Disc Dispatch: FILM NOIR - THE DARK SIDE OF CINEMA XXI
by Rosalie Kicks, Old Sport & Editor in Chief
For under thirty-five bucks one can lost in the shadows of not one, not two but three noir pictures in The Dark Side of The Cinema XXI collection.
Disc Dispatch: EMPIRE OF THE ANTS (1977)
by Rosalie Kicks, Old Sport & Editor in Chief
When the next toxic chemical spill occurs and results in humongous, man-eating ants I’ll be very much like Roddy Piper in They Live, left only with the remark: “It figures it be something like this.”
Disc Dispatch: FROGS (1972)
by Rosalie Kicks, Old Sport and Editor in Chief
Frogs is one of those rare jewels that I believe I enjoyed more than I should have.
Disc Dispatch: KINGDOM OF THE SPIDERS (1977)
by Rosalie Kicks, Old Sport and Editor in Chief
Kingdom of The Spiders may not be a movie that I am pining to revisit, but it did manage to capture me in its web.
Disc Dispatch: SQUIRM (1976)
by Rosalie Kicks, Old Sport and Editor in Chief
Part of me was equally grossed out and fascinated with being able to hear every worm squiggling and wiggling on screen. I hated but also loved when they were pouring out of the shower head onto their unsuspecting victim. This was actual nightmare fuel to me.
Disc Dispatch: ZOLTAN... HOUND OF DRACULA
by Rosalie Kicks, Old Sport and Editor in Chief
The concept of Dracula having a canine companion thrilled me and I could not resist imagining that this scenario could also be my reality.
Disc Dispatch: THE ROSE TATTOO
by Rosalie Kicks, Old Sport and Editor in Chief
Amazing films such as The Rose Tattoo, could easily be forgotten or lost which truly shows the importance of physical media.
Disc Dispatch: COME BACK, LITTLE SHEBA
by Rosalie Kicks, Old Sport & Editor in Chief
There is something about Burt Lancaster’s demeanor on screen that instantly soothes me. I can’t help but have a feeling of tranquility when I watch him in a film. To my surprise, in Come Back, Little Sheba almost every scene of his was stolen by his costar Shirley Booth.
Disc Dispatch: BWANA DEVIL (1952)
by Rosalie Kicks, Old Sport & Editor in Chief
Natural Vision 3-D is “healthy and beneficial”.
Disc Dispatch: THE COCAINE FIENDS plus THE PACE THAT KILLS
by Rosalie Kicks, Old Sport & Editor in Chief
When I received this Blu-ray from Kino Lorber, I was excited to learn that the talkie was a remake of the silent flick. There’s nothing like a good old showdown of a silent versus talkie.
Disc Dispatch: PURSUED
by Rosalie Kicks, Old Sport & Editor in Chief
Pursued is the kind of motion picture that one will find they will want to revisit as there is so much going on under the surface.
Disc Dispatch: SCI-FI CHILLERS COLLECTION
by Rosalie Kicks, Old Sport & Editor in Chief
If a motion picture involves a monster, creature, or beastie I am, without a doubt, going to hit play. Nothing lures me in like watching the possible destruction of planet Earth at the hands of a cool ghoul.
Disc Dispatch: REPUBLIC PICTURES - HORROR COLLECTION
by Rosalie Kicks, Old Sport & Editor in Chief
Republic Pictures was active from 1935 until 1967 and is responsible for the making of close to 1,000 pictures. Below I examine each of the four flicks contained on this two disc Blu-ray set to determine if it would be worthy to add to your physical media collection.
Read MoreTHE RAZOR'S EDGE (1946) urges for escape from the rat race
by Rosalie Kicks, Editor in Chief and Old Sport
This piece of cinema truly speaks for itself and what it has to say is incredible.
Maya Deren Collection on Kino Classics Blu-ray
Maya Deren Collection on Kino Classics Blu-ray
by Zoe Crombie
Contrary to the belief of many, women filmmakers are not a recent phenomena. Alice Guy-Blache was a pioneer of narrative cinema at the point of its creation in the late 19th century, Dorothy Arzner became the first female director in Hollywood, and Laura Mulvey’s writing and filmmaking has revolutionised how we view movies. The disparity remains, notably at the Oscars in February where no women were nominated in the director category, but this doesn’t mean that the trail hasn’t already been blazed – these women need to be remembered and celebrated, and Maya Deren may be one of the most important filmmakers in history of any gender.
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