My review of Kino Lorber's new Blu-ray release of Lewis Gilbert's "THE 7th DAWN" is up at Cinema Retro.
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Thursday, December 30, 2021
Tuesday, December 28, 2021
Review of Kino Lorber's Blu-ray of "All My Sons"
My review of Kino Lorber's new Blu-ray release of Arthur Miller's "ALL MY SONS" is up at Cinema Retro.
Friday, December 24, 2021
Review of Kino Lorber's Blu-ray of Hitchcock's "Rich and Strange"
My review of Kino Lorber's new Blu-ray release of Alfred Hitchcock's "RICH AND STRANGE" is up at Cinema Retro
Sunday, December 19, 2021
Review of Cohen Film's Blu-ray of Nicholas Meyer's "The Deceivers"
My review of the Cohen Film Collection's new Blu-ray release of Pierce Brosnan in Nicholas Meyer's "THE DECEIVERS" is up at Cinema Retro.
Thursday, December 16, 2021
Review of Paramount Presents' Blu-ray of Ashby's "Harold and Maude"
My review of Paramount Presents' new Blu-ray release of Hal Ashby's "HAROLD AND MAUDE" is up at Cinema Retro.
Tuesday, December 14, 2021
Review of Kino Lorber's 2021 Blu-ray of Altman's "The Long Goodbye"
My review of Kino Lorber's new Blu-ray (2021) release of Robert Altman's "THE LONG GOODBYE" is up at Cinema Retro.
Thursday, December 2, 2021
Review of Kino Lorber's Blu-ray of Hitchcock's "Number Seventeen"
My review of Kino Lorber's new Blu-ray release of Alfred Hitchcock's "NUMBER SEVENTEEN" is up at Cinema Retro.
Monday, November 29, 2021
Review of Criterion's Blu-ray box of "Once Upon a Time in China--the Complete Films"
My review of The Criterion Collection's new Blu-ray box set of "ONCE UPON A TIME IN CHINA--THE COMPLETE FILMS" is up at Cinema Retro.
Thursday, November 25, 2021
Review of Kino Lorber's Blu-ray of "The General Died at Dawn"
My review of Kino Lorber's new Blu-ray release of Lewis Milestone's "THE GENERAL DIED AT DAWN" is up at Cinema Retro.
Monday, November 22, 2021
Review of Warner Archive's Blu-ray of Minnelli's "Some Came Running"
My review of Warner Archive's new Blu-ray release of Vincente Minnelli's "SOME CAME RUNNING" is up at Cinema Retro.
Saturday, November 20, 2021
Review of Warner Archive's Blu-ray of "The Last of Sheila"
My review of Warner Archive's new Blu-ray release of "THE LAST OF SHEILA" is up at Cinema Retro.
Saturday, November 13, 2021
Review of Kino Lorber's Blu-ray of "Night Has a Thousand Eyes"
My review of Kino Lorber's new Blu-ray release of Edward G. Robinson in "NIGHT HAS A THOUSAND EYES" is up at Cinema Retro.
Friday, November 12, 2021
Review of Kino Lorber's Blu-ray of Loretta Young in "The Accused"
My review of Kino Lorber's new Blu-ray release of Loretta Young in "THE ACCUSED" is up at Cinema Retro.
Thursday, November 11, 2021
Review of Kino Lorber's Blu-ray of "Among the Living"
My review of Kino Lorber's new Blu-ray release of "AMONG THE LIVING" is up at Cinema Retro.
Monday, October 25, 2021
Review of Kino Lorber's Blu-ray of W. C. Fields in "The Bank Dick"
My review of Kino Lorber's new Blu-ray release of W. C. Fields in "THE BANK DICK" is up at Cinema Retro.
Tuesday, October 19, 2021
Review of Criterion's Blu-ray of Ramsay's "Ratcatcher"
My review of The Criterion Collection's new Blu-ray of Lynne Ramsay's "RATCATCHER" is up at Cinema Retro.
Saturday, October 16, 2021
Reviews of Kino Lorber's Blu-rays of "It's a Gift" & "The Old Fashioned Way"
My reviews of Kino Lorber's new Blu-ray releases of W. C. Fields in "IT'S A GIFT" and "THE OLD FASHIONED WAY" are up at Cinema Retro.
Saturday, October 9, 2021
Review of Criterion's Blu-ray of "The Incredible Shrinking Man"
My review of The Criterion Collection's new Blu-ray release of Jack Arnold's "THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING MAN" is up at Cinema Retro.
Monday, October 4, 2021
Review of Warner Archive's Blu-ray of "A Night at the Opera"
My review of Warner Archive's new Blu-ray release of the Marx Brothers in "A NIGHT AT THE OPERA" is up at Cinema Retro.
