In #TheRevoltOfMamieStover, #JaneRussell gives the #Hawaiian scenery a run for its money. If the film elements for the main feature faded at all, CineSavant's #GlennErickson can’t tell by Twilight Time’s sensational-looking new Blu-ray, released 7/17.
#GlennErickson thinks that ClassicFlix’s new 3-disc DVD set “The Complete #HalRoach #ThelmaTodd #PatsyKelly Comedy Collection” does a major service for the era’s comedy cinema in giving us an entire run of Roach comedies to study.
In “A Clever, Resourceful Special Effects Surprise,” CineSavant’s #GlennErickson assesses the #specialeffects in sci-fi extravaganza #Kronos, and discovers they hail from a surprising source...
CineSavant’s #GlennErickson reviews the new #Indicator Blu-ray of Terence Fisher’s 1959 mass murder shocker, #TheStranglersOfBombay. The voluminous extras for Stranglers will be a big attraction for inquisitive #Hammer fans.
CineSavant’s #GlennErickson & correspondent ‘B’ find the new #TwilightTime Blu-ray of #CinderellaLiberty to be a handsome encoding. Director #MarkRydell channels Altman for his tough-love romance between sailor #JamesCaan & #pool hall tramp #MarshaMason:
100 million viewers tuned into ABC back in 1983 to find out if the world would end with a bang or a whimper in the daring docudrama #TheDayAfter, out in a new KL Studio Classics Blu-ray release. CineSavant’s #GlennErickson has your full report:
CineSavant’s #GlennErickson unpacks the original, ill-fated on-screen incarnation of #DCComics’ #Supergirl, out today on Blu-ray. Star #HelenSlater shines, while #FayeDunaway, #PeterOToole & #MiaFarrow have varying degrees of success in supporting turns:
In his new article Meet Me At The Astor, CineSavant’s #GlennErickson presents a quick slideshow of photos from New Yawk, New Yawk, where once upon a time, any old film release might get a gigantic ‘your name in lights’ opening on the Great White Way. #007
Lifelong gaming fan #StevenSpielberg goes all-in for motion capture with #ReadyPlayerOne, new to Blu-ray from #WarnerBros. #GlennErickson asserts that "RPO" is an ode to 1980s pop culture that could be re-titled ‘Astounding Adventures in Licensing.’
#HalWallis’ #IWalkAlone is light on action but strong on character — which is just fine, since it stars #BurtLancaster, #LizabethScott, #KirkDouglas & #WendellCorey. #GlennErickson calls the new #KinoLorber Blu-ray a good encoding of this star showcase:
Director #LeoHurwitz’s bombshell essay doc #StrangeVictory, out in a fresh Blu-ray transfer from #TheMilestoneCinematheque, addresses the dark evils of this country’s political soul. #GlennErickson considers it the most important film he's seen in 2018:
#BillyWilder’s lavish #IrmaLaDouce boils down to a dirty party joke, but audiences flocked to see #JackLemmon & #ShirleyMacLaine in a fantasy French red light district. #GlennErickson digs the transfer quality in the #KLStudioClassics Blu-ray reissue:
The exciting seagoing drama #BillyBudd will take your head off, promises CineSavant’s #GlennErickson. Allied Artists’ classic is an impressive feat by director-co-screenwriter and star #PeterUstinov. Glenn lauds the new Blu-ray release from #WarnerArchive:
The diabolically clever alien invasion fantasy #VillageOfTheDamned gets the deluxe Blu-ray treatment courtesy of #WarnerArchive. #GlennErickson considers the new release of this sci-fi classic to be a flawless encoding.
