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<p>I've often wondered what Susan Seidelman's Desperately Seeking Susan might have been like in different hands. &nbsp;Not that there's anything problematic with Ms Seidelman's work, but grabbing bits and pieces of the storyline, it has certain tones that might be found in a film like After...

<p>Like Mulholland Falls, Ulu Grosbard's True Confessions, takes place in LA in the late 1940s.</p><p>It's an interesting film, and worth viewing, if for nothing more than the performances of Robert De Niro and Robert Duvall, playing brothers.</p><p>This is one of those films, where the pieces...

<p>Lee Tamahori's Mulholland Falls, a 1996 production, taking place in Los Angeles in the late 1940s, had an interesting look upon release, and fortunately retains it on Blu-ray.</p><p>Apparently taken from an IP, with color baked in, MF has a nicely rendered image, and is clean enough for our...

<p>Scream Factory's second foray into the works of Mr. Price is a set that I've been awaiting since the arrival of the first.</p><p>There's a special place in the hearts of those who grew up in the '60s for Mr. Corman's AIP horror/comedy series of productions -- all seven or so of...

<strong class='bbc'>Elmer Gantry Blu-ray Review</strong><p>One might be tempted to surmise that when Sinclair Lewis wrote his novel "Elmer Gantry" in 1926, he had it in his mind that Burt Lancaster would one day portray the title character on stage. That is impossible, of course - Lancaster was...

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<strong class='bbc'>The Killer Elite Blu-ray Review</strong><p>With two first-rate stars and a top-notch supporting cast, a notable director, and a screenwriter of some renown, one’s expectations for <em class='bbc'>The Killer Elite</em> prove to be far greater than the movie that was produced...

<strong class='bbc'>Salvador Blu-ray Review</strong><p>1986 was a watershed year for filmmaker Oliver Stone. While already an Oscar-winning screenwriter, he made his first big directorial splashes with two projects released during this year: <em class='bbc'>Platoon</em> (which won him the Best...

<p>For those who appreciate the oeuvre of filmmaker Paul Verhoeven, Flesh+Blood is an early gem. &nbsp;Mr. Verhoeven's first film in English and last European production for quite a few years. &nbsp;As his first American film, Verhoeven, known for his cinematic displays of violence, took on...

<strong class='bbc'>The Dogs of War Blu-ray Review</strong><p>A slightly above average mercenary caper film based on an international best seller, John Irvin’s <em class='bbc'>The Dogs of War</em> seems very old school when compared to the bombastic action films of today (<em class='bbc'>The...

<p>Michael Crichton's 1978 The Great Train Robbery is one of those films that just makes viewers smile, as it's a wonderful way to spend two hours.</p><p>Terrific performances, a quality tale based upon Mr. Crichton's own novel, a rousing score from Jerry Goldsmith, that in some ways harkens...

<strong class='bbc'>The Unforgiven Blu-ray Review</strong><p>John Huston’s <em class='bbc'>The Unforgiven </em>deals, in much the same way that John Ford’s masterpiece <em class='bbc'>The Searchers </em>does, with racial prejudice. Both films are thoughtful, compelling attempts at exploring this...

Arrived this morning. I ordered two one for my dad and myself. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer presents Where Eagles Dare (1968) Action war adventure "Allied agents stage a daring raid on a castle where the Nazis are holding an American General prisoner... but that's not all that's really going on."...

<strong class='bbc'>What&#39;s New Pussycat? Blu-ray Review</strong><p>A sex comedy written early in his career by Woody Allen might seem to have tantalizing possibilities, but they aren’t for the most part achieved in Clive Donner’s <em class='bbc'>What’s New Pussycat?</em> Part farce and part...

<strong class='bbc'>On the Beach Blu-ray Review</strong><p>A doomsday film that is less thriller than a humanistic exploration, Stanley Kramer’s <em class='bbc'>On the Beach</em> nevertheless offers a harrowing look at the end of the world by investing the movie’s running time in a handful of...

<strong class='bbc'>A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum Blu-ray Review</strong><p>One of the great musical farces of Broadway, <em class='bbc'>A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum</em> gets a decent if occasionally uninspired treatment on its way to the cinema. Richard...

<strong class='bbc'>The Children&#39;s Hour Blu-ray Review</strong><p>Lillian Hellman’s <em class='bbc'>The Children’s Hour</em> was rather a <em class='bbc'>cause célèbre </em>when it premiered on Broadway in 1934 and ran for a year and a half. So notorious was it, in fact, that the first movie...

<p>Kevin Connor's Motel Hell(o) is an odd film, which I presume was created to satirize the genre. &nbsp;Rather akin to a low-rent Demon Barber of Fleet Street (1979), albeit now in the backwoods of what may be the American South, in place of London, the film works within its own...

<p>I would presume that more people recall the title tune from What's New Pussycat?, as crooned by Tom Jones, that the plot of this frothy bit of fun.</p><p>With a screenplay from Woody Allen, (who would not direct his first real production for another couple of years), and a cast list that...

<p>With a stellar cast, ranging from veteran actors such as Lillian Gish and Charles Bickford, to Burt Lancaster and Audrey Hepburn, The Unforgiven, from director John Huston, still has strengths, but, at least to my mind, hasn't truly stood the test of time.</p><p>The new Blu-ray seems about...

<p>Kirk Douglas leads a cast in one of those mid-1960s feature films for which someone thought that guest stars were needed for success. &nbsp;I've always thought of that as odd, as the "guest star" concept seemed to be a TV thing.</p><p>"and Guest Starring..."</p><p>In this case we have Frank...

<p>The great William Wyler's The Children's Hour (1961), a remake of These Three, a 1936 Goldwyn production, interesting directed by Mr. Wyler. &nbsp;I can only think of a few times films have been remade by their original directors. &nbsp;The original had Ms Hopkins opposite Merle Oberon, as...

<p>On the Beach, a 1959 production from Stanley Kramer, offers an extraordinary cast, in a quality film, offered here in Blu-ray by MGM via Kino Lorber.</p><p>I'm just finding a bit of time to sample the Kino Lorber MGM releases, and generally I'm coming away reasonably pleased, even though some...

One of the best openings on film in 70mm the pq should be fantastic from the 65mm. From one of the worlds best directors.

<p>Thom Eberhardt's Night of the Comet is an interesting take on the potential end of the work, along with, also potentially...</p><p>zombies c. 1984. &nbsp;This is a fun film, but I've never been totally certain what it's about.</p><p>Catherine Mary Stewart, you'll remember her from The Last...

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