Here we take a ‘Missing on Blu’ Review break thanks to the Public Domain availability of a show we aren’t convinced was ever given a legit disc release, legit as in ‘authorized.’ England’s 1956 Michael Anderson version of George Orwell’s legendary book dropped (mostly) out of sight long ago, and this was the first time…
Warner Archive Collection: 50s Sci-Fi Collection Warner Archive – Blu ray 1953-1958 – 1.33:1, 2:35.1 Starring Paul Christian, James Whitmore, Hugh Marlowe, Allison Hayes Written by Lou Morheim, Ted Sherdeman, Edward Bernds, Mark Hanna Directed by Eugène Lourié, Gordon Douglas, Edward Bernds, Nathan Hertz While television in the 50s promoted a comforting vision of the…
Pairing wine with movies! See the trailers and hear the fascinating commentary for these movies, and many more, at Trailers From Hell. This week, we look at what is real and what is not, with an emphasis on what is not. There will be a wine pairing for each of the three films, if…
It’s a chronicle of defeat and doom, hopelessness and horror … yet director Kon Ichikawa turns it into an engrossing experience. Foot soldier Tamura is one of thousands of Japanese troops left behind after military defeats; surrender risks execution by partisan Philippinos, and the alternative is slow starvation in the hills. Desperation and madness take…
Crime movies have grown a lot more vicious since 1971, but few pack the hard crime impact of Mike Hodges’ gangster revenge tale. Michael Caine’s Jack Carter is a London hit man who returns to his roots in Newcastle, to sort out the sudden death of his brother. It leads to the expected trail of…
The blizzard looks real and the big stars are flashy, but Ross Hunter’s 70mm ode to supermarket best sellers still plays like a TV movie. Both airport manager Burt Lancaster and pilot Dean Martin are straying from their marriages, with Jean Seberg (sigh!) and Jacqueline Bisset (wow!). But the direction dotes on cute geriatric stowaway…
After a lifetime watching horror movies, I’ve come up with a few rules based on my observations. The first and most important one is: Nothing good ever happens in a basement. A subset to that rule is: Not as emphatic, but also skip the attic. I’d include a sub-subset, but I’ll let people figure out…
Pairing wine with movies! See the trailers and hear the fascinating commentary for these movies, and many more, at Trailers From Hell. This week we spotlight some not-so-ladylike ladies, and offer a wine pairing for each film. I should apologize in advance for all the nasty things we’ll be saying about the following women….
Four Sided Triangle Hammer – 4K Ultra HD 1953 – 1.33:1 Starring Stephen Murray, Barbara Payton, John Van Eyssen Written by Paul Tabori, Terence Fisher Directed by Terence Fisher Touted as Hammer Studio’s first brush with monsters and mad doctors, 1953’s Four Sided Triangle features a monster, alright—the green-eyed variety. The jealous guy in question…
