For film lovers, there is real excitement concerning the new reconstruction of Erich von Stroheim’s unfinished directorial swan song- Queen Kelly starring Gloria Swanson. With newly discovered material it may be the most complete form to date. And there’s real…
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One of the best presents I’ve gotten recently was Quatermass II, a staggering box set from British Hammer Studios (famous for bring blood and heaving breasts into cinemas in the late 60s, not to mention the Christopher Lee Dracula movies…
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From the rediscovery of a gritty 1980 New York thriller, to a four-pack of films from the legendary Greta Garbo, September Blu-ray releases reinforce the truth that home media is still going strong. There are also rare cult films offered,…
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Three deranged Asian supernatural-themed excesses from the golden days of Shaw Brothers cinema are unleashed in an impressive box set from Imprint. Founded by the wealthy Shanghai textile factory owner Run Run Shaw with his male siblings, Shaw Brothers became…
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A new 4K restoration of a criminally underappreciated 1971 film by the great French master Robert Bresson. Adapted from the short story White Nights by Dostoevsky it’s about Jacques (Guillaume des Forets), a lonely artist who wanders the streets of…
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