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: WC Fields in three of his best, from Kino Lorber
One of the true greats of screen comedy, W.C. Fields enjoyed a massive resurgence in popularity during the late 1960s and early 1970s...
Blu Ray Review: Devil and the Deep (1932)
Kino Lorber continues to offer outstanding pre-code dramas that are new to blu ray. Devil and the Deep is a 1932 Paramount feature...
Blu Ray Review: The Cheat (1931)
Another fascinating pre-code drama released to blu ray by Kino Lorber, The Cheat is a 1931 remake of Cecil DeMille’s 1915 film. Tallulah...
Blu Ray Review: Hot Saturday (1932)
Kino Lorber has released the first film in which Cary Grant played the leading role (it was his sixth film), the seamy pre-code drama Hot...
Cinema Revisited: The Star Witness (1931)
With a screenplay by Lucien Hubbard (Smart Money, Three on a Match) and direction by William Wellman (The Public Enemy, Wild Boys of the...
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: 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...
Book Review: Becoming Carole Lombard: Stardom, Comedy, and Legacy
In one of the most insightful books on a Hollywood star, Olympia Kiriakou’s Becoming Carole Lombard: Stardom, Comedy, and Legacy...