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Marlon Brando's only directorial effort, One-Eyed Jacks, has always stood outside of the norm. Positioned between old and new Hollywood, in both style as well as technical attributes, it was a film that 1961 audiences found confusing in some ways. Bosley Crowther, then lead critic for the New...

For those who know their film formats, there's a very specific "look," especially for early VistaVision productions. If that "look" is missing, be it on a new print, or any video format, something is amiss. Waiting for Olive's new Blu-ray of Anthony Mann's 1955 Vista production, to hit my...