Posts Tagged ‘Warner Archive’
Sky Full of Moon (1952) DVD Review: And a Script Full of Maroons
Notable for being as genuinely dumb as its name implies.
Read MoreCaged (1950) DVD Review: Polished Prototype of a Sleazy Subgenre
The Warner Archive gives this lifelong classic a deserving second chance.
Read MorePerformance (1970) Blu-ray Review: Mick Jagger Highlights Psychedelic Cult Classic
For those of you who wonder what that whole “sex, drugs, and rock and roll” thing is like.
Read MoreBrain Donors (1992) DVD Review: An Underrated and Extremely Neglected Comedy
The Zucker Brothers take on the Marx Brothers in a rare example of someone actually succeeding in recreating classic comedy.
Read MoreDeath Among Friends (1975) DVD Review: Lighthearted Murder Fare = Failed TV Pilot
Not quite as nice as sex among friends, but I suppose it’ll do.
Read MoreSearch for the Gods (1975) DVD Review: What, Another Failed TV Pilot? You Bet!
Pre-action star Kurt Russell highlights this amusing piece of ’70s pseudoscience schlock.
Read MoreBeyond the Poseidon Adventure DVD Review: A Different Kind of Disaster
Still, it’s better than the 2006 remake of the original film!
Read MoreTestament (1983) DVD Review: Still Waiting for the World to Deserve It
One of the most powerfully realistic (and yet simplistic) post-apocalyptic movies ever made.
Read MoreThe Americanization of Emily Blu-ray Review: A Classic Satire of Heroism and War
It’s easy to see why James Garner and Julie Andrews each considered this their favorite starring roles.
Read MoreThe Lonely Man (1957) DVD Review: An Equally Lonely Movie
Who’s ready for a little PnP? Perkins and Palance, I mean.
Read MoreFearless (1993) Blu-ray Review: Jeff Bridges in the Pre-Lebowski Years
The Warner Archive brings us a massive upgrade from that horrible old budget DVD.
Read MoreThe Girl in the Empty Grave DVD Review: Andy Griffith Shines in Forgotten TV Thriller
The Warner Archive dusts off yet another obscurity from the vaults.
Read MoreWarner Archive’s James Cagney DVDs Review: Three Rarities for You Dirty Rats
See Jimmy duke it out. See Jimmy enlist in the Navy. See Jimmy go West to fight Bogie. Then see yourself smile.
Read MoreTim Holt Western Classics Collection, Vol. 4 DVD Review: Atypical B Westerns
Quite possibly the only cowboy star to work with John Ford, Orson Welles, and Alfred Hitchcock.
Read MoreOut with the Old, In with the Even Older: The Warner Archive Presents Dr. Kildare Movie Collection
More docs and Dick than you can shake your medical staff at.
Read MoreThe Delphi Bureau: The Merchant of Death Assignment DVD Review: Laurence Luckinbill, Desk Jockey
Ah. THIS must be why Sybok searched so anxiously for God.
Read MoreThe Vitaphone Comedy Collection, Volume Two – Shemp Howard (1933-1937) DVD Review: Thank You, Warner Archive!
For those of us who have always been and always will be Team Shemp.
Read MoreWhat Price Hollywood? DVD Review: Hell Is a Place Called, Well, You Know
The Warner Archive dusts off another forgotten tale of woe set in vintage Tinseltown.
Read MoreFree and Easy / Estrellados DVD Review: Buster Keaton en Español? ¡Sí!
Because we all know how well Buster Keaton could dance, sing, and speak Spanish.
Read MoreThe Class: The Complete Series DVD Review: An Updated, Expanded Friends
The Warner Archive set features all 19 episodes of the “lost” 2006-07 series.
Read MoreGreen Lantern: The Animated Series Blu-ray Review: Don’t Let It Escape Your Sight
Get yourself a copy and make your friends green with envy.
Read MoreOff-the-Wall TV Shows from the Warner Archive DVDs Review: Heroes and Fathers Galore
The Search for Jimmy Stewart’s Courtship of Superboy.
Read MoreSearch: The Complete Series DVD Review: About 40 Years Ahead of Its Time
Search is perhaps the greatest “lost” TV show of all time.
Read MoreBill Elliott Detective Mysteries DVD Review: From Deadeye to Dick
Put out an APB on a couple of beers and shoot out the light.
Read MoreMaverick: The Complete Third and Fourth Season DVDs Review: Pappy Says Save This For the Old Folks
A nice set compiling two seasons of this classic show with really good video and audio quality.
