In Part 1 of this diptych series covering Jean Renoir’s work in America (1941-1947), we have reviews of Swamp Water (1941) from Twilight, plus a film review of Fox’s 1952 colour remake, Lure of the Wilderness, and reviews of This Land is Mine (1943) and The Southerner (1945) from VCI. Also, a few slivers of home video news.
In Part 2 of ‘Swell Welles,’ reviews of Warner Home Video’s Citizen Kane set on Blu-ray, featuring Kane, the 1996 documentary The Battle Over Citizen Kane, and the 1999 HBO TV movie RKO 281, plus authentic editorial blather.
Just uploaded is a quartet of reviews for ongoing (and likely eternal) franchises: Doctor Who continues to steam through new seasons, and Silva Screen’s latest release features 2+ hours of Murray Gold’s music from Season 6 [M]. Also from Silva is music from Sherlock: Season 1 [M], composed by David Arnold and Michael Price, who […]
In Part 1 of ‘Swell Welles,’ a lengthy comparartive essay on Orson Welles’ Magnificent Ambersons (Warner Home Video) – the 1939 radio show, the 1942 RKO film, and the 2002 A&E teleplay – plus the 1993 documentary It’s All True: Based on an Unfinished Film by Orson Welles (Paramount).
Pure Editorial Blather on this weekend’s Oscar telecast, Norm Wilner’s piece on the Dardennes’ The Kid with a Bike premiering as a DVD-only release, and what may be the quiet emergence of the Standard International Home Video Edition of movies on Blu.
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