MacLaine And Caine Join Up To Glom On Lom
DIRECTED BY: RONALD NEAME/1966
STREET DATE: JANUARY 11, 2022/KINO LORBER STUDIO CLASSICS (SPECIAL EDITION)
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Kino Lorber Studio Classics’ Blu-ray edition of Illustrious Corpses is a very welcome addition to the world of high definition physical media. Despite the film’s reputation, it hasn’t previously been among the easiest to find entries in respected World Cinema. Rosi’s film is a ponderous and largely non-verbal one, all the more ideal when it comes to star Lino Ventura.
Whodunnit, and How Many Servings of Sauerbraten Did They Eat?
DIRECTED BY WILLIAM BEAUDINE / 1933
BLU-RAY STREET DATE JANUARY 4, 2022 / KINO LORBER STUDI...
Rich and Strange? More like dull and lifeless.
DIRECTED BY ALFRED HITCHCOCK / 1931
BLU-RAY STREET DATE JANUARY 4, 2022 / KINO LORBER STUDIO CLASSICS
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Jean-Claude Van Damme Kicks Into High Gear in John Woo's New Orleans Actioner
DIRECTED BY JOHN WOO/1993
BLU-RAY STREET DATE: DECEMBER 7, 2021/KL STUDIO C...
Kino Lorber’s edition of Lilies of the Field looks to be about as definitive of a presentation as this landmark film is likely to get in the foreseeable future, and as such, it’s an essential addition to any collection of Sidney Poitier’s finest work on screen.
Here we have an Italian visual effects-driven cat-and-mouse caper film that hinges on a female antihero pulling one over on a highly respected and famously successful male master detective. Filibus outwits the tests of time at every twist.
There might only be one way to read the thing, but it all adds up as a sharply edged commentary on the gross inexplicitly of the past five years. Saber’s allure may be all empty calories, quick fixes, and endorphin rushes, but Red Rocket blasts audiences with a thoroughly magnetic romp with a ridiculously unshakable main character.
Ultimately, you don't have to care about the royals to care about Spencer. This is just intoxicating filmmaking, masterful acting, and a Jonny Greenwood score that should be awarded on Oscar night.
