Newsletter - FOR THE WEEK

OF December 12th, 2016
  This Week's Highlights
 
 

Ogamba ki? A terrible week with many personal and technical issues holding me back - I'll attempt to improve next week!... PLEASE STAY TUNED! Our Calendar has previous listings including films by Woody Allen, John Ford, Víctor Erice, Fred Zinnemann, Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne, , Charlie Chaplin, Charles Vidor, Marcel Camus, Howard Hawks, Roman Polanski, Aleksandr Sokurov, Sergio Corbucci, Antonio Margheriti, Lucio Fulci, Roger Corman, Andrei Konchalovsky, Gus Van Sant and more. Feature Blu-ray and DVD is posted for DECEMBER. We have a CONTEST posted with a brand new Criterion Blu-ray prize. Enjoy!!

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LATEST ADDITIONS TO THE RELEASE CALENDAR:

Woody Allen: Seven Films - 1986-1991 [Blu-ray] - Hannah and Her Sisters (1986), Radio Days (1987), September (1987), Another Woman (1988), Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989), Alice (1990), Shadows and Fog (1991) - RB UK Arrow Academy

El Sur [Blu-ray] (Víctor Erice, 1983) RB UK BFI

A Man for All Seasons [Blu-ray] (Fred Zinnemann, 1966) RB UK Masters of Cinema

The Unknown Girl [Blu-ray] (Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne, 2016) RB UK Artificial Eye

Charlie Chaplin: The Essanay Comedies [Blu-ray] - BFI

Cover Girl [Blu-ray] (Charles Vidor, 1944) RB UK Masters of Cinema

Nocturnal Animals [Blu-ray] (Tom Ford, 2016) Universal Pictures UK

Black Orpheus [Blu-ray] (Marcel Camus, 1959) UK Criterion (BEAVER REVIEW)

His Girl Friday [Blu-ray] (Howard Hawks, 1940) UK Criterion

Knife in the Water [Blu-ray] (Roman Polanski, 1962) RB UK Screenbound Pictures

Repulsion [Blu-ray] (Roman Polanski, 1965) RB UK Screenbound Pictures

Cul-De-Sac [Blu-ray] (Roman Polanski, 1966) RB UK Screenbound Pictures

Francofonia [Blu-ray] (Aleksandr Sokurov, 2015) RB UK Artificial Eye

The Mercenary [Blu-ray] (Sergio Corbucci, 1968) RB UK 88 Films

Seven Dead in the Cat's Eye [Blu-ray] (Antonio Margheriti, 1973) RB UK 88 Films

The Beyond [Blu-ray] (Lucio Fulci, 1981) RB UK Arrow

Tower of London [Blu-ray] (Roger Corman, 1962) RB UK Arrow

Hannah and Her Sisters [Blu-ray] (Woody Allen, 1986) RB UK Arrow

Radio Days [Blu-ray] (Woody Allen, 1987) RB UK Arrow

La Bamba [Blu-ray] (Luis Valdez, 1987) RB UK Eureka

Willie Dynamite [Blu-ray] (Gilbert Moses, 1974) RB UK Arrow

Runaway Train [Blu-ray] (Andrei Konchalovsky, 1985) Arrow Academy (BEAVER REVIEW)

Jack Reacher: Never Go Back [Blu-ray] (Edward Zwick, 2016) Universal Pictures UK
Jack Reacher: Never Go Back [4K UHD Blu-ray] (Edward Zwick, 2016) Universal Pictures UK

Inferno - Limited Edition Steelbook [Blu-ray] (Ron Howard, 2016) Sony UK
Inferno [4K UHD Blu-ray] (Ron Howard, 2016) Sony UK

