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 This is a 1965 Euro Western, an early example of the genre that isn't as flamboyant as later, more famous entries. I viewed a fantastic-looking uncut widescreen version of this on YouTube. Riding to his latest job, gun-for-hire Steve Blaine (Stephen Forsyth) proclaims that he wants to put read more

 COCKEYED CAVALIERS is a 1934 RKO comedy starring Bert Wheeler & Robert Woolsey. The team of Wheeler & Woolsey were featured in a number of RKO pictures in the 1930s, but very few are familiar with the duo today. Wheeler & Woolsey's comedies are filled with silly puns, double e read more

 This is a 1946 black & white Western, starring Randolph Scott as Dan Mitchell, the town marshal of Abilene, Kansas. Dan has plenty of issues on his hands, what with having to deal with rowdy trail hands, shopkeepers, and homesteaders. Mitchell tries to keep peace among the various factions read more

 One aspect of Conrad Veidt's film career that doesn't get discussed enough is the number of times he played historical figures. The actor played Ivan the Terrible, Cesare Borgia, Horatio Nelson, Louis XI of France, and Prince Metternich. He also appeared as the notorious Grigori Rasputin in a read more

 Another German crime film, or Krimi, from 1963. This one is based not on an Edgar Wallace story, but one by his son, Bryan Edgar Wallace. This movie was produced by Artur Brauner and CCC Film--the company made a series of black & white krimis based on the works of Bryan Edgar Wallace to co read more

 Warner Archive brings out another fantastic restoration of a Technicolor classic with its Blu-ray release of the 1945 RKO pirate adventure THE SPANISH MAIN. Paul Henreid plays Laurent Van Horn, a 17th Century sea captain who is transporting immigrants to the New World. Van Horn's ship is read more

 The latest title in Kino's excellent series of classic silent movie Blu-ray releases is THE BELOVED ROGUE, a 1927 historical adventure starring John Barrymore and Conrad Veidt. THE BELOVED ROGUE is set in 15th Century France, where vagabond poet Francois Villon (John Barrymore) gets invol read more

 My buddy Michael Eugene Wilson happens to be the biggest Barbara Steele fan I know. (Mike has his own blog: michaelsmovieworld.blogspot.com.) He recently sent me a YouTube link for an episode of the 1960s British TV spy series DANGER MAN, in which Steele was a guest star. The title of the epis read more

 Another year, and another huge chunk of money that I spent on movies most people have never seen or ever heard of. The main theme for 2024 appears to be "Italian Gothic". Three out of my top five releases of the year fit that category....and it might have been nearly a clean sweep if I had inc read more

 When I first heard that Robert Eggers was going to do his own version of NOSFERATU, my immediate thought was that he would be better off if he made an original Gothic vampire tale instead. Of course if he did do that, the production wouldn't have had the brand name recognition that is consider read more

 Robert Eggers won't be remaking this movie. He doesn't need to, since this is one of the better entries featuring the silver-masked Mexican adventurer/professional wrestler. (The film's original title is SANTO VS. LAS MUJERES VAMPIRO.) The production was made in 1962 and it is in black & w read more

 Kit Parker Films and The Sprocket Vault continue their wonderful series of home video releases featuring comedy two-reelers made by the Hal Roach Studios. The latest one is CHARLEY CHASE AT HAL ROACH: THE LATE SILENTS 1927, a three-disc set containing 15 shorts starring (who else) Charley Chas read more

 Last year Flicker Alley's LAUREL & HARDY: YEAR ONE Blu-ray set made my 2023 top five video releases list. This year brings LAUREL & HARDY: YEAR TWO from the same company, and it's sure to make my top five list as well. This two-disc set presents 10 Laurel & Hardy silent two-reelers read more

 I wrote a blog post on REVENGE OF THE ZOMBIES in 2023, but I felt I needed to point out that this new Kino Blu-ray of the movie is the best I've ever seen any feature made by Monogram look. The black & white image doesn't look as razor sharp as, say, something released by Criterion, but th read more

 DIRTY ANGELS reunites Eva Green with her CASINO ROYALE director, Martin Campbell. The new movie belongs to the "Impossible Mission attempted by a motley crew" genre, this time set in the all too-real world of Middle Eastern conflict. Eva Green plays Jake, a U.S. Army special operative who read more

 I would have loved to have seen JUROR #2 in a theater, but Warners decided it didn't deserve a nationwide release, despite the fact that it could potentially be the last film directed by Clint Eastwood. One would think that Warners would take this opportunity to celebrate and promote their 50+ read more

 BATTLE OF THE COMMANDOS (1969) is considered a "Macaroni War" picture--that is, a film about World War II that was made or produced by Italians and shot in Spain. It stars Jack Palance and it was directed by cult filmmaker Umberto Lenzi. Just before the Allied invasion of Normandy, a temp read more

 This September I wrote a review of a special edition Blu-ray release featuring THE BAT WHISPERS. That film was a sound remake of the 1926 silent THE BAT--and now the original gets a restored Blu-ray, courtesy of Undercrank Productions. THE BAT has long been considered one of the best of t read more

 The main feature of Film Masters' recent Blu-ray double-bill consisting of two Roger Corman-produced late 50s monster movies is NIGHT OF THE BLOOD BEAST (1959). An astronaut named John Corcoran (Michael Emmet) has been launched into space, but he crashes upon his return to Earth. He lands read more

 Film Masters continues its releases of lower-budget Roger Corman productions with a double feature consisting of NIGHT OF THE BLOOD BEAST and ATTACK OF THE GIANT LEECHES. Today I'll be focusing on the latter. ATTACK OF THE GIANT LEECHES, produced by Roger and Gene Corman, and directed by read more