Over the years Black Christmas has gained almost classic status. It doesn’t really deserve the label, but it's a very important film for many reasons. It's not the first "slasher" film: some of Mario Bava's later work fits that concept, but it certainly showed filmmakers at the time what the future of this burgeoning new genre was … Continue reading Black Christmas – Blu-Ray Review
This set might be the best of the three collections of Ray Harryhausen's films which Powerhouse put together this year. This dual-format set includes the following three films: Mysterious Island, Jason and the Argonauts and First Men in the Moon. Mysterious Island is based on the Jules Verne book, but it’s a relatively loose adaptation. … Continue reading The Wonderful Worlds Of Ray Harryhausen, Volume 2: 1961-1964 – Blu-Ray Review
Arrow has compiled this extraordinary set of four film noirs—although I would argue that they may be slightly stretching the classic label in the case of the one or two of the films. Still, they are all of varying degrees of good to noir mastery. The collection is led by one of the perfect noirs of … Continue reading Four Film Classics – Blu-Ray Review
This is a box set of Buster Keaton’s three most famous films—Sherlock Jr., The General, and Steamboat Bill Jr.—is an extraordinary offering by the greatest of the silent film era actors and directors. Probably more than any other single contributor, the modern language of cinema really begins with Keaton. Far more than D.W. Griffith’s films, … Continue reading Buster Keaton: 3 Films – Blu-Ray Review
Jabberwocky was a very important film in Terry Gilliam's career, because it was first film as a director outside of Monty Python. He had been interested in directing films well before he ever met John Cleese and ended up doing animation. His love of cinema grew during his time in New York while working on Help! … Continue reading Jabberwocky – Blu-Ray Review
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