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Ilya Muromets
Accept no substitutes! Aleksandr Ptushko's fairy-tale folk hero saga is the real deal in medieval spectacle. When the nation calls, warriors rise…
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‘Silents’ Is Silver: Dispatches From The 25th SFSFF
I’m going to start by setting a scene. The head of the Moving Image Section at the Library of Congress, Mike Mashon,…
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The Counterfeit Traitor
George Seaton connected an ideal cast to this true-life WW2 story so good that a lazy script and slack direction can't sink…
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Double Indemnity 4K
It's back and Criterion's got it, so be prepared for sharp-talking insights on Billy Wilder's nearly flawless, cinema-changing ode to cold-blooded murder,…
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A Fistful of Dollars + For a Few Dollars More 4K
The good news is that Kino's new 4K encodings of Sergio Leone's first two Italo 'Dollars' oaters look terrific, with Fistful showing…
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Future Shock
Pairing wine with movies! See the trailers and hear the fascinating commentary for these movies, and many more, at Trailers From Hell. …
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Francis the Talking Mule – 7 Film Collection
Born in 1909, David “Tom” Stern III was a journalist who lived a long and prosperous life—his father was media magnate J.…
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The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance 4K
What a great title to revisit -- John Ford's 'Kabuki' western is less about action and more about form and tradition --…
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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941)
In just her fourth American movie the Swedish import Ingrid Bergman proves herself the most sensual creature in Hollywood, running away with…
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The Dark Side of Hollywood
Pairing wine with movies! See the trailers and hear the fascinating commentary for these movies, and many more, at Trailers From Hell. …
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Mr. Klein
Expatriate blacklistee Joseph Losey is the perfect director for this excellent, strange tale, a big award winner in France. The terrible Occupation-era…
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Some Like It Hot 4K
This knockout comedy rates as one of Hollywood's funniest ever -- although it could be 'cancelled' any day now, so get ready…
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Murphy’s War
Peter Yates' excellent war-movie follow-up to Bullitt landed in the wrong year: the beautifully produced and directed action thriller was barely seen…
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12 Monkeys 4K
Here's one that really benefits from its 4K upgrade -- Terry Gilliam's dense visuals look great with Roger Pratt's exacting cinematography. Is…
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The Hunter
Steve McQueen's final film is an action-comedy compromise that will satisfy his fans even if it barely hangs together. The thrills are…
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Ethereal Romance
Pairing wine with movies! See the trailers and hear the fascinating commentary for these movies, and many more, at Trailers From Hell. …
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Dr. Phibes Double Feature
Though he thrived in light comedies and upmarket melodramas, Vincent Price didn’t really find himself till he found Henry Jarrod, the high…
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Dementia (Region A)
The Cohen Film Collection brings to Region A its beautifully remastered disc of American fringe filmmaking's weirdest, most obsessively arty shock-fest --…
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Irezumi
Yasuzo Masumura amazes us with yet another sensual stunner. This period way-of-all-flesh tale is almost a horror film, but the supernatural shivers…
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Born to Win
Ivan Passer's first American film and his first in the English language is a core life-with-a-junkie tale in a cold Manhattan winter.…
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Damaged Lives / Damaged Goods
Surprise: these are quality movies on an important subject. Entry 13 in the 'Golden Age of the Exploitation Picture' gives us not…
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Marooned
John Sturges' orbital jeopardy thriller does everything right: the story is taken seriously, the actors seem committed and the special effects aren't…
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Jigsaw
Val Guest's cinema quest for his own semi-docu style pays off in this fine, intelligent police investigation into a gruesome dismemberment murder.…
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The Girl Can’t Help It
In 1957 it was commonplace for burlesque comedians to share the bill with a musical act or two, but in New York’s…
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When Actors Direct
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