Cinema Revisited: Cinema Paradiso (1988)
A classic Italian film in which a man, Salvatore, who has not been back to his home town, even to see his mother, for 30 years, is sent...
Blu Ray Review: Lucky Luciano (1973)
Kino Lorber has released Francesco Rosi’s 1973 Italian film about the notorious gangster whose life was filled with contradiction and...
DVD Review: Two early Hitchcock features from Kino Lorber
Alfred Hitchcock is one of the most important directors in film history, helping to create the language of cinema by successfully...
Cinema Revisited: Small Change (1976)
Directed by Francois Truffaut. Starring Philippe Goldmann, Nicole Félix, Bruno Staab, Jean-François Stévenin, Geory Desmouceaux, Sylvie...
DVD Review: For a Few Dollars More
KINO has released, on blu ray, the second in the Dollars trilogy directed by Sergio Leone and featuring Clint Eastwood. Usually...
DVD Review: Two rare films from director Murnau
When one discusses the work of German Expressionist director Fredrich Wilhelm (F.W.) Murnau, films like “Nosferatu” (1922), “The Last...
Cinema Revisited: Melody (1971)
Melody Directed by Waris Hussein. Cast: Mark Lester, Tracy Hyde, Jack Wild, Colin Barrie, Billy Franks, Ashley Knight, Roy Kinnear. ...
DVD Review: Maborosi (1995)
Director Hirokazu Kore-eda brings Teru Miyamoto’s story to the screen, via a screenplay by Yoshihisa Ogita. It is a film of masterful...
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...