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 BATTLE OF THE JAPAN SEA is a 1969 war epic from Japan's Toho Studios, directed by Seiji Maruyama and produced by Tomoyuki Tanaka, the instigator of the Godzilla film series. This was the last movie that special effects genius Eiji Tsuburaya worked on, and it is filled with dozens of intricate read more

 Included in Severin's THE EUROCRYPT OF CHRISTOPHER LEE COLLECTION 3 box set is the 2023 documentary THE LIFE AND DEATHS OF CHRISTOPHER LEE, written and directed by Jon Spira. Jon Spira also wrote and directed ELSTREE 1976, a film that I enjoyed. With ELSTREE 1976, Spira looked at the maki read more

 STORM OVER THE PACIFIC is a 1960 Japanese film, produced by Toho Studios, that covers the Pacific theater in World War II from Pearl Harbor to the Battle of Midway. Toho is of course best known for their Godzilla series, and other science-fiction and monster movies, but they also made sev read more

 For this Region Free Blu-ray Flicker Alley and the San Francisco Film Preserve have gathered together clips and fragments from four different films featuring Louise Brooks. In a number of ways Louise Brooks is the equivalent to Marilyn Monroe and James Dean in that her image and legends a read more

 Yesterday I wrote a blog post concerning the magnificent restoration of Riccardo Freda's THE GHOST by Severin. A number of extras on the Blu-ray for THE GHOST mention another film directed by Riccardo Freda that contains some Gothic elements: THE WITCH'S CURSE, originally known in Italian as M read more

 For years, classic horror film fans such as myself have been begging for a major restoration and home video release of THE GHOST (original Italian title LO SPETTRO), the 1963 Gothic melodrama from director Riccardo Freda. The fact that THE GHOST also starred the iconic Barbara Steele made the read more

 I had never heard of this film, or even knew of its existence, until I saw it being offered for sale on DVD in the updated Edward R. Hamilton catalog. It is a documentary detailing Formula One racing legend Jackie Stewart's quest to win the Monaco Grand Prix in May of 1971. What really pi read more

This month Turner Classic Movies is featuring one of my favorites, Jean Arthur. This gives me the opportunity to view some of her films that are new to me, including IF YOU COULD ONLY COOK, a 1935 light comedy made by Columbia and directed by William Seiter. IF YOU COULD ONLY COOK is best known read more

 I don't have Netflix, but this new adaptation of Mary Shelley's story was shown at the Browning Cinema on the campus of the University of Notre Dame this weekend. Writer-director Guillermo del Toro's take on the famous tale is extravagantly made, but it lacks a certain.....spark??Del Toro goes read more

 Severin's THE EUROCRYPT OF CHRISTOPHER LEE COLLECTION 3 Blu-ray set includes THE HANDS OF ORLAC, an English-French co-production that was the third movie adaptation of Maurice Renard's novel concerning a concert pianist who receives a new pair of hands after a near-fatal accident. This TH read more

 The first film I will be examining from Severin's THE EUROCRYPT OF CHRISTOPHER LEE COLLECTION 3 set is THE VIRGIN OF NUREMBERG, a 1963 Italian Gothic directed by Antonio Margheriti. Severin presents the film on two discs, one 4K and the other Blu-ray. Christopher Lee doesn't have a very b read more

 Severin once again delves into the voluminous career of screen legend Sir Christopher Lee with THE EUROCRYPT OF CHRISTOPHER LEE COLLECTION 3, a massive set featuring six movies. This set arrived earlier this week, and I've barely been able to wade into it. I'll be writing blog posts on so read more

 Another Krimi?? Yes, this is the final film of a series of features supposedly based on the works of Louis Weinert-Wilton, the others being THE CARPET OF HORROR, THE WHITE SPIDER, and THE SECRET OF THE BLACK WIDOW. Released in 1964, THE SECRET OF THE CHINESE CARNATION (original title DAS read more

 This is another German Krimi feature, one of the dozens made in the early 1960s. It's part of a series of films supposedly based on the works of mystery writer Louis Weinert-Wilton, following up THE CARPET OF HORROR and THE WHITE SPIDER. THE SECRET OF THE BLACK WIDOW (original title DAS G read more

 The end of another year, and I still don't have a region free player, or a 4K player for that matter. I guess you people need to step your game up and send me one, right??Even with just a no-frills Blu-ray machine, I still managed to spend far too much valuable cash on physical media (as I alw read more

 THE WHITE SPIDER (original title DIE WEISSE SPINNE) is a 1963 German Krimi that appears to be part of the Edgar Wallace series of crime thriller adaptations. It stars Joachim Fuchsberger and Karin Dor, the First Couple of Krimi, and it was directed by Harald Reinl, an Edgar Wallace veteran. It read more

 For the third year in a row, Flicker Alley has released a magnificent set of rare and restored material featuring the legendary comedy team of Stan Laurel & Oliver Hardy. LAUREL & HARDY: YEAR THREE covers the duo's short films made for the Hal Roach Studios in 1929. By 1929, the r read more

 Film Masters saves another classic film from public domain purgatory with their Blu-ray release of 1943's LADY OF BURLESQUE, a musical-mystery comedy starring Barbara Stanwyck, with direction by William Wellman. LADY OF BURLESQUE was based on a novel written by stage star Gypsy Rose Lee e read more

 It's hard to fathom that Quentin Tarantino's KILL BILL Volumes One and Two were originally released over twenty years ago. Since then there's been all sorts of rumors about sequels, prequels, and unused footage. Now we get KILL BILL: THE WHOLE BLOODY AFFAIR, a special theatrical combined versi read more

 The most famous version of BEAU GESTE is the 1939 film starring Gary Cooper and directed by William Wellman. What most people don't know is that movie is a very close remake of a 1926 silent feature. I didn't really know anything about the original BEAU GESTE until I purchased this Blu-ray fro read more