Read MoreKirby Grant and Chinook Adventure Triple Feature, Volume 2 (1949-1950) DVD Review: Canadian Mountedness from Monogram Pictures
The Warner Archive breaks out three vintage Northern films co-starring a very bright doggy.
Read MoreMonogram Cowboy Collection, Volume 7 (1945-1952) DVD Review: There’s Gold on That There Poverty Row
The Warner Archive dusts off another nine delightful B-Western selections.
Read MoreFibber McGee and Molly Double Feature (1942-1944) DVD Review: The Mediocre and the Stinky
Decades after the fact, the Warner Archive cleans out the McGee’s hall closet. Sadly, this was all they found.
Read MoreLove Is a Racket (1932) DVD Review: Yeah, Figured That One Out Already, Thanks
Personally, I need an everlasting love, but I’ll wait for it, wait for it, give it some time.
Read MoreRoadblock (1951) / Nocturne (1946) DVDs Review: Misplaced, Unconventional LA Noir
Two forgotten – and highly enjoyable – low-budget thrillers from RKO make their way to DVD courtesy the Warner Archive Collection.
Read MoreThe Bowery Boys, Volumes Two & Three (1946-1957) DVDs Review: Satisfaction Guaranteed
The Warner Archive brings us 24 more classic comedies in two four-disc sets. Win.
Read MoreS.O.B. Movie Review: A Semi-autobiographical Skewering of Hollywood Movers and Shakers
A bleak, but funny, tale of Hollywood’s love/hate relationship with itself.
Read MoreThe Beast with Five Fingers (1946) DVD Review: Let’s Give the Boy a Hand
An oft-neglected horror classic makes its digital debut courtesy the Warner Archive Collection.
Read MoreSex Kittens Go to College DVD Review: Oh, Dear God, Please Make It Stop!
What happens when you try too hard to be too hip.
Read MoreNightmare Honeymoon DVD Review: Can I Get an Annulment Over Here?
The Warner Archive brings us a sleazy, slow-paced rape/revenge thriller with two different versions.
Read MoreTarzan (1966): The Complete Second Season DVD Review: Wither Ron Ely
The last of the 15th Lord of the Apes’ adventures.
Read MoreThe Tin Star (1957) / Nichols: The Complete Series DVD Reviews: Lawmen of a Different Color
The Warner Archive presents two very different western tales.
Read MoreWilliam Powell at Warner Bros. DVD Review: The Early Adventures of a Thinner Man
Four pre-Code Vitaphone rarities starring the definitive Nick Charles.
Read MoreHands of a Stranger (1962) DVD Review: Different Take, Same Ol’ Story
The umpteenth film incarnation of “The Hands of Orlac” is a botched operation unto itself.
Read MoreThe Frozen Dead (1966) DVD Review: Pre-Hip Unhip Nazi Zombies
Triumph of the shrill.
Read MoreThe Accursed [aka The Traitor] (1958) DVD Review: Early Christopher Lee? Sold!
Every once in a while, something gets pried out from within cracks of time.
Read MoreThe Beasts Are on the Streets DVD Review: Live-Action Hanna-Barbera Mayhem!
The forgotten disaster flick from the famous animators finally makes its home video debut.
Read MoreMitchell (1975) DVD Review: Uncut, Uncensored, and Uncouth – The Way It Should Be!
Break out the Schlitz and enjoy.
Read MoreBoris Karloff Triple Feature DVD Review: Pleases Die-Hard Fans
Karloff is more than make-up in three interesting movies from Warner Archive Collection.
Read MorePolice Academy: The Animated Series, Volume One DVD Review: From Caddish to Kiddie
Some things simply will not lay down and suffer a painfully natural death like they should.
Read MoreThe Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show: The Complete Animated Series Review: Put on a Smile and Stay for a While
These animated recreations of Charles Schulz’s Peanuts comic strip range from hilarious to predictable.
Read MoreLili DVD Review: When Is a Musical Not a Musical?
A surprisingly song-less song-and-dance film with Leslie Caron and Mel Ferrer.
Read MoreEight is Enough: The Complete Second Season DVD Review: And Abby Makes Nine
Warner Archive presents the ongoing adventures of The Bradfords.
Read MoreHawkins: The Complete TV-Movie Collection DVD Review: Jimmy Stewart, TV Star
Screen legend Jimmy Stewart upholds his legacy with an effective TV turn as a Southern defense attorney.
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.
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