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Neo-Noir: Devil in a Blue Dress (1995) + Hickey & Boggs (1972)

Neo-Noir: Devil in a Blue Dress (1995) + Hickey & Boggs (1972)

July 13, 2016 | By

Reviews of two ground-breaking neo-noirs on Blu: Carl Franklin’s adaptation of Walter Moseley’s Devil in a Blue Dress (1995) from Twilight Time + Robert Culp’s Hickey & Boggs (1972) from KINO Lorber.

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George Orwell’s 1984

George Orwell’s 1984

July 4, 2016 | By

Comparative review / essay on the 5 attempts to dramatize George Orwell’s dystopian sci-fi classic 1984: the 1953 radio play, 1953 Studio One teleplay, 1954 BBC teleplay, 1956 film version, and the 1984 film version recently released on Blu by Twilight Time. Hey, it’s only 8,000 words…

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Noel Mellor’s Adventures in VHS + Xtro (1982)

Noel Mellor’s Adventures in VHS + Xtro (1982)

June 25, 2016 | By

Review of Noel Mellor’s excellent book Adventures in VHS (2016), a related DVD review of Harry Bromley Davenport’s loopy Xtro (1982) + some extended Editorial Blather.

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Richard Brooks’ The Happy Ending (1969) + $ (1971)

Richard Brooks’ The Happy Ending (1969) + $ (1971)

June 18, 2016 | By

Reviews of two classic Richard Brooks films – the housewife crack-up drama The Happy Ending (1969) on Blu from Twilight Time + the heist comedy $ (1971) from Sony.

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Westerns as Contemporary War Parables: Chato’s Land (1972) + Soldier Blue (1970)

Westerns as Contemporary War Parables: Chato’s Land (1972) + Soldier Blue (1970)

June 14, 2016 | By

Reviews of two parables in which their makers starkly criticized the Vietnam War: Michael Winner’s Chato’s Land (1972) on Blu from Twilight Time, and Ralph Nelson’s Soldier Blue (1970) from Lionsgate.

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