Newsletter - FOR THE WEEK

OF August 18th, 2014

  This Week's Highlights
 
 

Bondja-o! We've had some serious Server issues in the past week and most of my time has been dedicated to rectify the problem. Still there are a few Blu-ray reviews and a mass of Release Calendar Updates including films by Michelangelo Antonioni, Monte Hellman, Sydney Pollack, Frank Capra, Billy Wilder, Orson Welles, Walerian Borowczyk, Hayao Miyazaki, Alfred Hitchcock, Brian De Palma, Sergio Corbucci, Allan Dwan, Fred Zinnemann and more. Augusts' FEATURE Blu-ray and DVD are posted. We have a CONTEST posted with a Brand NEW Criterion Blu-ray prize!- best of luck!

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LATEST ADDITIONS TO THE RELEASE CALENDAR:

L'Avventura [Blu-ray] (Michelangelo Antonioni, 1960) Criterion Collection

The Shooting/Ride in the Whirlwind [Blu-ray] (Monte Hellman, 1966) Criterion Collection

Always for Pleasure  [Blu-ray] (Les Blank, 1978) Criterion Collection

Tootsie [Blu-ray] (Sydney Pollack, 1982) Criterion Collection

It Happened One Night [Blu-ray] (Frank Capra, 1934) Criterion Collection

Fedora [Blu-ray] (Billy Wilder, 1978) Olive Films

Macbeth [Blu-ray] (Orson Welles, 1948) RB FR Carlotta Films

Walerian Borowczyk Short Films and Animation [Blu-ray] - RB UK Arrow Academy

Othello [Blu-ray] (Orson Welles, 1952) RB FR Carlotta Films

Macbeth & Othello [Blu-ray] - RB FR Carlotta Films

Das Boot - (TV Mini-Series) [Blu-ray] - EuroVideo

Kiki's Delivery Service [Blu-ray] (Hayao Miyazaki, 1989) Walt Disney

Princess Mononoke [Blu-ray] (Hayao Miyazaki, 1997) Walt Disney

Psycho Limited Edition Steelbook [Blu-ray] (Alfred Hitchcock, 1960) Universal

Scarface Limited Edition Steelbook [Blu-ray] (Brian De Palma, 1983) Universal

Companeros [Blu-ray] (Sergio Corbucci, 1970) Blue Underground

The China Syndrome [Blu-ray] (James Bridges, 1979) Image Entertainment

Sands of Iwo Jima [Blu-ray] (Allan Dwan, 1949) Olive Films

The King and I [Blu-ray] (Walter Lang, 1956) 20th Century Fox

Oklahoma! [Blu-ray] (Fred Zinnemann, 1955) 20th Century Fox

Christmas in Connecticut [Blu-ray] (Peter Godfrey, 1945) Warner

Kundo: Age of the Rampant [Blu-ray] (Jong-bin Yun, 2014) Well Go USA

Edge of Tomorrow [Blu-ray] (Doug Liman, 2014) Warner Home Video

Portrait of Jason [Blu-ray] (Shirley Clarke, 1967) Milestone

A Million Ways to Die in the West [Blu-ray] (Seth MacFarlane, 2014) Universal Studios

The Bruce Lee Premiere Collection [Blu-ray] (The Big Boss, Fist of Fury, The Way of the Dragon, Game of Death) Shout! Factory

God's Pocket [Blu-rayy] (John Slattery, 2014) RB UK Arrow

Immoral Tales [Blu-ray] (Walerian Borowczyk, 1974) RB UK Arrow

Goto, Island of Love [Blu-ray] (Walerian Borowczyk, 1969) RB UK Arrow

The Klushantzev Collection [Blu-ray] RB UK BFI

Mr. Peabody & Sherman [Blu-ray] (Rob Minkoff, 2014) 20th Century Fox

Agatha Christie's Poirot, Complete Case Collection [Blu-ray] Acorn Media

The Big Lebowski Steelbook [Blu-ray] (Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, 1998) Universal

The Blues Brothers Steelbook [Blu-ray] (John Landis, 1980) Universal

Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer: 50th Anniversary [Blu-ray] Classic Media

