Tyrone Power’s Solomon and Sheba (1959) + Wife for a Night (1952)
Review of what would’ve been Tyrone Power’s final film, Solomon and Sheba (1959) on Blu from Twilight Time + Wife for a Night (1952) from the KQEK.com archives.
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BR: Solomon and Sheba (1959)
After a steady stream of films, screen star Tyrone Power had his eyes on producing his own biblical epic, given the genre had become a mainstay in cinemas with widescreen formats and stereophonic sound – perfect for exploiting sprawling vistas, rich colours, and lavish romantic soundtracks that bridged classic tales of romance and tragedy with modern audiences…
DVD: Wife for a Night / Moglie per una notte (1952)
Though Mario Camerini’s perhaps better known for his mythic film versions of Ulysses (1955) and the Kali Yug diptych from the Sixties, he certainly proved himself an able comedy director with his adaptation of the Anna Bonacci play (“L’Ora della Fantasia”)…
The Adventures of Ford Fairlane + Yello’s Electro Pop
Lengthy review of The Adventures of Ford Fairlane (1990) from Anchor Bay on Blu + Anka Schmid’s excellent doc Yello: Electro Pop Made in Switzerland.
BR: Adventures of Ford Fairlane, The (1990)
In 1990, producer Joel Silver was riding high from the success of a string of films that not only became profitable franchises, but brought into vogue a glossy production style that also reflected his philosophy of spending good money to distinguish one’s product from the competition – but much bigger, louder, and prettier…
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