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Posts Tagged ‘Twilight Time’

Wild in the Country (1961) Blu-ray Review: Dramatic Elvis in the Country

By Joe Garcia III | April 14, 2023 | 0

Wild in the Country isn’t actually that thrilling but it is a damn good Elvis picture.

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The Nun and the Devil Blu-ray Review: Which Mother Will Prove Superior?

By Kent Conrad | November 18, 2022 | 0

A power struggle in a convent reveals hypocritical structure of the church in this beautifully shot if unengaging historical drama.

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Morituri (1965) Blu-ray Review: Hidden Naval WWII Classic

By Kent Conrad | October 10, 2019 | 0

Starring Marlon Brando and Yul Brenner, Morituri is a great spy thriller beautifully shot aboard a real German frigate.

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The Big Fix (1978) Blu-ray Review: A Hippy Neo-noir Lament

By Kent Conrad | October 8, 2019 | 0

Richard Dreyfuss is Moses Wine, a former-hippy detective whose latest case takes him back to his radical roots.

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Hussy Blu-ray Review: You’ll Wonder If You Haven’t Seen It Before

By Mat Brewster | September 20, 2019 | 0

Even a saucy Dame Helen Mirren can’t save this clunker.

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The Chairman Blu-ray Review: Mr. Peck Goes to China

By Mat Brewster | September 17, 2019 | 0

Gregory Peck and J. Lee Thompson team up for a third and final time in this dullard of a spy flick.

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The Snake Pit Blu-ray Review: One of the First and Best Motion Pictures to Bring Mental Illness to Life

By Davy | September 8, 2019 | 0

A controversial, watershed classic that taps into a relatable topic that afflicts many of us.

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The New Centurions (1972) Blu-ray Review: Blue Lives Shatter

By Luigi Bastardo | May 9, 2018 | 0

Twilight Time books a classic, slow burning cop drama starring George C. Scott and Stacy Keach.

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The Seven-Ups (1973) Blu-ray Review: This One Gets Seven Thumbs Up

By Luigi Bastardo | May 8, 2018 | 0

Twilight Time proudly unleashes the intense, unofficial sequel to “The French Connection”. And it’s nothing short of awesome.

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The L-Shaped Room (1962) Blu-ray Review: The Misplaced Misfits

By Luigi Bastardo | May 6, 2018 | 0

Twilight Time releases the forgotten, award-winning “kitchen sink” drama from Bryan Forbes, which all fans of Morrissey and The Smiths should probably see.

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Forever Amber (1947) Blu-ray Review: It Never Seems That Long Until You’re Grown

By Luigi Bastardo | May 5, 2018 | 0

By hook or crook, Linda Darnell climbs her way to the top in the once-controversial drama, now available from Twilight Time.

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Don’t Bother to Knock (1952) Blu-ray Review: Marilyn Monoir

By Luigi Bastardo | May 4, 2018 | 0

Twilight Time releases the odd real-time film noir cult classic starring Richard Widmark, Marilyn Monroe, and Anne Bancroft.

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The Hospital (1971) Blu-ray Review: George C. Scott Loses His Patients

By Luigi Bastardo | May 3, 2018 | 0

There’s a killer on the loose and someone has to foot the bill in this obscured, Oscar-winning satire now available from Twilight Time.

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Wild Bill (1995) Blu-ray Review: The End of an Era (in Film)

By Luigi Bastardo | May 2, 2018 | 0

Twilight Time unholsters Walter Hill’s wildly uneven western starring Jeff Bridges as the iconic gunman.

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Play Dirty (1969) Blu-ray Review: The Dusty Octet

By Luigi Bastardo | May 1, 2018 | 0

Twilight Time raises Caine ‒ Michael Caine, that is ‒ with this forgotten anti-war flick from 007 producer Harry Saltzman.

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Wuthering Heights (1970) Blu-ray Review: Subtly Mind-Blowing

By Luigi Bastardo | April 28, 2018 | 0

AIP’s only Gothic romance is just as weird as you’d expect, and can now be seen in High-Definition thanks to Twilight Time.

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Harry and Walter Go to New York (1976) Blu-ray Review: They Should’ve Stayed Home

By Luigi Bastardo | April 27, 2018 | 0

Twilight Time brings us the maligned crime caper comedy with James Caan, Elliott Gould, Michael Caine, and Diane Keaton.

