Macbeth Blu-ray Kino Lorber 1948 Starring Orson Welles and Jeanette Nolan Written by Orson Welles and William Shakespeare Photographed by John Russell Directed by Orson Welles In 1948 Orson Welles went to toe to toe with fellow Shakespearean Laurence Olivier and it didn’t take long for critics to declare the winner. Olivier’s new film was…
Wim Wenders makes 3-D movies like no others … this investigation of the life and work of the controversial artist Anselm Kiefer may be the most sophisticated use ever of stereoscopic cinema. The rough beauty of Kiefer’s work is reflected in Wenders’ filmmaking choices — he doesn’t just report on his subject, he merges with…
Osgood Perkins’ fourth directorial effort, Longlegs, debuted to critical acclaim and box office success, due in part to an incredibly creative and savvy marketing campaign that created a “want to see” factor that pulled people off their couches and into theaters. That’s notable in and of itself, but that would simply be a quickly forgotten…
Pairing wine with movies! See the trailers and hear the fascinating commentary for these movies, and many more, at Trailers From Hell. This week, we have wine pairings for a trio of forward-looking bummers. Future shock is the feeling of being overwhelmed by too much change in too short a time span. It’s a feeling…
Some titles get remembered as Firsts: The Great Train Robbery, The Jazz Singer, Becky Sharp, This Is Cinerama, The Robe and this little game-changer from the scrappy independent Arch Oboler. The very first feature-length 3-Dimensional drama in color ignited a super-fad that blew through Hollywood and burned out in less than two years. Forget Hungry…
This subtly surreal noir thriller from the mystery pen of Cornell Woolrich is so ‘dreamlike,’ it barely makes sense! Penniless drifter Robert Cummings enters the weird circle of shady operator Steve Cochran, and falls for the serenely seductive Michèle Morgan … with creepy Peter Lorre smirking from the sidelines. Murky doings in Florida and Havana…
Criterion comes through with the spectacular special edition hinted at by Alex Cox back in 2022… Sam Peckinpah’s final western sees the light of day in three versions, two of them remastered to a glowing 4K Ultra HD. Sam’s shooting-gallery rumination on loyalty and betrayal in a corrupt New Mexico is an unending parade of…
“I’m Reptilicus!” “No, I’m Reptilicus!” That inspirational scene is not to be found in either version of this monster-on-the-loose epic — but a flying monster is, along with the bizarre Tillicus song. The last movie anybody expected in a deluxe 4K remaster, this Danish farrago takes on a special charm. Included for the first time…
Pairing wine with movies! See the trailers and hear the fascinating commentary for these movies, and many more, at Trailers From Hell. This week, we have wine pairings for three films which either invite you, command you, or discourage you from drinking. Which is which? You tell me. One of the better things about 2021…