Veep - Season 5 [Blu-ray] - UK Warner

My Darling Clementine [Blu-ray] (John Ford, 1946) RB UK Arrow

Antropophagus [Blu-ray] (Joe D'Amato, 1980) RB UK 88 Films

Absurd [Blu-ray] (Joe D'Amato, 1981) RB UK 88 Films

Beyond the Darkness [Blu-ray] (Joe D'Amato, 1979) RB UK 88 Films

Finding Forrester [Blu-ray] (Gus Van Sant, 2000) RB UK Eureka

War on Everyone [Blu-ray] (John Michael McDonagh, 2016) RB UK ICON Entertainment

Mildred Pierce [Blu-ray] (Michael Curtiz, 1945) Criterion

Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown [Blu-ray] (Pedro Almodóvar, 1988) Criterion

The Before Trilogy [Blu-ray] (Before Sunrise - 1995, Before Sunset - 2004, Before Midnight - 2013) Criterion

Cameraperson [Blu-ray] (Kirsten Johnson, 20160 Criterion

The Tree of Wooden Clogs [Blu-ray] (Ermanno Olmi, 1978) Criterion Collection

The Man Who Fell to Earth (3-disc Limited Collector's Edition) [Blu-ray] (Nicolas Roeg, 1976) Lionsgate

The Man Between [Blu-ray] (Carol Reed, 1953) RB UK Studiocanal

Sudden Fear [Blu-ray] (David Miller, 1952) Cohen

Variety [Blu-ray] (Ewald André Dupont, 1925) RB UK Masters Of Cinema

Colors [Blu-ray] (Dennis Hopper, 1988) Shout! Factory

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari - Limited 2-disc Blu-ray SteelBook edition (Robert Wiene, 1920) RB UK Masters of Cinema

Snowden [Blu-ray] (Oliver Stone, 2016) Universal Studios

David and Bathsheba [Blu-ray] (Henry King, 1951) Kino

The Blue Lamp [Blu-ray] (Basil Dearden, 1950) RB UK Studiocanal

The Wages of Fear [Blu-ray] (Henri-Georges Clouzot, 1953) RB UK BFI

Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia [Blu-ray] (Sam Peckinpah, 1974) RB UK Arrow

The Glass Shield [Blu-ray] (Charles Burnett, 1994) RB UK BFI

The Girl on the Train [Blu-ray] (Tate Taylor, 2016) Universal Studios

American Honey [Blu-ray] (Andrea Arnold, 2016) Lionsgate

Battleship (4K Ultra HD Blu-ray) (Peter Berg, 2012) Universal Studios

Suicide Squad [Blu-ray] (David Ayer, 2016) Warner Home Video

Denial [Blu-ray] (Mick Jackson, 2016) Universal Studios

The Vessel [Blu-ray] (Julio Quintana, 2016) Outsider Pictures

The Unholy Four [Blu-ray] (Enzo Barboni, 1970) Kino

Ouija: Origin of Evil [Blu-ray] (Mike Flanagan, 2016) Universal Studios

Who? [Blu-ray] (Jack Gold, 1974) Kino

The Internecine Project [Blu-ray] (Ken Hughes, 1974) Kino

The Whole Truth [Blu-ray] (Courtney Hunt, 2016) Lionsgate

Cheers for Miss Bishop [Blu-ray] (Tay Garnett, 1941) Olive Films

Antibirth [Blu-ray] (Danny Perez, 2016) Shout! Factory

King Cobra [Blu-ray] (Justin Kelly, 2016) Shout! Factory

In a Valley of Violence [Blu-ray] (Ti West, 2016) Universal Studios

Deadtime Stories [Blu-ray] (Jeffrey Delman, 1986) Shout! Factory

Z.P.G. [Blu-ray] (Michael Campus, 1972) Kino

Loophole [Blu-ray] (James Quested, 1981) Kino

Stryker [Blu-ray] (Cirio H. Santiago, 1983) Kino

Scavenger Hunt [Blu-ray] (Michael Schultz, 1979) Kino

Gideon of Scotland Yard [Blu-ray] (John Ford, 1958) - Sony

Finding Dory [Blu-ray] (Andrew Stanton, Angus MacLane, 2016) Walt Disney

Hitchcock/Truffaut [Blu-ray] (Kent Jones, 2015) Universal Studios

Takashi Miike's Black Society Trilogy (Shinjuku Triad Society, Rainy Dog, Ley Lines) [Blu-ray] Arrow
 