#AMatterOfLifeAndDeath arrives as a stunning #Criterion Blu-ray on 7/26. #MichaelPowell & #EmericPressburger tell the tale of British Flying Officer #DavidNiven, in love w/ #KimHunter & in limbo between terra firma & heaven. #GlennErickson has more:
In the new #KinoLorber Blu-ray of #UnderCapricorn, #AlfredHitchcock directs #IngridBergman & #JosephCotten in a tale of marital intrigues and social bigotry in a land populated by ex-cons. #GlennErickson considers the 4K restoration a pleasure to watch:
#HitlersHollywood, a new documentary from #RudigerSuchsland, stands as the most thorough, eye-opening show on the subject that CineSavant’s #GlennErickson has seen. It comes with revelations on surprising names, like #DouglasSirk and #IngridBergman.
#TakeAGirlLikeYou pairs #HayleyMills with an unlikable #OliverReed, according to CineSavant’s #GlennErickson. The #TwilightTime Blu-ray is a handsome encoding of this bright and colorful excursion into sexually-active frustration.
#GlennErickson reviews #BleekerStreet’s middling hostage negotiation drama #Beirut, from the capable filmmakers #BradAnderson and #TonyGilroy. #JonHamm plays an alcoholic conflict negotiator, and #RosamundPike plays an intrepid diplomat/agent:
A bloodsucking fiend is stalking the highways and byways of lower Manhattan… and she has a PhD! CineSavant’s #GlennErickson unpacks the recent #ArrowVideo Blu-ray of #AbelFerrara’s vampire indie #TheAddiction, which puts #LiliTaylor through the ringer:
#MarleneDietrich’s 6 Paramount pictures for #JosefVonSternberg arrive in a beautifully annotated disc set from #Criterion, #DietrichAndVonSternbergInHollywood. #GlennErickson has your full scoop on the most creative director-muse relationship of the 1930s:
#GlennErickson asserts that lively stars, good music and Bob Fosse-grade dancing favor Columbia’s forgotten-yet-rediscovered #musical remake #MySisterEileen. #JanetLeigh & #JackLemmon are the most famous names, but #BettyGarrett steals the show:
Italian neorealist pioneer #LuchinoVisconti’s national epic #RoccoAndHisBrothers looks and plays better than ever on a new #Milestone Cinematheque Blu-ray release, according to CineSavant’s #GlennErickson.
James Bridges’ smart and effective thriller #TheChinaSyndrome depicts the news media’s response to a nuclear accident. CineSavant’s #GlennErickson has your full thoughts on the movie’s #PowerhouseIndicator Blu-ray: #janefonda #michaeldouglas #jacklemmon
In a piece of pre-Code filmmaking that has aged poorly, #LorettaYoung stars as a secretary, trapped between three unscrupulous men. CineSavant’s #GlennErickson has your full review of the new #WarnerArchive DVD release of #SheHadToSayYes:
In director #IrwinWinkler’s #GuiltyBySuspicion, #RobertDeNiro, #AnnetteBening and #GeorgeWendt give a bite of immediacy to the way the blacklist upset careers and blighted lives. CineSavant’s #GlennErickson has your full review right here:
To #GlennErickson, #WesCraven’s undeniably frightening #TheLastHouseOnTheLeft is both a legit expression of political rage, and the cheapest form of screen exploitation. #ArrowVideo’s 3-Disc Limited Edition Blu-ray release is quite comprehensive:
In #TheWomanInTheWindow, director #FritzLang and writer/producer #NunnallyJohnson take a deep dive into Psych 101 and come up with a milquetoast-meets-murderous-femme tale that pays off marvelously. #GlennErickson has your full review:
The #WarnerArchive Blu-ray of #2WeeksInAnotherTown gives #VincenteMinnelli’s drama a marvelous presentation, according to CineSavant’s #GlennErickson. In Rome, washed-up actor #KirkDouglas strives to reinvent himself amid past vipers:
#WilliamWyler’s #TheBigCountry pushes the ‘big’ angle for all it’s worth. It thrives with an outsized cast (including #GregoryPeck, #JeanSimmons, #CharltonHeston, and #BurlIves) and epic camerawork. #GlennErickson praises the movie’s #KinoLorber Blu-ray: