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Foreman was quite a talented actress. A shame her career never really took off.

Just opened in L.A. last Friday; saw it yesterday. Not your standard Neeson action film, but an introspective drama on the theme of killing and when, or if, it is ever justified. Very impressive. with beautiful locations that recall "Banshees of Inisherin" (which earned Condon an Oscar nom).

Not only should it be seen in a theatre, but an audience is vital, preferably one filled with fans. I recently went to see a booked-at-the-last-minute matinee at a local venue--and there were only three other people in the joint. It was somewhat less than the joyous experience it normally is.

That's not quite correct. It was indeed originally published as simply THE GRACIE MURDER CASE, but when Paramount bought the film rights, they added "Allen" to make sure audiences knew who it was about. The publisher then changed the title to make it a movie tie-in.

Wow, this is not something I would ever have put on my bingo card. You have the thanks of a grateful nation.

Actually more like two weeks. LB opened May 25, 1994; SPEED opened 16 days later on June 10.

Something that most people here seem to forget or are unaware of: In the old days, release prints were struck from the camera negative. It doesn't take an Einstein to figure out that the elements for a big hit would ipso facto be in far worse shape than that of a then-minor silent that opened...

The "Crime Club" series' rights are on the murky side. Believe me, nobody wants to see the three Bill Crane features (based on Jonathan Latimer's lovable drunk P.I.) more than I do.

Don't hold your breath for THE MENACE. Columbia lost the rights years ago back to the Wallace estate. As for the others: They had zero interest in putting stuff like this out even 15 years ago when I was there. I tried to set up a sub-license deal with VCI and they shot that down as well. And...

Is the Stanley Kramer Production Featurette ported over from the Olive release? Because I did that! 🤠

Please note that this is not a solo commentary; I'm joined by historian Darlene Ramirez. Hopefully this will be fixed quickly.

Oh, f'gawdsake, when I said "new" I clearly meant titles not previously released on disc! I may be ignorant, but at least I understand the meaning of words when I read them.

I'm just an old country doctor, but I seem to recall KL has released a handful of Columbia titles lately.

I vote, of course, for SH! THE OCTOPUS.

I read for the role, but I lacked the qualifications.