Sunday, October 3, 2021
Review of Arrow Video's Blu-ray of Scott's "Legend"
My review of Arrow Video's new Blu-ray release of Ridley Scott's "LEGEND" is up at Cinema Retro.
Tuesday, September 14, 2021
Review of Paramount Presents' Blu-ray of Stevens' "A Place in the Sun"
My review of Paramount Presents' new Blu-ray release of George Stevens' "A PLACE IN THE SUN" is up at Cinema Retro.
Sunday, September 5, 2021
Review of Arrow Video's Limited Edition 4K Ultra HD/Blu-ray of Lynch's "Dune"
My review of Arrow Video's new Limited Edition 4K Ultra HD/Blu-ray edition of David Lynch's "DUNE" is up at Cinema Retro.
Wednesday, September 1, 2021
Review of Kino Lorber's Blu-ray or Basil Dearden's "Masquerade"
My review of Kino Lorber's new Blu-ray release of Basil Dearden's "MASQUERADE" is up at Cinema Retro
Monday, August 30, 2021
Review of Kino Lorber's Blu-ray of Donen's "Arabesque"
My review of Kino Lorber's new Blu-ray release of Stanley Donen's "ARABESQUE" is up at Cinema Retro.
Monday, August 9, 2021
Review of Kino Lorber/Something Weird's Blu-ray of "Peek-A-Boo"/"B Girl Rhapsody"
My review of Kino Lorber and Something Weird Video's new Blu-ray release of "Forbidden Fruit: The Golden Age of the Exploitation Picture, Volume 12": "PEEK-A-BOO"/"B GIRL RHAPSODY" is up at Cinema Retro.
Wednesday, August 4, 2021
Review of Kino Lorber's Blu-ray of Wilder's "The Fortune Cookie"
My review of Kino Lorber's new Blu-ray release of Billy Wilder's THE FORTUNE COOKIE is up at Cinema Retro.
Friday, July 30, 2021
Review of Warner Archive's Blu-ray of "I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes!"
My review of Warner Archive's new Blu-ray release of the crime drama "I WOULDN'T BE IN YOUR SHOES!" is up at Cinema Retro.
Saturday, July 24, 2021
Review of Criterion's Blu-ray of Borden's "Working Girls"
My review of The Criterion Collection's new Blu-ray release of Lizzie Borden's 1986 docu-drama "WORKING GIRLS" is up at Cinema Retro.
Friday, July 23, 2021
Review of Warner Archive's Blu-ray of "Step by Step"
My review of Warner Archive's new Blu-ray release of Lawrence Tierney in "STEP BY STEP" is up at Cinema Retro.
Tuesday, July 20, 2021
Review of Kino Lorber's Blu-ray of French thriller "Icy Breasts"
My review of Kino Lorber's new Blu-ray release of the French thriller "Les seins de glace" (ICY BREASTS) is up at Cinema Retro.
Monday, July 19, 2021
Review of Kino Lorber/Something Weird's Blu-ray of "Girl Gang" & "Pin-Down Girl"
My review of Kino Lorber & Something Weird Video's new Blu-ray release of "Forbidden Fruit: The Golden Age of the Exploitation Picture, Volume 11"-- "GIRL GANG"/"PIN-DOWN GIRL" is up at Cinema Retro.
Review of Kino Lorber's Blu-ray of Ray Milland in "Alias Nick Beal"
My review of Kino Lorber's new Blu-ray release of Ray Milland in "ALIAS NICK BEAL" is up at Cinema Retro.
Review of Kino Lorber's Blu-ray of John Payne in "Larceny"
My review of Kino Lorber's new Blu-ray release of John Payne & Shelley Winters in "LARCENY" is up at Cinema Retro.
Review of Kino Lorber's Blu-ray of "The Web"
My review of Kino Lorber's new Blu-ray release of Edmond O'Brien in "THE WEB" is up at Cinema Retro.
Review of Kino Lorber's Blu-ray releases of Mae West Films, Part Two
My review of Kino Lorber's new Blu-ray releases of MAE WEST movies, Part Two, is up at Cinema Retro.
Review of Kino Lorber's Blu-ray of Alastair Sim in "The Green Man"
My review of Kino Lorber's new Blu-ray release of Alastair Sim in "THE GREEN MAN" is up at Cinema Retro.
Review of Kino Lorber's Blu-rays of Mae West Films, Part One
My review of Kino Lorber's new Blu-ray releases of MAE WEST film titles, Part One, is up at Cinema Retro.
Review of Cohen Film's Blu-ray of "It Happened Tomorrow"
My review of the Cohen Film Group's new Blu-ray release of Dick Powell in "IT HAPPENED TOMORROW" is up at Cinema Retro.
