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$10,000 Blood Money
Spaghetti westerns are are still popular, especially with high-quality releases like this available. This 1967 pseudo-Django oater is from the boxed set…
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One False Move 4K
Tagging Carl Franklin's superb crime thriller as a neo-noir isn't enough; it's practically perfect despite being made at a direct-to-video production level.…
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3 Days of the Condor 4K
Ruthless spy thrills, big-star glitz plus pretensions of political importance: Robert Redford and Faye Dunaway find career-sustaining momentum in this slick, top-talent…
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The Trollenberg Terror (Import)
The old TV Guide blurb nailed it: "Hidden in a radioactive cloud, a creature from outer space awaits its next victim." CineSavant…
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Wichita
"Anything Goes in Wichita!" In the second half of his starring career Joel McCrea turned to westerns, favoring 'kinder and gentler' scripts…
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Borsalino
Jacques Deray's Yankee-style Buddy picture was a smash in France, with its stellar pairing of Alain Delon and Jean-Paul Belmondo. The expensive…
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The Long Voyage Home
This 2016 restoration helps Eugene O'Neill's seagoing story retake its place as one of John Ford's most accomplished pictures. John Wayne stars…
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Blonde Ice
All hail the lowly output of Hollywood's Poverty Row, where mediocrity ruled and good work was rarely rewarded. This potboiler about an…
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Cimarron (1931)
"Terrific as all Creation!" Wesley Ruggles's film adaptation of Edna Ferber's epic novel won the Oscar for Best Picture, helping to establish…
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To Live and Die in L.A. 4K
A William Friedkin fan favorite reaches 4K -- the reputation of this thriller has risen over the years, along with the career…
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Is Paris Burning?
They said 'We'll always have Paris,' but for three weeks in 1944 the survival of the City of Light was in grave…
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Rio Bravo 4K
Everyone's favorite gun-down & sing-along John Wayne western is also Howard Hawks' cagy comeback in an industry that had left him behind.…
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Force of Evil
Abraham Polonsky's ode to corruption in the American success story is one of film noir's most artistic achievements as well as John…
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The Ranown Westerns 4K
Five Films Directed by Budd Boetticher. "Pure western heaven" is the catchphrase for Budd Boetticher's perfectly-scaled ruminations on ethics and actions…
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The Anderson Tapes
Sidney Lumet directs his first on-location New York crime picture, giving the escapist heist thriller a taste of paranoid cinema to come.…
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Unman, Wittering and Zigo
Those joyous School Days of intimidation, threats, and Murder! The helpful extras on this new Blu release explain how this tale of…
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Akira Kurosawa’s Dreams 4K
As his career wound down Akira Kurosawa found new champions among Hollywood's young 'film student' generation, several of whom helped him secure…
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Roman Holiday 4K
William Wyler's perennial charmer is 100% undiluted entertainment: Gregory Peck and the new star Audrey Hepburn share a Roman fairy tale that's…
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Helen of Troy
Robert Wise's Italy-filmed epic looks better than ever on Blu, showcasing a fine cast and imaginative special effects. It's a straight telling…
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Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round
James Coburn's starring film career began with projects he deemed 'far-out' -- and writer-director Bernard Girard promptly hooked him on this eccentric…
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East of Eden 4K
Elia Kazan hits 4K with an extras-lean but visually stunning edition of this early CinemaScope feature, now rated 'PG.' It's James Dean's…
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Time Bandits 4K
Terry Gilliam's fantasy epic is back in the super 4K Ultra HD format, which makes his achievement look all the more spectacular.…
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Night Has a Thousand Eyes
'Fate' is a frequent player in classic noir, but this spooky 1948 charmer crosses noir atmosphere with a semi-supernatural vibe -- enforced…
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Tom Mix Cowboy Double Bill
Sky High + The Big Diamond Robbery. The top cowboy star of the silent era and his wonder horse Tony were once…
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The Bridges at Toko-Ri
A domestic Blu-ray arrives of Mark Robson's Korean War rumination, from the pen of James Michener and fleshed out 100% by Paramount's…
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Gorgo 4K
We can hardly believe this -- a nearly perfect 4K encoding of this all-time favorite monster epic has arrived, with only a…