Posts Tagged ‘drama’
The Big Knife (1955) Blu-ray Review: Cuts Like a Life
Jack Palance, Ida Lupino, and a barely restrained Rod Steiger star in this dark exposé of ’50s Hollywood from Arrow Academy.
Read MoreSuddenly, Last Summer (1959) Blu-ray Review: It Happened One Time
Odd, compelling, and strangely satisfying, this unique and controversial film returns to shock contemporary audiences for entirely different reasons.
Read MoreKid Galahad (1962) Blu-ray Review: Elvis. Bronson. Sold.
Twilight Time brings us the only film in history to feature Elvis Presley and Charles Bronson, which automatically makes it awesome by default.
Read MoreThe Suspicious Death of a Minor (1975) Blu-ray Review: Deep Red Something
Sergio Martino’s wild giallo/poliziotteschi/comedy hybrid is just as jaw-droppingly amazing as it sounds.
Read MoreThe Crimson Kimono (1959) Blu-ray Review: A Crash Course in Orientation
Samuel Fuller’s powerful (and still topical) look at racism gets a beautiful HD release from Sony Pictures and Twilight Time.
Read MoreState Fair (1962) Blu-ray Review: Suppose They Held an Exhibition and Nobody Came?
Jose Ferrer directs Pat Boone, Bobby Darin, and Ann-Margret in an awkward musical remake of a musical remake.
Read MoreTom Sawyer (1973) / Huckleberry Finn (1974) Blu-ray Review: Wild Oates and Foster Kids
Twilight Time proudly proclaims “I’ll be your Huckleberry” with these ’70s Mark Twain musicals from Arthur P. Jacobs and Reader’s Digest.
Read MoreRunning on Empty (1988) Blu-ray Review: Fam on the Run
Sidney Lumet’s stunning drama, featuring a standout performance by an Oscar-nominated River Phoenix, hits BD from the Warner Archive.
Read MoreWhere the Boys Are (1960) Blu-ray Review: Life Was a Beach Even Then
Where the Boys Are still entertains admirably.
Read MoreBeggars of Life (1928) Blu-ray Review: All Aboard
Kino Lorber reveals the dynamic Silent Era offering starring imposing vagabond Wallace Beery and a crossdressing, rail-hoppin’ Louise Brooks.
Read MoreHell and High Water (1954) Blu-ray Review: CinemaScope Claustrophobia
Richard Widmark and Samuel Fuller sink to new heights in this wonderful Cold War sub thriller, now available in HD from the folks at Twilight Time.
Read MoreThe Quiet American (1958) Blu-ray Review: Silent, but Deadly?
Twilight Time gives the overlooked Americanized version of Graham Greene’s bestseller an opportunity to speak up and be accounted for.
Read MoreThe Valachi Papers (1972) Blu-ray Review: Pulp Non-Fiction
Twilight Time gives us a chance to tear into an underappreciated European Charles Bronson mafia flick from James Bond pioneer Terence Young.
Read MoreThe Creep Behind the Camera / The Creeping Terror Blu-ray Review: Creepshots, Redefined
Synapse Films releases a docudrama about one of cinema’s most inept movies, along with a new 2K scan of the original creature feature.
Read MoreVarieté (1925) Blu-ray Review: The Spice of Life
Kino Lorber releases a restored look at a visually stunning masterpiece from the German Silent Era.
Read MoreSpencer’s Mountain (1963) Blu-ray Review: Good Morning, Johnboy
Henry Fonda, Maureen O’Hara, and James MacArthur inspire everything from each other to TV shows in this classic family drama from Warner Archive Collection.
Read MoreBrutal Tales of Chivalry (1965) Blu-ray Review: Who Says Chivalry Is Dead?
The one and only Ken Takakura shows those young upstarts how to do it in this early yakuza offering from Toei and Twilight Time.
Read MoreThe Man in the Moon (1991) Blu-ray Review: Wither Mulligan and Witherspoon
Twilight Time brings us Robert Mulligan’s famous final film, featuring a dynamic debut from young Reese Witherspoon.
Read MoreThe Stone Killer (1973) Blu-ray Review: Another Winner Starring Charles Bronson
Michael Winner’s overlooked third collaboration with the iconic stone-faced action hero gets the HD treatment from Twilight Time.
Read MoreWho’ll Stop the Rain (1978) Blu-ray Review: Drugs, Not Hugs
Director Karel Reisz lends a lot of Creedence to this grim and gloomy tale of Dog Soldiers running amok, recently released to Blu-ray from Twilight Time.
Read MoreInferno (1953) 3D/2D Blu-ray Review: Survival of the Richest
The line between film noir and technicolor melodrama is finely drawn in the sand, as this must-see Twilight Time offering proves.
Read MoreRonin (1998) Blu-ray Review: Welcome Back to Cinematic Reality, Kids
Arrow Video revives John Frankenheimer’s criminally neglected late ’90s gritty crime thriller via a beautiful, all-new 4K scan.
Read MoreAfter the Storm (2016) Blu-ray Review: Human Drama is Equally Sad, Sweet
Japanese director Kore-Eda continues career-long streak of touching, humorous and very human dramas.
Read More36 Hours (1964) Blu-ray Review: Captivating Wartime Espionage
James Garner finds himself right in the middle of a dirty Nazi trick in this taut WWII thriller from the Warner Archive Collection.
