Tag: bluray
Blu-Ray Review: Criterion's THE GUNFIGHTER Draws on Western Glory
When did Hollywood’s deconstruction of the American Western myth officially break through? Depending on which aficionado you look to, the answer given may be Sam Peckinpah’s The Wild Bunch (1969), or Fred Zinnemann’s High Noon (1952), or another venerated film amid the 1950’s great...
Now on Blu-ray: Criterion Unleashes BRUTE FORCE and THE NAKED CITY
By the mid-1940s, “Film Noir” was thoroughly established stylistically, though not yet by name. Undeniably, there was a prevailing mentality rooted in postwar societal darkness, and it had permeated Hollywood studio filmmaking. The movies’ inherent propensity for light and shadow...
Review: Criterion Rediscovers THE LOST HONOR OF KATHARINA BLUM
Volker Schlöndorff and Margarethe von Trotta's tense German political thriller gets a much-needed high-definition upgrade.
Coming Soon on Criterion: THE IRISHMAN Cometh, GHOST DOG: THE WAY OF THE SAMURAI Restored
Also slated for release in November 2020 from The Criterion Collection: 'Girlfriends,' 'Moonstruck,' 'Essential Fellini.'
Blu-ray Review: Cult Epics Gets Brassy With P.O. BOX TINTO BRASS / ISTINTOBRASS
A new, limited dual edition of Tinto Brass titles examines the erotica auteur's methods and legacy.
Blu-ray Review: TOKYO OLYMPIAD Stands Tall As an Artistic Commentary on Sports
Ichikawa Kon's magnificent film, now available on a splendid, comprehensive Blu-ray from The Criterion Collection, transcends its 'sports documentary' premise.
GANGS OF LONDON Heading to Blu-ray
A bloody British gangster series, made for television, is now heading to Blu-ray, which is exciting news for people who live in Region B (and you know who you are) and/or own a multi-region Blu-ray player, not least because Gareth...
Coming Soon on Criterion: THE COMFORT OF STRANGERS From Paul Schrader, TONI From Jean Renoir
Also: 'Town Bloody Hall,' 'The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum' and 'The Complete Films of Agnes Varda' will all see release in August 2020.
Blu-ray Review: THE CRANES ARE FLYING Takes Off as Criterion Blu-ray Upgrade
To come out of the gate pronouncing Mikhail Kalatozov’s 1957 World War II Soviet Homefront drama The Cranes Are Flying (Letyat zhuravli) as one of the finest films ever made might be an accurate assessment, but it wouldn’t necessarily be bringing anything new...
Now on Blu-ray: THE GREAT ESCAPE, Tight Spaces, Ripping Adventures
Steve McQueen, James Coburn, James Garner, Charles Bronson, Donald Pleasance and Richard Attenborough star in John Sturges' wartime adventure, now on Blu-ray from the Criterion Collection.
Twilight Time Movies: Here Comes the Night
Home video label Twilight Time will be winding down operations this summer.
Coming Soon on Criterion: TOKYO OLYMPIAD and THE CAMERAMAN
Also: 'Portrait of a Lady on Fire,' 'An Unmarried Woman' and 'Come and See.'
Now on Blu-ray: THE RETURNED S2, The Dead Still Don't Want Brains
The French series continues to plunge into the mysteries of the living dead.
Blu-ray Review: THE REPTILE Slithers and Shocks
Directed by in 1966 by John Gilling (The Saint), The Reptile is one of two Hammer Horror films released today (July 30) by Scream Factory. (The other is Lust for a Vampire.) This film is a hard one to describe, but I'll...
Upcoming Criterion: THE KOKER TRILOGY, THE INLAND SEA, MAGNIFICENT OBSESSION, AN ANGEL AT MY TABLE
Plus: 'The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice.'
70s Rewind: DOMINIQUE, A Man Out of Time
What, exactly, was Cliff freakin' Robertson doing in the 1970s?
Blu-ray Review: Hammer Horror's THE WITCHES
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...
Blu-ray Review: WANDA Quietly Howls in Desperation
Remarkably accomplished, Barbara Loden's directorial debut from 1970 remains cutting and insightful.
Blu-ray Review: NOTORIOUS Is Glorious
Of course, if you're reading this, you know who Alfred Hitchcock is. If you somehow do not and consider yourself a fan of classic cinema --- Hollywood or otherwise --- you need to rectify that as soon as possible. One...
Blu-ray Review: Criterion Dissects MIKEY & NICKY
A lifelong friend is not an easy thing to come by, and the older we get, the more we can appreciate the rarity of such a relationship. Peter Falk articulates this well in a 45-minute radio interview included in the...
