Highly Recommended The Movie: The Cannon Films action classic Avenging Force got a DVD release in Europe but never got upgraded from VHS in North American for whatever reason, despite the fact that it was and remains a very popular entry in their filmography. Kino-Lorber makes up for past transgressions with this release, a bit of a special edition, really, and it's about time.
Rent It THE FILM: Click an image to view Blu-ray screenshot with 1080p resolution. The subterranean tunnels and crypts holding the remains of six million Parisians – known as the Catacombs of Paris – are a perfect setting for an imperfect horror film. As Above, So Below sends its young cast deep beneath the busy city streets in search of the Philosopher's Stone thought capable of turning base …
Recommended The Movie: I recently saw the 2014 World Series film and enjoyed it enough to the point that I wanted to revisit some of the San Francisco Giants playoff run. Thankfully, A&E, Lionsgate and Major League Baseball video helped sate the appetite of this neutral of the Giants and Kansas City Royals and pored over the World Series Collector's Set diligently.
Highly Recommended The Congress Blu-ray Review From visionary filmmaker Ari Folman ( Waltz WithBashir )comes a new tale in The Congress , starring Robin Wright ( ThePrincessBride ). Â In a futuristic world (whichis never given a date during the film) the role of an actor in film israpidlychanging. Studios are no longer looking towards working with actorsanymore.All films are to be made …
Recommended The Movie: I remember enjoying director John Boorman's unusual, Amazon-set action drama The Emerald Forest on VHS shortly after the film's original 1985 release. Lushly filmed in the rainforests of Brazil, this emotionally charged story of a father searching for son abducted by natives ten years prior was a risky, highly personal project for the director (who also produced).
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Rent It The Movie: In 1940, Metro Goldwyn Mayer produced a short subject called Jack Pot as part of their gritty “Crime Does Not Pay” series. Viewable on Warner Archives’ terrific Crime Does Not Pay set, the film matter-of-factly delved into the then-current epidemic of racketeers pressuring small business owners to stock slot machines for their customers to play, then hogging all the profits …
Recommended Though Marlon Brando first made his name both on stage and on the silver screen in A Streetcar Named Desire , there was a short interval between his final Broadway performance as Stanley Kowalski and the whir of 35mm cameras Read the entire review
Highly Recommended The Movie: Directed by John Flynn in 1977, Rolling Thunder , for whatever reason, never really got the respect it deserved. When you figure it was originally written by Paul Schrader, the man who wrote Taxi Driver and Raging Bull , and that it was one of Oscar winning actor Tommy Lee Jones’ first major film roles, you’d think more people would be aware of it
Highly Recommended The Movie: Ever hear of the kids’ book called The Little Engine That Could ? 1953’s surprise hit The Little Fugitive is The Little Film That Could