Play Dirty [Blu-ray] (André De Toth, 1969) 101 Films

Dolls [Blu-ray] (Stuart Gordon, 1987) Shout! Factory

An American Werewolf in London Steelbook [Blu-ray] (John Landis, 1981) Universal

Cauldron of Blood [Blu-ray] (Santos Alcocer, 1970) Olive Films

Monkey Shines [Blu-ray] (George A. Romero, 1988) Shout! Factory

The Dark Half [Blu-ray] (George A. Romero, 1993) Shout! Factory

Shock Waves [Blu-ray] (Ken Wiederhorn, 1977) Blue Underground

The Doctor and the Devils [Blu-ray] (Freddie Francis, 1985) Shout! Factory

The Killers [Blu-ray] (Robert Siodmak, 1946) RB FR Carlotta Films

Batman The Complete TV Series Limited Edition [Blu-ray] - Warner Home Video

Stanley Kubrick: The Masterpiece Collection Amazon Exclusive [Blu-ray] - Lolita (1962), Dr. Strangelove (1964), 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), A Clockwork Orange (1971), Barry Lyndon (1975), The Shining (1980), Full Metal Jacket (1987) and Eyes Wide Shut (1999). Kubrick Remembered, Stanley Kubrick in Focus, Once Upon a Time … A Clockwork Orange - Warner

Gorky Park [Blu-ray] (Michael Apted, 1983) Kino Lorber

The Great Race [Blu-ray] (Blake Edwards, 1965) Warner Archive

Planet of the Vampires [Blu-ray] (Mario Bava, 1965) Kino Lorber

Duck You Sucker Aka a Fistful of Dynamite [Blu-ray] (Sergio Leone, 1971) - MGM

A Christmas Carol [Blu-ray] (Edwin L. Marin, 1938) MGM

Topkapi [Blu-ray] (Jules Dassin, 1964) Kino Lorber

Sidewalk Stories [Blu-ray] (Charles Lane, 1989) RB FR Carlotta Films

Desperately Seeking Susan [Blu-ray] (Susan Seidelman, 1985) Kino Lorber

Labor Day [Blu-ray] (Jason Reitman, 2013) Paramount

 

 

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  THIS WEEK's REVIEWS / COMPARISONS
 

Woyzeck BD - Controversial German director Werner Herzog helmed this cinematization of +Woyzeck, playwright Georg Büchner's anti-military tale of depersonalization run amok. Utilizing the more grotesque elements of German expressionism, combined with his own sense of the outrageous, Herzog plunges us directly into the middle of his story of a soldier (Klaus Kinski) who is conditioned to be an unthinking killing machine through lab experimentation. His one vestige of humanity is his love for the beautiful Marie (Eva Mattes), but even this is corrupted when he is goaded into murdering the girl. An earlier film version of +Woyzeck, filmed in 1947, was released in the U.S. in 1981. BFI's Werner Herzog Collection Blu-ray Release Date: August 25th, 2014

Cast a Giant Shadow BD - Part fact, part fiction, Cast a Giant Shadow powerfully dramatizes Israel's heroic 1947-48 struggle for independence. Both realistic war story and passionate romance, it features an all-star cast including Kirk Douglas, Senta Berger and Angie Dickinson, as well as Yul Brynner, John Wayne and Frank Sinatra in notable supporting roles. After a brilliant career in the U.S. army, WWII hero and Jewish American Mickey Marcus (Douglas) is called to the new state of Israel to build an army capable of withstanding its Arab foes. Against the wishes of his wife (Dickinson), Mickey makes the journey and begins transforming a ragtag underground army into a first-class fighting machine. But as the threat of war looms, Mickey must also confront his growing attraction to beautiful activist Magda Simon (Berger). Directed by Melville Shavelson (The Five Pennies). Blu-ray Release date: August 26th, 2014

What's New Pussycat? BD - At the time, Richard Williams' credit titles were thought to be better than the film they introduced. In retrospect, it is clear that while Woody Allen, who wrote the script and appears as the hero's friend, saw it as a satire on womanising - the O'Toole character is based on Warren Beatty - Clive Donner saw it as a morality tale in the form of a farce. The mixed results are entertaining, if flawed. O'Toole is the promiscuous hero, with Schneider, Andress, Prentiss and Capucine as some of his women, and Sellers the decidedly camp psychoanalyst he goes to for help. Blu-ray Release date: August 26th, 2014

