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War of the Worlds 4K Ultra HD
Skipped this one because it's by Spielberg? The 9/11- inflected take on H.G. Wells' classic reproduces thrills from the book not captured…
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Funeral in Berlin
Myopic Harry Palmer, the great cook, lover and reluctant spy returns to where his trouble with the British Army began. This time…
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Inside Daisy Clover
It's a Hollywood rags-to-riches tale seen as a cruel coming-of-age story -- when Natalie Wood's feisty street kid becomes a child star,…
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Film Noir the Dark Side of Cinema II
Although only one of these 1950s B&W thrillers falls within a mile of a hard definition of film noir, all give us…
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Danger: Diabolik
Oh Joy, Oh Rapture! Mario Bava's comic book thriller makes the jump to Blu-ray in fine shape, with knockout visuals and eye-popping…
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The Curse of the Werewolf
Rip-roaring Oliver Reed's silver-coated were-beast is one of Hammer Films' very best screen monsters, which is more than enough reason to sample…
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Cisco Pike (Region B)
Easy Rider terrifies twenty confused studio executives because they don't understand it. Hoping to keep their jobs, they rush to hire more…
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Pool of London
I'd never heard of this gem of a British production; now it goes on my list of highly recommended titles. A dock…
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Blood on the Moon
Robert Mitchum intercedes in a range war in this 'A' western, and he's got the pro team of director Robert Wise and…
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Taza, Son of Cochise 3-D
Great 3-D thrills -- Hollywood was working to perfect 3-D movies just as the craze died out. An impeccable Blu-ray 3-D restoration,…
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Mystery of the Wax Museum
Talk about a worthy title for restoration -- somebody up there likes us. Digital tools and film preservation expertise have advanced far…
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Brighton Rock
Graham Greene's tense crime tale is as important as his classic The Third Man but nowhere near as well known. Down Brighton…
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Eric Rohmer’s Six Moral Tales
Welcome to the exciting, hesitant, guilt-laden and provocative world of Eric Rohmer, and his varied voyages of slightly intimidated romantic discovery. There…
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The Golem: how he came into the world
A top movie monster is back from filmic perdition, restored to his full might and power. Rabbi Lowe's answer to the persecution…
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John Ford at Columbia 1935-1958
For producer-director John Ford Columbia Studios was apparently a calm port in a hostile movie climate. Away from the bankability guaranteed by…
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The Love of Jeanne Ney
When does a silent classic really become a classic? When we can see a reconstituted full original version, which in this case…
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The Great Escape
Images from this picture were burned into our Boomer childhood brains ... we actually sat still for almost three hours to watch…
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The Cremator
Horror films aren't only about vampires and goblins -- Czech director Juraj Herz's mind-chilling study of a Fascist opportunist communicates truths about…
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Sweet Bird of Youth
Not all Tennessee Williams film adaptations are successful, but Richard Brooks' blend of romance, show biz venality and political thuggery is just…
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Europa Europa
Director Agnieszka Holland pulls off a difficult task -- her true-life Holocaust tale neither trivializes the horror nor glamorizes individualized victims at…
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Blood & Flesh: The Reel Life & Ghastly Death of Al Adamson
Exploitation films have their mavericks, their patron saints and their bad boys: this well-researched and lovingly assembled shock-bio introduces us to a…
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Rachel and the Stranger
Here's a pleasant surprise: one of RKO's most popular releases of 1948 has suddenly emerged in an uncut version that's a full…
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Billy Liar
Do you ever lapse into daydream fantasies to escape from everyday life? Tom Courtenay and John Schlesinger changed their destinies and that…
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Outcast of the Islands
Lust-filled treachery in the steaming tropics! He dared to love a cannibal empress! Taglines like that suggest that it wasn't easy to…
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The Sound Barrier
Why is David Lean's stirring ode to British aviation so historically and technically bogus? Because at heart it's a science fiction film!…
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Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman
Timothy Spall stars in a fascinating, surprisingly non-morbid look into the life of Albert Pierrepoint. England's reluctant celebrity hangman dispatched hundreds of…