

Kino Lorber celebrates the First Women Filmmakers
In anticipation of a major blu ray release, Kino Lorber, along with the Library of Congress has scheduled two theatrical presentations...


Cinema Revisited: Grand Canyon (1949)
Grand Canyon Directed by Paul Landres. Cast: Richard Arlen, Mary Beth Hughes, Reed Hadley, James Millican, Olin Howard, Grady Sutton,...


DVD Review: Charley Chase – The Hal Roach Talkies Volume One
Most mainstream DVD releases are corporate affairs, capitalizing on what is popular in our immediate culture. Others have a sense of...


DVD Review: Rocco and his Brothers (Rocco e i suoi fratelli)
Rocco and his Brothers Directed by Luchino Visconti. Cast: Alain Delon, Renato Salvatori, Annie Giradot, Katina Paxinou. Released...


DVD Review: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1938)
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Directed by Norman Taurog. Cast: Tommy Kelly, Ann Gillis, Jackie Moran, Victor Jory, May Robson, Walter...


Cinema Revisited: Ringside (1949) A low budget boxing drama.
Ringside Directed by Frank McDonald. Cast: Don Barry, Tom Brown, Sheila Ryan, Joseph Crehan, Joey Adams, Margia Dean, Lyle Talbot. 68...


DVD Review: The Big Country (William Wyler, 1958)
When William Wyler’s epic western “The Big Country” was released, then President Dwight Eisenhower proclaimed it the greatest movie ever...


DVD Review: Hitchcock’s Under Capricorn (1949)
Alfred Hitchcock is frequently praised for his use of long takes in “Rope” (1948), but the very next year he employed the same filmmaking...


DVD Review: I Jane, Doe (1948)
A striking post-war courtroom drama, with John Auer’s artful direction and strong performances by a great cast, “I Jane Doe” addresses...


DVD Review: The Woman in the Window (1944)
Writer-producer Nunnally Johnson chose this adaption of the J.H. Wallis novel “Once Off Guard” as the first movie for his own production...