Jean Peters at Fox: Anne of the Indies (1951) + A Man Called Peter (1955)
Reviews of Jean Peters’ mid-career actioner ANNE OF THE INDIES (1951) and feature film swan song A MAN CALLED PETER (1955) on Twilight Time Blu + some Editorial Blather.
Category: EDITOR’S BLOG
Dante Tomaselli’s Out-of-Body Experience
Interview with filmmaker, composer, and sound artist Dante Tomaselli regarding his new CD, OUT-OF-BODY EXPERIENCE (2019).
Agusti Villaronga’s Moon Child: a Mystical Thriller for Adults
Review of Agusti Villaronga’s mystical thriller MOON CHILD / EL NINO DE LA LUNA (1989), on Blu via Cult Epics.
That Stock Company Guy, Dick Miller
Review of Elijah Drenner’s giddy doc THAT GUY DICK MILLER (2014) from Indiecan.
Impeccable Ensembles: Beat the Devil (1953) + Between the Lines (1977)
Impeccable ensemble casts are the main draw in John Huston’s BEAT THE DEVIL (1953) + Joan Micklin Silver’s BETWEEN THE LINES (1977).
Melo-Noir: Black Widow (1954) + Slightly Scarlet (1956)
A pair of noir-melodramas boasting striking mid-century style: Nunnally Johnson’s BLACK WIDOW (1954) on Twilight Time Blu + Allan Dwan’s delicious SLIGHTLY SCARLET (1956) on VCI DVD.
Women in Prison, Part IV: Le evase (1978)
Review of Giovanni Brusadori’s infamous WIP drama ESCAPE FROM WOMEN’S PRISON / LA EVASE (1978), new on Blu via Severin Films / Unobstructed View.
Neo-Noir Trois: The Big Fix (1978)
Review of the private eye thriller THE BIG FIX (1978), the oddball adaptation of Roger L. Simon’s novel, new on Blu from Twilight Time.
A Vibrant Return for Becky Sharp (1935)
Review of BECKY SHARP (1935), the first feature shot in 3-strip Technicolor, new on Blu from KINO’s KL Studio Classics / Unobstructed View.
TJFF 2019: It Really Schwings!
Review of Eric Friedler’s documentary IT MUST SCHWING! THE BLUE NOTE STORY (2018) at TJFF 2019.
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