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Giant from the Unknown
¡Ai Caramba! The best movie ever made about a killer Spanish Conquistador from beyond the grave (!) is probably the most satisfying…
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Southland Tales
It takes too many words to properly describe Richard Kelly's followup to Donnie Darko, but the oversized dystopian sci-fi epic just might…
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Room for One More
Cary Grant and co-star/missus Betsy Drake do honor to the 'family picture’ genre -- with a filmic boost to child foster programs…
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Wings of the Hawk 3-D
All hail Blu-ray 3-D ... a format still hanging on as one of the best features of home theater. Budd Boetticher's trim…
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Mouchette
France's Robert Bresson's theory about a 'pure' cinema defies basic rules of the movie mainstream -- like, 'no acting allowed.' But his…
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Tremors 4K
This 1990 monster romp still feels bright, smart & fresh, a mix of light comedy and old-fashioned scares. The entire show is…
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The Pajama Game
New superlatives are needed to express just how good is this wonderful Americana musical from the 1950s boom years. The Broadway creator…
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Essential Film Noir Collection 1
Viavision's first deluxe Film Noir boxed set gives us four titles that emphasize star power -- Glenn Ford, Ray Milland, Kirk Douglas…
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And Hope to Die
Director René Clément brings an entertainingly eccentric David Goodis crime story to the screen in high style. A big score is being…
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Cinema Paradiso 4K
Giuseppe Tornatore's romantic ode to the movies charmed America, convincing theater-goers that little Italian kids are the cutest in the world. Little…
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Three Films by Luis Buñuel
All hail the cinematic delights of Luis Buñuel, a world-class directing genius whose work ranges from insightfully impish to point-blank outrageous. Driven…
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Beach Red
Cornel Wilde's directorial follow-up to his superb The Naked Prey was hot stuff in its day, a war movie with an unexpected…
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Captain Newman, M.D.
This show has everything going for it, in fact, it has TOO much going for it: tragic drama, silly comedy, bland heart-tugs…
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The Valdez Horses
What we know as Chino is a Charles Bronson star vehicle all the way, and less interesting as a western than for…
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Where Were You in ’62, A.I.P.?
Instead of a second review today I offer this end-of-the-year CineSavant Article suggested by some American-International promotional graphics from late 1961, saved…
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Survivor Ballads: Three Films by Shohei Imamura
If you're after real nonconformist filmmaking with a political bent, Shohei Imamura's daring and often sexually candid pictures fit the bill. Arrow…
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The Train
The Train is back, now at popular prices! The fan base for John Frankenheimer's incredibly elaborate Occupation thriller is growing exponentially. The…
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The Lost Weekend
Billy Wilder's first big Oscar winner holds up as fine work in every respect, and serves as evidence of the writer-director's moviemaking…
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Devil in a Blue Dress
Carl Franklin's adaptation of the great Walter Mosley novel still plays like a winner. Denzel Washington's star quality and acting prowess shine…
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Hard Eight
First films of important directors usually feel like warm-ups, but not so this suspenseful story of 'twilight' people living in and around…
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Holiday Affair
RKO polished Robert Mitchum's post- pot bust image with this swell-guy romantic Christmas tale, placing him opposite the drop-dead desirable Janet Leigh.…
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Moonstruck
Criterion refreshes a bona fide classic with a new remaster and makes their release especially attractive with some well-chosen extras that give…
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Buffalo Bill and the Indians
Do audiences ever ask for a History Lesson? Robert Altman gives them a smart, if diffuse, image of America as a showbiz…
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Attack
Robert Aldrich promised no-holds barred rough-tough dramas, and his first two Associates & Aldrich productions certainly hit hard. This play adaptation shows…
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Mister Roberts
This adapted Broadway play may be considered minor John Ford moviemaking, and some sources say he had to drop out before he…
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The Buster Keaton Collection Volume 4
More Keaton is always a good thing -- fans of The General and The Cameraman will find plenty to enjoy in these…