CARMEN (1918) – Blu-ray Review 

Jim TudorSeptember 15, 2024

Pola Negri Dances Seductively in Ernst Lubitsch’s Silent Adaptation of the Classic Tale DIRECTED BY ERNST LUBITSCH/1918 BLU-RAY STREET DATE: JULY 9, 2024...

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THE TEACHERS’ LOUNGE – Film Review

Taylor BlakeFebruary 8, 2024

Surprise: Teaching Is Hard DIRECTOR: ILKER ÇATAK/GERMAN/2023 If you think teaching is easy, you haven’t spent enough time with teachers.  I t...

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THE OYSTER PRINCESS / MEYER FROM BERLIN (1919)

Jim TudorJuly 11, 2023

A Double Feature of Pearls from Ernst Lubitsch’s Silent era DIRECTED BY ERNST LUBITSCH/1919 BLU-RAY STREET DATE: JUNE 13, 2023/KINO CLASSICS Previ...

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A KNIFE IN THE HEAD (1978) – Blu-ray Review

David BlakesleeDecember 11, 2022

Bruno Ganz has a Bad Time in late-1970s Germany DIRECTED BY REINHARD HAUFF/GERMAN/1978 BLU-RAY STREET DATE: NOVEMBER 29, 2022/COHEN FILM COLLECTION (via ...

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F.P.1 DOESN’T ANSWER (1933) – Blu-ray Review

Jim TudorNovember 12, 2021

A Brief, Shining Moment of Pre-Nazi German Promise Restored DIRECTED BY KARL HARTL/GERMAN/1933 BLU-RAY STREET DATE: AUGUST 10, 2021/KINO CLASSICS  ...

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THE MAN IN SEARCH OF HIS MURDERER (1931) – Blu-ray Review

Sharon AutenriethJune 7, 2021

A Short, Sharp, Shocking German Comedy DIRECTED BY ROBERT SIODMAK/1931STREET DATE: April 6, 2021/KINO LORBER STUDIO CLASSICS Chronological snobbery i...

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PORT OF FREEDOM (1944) – Blu-ray Review

David GillFebruary 23, 2021

DIRECTED BY HELMUT KÄUTNER/1944 BLU-RAY STREET DATE: FEBRUARY 23, 2021/KINO CLASSICS Starring matinee idol Hans Albers, this film was made toward the...

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THE GREAT LEAP (1927) – Blu-Ray Review

Jeffrey KnightMay 13, 2020

Leni Refenstahl Stars in This Silent Roman a Cliff. DIRECTED BY ARNOLD FANCK / GERMAN, WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES/1927 BLU-RAY RELEASE DATE APRIL 7, 2020/KIN...

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THE LOVE OF JEANNE NEY (1927) – Blu-ray Review

Jim TudorMay 7, 2020

Oft-overlooked German Melodrama From G.W. Pabst is a Wild Ride of Personal and Political Intrigue. DIRECTED BY G.W. PABST/1927 BLU-RAY STREET DATE: APRIL...

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LUZ- Film Review

Paul HibbardJuly 18, 2019

A Film that Feels Like it Was Made in an 80's Anxiety and Stored in a Closet for the Last 35 Years DIRECTED BY TILLMAN SINGER/2019 There is a dialog...

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