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I never thought i would see the day when HOUSE OF THE LONG SHADOWS would ever look this good. After suffering through various abysmal VHS, DVD, and Instant Video transfers, SHADOWS is reborn in this new Blu-Ray transfer. It even looks better than when I saw it in the theaters back in the 1980s. OfContinue reading “HOUSE OF THE LONG SHADOWS: This Stunning Blu-Ray Transfer Looks Better Than The Original Did”

I saw more movies in theaters during the 1970s then in any other period of my life. This 1977 remake of the 1932 ISLAND OF LOST SOULS (restoring H.G. Wells’ title) was one of the few films that I saw in a cinema on multiple occasions. I was able to talk several of my friendsContinue reading “THE ISLAND OF DR. MOREAU (1977)”

I remember seeing THE MAD DOCTOR on TV back in the early 1960s and although I didn’t see it again until the release of this Blu-Ray half a century later, parts of it, especially the ending, had remained with me. Why this film has not made its bow on home video until now is beyondContinue reading “THE MAD DOCTOR: Rare Basil Rathbone Flick Is Now Available Once Again”

In 1974, Vincent Price ended his long association with American international Pictures (starting in 1960 with HOUSE OF USHER) by appearing in MADHOUSE which was originally to have been called “The Revenge of Dr. Death”. It also marked the end of Price in a starring role and the end of the old school style ofContinue reading “MADHOUSE: Vincent Price’s Last Starring Role”

Finally the AIP version of Mario Bava’s THREE FACES OF FEAR retitled BLACK SABBATH is available in a digital medium This new Kino Blu-Ray showcases the film in a high quality transfer but it is not quite fully restored. No matter, it is the English version and what a relief it is to hear BorisContinue reading “BLACK SABBATH: Mario Bava’s Trilogy In English At Long Last”

I first saw THE QUEEN OF SPADES on a unique PBS series, CINEMATIC EYE, back in the early 1970s and never forgot it . It took over 30 years before I had the chance to see it again. That occurred when the old Anchor Bay double feature DVD set that coupled QUEEN with another legendaryContinue reading “THE QUEEN OF SPADES (1949) Gets The Blu-Ray Treatment It Deserves”

I remember seeing the ads for this movie when it played in my hometown back in 1962. While there were yet no X rated theaters as such, CONFESSIONS played in one of those second tier movie houses which would shortly become one. It wouldn’t have mattered as I was too young to see such aContinue reading “CONFESSIONS OF AN OPIUM EATER: A Most Unusual Vehicle For Vincent Price”

This is another of Hammer’s psychodramas that was originally released as the second half of a double bill. In 1969 it was featured with one of the company’s late Dracula pictures (TASTE THE BLOOD OF DRACULA). It has been nearly impossible to see since then until this 2010 DVD-R release from Warner Archive. What youContinue reading “CRESCENDO (1969): Little Known Hammer Psychodrama Is Worth Investigating”

After THE FACE OF FU MANCHU (1965), the first and best of the 5 film series devoted to Sax Rohmer’s Oriental villain and produced by Harry Alan Towers, my second favorite is the third film in the series, THE VENGEANCE OF FU MANCHU (1967). Unlike the first two which were directed by Brit B movieContinue reading “VENGEANCE OF FU MANCHU Is Christopher Lee’s Second Best FU Film”

I don’t know if SHE was the most expensive film Hammer ever made but it sure looks like it. Of course it’s not LAWRENCE OF ARABIA or ZULU but it does try to cash in on those two films at a fraction of their cost (and length). In addition to Ursula Andress in her primeContinue reading “SHE (1965): Top Notch Hammer Film With Ursula Andress In Her Prime”