Also known as Three Loves and The Woman Men Yearn For, The Woman One Longs For is a 1929 German tragic love story between two men and one woman, who happens to be the iconic Marlene Dietrich in one of her earliest roles. Even in these early roles, she has an incredible screen presence that…
13 Washington Square Blu-ray review
I hadn’t heard of 13 Washington Square until it was announced by Kino Lorber several months ago. The movie immediately caught my attention, not so much because of the cast, since none of them rang a bell at first, but due to its premise of a rich man marrying a middle-lower class woman which was…
No Time for Love Blu-ray review
Kino Lorber has been releasing a few movies on Blu-ray that are directed by Mitchell Leisen and starring screen legend Claudette Colbert (Arise, My Love). One of those films is the recent release of No Time for Love which the great actress is paired alongside another screen legend in Fred MacMurray (Double Indemnity) in one…
Back Street(1961) Blu-ray review
Imagine being in a relationship with someone that you will not have a future with but decide to be with that person anyway because you love him or her so much. That’s what we have here in the 1961 film, Back Street. Back Street is the tragic love story about a couple who cannot be…
I Wouldn’t Be in Your Shoes Blu-ray review
Imagine being accused of murder because you wore a certain pair of dancing shoes. Well, that’s what happened here in the 1948 American crime film with the classic title, I Wouldn’t Be in Your Shoes. In this movie, you probably wouldn’t! I Wouldn’t Be in Your Shoes is a crime drama about a Tom Quinn…
The Last Man on Earth Blu-ray ( Kino Lorber release)
Movies about plagues and pandemics with a few survivors used to be a lot of fun to watch in the “reel” world until a real pandemic hit over a year ago. Okay, they are still fun and enjoyable to watch, and taught us how to survive but viewing films like this today does add a…
Take Me Out to the Ball Game Blu-ray review
Take Me Out to the Ball Game, aka Everybody’s Cheering is a 1949 Technicolor musical comedy film starring the iconic singer-actor Frank Sinatra along with Gene Kelly and Ester Williams. The film is directed by Busby Berkeley, who was known for choreography in musicals and dance numbers such as 42nd Street and Footlight Parade. The…
Arise, My Love Blu-ray review
Several months ago, when Arise, My Love was announced and researched it, I became immediately interested in seeing this film. How can a classic film fan resist viewing a movie with two screen legends in Claudette Colbert and Ray Milland? This film is directed by Mitchell Leisen, who many may know was responsible for several…
Objective, Burma! Blu-ray review
Objective, Burma! is an American war film from 1945 that is based on, to some extent, the six-month raid by Merrill’s Marauders in the Burma Campaign during World War II. The film is directed by legendary director Raoul Walsh and stars screen legend Errol Flynn who discards swashbuckling tights for military clothing. The main crux…
Four Frightened People Blu-ray review
Four Frightened People is a pre-code film from 1934 directed by the legendary Cecile B. DeMille. This is another one of his exotic adventure films taking place in the jungle where dangers await his characters. The movie stars the great Claudette Colbert, who I have never seen before with her hair going down to her…