 

ONE VOICE (not Ellsworth Monkton Toohey): As previously stated, a pitifully slow week for reviews but I did LOVE all three editions covered this newsletter. The Man From Laramie is a classic Anthony Mann / Jimmy Stewart western and The Masters of Cinema group have delivered a super Blu-ray package. On DVD we have two Essential Noirs - and they are both wonderful; Kiss the Blood Off My Hands (what a title!) has Joan Fontaine and Burt Lancaster - a wholesome nurse turning a guy from the wrong side of the tracks. The Accused (1946) has Loretta Young, as psychology professor Wilma, accidentally murdering her would-be rapist and the intricate cat-and-mouse banter with forensic details as she attempts to evade the scrutiny of the authorities. Marvelous.

"Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light.”

  THIS WEEK's REVIEWS / COMPARISONS
 

The Man From Laramie BD - Held by many to be the pinnacle of the five Westerns they were teamed on, The Man from Laramie marked the final collaboration between director Anthony Mann and star James Stewart. Stewart stars as a resolute vigilante, obsessed with finding the man responsible for his brothers death. Among the suspects are an arrogant cattle baron (Donald Crisp), his sadistic son (Alex Nicol) and his ranch foreman (Arthur Kennedy). A psychological revenge saga of Shakespearean proportions, and masterfully filmed in Cinemascope and Technicolor, The Man from Laramie is one of the most powerful dramas of the 1950s. Masters of Cinema Blu-ray Release Date: December 5th, 2016

Kiss the Blood Off My Hands - Joan Fontaine and Burt Lancaster star in Kiss the Blood off My Hands, a classic film noir about fate and love amongst the most unlikely individuals. Former P.O.W Bill Saunders (Lancaster) is living in England and scarred with unstable and violent tendencies. After killing a man in a bar fight, he flees the scene and manages to find cover in the home of Nurse Jane Wharton (Fontaine) who agrees to take him in and believes his version of the story being an accident. Now in love, nurse Warton tries to secure Saunders a job delivering medical supplies after being released from prison after serving time for fighting with a police officer. Things take a turn, however, when a racketeer (Robert Newton) who witnessed Saunders’ murder threatens to turn him into the police unless he agrees to assist in a crime. DVD Release Date: September 28th, 2015

The Accused (1946) - When college student Bill (Douglas Dick) grows inappropriately fond of psychology professor Wilma (Loretta Young) and tries to rape her, she fights back. But as she defends herself, she accidentally kills her attacker. Wilma then moves Bill's corpse to a nearby beach and makes his death look like the result of a cliff diving accident. But her guilt over the incident builds, and police Lt. Dorgan (Wendell Corey) begins to suspect that Wilma knows more about the death than she's letting on. DVD Release Date: September 28th, 2015

 Next 4 weeks on the Calendar

December 12th, 2016

 

99 Women (3-Disc Combo Unrated Director's Cut Blu-ray) (Jesús Franco, 1969) Blue Underground
 99 Women (3-Disc Combo Limited Edition Blu-ray) (Jesús Franco, 1969) Blue Underground

The Asphalt Jungle [Blu-ray] (John Huston, 1950) Criterion (BEAVER REVIEW)

The Blue Lamp [Blu-ray] (Basil Dearden, 1950) RB UK Studiocanal

Creepshow 2 [Blu-ray] (Michael Gornick, 1987) Arrow Video (BEAVER REVIEW)

Donnie Darko - 4K restoration [Blu-ray] (Richard Kelly, 2001) RB UK Arrow Video

Dreamscape [Blu-ray] (Joseph Ruben, 1984) Shout! Factory (BEAVER REVIEW)

The Driller Killer [Blu-ray] (Abel Ferrara, 1979) Arrow Video US (BEAVER REVIEW)

The Driller Killer (Steelbook) [Blu-ray] (Abel Ferrara, 1979) Arrow Video US (BEAVER REVIEW)

