Category: EDITOR’S BLOG

Nikkatsu Naughties, Part 8: For the Love of Dance!

Nikkatsu Naughties, Part 8: For the Love of Dance!

September 15, 2014 | By

DVD Reviews of Nikkatsu’s dance-themed naughties – Female Gym Coach: Jump and Straddle (1981) + Sex Hunter (1980) from Impulse Pictures / Synapse Films.

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CanCon 101: The Disappearance of The Disappearance (1977) + Robert Altman’s Quintet (1979)

CanCon 101: The Disappearance of The Disappearance (1977) + Robert Altman’s Quintet (1979)

September 10, 2014 | By

Reviews of two – yes, TWO – CanCon classiques: Stuart Cooper’s The Disappearance (1977) on Blu from Twilight Time + Robert Altman’s Quintet (1979) from Fox.

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10 Rillington Place / R.I.P. Richard Attenborough

10 Rillington Place / R.I.P. Richard Attenborough

September 7, 2014 | By

Review of the 1971 true-crime drama 10 Rillington Place (Sony U.K.) + tribute to its star, the late great Sir Richard Attenborough.

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Detective John Wayne!

Detective John Wayne!

September 5, 2014 | By

Reviews of John Wayne’s pair of detective thrillers – Brannigan (1975), new on Blu from Twilight Time, and McQ (1974) from Warner Bros.

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MacGillivray Freeman Films, Part 1

MacGillivray Freeman Films, Part 1

September 3, 2014 | By

Mini-portrait of IMAX documentary firm MacGillivray Freeman Films, covering To Fly! (1976), the Oscar-winning Sentinels of Silence (1971), and the Oscar-nominated IMAX shorts The Living Sea (1995) + Dolphins! (2000).

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