HTF EXCLUSIVE! Twilight Time May/June 2017 Release Announcements (1 Viewer)

[Ronald Epstein]

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Now on Blu-ray: Combat veteran and maverick moviemaker Samuel Fuller submerges his widescreen CinemaScope cameras in Arctic ocean waters for the thrilling tale of nuclear confrontation that “as a men-on-a-mission adventure film, more than holds its own with

such other all-business ’50s naval flicks as The Enemy Below and Run Silent Run Deep”

(Fernando F. Croce, Slant Magazine).



HELL AND HIGH WATER ​

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RELEASE DATE: TUESDAY, JUNE 13, 2017


“CinemaScope and rip-roaring adventure mate perfectly in Hell and High Water, a highly fanciful but mighty entertaining action feature.” – Variety


“A deeply pessimistic film, it questions the roots of loyalty and identity by examining the stated motives of its characters at every stage of the film. Widmark is at his ambiguous best.” – Time Out London



Director Samuel Fuller uncorks a mad Cold War adventure with Hell and High Water (1954), shot in CinemaScope even as it takes place mostly on a submarine commanded by Richard Widmark at his toughest. He and his cohorts are bound for the Arctic, hoping to uncover and thwart a plot to start a nuclear war with an atomic incident that will be blamed on the United States. Bella Darvi, Victor Francen, and Cameron Mitchell also star; super-cinematographer Joe MacDonald is behind the camera; and the score is by the one and only Alfred Newman.



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[Ronald Epstein]

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Filmed on vivid Vietnamese locations, writer/director Joseph L. Mankiewicz’s scorching screen adaptation of Graham Greene’s sociopolitical tale of idealism vs. expediency debuts on Blu-ray in a glistening new hi-def transfer. With a “stunning performance from Michael Redgrave, whose dry British wit is an absolute delight, and a downbeat love story that owes more than a nod to Casablanca, The Quiet American is a deftly adult film” (Jamie Russell, BBC.co.uk).



THE QUIET AMERICAN
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RELEASE DATE: TUESDAY, JUNE 13, 2017


“In his 1958 adaptation of Graham Greene’s The Quiet American, Joseph Mankiewicz…had a kind of perfect visual pitch, and the film is always spot on, always the right thing at the right time.” – The New Yorker



“Excellent viewing…The realism and adult nature of the show are remarkable for 1958 and it was considered a thinking man’s film from the get-go.”

– Glenn Erickson, DVDtalk.com



Writer-director Joseph L. Mankiewicz’s adaptation of Graham Greene’s The Quiet American (1958) gives us a very early look at the burgeoning tragedy of Vietnam. It focuses on a jaded English journalist (Michael Redgrave), based in Saigon and more or less settled in with his Vietnamese mistress, Phuong (Giorgia Moll). Then an apparently idealistic young American aid worker (Audie Murphy) arrives, and all bets are off: when the jealous journo learns that the Yank may actually be a spy, he sets in motion a series of terrible events. Highlighted by a moody score from Mario Nascimbene.


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[Ronald Epstein]

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2016 honorary Academy Award® winner Jackie Chan headlines a high-flying, high-energy double feature of the two landmark Hong Kong martial-arts action tales which introduced him to fans worldwide as a graceful master of kung-fu combat and dexterously delightful comedy stuntwork.

SNAKE in the

EAGLE’S SHADOW /

DRUNKEN MASTER​

Limited Edition BLU-RAY Release

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RELEASE DATE: TUESDAY, JUNE 13, 2017


“Snake in the Eagle’s Shadow is set in a world of rival martial arts schools. Chan, an amiable if beleaguered student, uses comedy, physical grace, and surprising stunts…the birth of a superstar.” – Walter Addiego, SFGate.com


“The genius of Drunken Master lies in its kinetics. Pure entertainment, and a true chop-socky classic.” – Joey O’Bryan, The Austin Chronicle



Jackie Chan became an international star via this pair of Hong Kong kung fu/comedy classics, Snake in the Eagle’s Shadow and Drunken Master, both released in 1978 and both featuring Chan as an initially bumbling but finally brilliant martial artist. Both spotlight fresh refinements on Chan’s then-developing style, combining acrobatic fighting, comic timing, use of madly improvised weapons, and innovative stunts, all performed by Chan, himself.


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[Ronald Epstein]

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“An engrossing gangland thriller, evoking the breakneck pace of the old Warner Bros. crime classics, and a fine showcase for Charles Bronson” (Tom Stockman, Wearemoviegeeks.com)

arrives guns-blazing onto hi-def Blu-ray from the veteran director of three James Bond adventures.



The

Valachi Papers ​

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RELEASE DATE: TUESDAY, JUNE 13, 2017


“A hard-hitting, violence-ridden documented melodrama of the underworld covering more than three decades. Terence Young, who directs forcefully, hits a shock note.” – Variety



“Young’s direction is solid and eye-pleasing (thanks in no small part to the slick cinematography by Aldo Tonti)… When the action hits, it’s ugly and gritty and violent and Bronson manages to accomplish his climb up the mafia ladder with style and that cold sense of menace that's so easily and rightfully associated with many of his performances.” – Ian Jane, DVDtalk.com


Adapted from Peter Maas’ best-seller, The Valachi Papers (1972) tells the true story of Mafia informant Joseph Valachi, superbly incarnated here by Charles Bronson. A low-level gangster associated with the Genovese crime family, Valachi moves from punk to full-fledged gangster over the course of the brutal narrative, handsomely directed by Terence Young. Also starring the great Lino Ventura, Jill Ireland, and Joseph Wiseman, and featuring an effective score from Riz Ortolani.



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[RolandL]

I have to see what the extras are for Inferno. If they are the same as the Panamint disc, I'll take a pass. If there's something new and exciting there, I'll consider it.

I would have preferred Gun Fury or Gorilla at Large, frankly.

Hi Todd,

Please respond to my entry in Converstations - icon to the left of the Search, upper right corner of the screen.

Thanks,

Roland