

Blu Ray Review: The Bride Comes Home (1935)
After her massive success in It Happened One Night (1934), a film she didn’t want to do, Claudette Colbert was placed in romantic...


Blu Ray Review: Thunderbolt (1929)
One of the most significant blu ray releases by Kino Lorber, Thunderbolt is a Josef von Sterburg film that was not only his first talkie,...


Blu Ray Review: Larceny (1948)
Kino Lorber’s classics division has released, on blu ray, the Universal post war noir film Larceny, which stars John Payne, Joan...


Blu Ray Review: Alias Nick Beal (1949)
Continuing their excellent track record in releasing some of Paramount Pictures' most interesting films, Kino Lorber’s Studio Classics...


Book Review: Jesus Christ Movie Star
I suppose if I made myself think seriously about it, I would have realized that the image of Jesus Christ is central to the development...


Blu ray review: The Web (1947)
Kino Lorber has released, on blu ray, this taut, entertaining B-level noir from Universal-International. With a cast that includes...


Blu Ray Review: Nine Mae West features released by Kino Lorber
Mae West is an iconic figure in showbiz history, but she made very few movies. She appeared in 8 features for Paramount Pictures during...


Blu Ray Review: Lights of Old Broadway (1925)
I have always taken umbrage at those who dismiss actress Marion Davies as a semi-skilled wannabe thrust into the spotlight by her...


Blu Ray Review: For Those Who Think Young (1964)
Kino Lorber’s release of For Those Who Think Young offers us a disarming throwback to the 1960s just before the Beatles came to redefine...


Book Review: The Rise and Fall of Max Linder: The First Cinema Celebrity
Back around 1970 there was an informative book entitled Clown Princes and Court Jesters that offered chapters on lesser-known comedians...

