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Okay, so the 1960s were a weird time. I wasn't alive yet, but looking at the remnants of culture and society through its artifacts, you get a picture of both turbulence, effervescent joy, revolution, groovy designs on bright polyester, and...

When it comes to Federico Fellini's Roma, it's difficult to determine what's more self-indulgent, the act of appropriating by name a vital, ancient city that's been on the global forefront of politics, religion and culture, or this entire film in...

[Since I've reviewed the film on DVD back in February, I will only be adding my comments on the Blu-ray upgrade at the bottom]I will confess upfront that this is my first complete viewing of a Fellini film.  I've seen...

RaroVideo USA is jumping into the HD home video market with The Clowns on Blu-ray this October 17th.  I previously reviewed the DVD edition of The Clowns, and the video quality was the least of it's attributes, though it was...

I will confess upfront that this is my first complete viewing of a Fellini film.  I've seen bits and pieces of at least half a dozen, and I've seen Fellini's segment from Spirits of the Dead, but not full features. ...

[I'm very sorry that it has taken me a few extra days to get to this, family emergency.  Anyhow, I have two winners of the awesome Spirits of the Dead Blu-ray from Arrow Films, and they are:Justin Werkmeister and Anthony...

Since the 1960's, horror anthology films have flourished as a popular form of popular entertainment.  In many cases the anthology featured a single auteur approaching several different stories, as was the case in Mario Bava's Black Sabbath, or Masaki Kobayashi's...

[Just updating to throw in the fact that movie enthusiasts worldwide can now pre-order this with confidence as Arrow Films have confirmed that the Blu-ray will be region free and able to be played in machines anywhere.  Go to it,...