

Book Review: AAAAALLLVIIINNN!
Sub-titled “The Story of Ross Bagdasarian Sr., Liberty Records, Format Films, and The Alvin Show,” this combination biography and career...


The Current Cinema: Cinevangelist: A Life in Revival Film
Matt Barry’s production of film historian and exhibitor George Figgs is a fascinating look at a man to whom cinema has always been of...


Cinema Revisited: The Captain Hates the Sea (1934)
The Captain Hates the Sea. Directed by Lewis Milestone. Cast: Victor McLaglen, Wynne Gibson, Alison Skipworth, John Gilbert Helen Vinson,...


DVD Review: The Alice Howell Collection
The concept of women in screen comedy has a rich and detailed history that is in danger of being unfairly overlooked or completely...


DVD Review: More Hope and Crosby Road Movies on Blu Ray
Continuing their consistent releasing of beloved classics from vintage Hollywood, KINO now offers, on DVD and blu ray, the remaining Road...


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: Broadway Bound (1992)
For the third filmed version of his Eugene trilogy (the first two being “Brighton Beach Memoirs” and “Biloxi Blues”), Neil Simon chose to...


DVD Review: The Tarnished Angels (1957)
Douglas Sirk’s melodrama about a Depression era reporter getting involved with the sordid lives of a stunt flyer, his wife, and his...


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...


DVD Review: Fox Fire (1955)
The first thing one notices with KINO’s new blu ray of Joseph Pevney’s “Fox Fire” are the striking visuals. The film opens with Jane...