On the Beach BD - The war is over. Nobody won. Only the inhabitants of Australia and the men of the U.S, submarine Sawfish have escaped the nuclear destruction and radiation. Captain Dwight Towers (Gregory Peck) takes the Sawfish on a mission to see if an approaching radiation cloud has weakened, but returns with grim news: the cloud is lethal. With the days and hours dwindling, each person confronts the grim situation in his or her own way. One (Fred Astaire) realizes a lifetime Grand Prix ambition; another (Ava Gardner) reaches out for a chance at love. The final chapter of human history is coming to a close... From acclaimed director Stanley Kramer (Judgment at Nuremberg) and screenwriter John Paxton (Crossfire), comes this spectacular movie landmark - a film masterpiece with a message that will resonate as long as the world has the power to self-destruct at its own fingertips. Co-starring Anthony Perkins and Donna Anderson. Blu-ray Release date: August 26th, 2014
 

 Next 4 weeks on the Calendar

August 18th, 2014

 

20 Million Miles To Earth / It Came From Beneath The Sea [Blu-ray] - Ray Harryhausen BD Double Feature - Mill Creek (BEAVER REVIEW)  (BEAVER REVIEW)

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 [Blu-ray] (Marc Webb, 2014) Sony
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 3-D [
Blu-ray] (Marc Webb, 2014) Sony

Bound [Blu-ray] (Wachowski Brothers, 1996) RB UK Arrow

Chaplin's Mutual Comedies [Blu-ray] - Flicker Alley

Faust [Blu-ray] (F.W. Murnau, 1926) RB UK Masters of Cinema (BEAVER REVIEW)

Futureworld [Blu-ray] (Richard T. Heffron, 1976) RB UK 101 Films

Like Water for Chocolate [Blu-ray] (Alfonso Arau, 1992) Lions Gate

Magnificent Doll [Blu-ray] (Frank Borzage, 1946) Olive

The Mack Sennett Collection, Vol. One [Blu-ray] - Flicker Alley

Only Lovers Left Alive [Blu-ray] (Jim Jarmusch, 2013) Sony Pictures

Rosemary's Baby [Blu-ray] (2014 mini-series) Lions Gate

Sorceress [Blu-ray] (Jack Hill, 1982) Kino Lorber

That's My Man [Blu-ray] (Frank Borzage, 1947) Olive

Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! [Blu-ray] (Pedro Almodóvar, 1990) Criterion (BEAVER REVIEW)

The Toxic Avenger [Blu-ray] (Michael Herz, Lloyd Kaufman, 1984) RB UK 88 Films

Toy Story of Terror [Blu-ray] (Angus MacLane, 2013) Walt Disney

Y tu mamá también [Blu-ray] (Alfonso Cuarón, 2001) Criterion (BEAVER REVIEW)

 

August 25th, 2014

 

All That Jazz [Blu-ray] (Bob Fosse, 1979) Criterion (BEAVER REVIEW)

The Benny Goodman Story [Blu-ray] (Valentine Davies, 1956) RB DE Splendid Film

Cast a Giant Shadow [Blu-ray] (Melville Shavelson, 1966) Kino Lorber (BEAVER REVIEW)

The Changes (2-Disc DVD Set) (1975 TV science-fiction series) R2 UK BFI

Destroy All Monsters [Blu-ray] (Ishirô Honda, 1968) Tokyo Shock

Domicile Conjugal [Blu-ray] (François Truffaut, 1970) RB UK Artificial Eye

Fear in the Night (Maxwell Shane, 1947) Film Chest (BEAVER REVIEW)

Frau Im Mond [Woman In The Moon] [Blu-ray] (Fritz Lang, 1929) - RB UK Masters of Cinema (BEAVER REVIEW)

Heli [Blu-ray] (Amat Escalante, 2013) RB UK Network

High School Confidential! [Blu-ray] (Jack Arnold, 1958) Olive

The Informant [Blu-ray] (Julien Leclercq, 2013) RB UK Kaleidoscope

I've Always Loved You [Blu-ray] (Frank Borzage, 1946) Olive

The Jester's Tale (Karel Zeman, 1964) R2 UK Second Run

The Kelly Reichardt Collection [Blu-ray] RB UK Soda Pictures Ltd. (BEAVER REVIEW)

The Legend of Hell House [Blu-ray] (John Hough, 1973) Shout! Factory

On the Beach [Blu-ray] (Stanley Kramer, 1959) Kino Lorber (BEAVER REVIEW)

The Party [Blu-ray] (Blake Edwards, 1968) Kino Lorber

Queen Margot [Blu-ray] (Patrice Chereau, 1994) Cohen

Quicksand (Irving Pichel, 1950) Film Chest (BEAVER REVIEW)

Stolen Kisses [Blu-ray] (François Truffaut, 1968) RB UK Artificial Eye

Vengeance Is Mine [Blu-ray] (Shohei Imamura, 1979) Criterion (BEAVER REVIEW)

