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Why am I seeing old threads that have no new posts since December or worse show up as if there were new posts. This has been going on for weeks now - what gives?

Kritzerland is proud to present the world premiere Blu-ray release of an original musical: TONIGHT’S THE NIGHT Starring Eric Petersen and Hartley Powers Written and Directed by Bruce Kimmel What happens when two people – a former couple – haven’t seen each other in twenty years? He finds...

I first saw The Parallax View at a sneak preview at the Village Theater in Westwood. I loved it, actually, despite some weird tonal shifts in the first forty-five minutes. The audience was so-so on it, but when it came out a month later I saw it about six more times. This film has never looked...

Does the search function here work at all or has there not been a single mention of this release? Wouldn't it have been nice to know a bit more about it before anyone made an actual purchase? Shouldn't Warners have given us some details so we'd be informed? So, what's the deal, since I...

I had occasion to watch the original Invaders from Mars on its rather sad-looking DVD from Image and so I went back and looked at the fourteen-page thread that involved Wade Williams, who purportedly holds the rights and some of the elements, about which there was some contention by an overseas...

So, Amazon, with no warning whatsoever, has put up on Prime (free for Prime members) a new 1080p transfer of The Court Jester, one of my all-time favorite movies. I wasn't so thrilled with the old DVD release, although the color was basically fine on that, but it was clearly not taken from the...

I never saw The Fearless Vampire Killers when it came out, because I heard it had been mangled by the idiot running MGM back then, who mangled any number of films. I think the first time I saw it was in 16mm somewhere and while I enjoyed it, it wasn't a favorite Polanski of mine. I admired the...

My history with The Mind Benders: I saw the film at the Lido Theater here in LA as a sneak preview a month or two before its release. I absolutely was riveted by it - loved the photography, the music, and especially the acting, and I kind of crushed on Mary Ure in a major way. I saw the film...

Hi all. Don't know if this will be of any interest, but back in 1981 I wrote and directed a movie called The Creature Wasn't Nice, which featured Cindy Williams, Leslie Nielsen, Gerrit Graham, Patrick Macnee, and - me. :) The film only played three previews under that title - it was then taken...

I just saw Mr. Harris beat me to Behold a Pale Horse so I'll just say a tiny bit. Yes, it's Zinneman, there are some really good scenes, some terrific acting, but it just doesn't work at all. It's weirdly structured and I'm not sure how true it is to Emeric Pressburger's novel. But in the end...

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I saw Klute on its opening day and was crazy about it and went back about six times during the run. The style of it, the direction, photography, music - was completely unique. And the performances were absolutely incredible. I've seen it a few times over the years and it's always riveting...

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I was a little late to the party in terms of peeks at the latest Twilight Time releases, which have A Few Words About and reviews, but this one seems to have not been talked about at all. So, I'm talkin' here, I'm talkin'. First of all, the movie is wonderful. There are only two "reviews" of...

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Very surprised to see no chatter about this release at all here, and very few reviews of it elsewhere. I ordered from the Criterion sale but their page was so confusing I accidentally got the DVD by mistake - so back that went and they sent me the Blu-ray. I had the MGM/UA DVD release and some...

Yes, I've been catching up on movie watching, and surprisingly, I've seen not much written about a few of the things below. Cat O Nine Tails - finally got the Arrow Blu-ray after the second Amazon cock-up (first was The Apartment) - I had to cancel, since the date kept getting pushed, so I...

Watched all these over the last few days. My thoughts: 78/52 - I was really looking forward to seeing this based on what I'd read and the good reactions at festivals. I should know better than to take any of that seriously. For me, this is a severe disappointment, and there is no bigger...

So, I was thrilled to see this being released in France, so thrilled that my brain must have shut down, as I could have sworn I saw that it was in English or at least had English subtitles. It is in German and French with only French subtitles and therefore, for me, a complete waste of time and...

Thanks to being alerted in another thread, I bought the Night of the Following Day Blu-ray from France. I saw the film the day it opened in 1969 - I was living in NY that year. It was a seriously strange movie but there was something hypnotic and mesmerizing about it and I went back several...

What an absolutely amazing time it is for Blu-ray collectors right now, and we should revel in it and enjoy it for all it's worth - so many releases of so many interesting films in transfers ranging from stunning to, well, less than stunning. Here's what I've been watching for the past two...

Had the opportunity to check out the new transfer of Doctor Dolittle, coming in November from Twilight Time. I know the film has a devoted following, usually people who saw it at a tender age. I attended the premiere at the Paramount Theater in Hollywood, and I have never seen so many people...

Let's start with the new Indicator release of Mickey One from the UK (but all region). Mickey One has always seemed to me a film that luxuriates in its own weirdness. I vividly remember seeing the preview of coming attractions and knowing I had to see it, because the coming attraction reminded...

Finally been going through three batches of Twilight Time releases - not much being said about any of these, frankly, so I thought I'd make one of these posts :) The Crimson Kimono - a Sam Fuller film from start to finish and one of my favorites from this period. Wonderful location photography...

For anyone who had the pretty awful DVD in the wrong ratio, you are in for a big ol' treat. I thought I'd just be happy to have it in 1.85 no matter what, but this new transfer is something else again. I really doubt this looked this good back in 1959 when I saw it on my twelfth birthday. The...

From Studio Canal in the UK. I couldn't wait to get this. Perhaps I should have. I watched the first twenty minutes and if the rest is like that, well... I never cry DNR - those initials really irritate me because frequently they are bandied about arbitrarily and many times when it simply...