Review of Arrow Video's Steelbook Blu-ray of Terry Gilliam's "12 Monkeys"
My review of Arrow Video's new Steelbook Blu-ray release of Terry Gilliam's "12 MONKEYS" is up at Cinema Retro.
Friday, May 7, 2021
Review of Warner Archive's Blu-ray of "Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House"
My review of Warner Archive's new Blu-ray release of Cary Grant & Myrna Loy in MR. BLANDINGS BUILDS HIS DREAM HOUSE is up at Cinema Retro.
Thursday, May 6, 2021
Review of Warner Archive's Blu-ray of film noir "They Won't Believe Me"
My review of Warner Archive's new Blu-ray release of the film noir drama starring Robert Young and Susan Hayward, THEY WON'T BELIEVE ME, is up at Cinema Retro.
Tuesday, May 4, 2021
Review of Criterion's Blu-ray of Goulding's "Nightmare Alley"
My review of The Criterion Collection's new Blu-ray release of Edmund Goulding's "NIGHTMARE ALLEY" is up at Cinema Retro.
Thursday, April 22, 2021
Review of Kino Lorber/Something Weird's Blu-ray of "Wages of Sin"
My review of Kino Lorber and Something Weird Video's new Blu-ray release of "Forbidden Fruit--the Golden Age of the Exploitation Picture, Volume 10: WAGES OF SIN" is up at Cinema Retro.
Wednesday, April 7, 2021
Review of Kino Lorber/Something Weird's Blu-ray of "The Lash of the Penitentes"
My review of Kino Lorber and Something Weird Video's new Blu-ray release of "Forbidden Fruit: The Golden Age of the Exploitation Picture, Volume 9"--THE LASH OF THE PENITENTES--is up at Cinema Retro.
Thursday, April 1, 2021
Review of Glenn Frankel's Book "Shooting Midnight Cowboy"
My review of Glenn Frankel's new "biography of a film"--SHOOTING MIDNIGHT COWBOY--is up at Cinema Retro.
Tuesday, March 23, 2021
Review of Warner Archive's Blu-ray of Dmytryk's "Crossfire"
My review of Warner Archive's new Blu-ray release of Edward Dmytryk's "CROSSFIRE" is up at Cinema Retro.
Review of Paramount Movies' Blu-ray of "The Greatest Show on Earth"
My review of Paramount Movies' new Blu-ray release of Cecil B. DeMille's "THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH" is up at Cinema Retro.
Wednesday, March 10, 2021
Review of Kino Lorber's Blu-ray of Brooks' "The Producers"
My review of Kino Lorber's new Blu-ray release of Mel Brooks' "THE PRODUCERS" is up at Cinema Retro.
Monday, March 1, 2021
Review of Kino Lorber's Blu-ray of "Filmworker"
My review of Kino Lorber's new Blu-ray release of "FILMWORKER"--Tony Zierra's look at Leon Vitali and what it was like to work for Stanley Kubrick--is up at Cinema Retro.
Saturday, February 20, 2021
Review of Kino Lorber's Blu-ray of "Runaway Train"
My review of Kino Lorber's new Blu-ray release of Andrei Konchalovsky's "RUNAWAY TRAIN" is up at Cinema Retro.
Tuesday, February 16, 2021
Review of Kino Lorber's Blu-ray of Lee's "Lust, Caution"
My review of Kino Lorber's new Blu-ray release of Ang Lee's "LUST, CAUTION" is up at Cinema Retro.
Friday, February 12, 2021
Review of Warner Archive's Blu-ray of "San Francisco"
My review of Warner Archive's new Blu-ray release of W. S. Van Dyke's "SAN FRANCISCO" is up at Cinema Retro.
Thursday, February 11, 2021
Review of Kino Lorber's Blu-ray of Bob Hope in "My Favorite Blonde"
My review of Kino Lorber's new Blu-ray release of Bob Hope in "MY FAVORITE BLONDE" is up at Cinema Retro.
Thursday, February 4, 2021
Review of Kino Lorber/Something Weird's Blu-ray of "Ingagi"
My review of Kino Lorber and Something Weird Video's new Blu-ray release of Forbidden Fruit Vol. 8, exploitation film "INGAGI" (1930) is up at Cinema Retro.
Sunday, January 24, 2021
Review of ParamountMovies' Blu-ray of "The Court Jester"
My review of ParamountMovies' new Blu-ray release of Danny Kaye in "THE COURT JESTER" is up at Cinema Retro.
Review of Warner Archive's Blu-ray of "After the Thin Man"
My review of Warner Archive's new Blu-ray release of W. S. Van Dyke's "AFTER THE THIN MAN" is up at Cinema Retro.
Tuesday, January 19, 2021
Review of Arrow Video's Blu-ray of "Silent Running"
My review of Arrow Video's new Blu-ray of Douglas Trumbull's "SILENT RUNNING" is up at Cinema Retro.