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A Trio of Musicals On Blu-ray: Broadway Melody of 1940 (1940), Athena (1954), and The Tender Trap (1955)
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Nov 30, -0001
While I’ve never been a particular fan of musicals, I’ve found them to be a wonderful escape in these tense times. Recently I enjoyed a trio of them on newly-released Blu-rays from Warner Archive.Broadway Melody of 1940 (1940) Ginger Rogers is rightfully Fred Astaire’s most fa read more
On Blu-ray--Laurel or Hardy: Early Solo Films of Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Nov 30, -0001
Before Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy became one of cinema’s greatest comedy teams, they each had thriving solo careers in silent movies. Now a new release from Flicker Alley, Laurel or Hardy: Early Solo Films of Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy, brings thirty-five of these early films to Bl read more
On Blu-ray: William Powell and Myrna Loy in After The Thin Man (1936)
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Nov 30, -0001
William Powell and Myrna Loy were perfectly matched as Nick and Nora Charles in the Thin Man detective film series. For that reason, of the six movies they made as the tippling marrieds, the entries that focused most on their relationship were the best. After the Thin Man (1936), the second fi read more
On Blu-ray: The Bermuda Depths (1978), The Isle of the Dead (1945), and Doctor X (1932)
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Nov 30, -0001
I recently enjoyed a trio of horror/fantasy films new to Blu-ray from Warner Archive. While they are dramatically different stories, they each evoke suspense and mystery in intriguingly quirky ways. Bermuda Depths (1978)
Watching and then re-watching this Rankin/Bass television production read more
On Blu-ray: The Bizarre, Beautiful Spectacle of The Pirate (1948)
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Nov 30, -0001
You never hear anyone say that The Pirate (1948) is their
favorite musical, or even their favorite MGM musical, but this unusual and
boldly vibrant film is worthy of its own pedestal. I recently re-watched the
Vincente Minnelli-directed production on a new Blu-ray release from Warner
Archive and I f read more
On Blu-ray: Three Roberts, Young, Mitchum, and Ryan in Crossfire (1947)
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Nov 30, -0001
From the first shot, Crossfire (1947) seems to be throwing you into a genre flick. It opens with a fist fight, in shadow, mostly off camera. You can’t see faces. It feels like a film noir or a crime movie. As the action unfolds though, the social issue roots of the story reveal th read more
Book Review--McQueen, Poitier and the Thrill of Filmmaking in Norman Jewison: A Director's Life
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Nov 30, -0001
Norman Jewison: A Director's LifeIra WellsSutherland House, 2021
“I’ve met very few people who have his kind of passion, where it’s just in every aspect of his life.”
-Harry Belafonte about Norman Jewison His films are a familiar part of popular culture: Moonstr read more