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Allenesque: Five Woody Allen Movies on Blu-ray from Twilight Time

By Luigi Bastardo | April 24, 2018 | 0

From screwball spoofs to serious dramas, this quintet of features from the one and only comedian/filmmaker offers a variety of stylings.

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Oh God, They’re Singing: Three Classic Musicals on Blu-ray

By Luigi Bastardo | March 29, 2018 | 0

The Warner Archive and Twilight Time give us some old song and dance routines, available in High-Definition (and in one case, widescreen) for the first time.

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The Emperor in August / Sayonara / The Yellow Handkerchief Blu-rays Review: Three for Japan

By Luigi Bastardo | February 21, 2018 | 0

All is fair (great, in fact!) in love, war, and on the road in this trio of classics from Twilight Time.

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The Pirates of Blood River (1962) Blu-ray Review: A Dish, Out of Water

By Luigi Bastardo | February 1, 2018 | 0

Twilight Time unsheathes an enjoyable Hammer Films outing with ex-Sinbad Kerwin Mathews and a smoothly sinister Christopher Lee.

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Beneath the 12-Mile Reef (1953) Blu-ray Review: Sunken Leisure

By Luigi Bastardo | January 31, 2018 | 0

Young Robert Wagner sinks to new depths ‒ literally ‒ in this early CinemaScope effort, now available in a beautiful, uncut, widescreen HD transfer from Twilight Time.

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Captain from Castile (1947) Blu-ray Review: A Power-fully Fun Swashbuckler

By Luigi Bastardo | January 30, 2018 | 0

Twilight Time foils foes with a splendid classic Hollywood adventure tale starring Tyrone Power.

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The Long, Hot Summer (1958) Blu-ray Review: Climax Change

By Luigi Bastardo | January 27, 2018 | 0

Twilight Time heats things up with Martin Ritt’s Southern Gothic tale starring Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Tony Franciosa, and an inarticulate Orson Welles.

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Six Shooters: A Full Round of Classic Westerns New to Blu-ray

By Luigi Bastardo | January 2, 2018 | 0

Twilight Time and the Warner Archive present us with a gunslingin’ good time.

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Suddenly, Last Summer (1959) Blu-ray Review: It Happened One Time

By Luigi Bastardo | October 18, 2017 | 0

Odd, compelling, and strangely satisfying, this unique and controversial film returns to shock contemporary audiences for entirely different reasons.

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Kid Galahad (1962) Blu-ray Review: Elvis. Bronson. Sold.

By Luigi Bastardo | September 29, 2017 | 0

Twilight Time brings us the only film in history to feature Elvis Presley and Charles Bronson, which automatically makes it awesome by default.

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8 Heads in a Duffel Bag (1997) Blu-ray Review: As Braindead as Its Name Implies

By Luigi Bastardo | September 19, 2017 | 0

Joe Pesci’s waning career gets ahead of itself in this delightfully dumb film now available in HD from Twilight Time.

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The Crimson Kimono (1959) Blu-ray Review: A Crash Course in Orientation

By Luigi Bastardo | September 18, 2017 | 0

Samuel Fuller’s powerful (and still topical) look at racism gets a beautiful HD release from Sony Pictures and Twilight Time.

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Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask) Blu-ray Review: Who’s Afraid?

By Luigi Bastardo | September 17, 2017 | 0

Twilight Time brings us Woody Allen’s legendary farce, highlighted by appearances from such greats as Gene Wilder and John Carradine.

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State Fair (1962) Blu-ray Review: Suppose They Held an Exhibition and Nobody Came?

By Luigi Bastardo | September 16, 2017 | 0

Jose Ferrer directs Pat Boone, Bobby Darin, and Ann-Margret in an awkward musical remake of a musical remake.

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Tom Sawyer (1973) / Huckleberry Finn (1974) Blu-ray Review: Wild Oates and Foster Kids

By Luigi Bastardo | September 15, 2017 | 0

Twilight Time proudly proclaims “I’ll be your Huckleberry” with these ’70s Mark Twain musicals from Arthur P. Jacobs and Reader’s Digest.

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The Bridge at Remagen (1969) Blu-ray Review: A Much Shorter Longest Day

By Luigi Bastardo | September 2, 2017 | 0

Cigar-chomping George Segal and Ben Gazzara act against Nazi Robert Vaughn in this WWII action flick, now available in beautiful High-Definition from Twilight Time.

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The Valachi Papers (1972) Blu-ray Review: Pulp Non-Fiction

By Luigi Bastardo | August 30, 2017 | 0

Twilight Time gives us a chance to tear into an underappreciated European Charles Bronson mafia flick from James Bond pioneer Terence Young.

