The line “Tom Stewart killed me” to me is the most memorable piece of dialogue spoken in Bert I. Gordon’s Tormented, a 1960 ghost horror mystery film from Allied Artists Picture Corporation where a man murders the woman in which has had an affair with. With this picture, Bert I. Gordon goes from making movies…
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…
The Cat and the Canary Blu-ray review
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…
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…