ORSON WELLES AND MAX…
If there’s anything better than revisiting a good movie, it’s learning new things about it. That’s why I appreciate…
THE OLD DARK HOUSE,…
The Criterion Collection remains the Gold Standard for the treatment of films old and new on Blu-ray…but lately, several…
THE SEA WOLF: LONGER…
I’ve always liked The Sea Wolf (1941), a Warner Bros. production that eschews formula clichés and offers a meaty, intelligent story.…
FROM LON CHANEY TO…
An uncommon number of rare and significant silent films have made their way to DVD and Blu-ray in recent…
PIGGING OUT ON LOONEY…
A decade ago Warner Home Video released a series of handsomely packaged DVDs, and later Blu-rays, of cartoons from…
LOST HORIZON—RESTORED YET AGAIN
Frank Capra’s Lost Horizon was considered a disappointment in 1937, following a string of box-office hits and a passel of Oscars.…
HOLLYWOOD’S FIRST SUPERHERO IS…
Adventures of Captain Marvel is often called the best serial ever made; it’s certainly my all-time favorite. I had a…
