Posts Tagged ‘Orson Welles’
The Lady from Shanghai Blu-ray Review: Forget It, Michael. It’s Chinatown
Orson Welles’ The Lady from Shanghai is an engaging film noir reminiscent of Howard Hawks’ The Big Sleep.
Read MoreIs Paris Burning? Blu-ray Review: Night of 100 Stars
The plot is stuffed with so many characters and battle footage that none of the recognizable stars have any meaningful screen time.
Read MoreCriterion Announces September 2023 Releases
A couple of musical titles close out the quintet of movies coming in September.
Read MoreMake Way for Tomorrow Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: Children Just Don’t Understand
“The saddest movie ever made.” – Orson Welles
Read MoreThe War of the Worlds (1953)/When Worlds Collide 4K UHD Review: They Came From the ’50s
Both movies are fun, if antiquated, sci-fi benchmarks.
Read MoreCriterion Announces November 2021 Releases
This month, Criterion expands into 4K UHD market with three titles.
Read MoreThe Transformers – The Movie 35th Anniversary Limited Edition Steelbook Review: Still More Than Meets the Eye
Arguably, still the best Transformers movie ever.
Read MoreMank Movie Review: The Big Crack-up
With style and flair, David Fincher’s new Netflix film looks at one of the creative minds responsible for Citizen Kane. (Hint: It’s not Orson Welles.)
Read MoreThe Magnificent Ambersons Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: A Flawed Masterpiece, but Still a Worthwhile Film
The Criterion Collection has stacked this beautiful release of Welles’s troubled second production with a plethora of extras.
Read MoreThe Long, Hot Summer (1958) Blu-ray Review: Climax Change
Twilight Time heats things up with Martin Ritt’s Southern Gothic tale starring Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Tony Franciosa, and an inarticulate Orson Welles.
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 MoreMoby Dick (1956) Blu-ray Review: A Newly Restored Whale of a Tale
Twilight Time brings us the most famous filmic Melville adaptation of all, lovingly restored to match the original theatrical presentation.
Read MoreCitizen Kane 75th Anniversary Blu-ray Review: An Underwhelming Celebration of Cinema History
Welles’ legendary masterwork gets yet another Blu-ray release, courtesy of Warner Bros.
Read MoreCitizen Kane 75th Anniversary Blu-ray Review: One of the Medium’s Most Visually Compelling Films
Caveat emptor, it’s a reissue of the 70th Anniversary release.
Read MoreMacbeth (1948) Blu-ray Review: Something Welles This Way Comes
A haunting and noirish adaptation of one of Shakespeare’s greatest plays.
Read MoreThe Immortal Story Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: A Marvel of Deep Emotion and Haunting Spareness
A minimalist, but soulful depiction of lost souls in the 19th century.
Read MoreTwilight Time Presents: Rebellion! Turmoil! Endless Talking!
From the hormonally-charged historical wrongdoings of King Henry VIII to David Mamet’s acclaimed verbal diarrhea, this batch of flicks has all bases covered.
Read MoreJane Eyre (1943) / Oliver! (1968) / The Way We Were (1973) Blu-rays Review: Growing Up Again
From Orson Welles to Oliver Reed and Karl Marx, too.
Read MoreLove Actually: Tenth Anniversary Edition Is the Pick of the Week
It’s probably my favorite Christmas movie ever.
Read MoreBugs Bunny Superstar DVD Review: More Cartoon Than Documentary
An entertaining (if less than exhaustive) look back at the pioneering figures of Golden Age Warner Bros. animation.
Read MoreThe Roots of Heaven Blu-ray Review: John Huston Has an Off-Day
A forgotten flick from the 20th Century Fox vaults finally finds a home.
Read MoreFerry to Hong Kong DVD Review: The Beginning of the End for Orson Welles
One of the rare films where German great Curd Jürgens plays a good guy.
Read MoreThe Magnificent Ambersons Is the Pick of the Week
Orson Welles does it again.
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