These days, it’s increasingly likely that any audience for The Naked Ape would arrive to it far less interested in it for its subject matter (much of which is outdated science, anyhow), but rather for its odd niche as a cultural relic. In such, Code Red takes a barebones approach to its Blu-ray release of the film.
Supernatural Horror Indie Film Features Lance Henriksen, Natasha Henstridge, and Adam Beach
DIRECTED BY MARTIN GUIGUI/2020
BLU-RAY STREET DATE: JUNE 8, 2...
Several years before Orson Welles went after media mogul William Randolph Hearst with Citizen Kane, the Wendel family- an affluent clan of New York real estate barons- became the target of 1934’s Double Door. Film historian Tom Weaver describes the real-life Wendels (led by the spinster sisters Ella and Rebecca) to have been “…as weird as they were rich…. And they were very rich!”
MacLaine And Caine Join Up To Glom On Lom
DIRECTED BY: RONALD NEAME/1966
STREET DATE: JANUARY 11, 2022/KINO LORBER STUDIO CLASSICS (SPECIAL EDITION)
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Kino Lorber Studio Classics’ Blu-ray edition of Illustrious Corpses is a very welcome addition to the world of high definition physical media. Despite the film’s reputation, it hasn’t previously been among the easiest to find entries in respected World Cinema. Rosi’s film is a ponderous and largely non-verbal one, all the more ideal when it comes to star Lino Ventura.
Whodunnit, and How Many Servings of Sauerbraten Did They Eat?
DIRECTED BY WILLIAM BEAUDINE / 1933
BLU-RAY STREET DATE JANUARY 4, 2022 / KINO LORBER STUDI...
Rich and Strange? More like dull and lifeless.
DIRECTED BY ALFRED HITCHCOCK / 1931
BLU-RAY STREET DATE JANUARY 4, 2022 / KINO LORBER STUDIO CLASSICS
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Jean-Claude Van Damme Kicks Into High Gear in John Woo's New Orleans Actioner
DIRECTED BY JOHN WOO/1993
BLU-RAY STREET DATE: DECEMBER 7, 2021/KL STUDIO C...
Kino Lorber’s edition of Lilies of the Field looks to be about as definitive of a presentation as this landmark film is likely to get in the foreseeable future, and as such, it’s an essential addition to any collection of Sidney Poitier’s finest work on screen.