I'm in the UK and received my "package" in the post on Monday - an empty Amazon cardboard mailer which had been torn open down the entirety of one side and the Alamo BD was long gone. Amazon.de are supposed to be sending a replacement, but it hasn't shipped yet.
Conversely, O'Neal is my main complaint with the film. Whilst I like him as a light leading man, I thought he was completely miscast in The Driver, and quite unconvincing. It's a role that cries out for Steve McQueen and his quiet, cool charisma IMO.
The one film that sprang straight to mind for me is Don Siegel's Invasion of the Body Snatchers. One of my all-time favourite movies, the current ropey old Republic DVD is from 1998, and there is no sign of a BD release anywhere on the horizon. I'd gladly pay $40 to see this classic in HD.
They could have used Carrie Henn again (had they wanted to). Just set Alien 3 a handful of years later, after Ripley, Hicks & Newt have safely returned to earth. Explains the aging of Weaver, Biehn and Henn (or whichever of them re-appeared), and allows for any number of fresh plot directions to...
Hopefully I have all the films attributed to the correct studio .... FOX Laura Don't Say a Word Turistas MGM The Alamo (John Wayne's) Notorious Kill Me Again PARAMOUNT To Catch a Thief El Dorado Twilight (the Newman/Hackman/Sarandon neo-noir, not the teen...
Nelson, you're a star. This'll save me the hassle of looking up production order every time I go to watch the next ep. And it looks great. :emoji_thumbsup:
It is true, I'm afraid. As I posted in the STM audio thread, myself and at least 4 other posters at The DVD Forums have now received the R1 Ultimate Collection from different R1 etailers, and we've all got the wrong Superman III discs. Despite the disc art itself saying 'Deluxe Edition', it...
Myself and a few others at the dvd forums have now received the R1 Ultimate Collection, from at least 3 different etailers, and we've all got the old Superman III discs. Warners have screwed up big time.
The R1 release is coming December 5: http://www.dvdtimes.co.uk/content.php?contentid=62917 Universal Studios Home Video have announced the Region 1 DVD release of Miami Vice for 5th December 2006 priced at $29.98 SRP. Colin Farrell and Jamie Foxx star in director Michael Mann’s big-screen...
I've really enjoyed WB's Noir vol 3 boxset: His Kind of Woman and On Dangerous Ground were the standouts for me, Lady in the Lake and The Racket decent but nothing special, and I have yet to watch Border Incident or the Bringing Darkness to Light documentary. So far I have absolutely no...
I got the UK R2 Tight Spot a couple of weeks ago, released in a new Sony/Universal Ginger Rogers collection. It's 1.85:1 anamorphic and looks very nice indeed.
Thanks for the review. I really enjoyed Vicki, despite only having seen I Wake Up Screaming a couple of months back (and still remembering all of the plot). Hopefully Fox will keep their Noir line going beyond 2006.
I've watched them both now. I Wake Up Screaming is, IMO, superior, but I still enjoyed Vicki. Richard Boone is a particularly interesting substitute for Laird Cregar in the cop role, and with Jean Peters and Jeanne Crain too :D it's worth a look. I also agree with Craig 100% - even though a...
I saw this recently as well, and I agree, it's a decent little film. I wouldn't place it in the Fox Noir series though - I don't think it's film noir at all. Maybe a candidate for their Studio Classics range?
I thought this was an excellent film, too. To my mind Reagan was solid, and Ginger Rogers excelled in the lead role. Agree with you about the way the KKK was portrayed though.
Because Universal owns the rights to The Blue Dahlia and The Glass Key, while Sony/Columbia has Affair In Trinidad and (I think) Woman in the Window. I'd love to see The Big Steal in a future WB noir set, though.