Happy Birthday to Me [Blu-ray] (J. Lee Thompson, 1981) RB Powerhouse Films UK
 I Am Not a Serial Killer [Blu-ray] (Billy O'Brien, 2016) Shout! Factory
Let's Be Evil [Blu-ray] (Martin Owen, 2016) Shout! Factory

The Man Called Noon [Blu-ray] (Peter Collinson, 1973) Kino Lorber

Man Facing Southeast [Blu-ray] (Eliseo Subiela, 1986) Kino

A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy [Blu-ray] (Woody Allen, 1982) RB UK Arrow (BEAVER REVIEW)

The Park is Mine [Blu-ray] (Steven Hilliard Stern, 1986) Kino Lorber

Roma [Blu-ray] (Federico Fellini, 1972) Criterion (BEAVER REVIEW)
 Shelley [Blu-ray] (Ali Abbasi, 2016) Shout! Factory

Slime City / Slime City Massacre [Blu-ray] (Greg Lamberson, 1989-2010) Camp Motion Pictures

Stardust Memories [Blu-ray] (Woody Allen, 1980) RB UK Arrow (BEAVER REVIEW)

Steaming [Blu-ray] (Joseph Losey, 1985) Olive Films

The Stewardesses 3D [Blu-ray] (Al Silliman Jr., 1969) Salvation / Jezebel

Sudden Fear [Blu-ray] (David Miller, 1952) Cohen (BEAVER REVIEW)

Suicide Squad [Blu-ray] (David Ayer, 2016) Warner Home Video

Woody Allen: Six Films - 1979-1985 [Blu-ray] Manhattan (1979), Stardust Memories (1980), A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy (1982), Zelig (1983), Broadway Danny Rose (1984) and The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985) - RB UK Arrow Academy (BEAVER REVIEW)  (BEAVER REVIEW)  (BEAVER REVIEW)  (BEAVER REVIEW)  (BEAVER REVIEW)

Zelig [Blu-ray] (Woody Allen, 1983) RB UK Arrow (BEAVER REVIEW)

 

December 19th, 2016

 

The Guyver [Blu-ray] (Screaming Mad George and Steve Wang, 1991) Arrow (BEAVER REVIEW)

Hell Comes to Frogtown [Blu-ray] (Donald G. Jackson, R.J. Kizer, 1988) RB UK Arrow (BEAVER REVIEW)

Hitchcock/Truffaut [Blu-ray] (Kent Jones, 2015) Universal Studios

 

December 26th, 2016

 

American Honey [Blu-ray] (Andrea Arnold, 2016) Lionsgate

The Devonsville Terror [Blu-ray] (Ulli Lommel, 1983)  RB UK 88 Films

The Dressmaker [Blu-ray] (Jocelyn Moorhouse, 2015) Broadgreen

Ghost Town [Blu-ray] (Richard McCarthy, 1988) RB UK 88 Films

The House That Screamed [Blu-ray] (Narciso Ibáñez Serrador, 1970) Shout! Factory

In a Valley of Violence [Blu-ray] (Ti West, 2016) Universal Studios

Seven Dead in the Cat's Eye [Blu-ray] (Antonio Margheriti, 1973) RB UK 88 Films

Snowden [Blu-ray] (Oliver Stone, 2016) Universal Studios

Toshiaki Toyoda: The Early Years (Pornostar, Unchain, 9 Souls) Limited Edition [Blu-ray] - RB UK Third Window Films

 

January 2nd, 2016

 

13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi [Blu-ray] (Michael Bay, 2016) Universal Pictures UK

The Chamber [Blu-ray] (Ben Parker, 2016) RB UK Studiocanal

Denial [Blu-ray] (Mick Jackson, 2016) Universal Studios

The Internecine Project [Blu-ray] (Ken Hughes, 1974) Kino

Loophole [Blu-ray] (James Quested, 1981) Kino

Maigret [Blu-ray] (Ashley Pearce, 2016) RB UK 2entertain

The Man Between [Blu-ray] (Carol Reed, 1953) RB UK Studiocanal

Stryker [Blu-ray] (Cirio H. Santiago, 1983) Kino

Who? [Blu-ray] (Jack Gold, 1974) Kino
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