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    It's October, time for White Zombie (1932)

    My go-to disc for White Zombie, which I just watched again tonight, is the 2013 Kino Lorber Classics blu-ray. I am always amazed at the picture quality they managed to restore from a film I remember seeing many years ago on TV and VHS that was barely visible, and audible, in many parts. The...
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    Press Release Warner Archive Collection Announcement: Helen of Troy (1956) (Blu-ray)

    Just watched this tonight, and originally as a youngster in the movie theater. The Trojan Horse stuff is still way better than the Brad Pitt version! An obvious and welcome picture quality upgrade over the DVD. Overall, however, lacks the blu-ray pop of other recent releases like Land of the...
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    Blu-ray Review A Few Words About A few words about…™ Dangerous When Wet – in Blu-ray

    I watched this last night and enjoyed it immensely! A fantastic upgrade over the DVD! My only, sorta dumb, quibble is with the somewhat overly long (to my mind) "foggy seas" sequences in the first half of the film. Yes I know it's realistic to show that fog is hard to see through. But the...
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    What New Classic Movies have you added to your collection ?

    This isn't a current new release, and some may differ on the term "classic", but I recently added the WB Archive blu-ray of "2 Weeks in Another Town" to my collection. I found it immensely enjoyable, and the picture is reference quality: very sharp and just gorgeous color! As another "expose" of...
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    Which Single Movie Of Your Collection Gets The Most Long Term Replay ?

    The peaceful country vibe gets me every time: April Love (1957) State Fair (1945) And to cleanse the pallet: Valley of the Dolls (1967)
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    Blu-ray Review A Few Words About A few words about…™ Secret of the Incas – in Blu-ray

    Just watched the new KL blu-ray and I loved it. I ony remember a bit of this on B&W TV when I was a little kid, specifically the scene where Nicole Maurey takes off her shirt to have a cut examined by the "Doctor" Robert Young. Funny what young boys remember, LOL. Anyway, I thought the 4k...
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    Pre-Order Raw Wind In Eden (1958) (Blu-ray) Available for Preorder

    Just watched this last night and was very pleased with the nice picture quality, never saw this film before. Great eye-candy here, with beautiful ocean shore scenery and Esther Williams in her prime. Jeff Chandler is always great too. I felt the plot was sorta weak, though; I was expecting more...
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    Press Release Neptune's Daughter (1949) (Warner Archive Collection) Available for Preorder

    Maybe (not?) it's "just me", but Red Skelton really grates on me in Neptune's Daughter. Much more Esther is needed! Besides the classic Million Dollar Mermaid (fantastic eye candy on blu-ray), I much prefer On an Island with You (Cyd Charisse is also enchanting here) and Dangerous When Wet...
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    Blu-ray Review A Few Words About A few words about…™ Invaders from Mars – in Blu-ray

    Received my blu-ray copy in about a week, well-packed in bubble wrap. Best things for me were the elimination of the print damage evident throughout the old DVD, and the color corrections. I did expect a little better clarity from a 4k scan, some scenes still seemed a bit too soft and grainy...
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    Wuthering Heights (1939) still has no Blu-ray release?

    I own the WB Archive Collection DVD (2020 pressing) of the 1939 version, and also the Twilight Time blu-ray of the 1970 version, with Timothy Dalton as Heathcliff. I agree that the earlier version deserves a restored blu-ray release. Actually, I always liked Timothy Dalton's Heathcliff better...
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    The Last Blu-ray/UHD Blu-ray You Watched

    Watched The Northman last night. Nice picture quality, but it reminded me of just another episode of the Vikings TV series. I guess I expected more of a huge theatrical production "feel" and I wasn't getting it. But my wife liked seeing her boyfriend, Mr. Skarsgard ;)
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    Pre-Order Samson and the 7 Miracles of the World (1961) (Blu-ray) Available for Preorder

    I saw this as a kid in a local movie theater, thanks to my Mom who loved the Sword & Sandal genre (she's 92 now and still likes Herc). It blew me away! I definitely will order!
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    What was your very first movie on physical media purchase?

    I can't remember the very first VHS movie I purchased, but the first DVD was Gladiator (2000). I WAS entertained :)
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    Pre-Order Times Square: Special Edition (1980) (Blu-ray) Available for Preorder

    When I was a movie theater manager back in the day, this premiered and played at my theater for a month, even though the attendance was not so great. I got to know it well though, standing in the back of the auditorium waiting for the last showing to end. The music was cool, the actors were in...
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    Biblical-Roman-Egyptian epics not yet on Blu-ray

    Son of Samson from Kino Lorber was pretty good, and also Hercules and the Captive Women from The Film Detective. No Steve Reeves, but Mark Forest and Reg Park did a great job.
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