater, it can be said that UK’s Indicator has finally shed their rookie status. Their newest effort is Hammer Volume Two: Criminal Intent, a well-programmed package…

Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice

Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice Blu ray Twilight Time 1969 / 1:85 / 105 Min. / Street Date January 29, 2018 Starring Natalie Wood, Robert Culp, Elliot Gould, Dyan Cannon Cinematography by Charles Lang Written by Paul Mazursky, Larry Tucker Music by Quincy Jones Edited by Stuart H. Pappé Produced by M.J. Frankovich,…

Tom Jones

Tom Jones Blu ray Criterion 1963 / 1:66 / 128 Min. / Street Date February 27, 2018 Starring Albert Finney, Susannah York, Hugh Griffith Cinematography by Walter Lassally Screenplay by Tony Richardson, John Osborne Music by John Addison Edited by Antony Gibbs Produced by Tony Richardson Directed by Tony Richardson Yorkshire native Tony Richardson, lauded…

The L-Shaped Room

The L-Shaped Room Blu ray Twilight Time 1962 / 1:85 / 126 Min. / Street Date December 19, 2017 Starring Leslie Caron, Tom Bell, Brock Peters Cinematography by Douglas Slocombe Written by Bryan Forbes Music by Brahms, John Barry Edited by Anthony Harvey Produced by Richard Attenborough Directed by Bryan Forbes The winter of 1962…

The Amicus Collection

The Amicus Collection Blu-ray Severin 1972, ’73, ’74/ 1:85 / 88 Min., 91 Min., 93 Min. / January 16, 2018 Starring Peter Cushing, Herbert Lom, Patrick Magee, Calvin Lockhart Cinematography by Denys Coop, Jack Hildyard Written by Robert Bloch Music by Douglas Gamley, Produced by Milton Subotsky, Max Rosenberg Directed by Roy Ward Baker, Paul…

Claude Autant-Lara: Four Romantic Escapes from Occupied France

Criterion’s Eclipse Series, an ever-expanding line of esoteric dvd releases, ensures that lesser known titles of important filmmakers remain available to the movie-loving public. They’ve just added another worthy edition to the mix with four films by French film director Claude Autant-Lara: Four Romantic Escapes from Occupied France. In keeping with the wallet-friendly nature of…

Jabberwocky

Jabberwocky Blu-ray Criterion 1977/ 1:85 / 105 Min. / Street Date November 21, 2017 Starring Michael Palin, Harry H. Corbett, John Le Mesurier Cinematography by Terry Bedford Written by Charles Alverson, Terry Gilliam Music by Hector Berlioz, Modest Mussorgsky Edited by Michael Bradsell Produced by Sanford Lieberson Directed by Terry Gilliam The prospect of Lewis…