This is the fourth Hammer box set Indicator has released: four different Hammer films, mostly from the early ‘60s. The only ‘50s entrant is The Revenge of Frankenstein, which was the sequel to Curse of Frankenstein (unfortunately owned by Icon, so Indicator can’t license it). The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll (a.k.a. House of Fright), … Continue reading Blu-Ray Review – Hammer Volume Four: Faces of Fear
The Haunting of Hill House caused a sensation when it premiered on Netflix in October 2018, just in time for Halloween. It takes its title from the classic Shirley Jackson novel of the same name, which was adapted into one of the all-time classic haunted house films, The Haunting. However, despite some thematic similarities with both the source … Continue reading Blu-Ray Review – The Haunting of Hill House (2018)
Der Golem is one of the most iconic German expressionist films. Although the Germans did a version of Dracula with Nosferatu, they never did a Frankenstein film—this was the closest thing to it: in ancient Jewish mythology, a Golem is a human-shaped being created from something like clay or mud and then brought alive. Directed … Continue reading Blu-Ray Review – Der Golem
This Moulin Rouge has no relation to the musical extravaganza Baz Luhrmann that would make almost half a century later, except for the fact that it's also set in and around the world-famous Paris cabaret on the Boulevard de Clichy. In fact, it’s a biopic of the disabled painter Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, who became one … Continue reading Blu-Ray Review – Moulin Rogue (1952)
The African Queen is one of John Huston’s most iconic films, Huston’s penultimate collaboration with his old drinking buddy, Humphrey Bogart, before Beat the Devil. Bogart stars as steamboat captain Charlie Allmat, a role that won him his only Oscar. It also stars Katherine Hepburn as Rose Sayer, sister of a British missionary. As World … Continue reading Blu-Ray Review – The African Queen
