

Blu ray review: The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923)
My first encounter with The Hunchback of Notre Dame was a Super 8mm silent print from Blackhawk Films that I got from my public library...


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...


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: Skullduggery (1970)
I remember seeing this movie back in the summer of 1970 in a double feature with the Elvis Presley picture Change of Habit. So, it is...


Contemporary Cinema: Cry Macho (2021)
Articles discussing Clint Eastwood’s latest film take some issue with the actor-director being too old for some of the aspects of his...


Book Review: Celebrity Obituaries 2020
I think it has been around 30 years that we've seen Harris Lentz’s collection of celebrity obits come out annually from the same...


Book Review: Silent Vignettes: Stars, Studios and Stories from the Silent Movie Era
Tim Lussier’s new book from Bear Manor is a delightful, interesting, and enlightening anthology of information on the silent era. The...


Blu Ray Review: Theater of Blood (1973)
I recall Vincent Price once stating, in an interview, that his favorite of all of his films was Theater of Blood. While this may have...


Blu ray review: The Fortune Cookie (1966)
Kino Lorber has released Billy Wilder’s best film since The Apartment (1960) and funniest since Some Like it Hot (1959). The Fortune...


Blu Ray Review: Fitzwilly (1967)
Kino Lorber has released the delightfully amusing Delbert Mann feature Fitzwilly, in which we see Dick Van Dyke continuing to use cinema...

