If there ever was an actor outside of John Wayne who is synonymous with Westerns, it would have to be iconic actor Clint Eastwood. In the Western classic High Plains Drifter not only did he star in the movie, but he was also the film’s director. This is the second film he directed. In this…
Test Tube Babies /Guilty Parents Blu-ray review
Kino Lorber, in conjunction with Something Weird Video have released their latest Blu-ray in their Forbidden Fruit, the Golden Age of Exploitation Picture Volume 7. In this volume the two films are Test Tube Babies directed by W. Merle Connell, who was responsible for The Devil’s Sleep and Jack Townley’s Guilty Parents, which is one…
The Face at the Window Blu-ray review
The Face at the Window is a 1939 British horror thriller starring screen legend Tod Slaughter, along with Marjorie Taylor and John Warwick. It is something I would classify as a low-budget one-hour wonder which, in this case is not necessarily a bad thing! Taking place in Paris in 1880, The Face at the Window…
The Shepherd of the Hills Blu-ray review
The Shepherd of the Hills is a 1941 drama film that stars screen icon John Wayne, along with Betty Field and veteran actor Harry Carey. This movie has gone down in history as being John Wayne’s first appearance in technicolor! The movie had been made before in both 1919 and 1928 and would later be…
Evil Under the Sun Blu-ray review
Evil Under the Sun is a murder mystery film from 1982 featuring the Belgian detective Hercule Poirot. It is based on the 1941 novel of the same name by Agatha Christie. This is the third film of the series; the first two were Murder on the Orient Express starring Albert Finney as Poirot and Death…
Love Me Tonight Blu-ray review
Love Me Tonight is a 1932 American musical comedy film from the pre-code era. The musical scores are by Richard Rodgers (music) Lorenz Hart(lyrics). During all the melodies and comedic moments, the film focuses on love between a tailor disguised as a baron, and a young princess. When Parisienne tailor Maurice Courtelin(Maurice Chevalier, The Merry…
Death on the Nile Blu-ray review
Based on Agatha Christie’s 1937 novel of the same name, Death on the Nile is a murder mystery feature Christie’s beloved Belgian detective Hercule Poirot. In Death on the Nile, the super sleuth is faced with the challenging task to solve a murder aboard a steamship. Wealthy heiress Linnet Ridgeway Doyle (Lois Chiles, Moonraker) has…
There’s Always Tomorrow Blu-ray review
There’s Always Tomorrow is a romantic drama directed by melodrama specialist Douglas Sirk. The story is about a married man who gets a surprise visit from an old female friend and slowly finds himself falling in love with her. Unhappily married toy manufacturer Clifford Groves (Fred MacMurray, Double Indemnity) is feeling both largely ignored and…
Outside the Law(1920) Blu-ray review
Outside the Law is a 1920 American crime silent film directed by Tod Browning and starring silent screen legends Lon Chaney and Priscilla Dean. The picture was the second picture that Browning and Chaney worked together on. San Francisco criminal leader Silent Madden (Ralph Lewis, American Madness), and daughter Molly Madden (Priscilla Dean, White Tiger)…
The Mirror Crack’d Blu-ray review
British director Guy Hamilton, mainly known for being at the helm for several James Bond films, went into the world of Agatha Christie with the 1980 film The Mirror Crack’d, a mystery featuring the famous sleuth Miss Marple. The story has Miss Marple (Angela Lansbury, Murder She Wrote) tracking down a murderer who has poisoned…