Read MoreTerror in a Texas Town (1958) Blu-ray Review: The Dark Side of the West
Arrow Academy releases Joseph H. Lewis’ wonderful western/film noir hybrid, which features Sterling Hayden as a Swedish sailor who brings a whaling harpoon to a gunfight.
Read MoreTwilight Time Presents: Riches, Fortunes, Millions, and Women
Four classics ranging from comedic capers to World War II musicals to soul-stirring Woody Allen dramas make their HD home video debut.
Read MoreS.O.B. (1981) Blu-ray Review: Julie Andrews’ Most Revealing Role
The Warner Archive Collection releases Blake Edwards’ bitingly funny stab at Hollywood, featuring his famous wife’s only nude scene.
Read MoreSpotlight on a Murderer (1961) Blu-ray Review: Illuminating French Proto-Slasher
A most unique mystery/black comedy from Georges Franju receives a long-overdue opportunity to shine in the US thanks to Arrow Academy.
Read MoreTwilight Time Presents: Go Big, but Don’t Go Home!
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.
Read MoreA Woman’s Face (1941) / Flamingo Road (1949) DVDs Review: The Dark Side of Joan
Two classic features from the one and only Joan Crawford return to DVD thanks to the Warner Archive Collection.
Read MoreThe Sheik (1921) / The Son of the Sheik (1926) Blu-ray Review: Happy Valentino’s Day
Kino Lorber unleashes two of the greatest works from legendary Silent Film heartthrob Rudolph Valentino.
Read MoreKiss of Death (1947) / Edge of Eternity (1959) Blu-rays Review: Homicidal Tendencies
Twilight Time brings us two remarkable, unforgettable, trend-setting thrillers from yesteryear in two equally beautifully transfers.
Read MoreLudwig (1973) Blu-ray Review: The Historical Epic Wherein Nothing Really Happens
Love it or hate it, Arrow Academy has unveiled an undeniably beautiful box set for one of Luchino Visconti’s final films.
Read MoreL’assassino (The Assassin) Blu-ray Review: The Lady-Killer of Rome Returns
Elio Petri’s forgotten, strange, and very dark satire makes a long-overdue debut in the U.S. from the newly launched Arrow Academy.
Read MoreThe Girl and the General (1967) DVD Review: All Give Some, None Give All
A shockingly subdued Rod Steiger stars in this Italian-made WWI dramedy from Pasquale Festa Campanile.
Read MoreInteriors (1978) / Chilly Scenes of Winter (1979) Blu-rays Review: Suicidal Tendencies
Twilight Time unveils the HD debuts of two distinctly different dramas featuring Mary Beth Hurt.
Read MoreTwilight Time Presents: Odd Men Out (and the Women Who Drive Them)
Vindictive villains, stereoscopic Stooges, speculative spouses, heroic horsemen, and illiterate inventors highlight this quartet of New-to-Blu releases.
Read MoreMillionaires in Prison (1940) DVD Review: The Club Fed of the ’40s
The Warner Archive paroles a corny prison yarn featuring Shemp Howard and the voice of Jiminy Cricket as inmates.
Read MoreBlu-rays Review: Twilight Time Goes Around the World (and Then Some)
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.
Read MoreProperty Is No Longer a Theft (1973) Blu-ray Review: Undeniably Italian
Elio Petri’s forgotten, strange, and very dark satire makes a long-overdue debut in the US from the newly launched Arrow Academy.
Read MoreBattleground (1949) Blu-ray Review: War is Hell, but This Is Far from That
The Warner Archive Collection unveils a marvelous, meticulously restored look this WWII classic.
Read MoreMine Movie Review: An Interesting Idea Mines for Substance
The single-location thriller goes international with the simplistic Mine.
Read MoreWomen on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: Vote for Pedro
Pedro Almodóvar’s career-defining, groundbreaking dark screwball comedy gets the Criterion treatment ‒ and is just as awesome as you’d expect it to be.
Read MoreSeptember Storm (1960) Blu-ray 3D Review: The Stars That Didn’t Steal the Night Away
A forgotten, completely forgettable underwater treasure-hunting flick receives more love than it probably deserves in this fully restored, fully loaded 3D release from Kino Lorber
Read MoreMoscow on the Hudson (1984) Blu-ray Review: Relocation, Relocation, Relocation!
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.
Read MoreThe Goodbye Girl (1977) Blu-ray Review: Back When Richard Dreyfuss Was Sexy
Neil Simon’s Oscar-winning precursor to the contemporary rom-com receives a warm welcome from the Warner Archive Collection.
Read MoreDark Passage / On Dangerous Ground Blu-ray Reviews: Bogie. Bacall. Lupino. Ryan. Sold.
The Warner Archive Collection shows us its dark side with two more gems from the fabulous world of film noir.
Read MoreWho’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) Blu-ray Review: Be Afraid. Be Very Afraid.
The motion picture that single-handedly brought about the fall of the Hays Code receives a fearless restoration from the Warner Archive Collection.
Read MoreManchester by the Sea Blu-ray Review: A Modern Masterpiece
Kenneth Lonergan crafts a near-perfect, and superb tale of humanity through the darkness.
Read MoreAlfred the Great (1969) DVD Review: Greater Things Have Happened
The Warner Archive Collection presents the home video debut of this legendary box office failure featuring a young Ian McKellen.
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