One of my favorite lines in the late Andrew Sarris' "The American Cinema" was "Does anyone know where Budd Boetticher is?" So I have to ask: Does anyone know where Mike Schlesinger is?
Disappointing to hear about the state of "The Quiet Man" restoration. I guess it will be a while, if ever, before we see an improved transfer. Excited to hear about the impending release of "Letter from an Unknown Woman", though, one of my most sought after titles.
Also, what a joy to have...
There aren't many, at least compared to what is still in the vaults at Warner, MGM and Fox. A few unreleased Columbia pre-codes (other than the Capra titles) that come to mind are: Holiday (1930) A Man's Castle ((1933) Shopworn (1932) Ten Cents a Dance (1931) Three Wise Girls (1932) Virtue...
These look like two essential sets. I'll be pre-ordering mine, as well. I was hoping for Human Desire, My Name is Julia Ross and maybe even Screaming Mimi in these sets...guess I'll be praying they sell well and we'll get another volume with all three of these great Noirs. BTW, fantastic...
Kudos to Sony for it's commitment to the classics, especially as it relates to Film Noir.
While I'm extremely grateful to Sony, does anyone else find it odd that of the three film noir sets either announced or planned, containing some 18 films, Human Desire or My Name is Julia Ross, two...