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Brutal Tales of Chivalry (1965) Blu-ray Review: Who Says Chivalry Is Dead?

By Luigi Bastardo | August 23, 2017 | 0

The one and only Ken Takakura shows those young upstarts how to do it in this early yakuza offering from Toei and Twilight Time.

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The Man in the Moon (1991) Blu-ray Review: Wither Mulligan and Witherspoon

By Luigi Bastardo | August 22, 2017 | 0

Twilight Time brings us Robert Mulligan’s famous final film, featuring a dynamic debut from young Reese Witherspoon.

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The Stone Killer (1973) Blu-ray Review: Another Winner Starring Charles Bronson

By Luigi Bastardo | August 21, 2017 | 0

Michael Winner’s overlooked third collaboration with the iconic stone-faced action hero gets the HD treatment from Twilight Time.

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Inferno (1953) 3D/2D Blu-ray Review: Survival of the Richest

By Luigi Bastardo | August 19, 2017 | 0

The line between film noir and technicolor melodrama is finely drawn in the sand, as this must-see Twilight Time offering proves.

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Year of the Comet (1992) Blu-ray Review: It’s Twilight Wine Time

By Luigi Bastardo | August 18, 2017 | 0

Peter Yates’ unintentionally hilarious adventure tale will make you want to join a wine club and beat him over the head with it.

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Twilight Time Presents: Riches, Fortunes, Millions, and Women

By Luigi Bastardo | July 22, 2017 | 0

Four classics ranging from comedic capers to World War II musicals to soul-stirring Woody Allen dramas make their HD home video debut.

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Twilight Time Presents: Go Big, but Don’t Go Home!

By Luigi Bastardo | June 19, 2017 | 0

Four classic titles ranging from suffocating small town drama to the wonderful world of corporate corruption highlight this must-see wave of new Blu-ray releases.

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Kiss of Death (1947) / Edge of Eternity (1959) Blu-rays Review: Homicidal Tendencies

By Luigi Bastardo | May 14, 2017 | 0

Twilight Time brings us two remarkable, unforgettable, trend-setting thrillers from yesteryear in two equally beautifully transfers.

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Interiors (1978) / Chilly Scenes of Winter (1979) Blu-rays Review: Suicidal Tendencies

By Luigi Bastardo | May 1, 2017 | 0

Twilight Time unveils the HD debuts of two distinctly different dramas featuring Mary Beth Hurt.

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Twilight Time Presents: Odd Men Out (and the Women Who Drive Them)

By Luigi Bastardo | April 26, 2017 | 0

Vindictive villains, stereoscopic Stooges, speculative spouses, heroic horsemen, and illiterate inventors highlight this quartet of New-to-Blu releases.

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Blu-rays Review: Twilight Time Goes Around the World (and Then Some)

By Luigi Bastardo | April 22, 2017 | 0

Six globetrotting adventures and dramas make their HD home video debuts, including a Sonny Chiba disaster flick and that missing title from you Ray Harryhausen collection.

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Moscow on the Hudson (1984) Blu-ray Review: Relocation, Relocation, Relocation!

By Luigi Bastardo | March 8, 2017 | 0

Robin Williams turns in an exceptionally fine dramatic performance in this must-see classic from Paul Mazursky, now available in High-Definition from Twilight Time.

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Moby Dick (1956) Blu-ray Review: A Newly Restored Whale of a Tale

By Luigi Bastardo | December 29, 2016 | 0

Twilight Time brings us the most famous filmic Melville adaptation of all, lovingly restored to match the original theatrical presentation.

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Twilight Time Presents: A Quartet of Quirky Killers

By Luigi Bastardo | December 25, 2016 | 0

Susan Hayward, Anthony Perkins, Tony Curtis, and Shelley Winters commit killer performances in this assortment of murderous movies.

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Twilight Time Presents: The Southern Pacific Training Montage

By Luigi Bastardo | November 19, 2016 | 0

Runaway locomotives, trainspotting hoboes, rail-hopping escapees, and deep-rooted Deep South prides and prejudices highlight this delivery of Blu-ray goods.

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Twilight Time Presents: Sense and Sensitivities

By Luigi Bastardo | November 12, 2016 | 0

From insensitive employers to less-than-sensible debates about mayonnaise, this assortment of odds and ends is sure to inspire those of you who feel like humanity has lost all common sense.

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