Tag: Kino Lorber

Jetsons:The Movie

Meet George Jetson. His boy Elroy. Daughter Judy, Jane his wife. Okay and let’s not forget the rest including Astro the family dog and Rosie the Robot in this 1990 feature length film of the hit cartoon series known as Jetsons: The Movie. In this film Jetson’s boss Cosmo Spacely (voice of Mel Blanc), is…


Dark Intruder Blu-ray review

I have been a Leslie Nielsen fan ever since I was first ‘acquainted’ with the great actor during The Naked Gun film trilogy and the Police Squad television series. I loved his role as Lieutenant Frank Drebin, as his line delivery and comedic acting style left me in stitches. I also enjoyed his non-comedic roles…


My Favorite Blonde Blu-ray review

Comedy legend Bob Hope turned every ‘serious’ film genre into something hysterical. He was able to incorporate comedy into Westerns, horrors, dramas and even spy thrillers with including laughter with the shocks, scares and suspense! He used his wits and nuttiness in the 1942 classic spy thriller comedy My Favorite Blonde, which co-starred someone who…


The Kiss Before the Mirror Blu-ray review

When the name James Whale is mentioned, cinephiles will automatically think of Frankenstein when identifying the legendary director, and rightfully so. He will always be known for his outstanding direction on the Frankenstein films and other classic horrors from the 1930’s such as The Old Dark House and The Invisible Man. Obviously, his resume goes…


Ingagi Blu-ray review

For those who think the 1933 King Kong was the first film to have a sexual suggestion between a woman and an ape are in for surprise. As it turns out, three years earlier, the film Ingagi explored that idea with an arguably stronger suggestion. Ingagi is a 1930 pre-code documentary style film about an…


Texas Across the River Blu-ray review

Texas Across the River is a 1966 comedy Western film shot in Techniscope. The film stars legendary actors Dean Martin and Alain Delon. Who would have thought Delon starred in a comedy Western film? Considering his resume of films the actor had been in I certainly would not have figured him to be in a…


Attack Blu-ray review

Attack, also called Attack! is a 1956 War thriller directed by legendary director Robert Aldrich. The story is about the grim realities of war and of cowardice.   Taking place in 1945, during the final days of World War II, a National Guard infantry company sets up an artillery observation post, but there is tension…


ROUGH NIGHT IN JERICHO BLU-RAY REVIEW

Rough Night in Jericho is a Western thriller that was directed by Arnold Laven and stars three screen legends in Dean Martin George Peppard, Jean Simmons. In this film, Dean Martin is the antagonist, which is the one and only time he played a villain. The movie was based on the 1965 novel The Man…


DIARY OF A MAD HOUSEWIFE BLU-RAY REVIEW

For all you would be husbands out there, there are plenty of movies in cinema that shows you the ways not to treat your wife. Diary of a Mad Housewife from 1970 is such a film filled with how not to be a good supporting husband. The movie is a comedy drama about a housewife…


ROCK HUDSON COLLECTION BLU-RAY REVIEW

Kino Lorber has once again decided to do what is called an ‘actor themed box set’. The sets have included Deanna Durbin, Cary Grant and Carole Lombard. This go-around features the one and only Rock Hudson! The Rock Hudson Blu-ray collection is a box set showcasing three technicolor films early in the career of the…