The Cat and the Canary is 1939 horror-comedy and was the first of a pair of tongue-in-cheek scary films that starred Bob Hope and Paulette Goddard. It is a remake of the 1927 silent film under the same title. The plot is the familiar ‘murder someone who has just inherited a fortune’ theme. Wealthy uncle…
The Ghost Breakers Blu-ray review
The 1940 film, The Ghost Breakers is one of a couple of horror comedies from Universal studios that paired together stars Bob Hope and Paulette Goddard. The other film was The Cat and the Canary made a year earlier. The Ghost Breakers is the third version of this film. The previous offerings, entitled The Ghost…
The Ape Blu-ray review
When we think of Boris Karloff, we immediately think of his roles as the Frankenstein monster and other timeless horror classics he starred in over four decades. But not everything Boris Karloff acted in was an instant classic; he was in his fair share of cinematic duds. One such film came from the low-budget B-movie…
The Sign of the Cross Blu-ray review
The Sign of the Cross is a pre-code biblical film from iconic director Cecil B. DeMille, the man behind some of the greatest classic films in cinema including Reap the Wild Wind, Samson and Delilah and The Ten Commandments. This picture stars three of the best performers in cinema, Fredric March (Dr. Jekyll and Mr….
She Shoulda Said ‘No’ & The Devil’s Sleep Blu-ray review
Kino Lorber taps into the Something Weird Video vaults once again as they have released a pair of 1949 exploitation films on Blu-ray. She Should’a Said “No” aka Wild Weed and The Devils Sleep. These two films are what is included in Volume 6 of the Forbidden Fruit series. Both films are a throwback to…
The Eagle and the Hawk Blu-ray review
Screen legends Frederic March, Cary Grant and Carole Lombard team-up in the 1933 World War I thriller The Eagle and the Hawk. This film took place just before Grant and Lombard’s careers would rise to stardom, while Fredric March had already reached new heights thanks to his roles in Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, and…
Backlash Blu-ray Review
Kino Lorber continues to explore the Western genre with its recent Blu-ray release of the 1956 film Backlash. Directed by John Sturges, Backlash is a vengeance story, but with a few twists along the way. Jim Slater (legendary actor Richard Widmark, Madigan, Kiss of Death) is out looking for the lone survivor of an Apache…
Breezy Blu-ray review
Breezy is an American romance drama from 1973 and is legendary Hollywood icon Clint Eastwood’s third feature as a director. His previous films where he served as a director were Play Misty for Me and High Plains Drifter. With this film he leaves thrillers and Westerns behind for love. Breezy is the story of a…
Soldier Blue Blu-ray review
Arguably one of the most graphically violent films in the Western genre is the 1970 film Soldier Blue. Directed by Ralph Nelson, he holds nothing back in his revisionist telling about the Sandy Creek Colorado massacre. Frankly, having watched dozens of Westerns I have never seen any of them quite so offensive and brutal. The…
All I Desire Blu-ray review
One of the great directors of melodrama films in our history is German turned Hollywood director Douglas Sirk. He was a marvelous director, mainly known for his stylish dramas and romance themed films, particularly in the 1950s. Sirk’s career in filmmaking began in Germany during the 1930s. In 1937, Sirk left Germany not just to…