Werner Herzog Collection (7-disc Blu-ray Box Set) 18-films including Aguirre, Wrath of God , The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser, Heart of Glass, Stroszek, Nosferatu, the Vampyre, Woyzeck, Fitzcarraldo and more - RB UK BFI (BEAVER REVIEW)  (BEAVER REVIEW)

What's New Pussycat? [Blu-ray] (Clive Donner, Richard Talmadge, 1965) Kino Lorber (BEAVER REVIEW)

 

September 1st, 2014

 

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 [Blu-ray] (Marc Webb, 2014) RB UK Sony Pictures

The Big Heat Deluxe Edition with book [Blu-ray] (Fritz Lang, 1953) RB FR Warner

The Bride of Frankenstein [Blu-ray] (James Whale, 1935) Universal (BEAVER REVIEW)

Creature from the Black Lagoon [Blu-ray] (Jack Arnold, 1954) Universal (BEAVER REVIEW)

Dracula [Blu-ray] (Tod Browning, 1931) Universal (BEAVER REVIEW)

The Four Feathers [Blu-ray] (Zoltan Korda, 1939) RB UK Network

Frankenstein [Blu-ray] (James Whale, 1931) Universal (BEAVER REVIEW)

The Invisible Man [Blu-ray] (James Whale, 1933) Universal (BEAVER REVIEW)

The Mummy [Blu-ray] (Karl Freund, 1932) Universal (BEAVER REVIEW)

Night Moves [Blu-ray] (Kelly Reichardt, 2013) New Video Group

The People Under the Stairs [Blu-ray] (Wes Craven, 1991) Universal

Phantom of the Opera [Blu-ray] (Arthur Lubin, 1943) Universal (BEAVER REVIEW)

Ransom [Blu-ray] (Caspar Wrede, 1974) RB UK Network (BEAVER REVIEW)

Richard III [Blu-ray] (Laurence Olivier , 1955) RB UK Network

Sgt. Bilko - The Phil Silvers Show - Complete Collection (20 disc set) - R2 UK Mediumrare

White Noise [Blu-ray] (Geoffrey Sax , 2005) Universal Studios

The Wolf Man [Blu-ray] (George Waggner, 1941) Universal (BEAVER REVIEW)

 

September 8th, 2014

 

A 1,000 Times Good Night [Blu-ray] (Erik Poppe, 2013) RB UK Arrow Films

Across 110th Street [Blu-ray] (Barry Shear, 1972) Kino

Blanche [Blu-ray] (Walerian Borowczyk, 1972) RB UK Arrow Academy

Cotton Comes to Harlem [Blu-ray] (Ossie Davis, 1970) Kino

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum [Blu-ray] (Richard Lester, 1966) Kino

The Great Race [Blu-ray] (Blake Edwards, 1965) Warner Archive

Hangmen Also Die! [Blu-ray] (Fritz Lang, 1943) Cohen

The Hornet's Nest [Blu-ray] (David Salzberg, Christian Tureaud, 2014) High Road

Ida [Blu-ray] (Pawel Pawlikowski, 2013) Music Box Films

Juggernaut [Blu-ray] (Richard Lester, 1974) Kino

Kingpin [Blu-ray] (Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly, 1996) Paramount

Lesson of the Evil [Blu-ray] (Takashi Miike, 2012) RB UK Third Window Films

The Medusa Touch [Blu-ray] (Jack Gold, 1978) RB UK Network

Mr. and Mrs. Kabal's Theatre [Blu-ray] (Walerian Borowczyk, 1967) RB UK Arrow Academy

Nebraska [Blu-ray] (Alexander Payne, 2013) Paramount

Pumpkinhead [Blu-ray] (Stan Winston, 1988) Shout! Factory

Seizure [Blu-ray] (Oliver Stone, 1974) Scorpion Releasing

The Slave [Blu-ray] (Festa Campanile, 1969) Mondo Macabro

The Sopranos - Complete Collection [Blu-ray] [Region Free] - UK Warner

Stray Cat Rock: The Collection [Blu-ray] (Delinquent Girl, Boss, Wild Jumbo, Sex Hunter, Machine Animal, Beat 71) RB UK Arrow

A Touch of Sin [Blu-ray] (Zhangke Jia, 2013) RB UK 88 Films

Words and Pictures [Blu-ray] (Fred Schepisi, 2013) Lions Gate

   
   
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