Blu ray review: The Crime of the Century (1933)
Kino Lorber continues its release of Paramount pre-code classics with this outstanding drama about a mentalist (Jean Hersholt) who...
Blu Ray Review: Broken Lullaby (1932)
Ernst Lubitsch’s brilliant screen version of the 1930 play L'homme que j'ai tué by Maurice Rostand and its 1931 English-language...
Blu ray review: Mr. Majestyk
Kino Lorber continues to release some of actor Charles Bronson’s best films, the latest being Mr Majestyk (1974), directed by Richard...
Blu ray review – The Long Goodbye (1973)
Director Robert Altman’s penchant for long takes and overlapping dialog might have reached its zenith with his 1970s neo-noir masterpiece...
Cinema Revisited: Hopalong Cassidy (1935)
After being a Hopalong Cassidy fan my whole life, I finally have seen the very first film in the series. I don’t know that anyone at the...
The Contemporary Cinema: The Many Saints of Newark (2021)
David Chase’s cinematic prequel to his series The Sopranos is at somewhat of a disadvantage. The series is of enormous significance, its...
Blu Ray Review: Three More Bob Hope Features from Kino Lorber
Kino Lorber has been releasing a lot of Bob Hope’s films on blu ray, resulting in upgraded and enhanced versions of his most timeless and...
Blu Ray Review: Man With a Movie Camera (1929)
When Dziga Vertov’s Man With a Movie Camera was released as the silent era was concluding, his form-over-substance approach was wildly...
DVD Review: Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché
It is always gratifying when contemporary filmmakers and actors celebrate film history, especially when they exhibit an appreciation of...
TCM to show Mabel Normand silent feature
"The Extra Girl" Directed by F. Richard Jones. Story by Mack Sennett Cast: Mabel Normand, Ralph Graves, George Nicholls, Anna Hernandez,...