Category: FILM REVIEWS
Maniac Cop, and The Devils!
Review of William Lustig’s Maniac Cop on Blu-ray (Synapse Films), plus details of the BFI’s upcoming Region 2 DVD release of Ken Russell’s The Devils, with some handy-dandy links for further edification.
Charlton Heston
DVD reviews of two notable films starring Charlton Heston from Warner Home Video: A Man for All Seasons (featuring the filmed play), and Treasure Island (marking Fraser Heston’s directorial debut), plus a link to my recent essay on the music of the original 1925 Phantom of the Opera at Rue Morgue’s Staff Blog.
Raoul Ruiz
Advance film review of Mysteries of Lisbon / Mistérios de Lisboa (2010), the 4 hour epic by the late, great director Raoul Ruiz, which begins its engagement at the TIFF Bell Lightbox, starting Nov. 11.
Nicholas Ray: Part II
Film reviews of Susan Ray’s documentary Don’t Expect Too Much (2011), which recently screened at the TIFF Bell Lightbox, and David Helpern’s rarely seen Nicholas Ray doc I’m a Stranger Here Myself (1975), plus more epic Editorial Blather.
Stagecoach 2.0
Review of Twilight Time’s gorgeous Stagecoach (1966) DVD, plus some editorial blather on remakes, and Kritzerland’s new 2-disc Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968) CD set, plus multimedia links.
A Nightmare on Elm Street, Part III
Review of the second sequel in the recently rekindled Nightmare on Elm Street franchise – Dream Warriors – as part of Warner Home Video’s Part II / Part III Blu-ray double-bill.
Henri-Georges Clouzot, Part II
In Part II, a film review of Henri-Georges Clouzot’s Wages of Fear, The / Le salaire de la peur (1953), plus info on upcoming Nicholas Ray films at the TIFF Bell Lightbox, with rare audience introductions by the director’s widow, Susan Ray.
Henri-Georges Clouzot
With a retrospective of French filmmaker Henri-Georges Clouzot underway at the TIFF Bell Lightbox, I’ve added a blog regarding Sunday’s screening of The Mystery of Picasso (1956), and info on upcoming titles currently unavailable on home video.
The Return of The Exterminator
Reviews of James Glickenhaus’ classic vigilate film, The Exterminator (Synapse Films) in a swanky Blu and DVD combi edition, plus the unfortunate sequel, Exterminator (1984), starring Roberty Ginty and Mario Van Peebles.
A Nightmare on Elm Street, Part II
Review of Warner Home Video’s new Nightmare on Elm Street double-bill on Blu, starting with A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy’s Revenge, aka Freddy is Making Me Like Boys, and I Don’t Know What to Do !.
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