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Runaway Train
Akira Kurosawa wrote the original story for this slam-bang action picture that finally got Cannon Films on a, 'Hey this is a…
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San Francisco
MGM's glamour factory hit heights of grandeur with this nostalgic disaster spectacle, which retains its power even as its pious sentimentality runs…
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Bring Me the Head of Alfredo García
Blood, gore and the smell of gunpowder! Sam Peckinpah's booze-soaked Odyssey sends Warren Oates on a grisly fool's errand to retrieve a…
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“Doc”
Frank Perry's version of the shootout at the O.K. Corral shapes up as a fine western and an even better drama --…
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Good News
The Arthur Freed MGM musical unit gives this 1927 musical remake the old College Try! It's a vehicle for the wartime sweetheart…
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The Deep
Peter Benchley's follow-up to Jaws is a treasure hunt thriller starring Robert Shaw and filmed in the pearly waters off Bermuda. The…
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The Parallax View
Paranoia strikes deep! Alan J. Pakula made THE Watergate-era conspiracy creepshow in this sinister extrapolation of political trends. Warren Beatty's investigative reporter…
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Columbia Noir #2
The UK disc purveyors Powerhouse Indicator are back with a second installment of Region B Film Noir goodies from the darker end…
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A Tale of Two Cities
Few '30s classics have held up as well as this MGM blockbuster, a costume thriller that in spirit is quite faithful to…
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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…