Apr03

The Slayer / Nightmare Island (1982) Blu-Ray Arrow Films

by movieworld on April 3rd, 2019 at 18:40
Posted In: .Other movies, Horror, Thriller

The Slayer 1982
Artist Kay (Sarah Kendall) suffers terrible nightmares where she is being stalked by some sinister entity - she cannot work out whether it is a man or a monster, all she knows is that it lurks in the shadows and strikes when she least expects it. Her husband David (Alan McRae) seeks to reassure her that the fears of her bad dreams somehow bleeding into reality are entirely unfounded, what happens in her head while she's asleep will stay there, and announces that she could do with a break. To this end, he has arranged a holiday to an island off the south coast with Kay's brother Eric (Frederick Flynn) and his wife Brooke (Carol Kottenbrook), and they fly out in a light aircraft today...

BD50 | 1080p AVC | 01:29:55 | 43.2 Gb + 3% rec
Language: English
Subtitles: English
Genre: Horror

Director: J.S. Cardone
Cast: Sarah Kendall, Frederick Flynn, Carol Kottenbrook
Country: USA
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Apr03

The Jericho Mile (1979) Blu-Ray and DVD5 Kino Lorber, DVD5

by movieworld on April 3rd, 2019 at 18:36
Posted In: .Other movies, Crime, Drama

The Jericho Mile 1979
Michael Mann's debut feature is a story about striving for greatness even when there is no chance to succeed.
Larry (Peter Strauss) is serving a life sentence in Folsom Prison for murder -- a crime he freely admits to committing, prepared to serve out his time by attracting as little outside attention as possible. He focuses on running, circling around a makeshift track in the exercise yard, keeping to himself as he travels at impressive speeds, catching the attention of Dr. Bill (Geoffrey Lewis) and Warden Earl (Billy Green Bush). Sensing something special about Larry's endurance, prison officials bring in Coach Jerry (Ed Lauter) to help educate the inmate on the finer points of long- distance running, with plans to test his abilities against the pros, teasing a possible future in the Olympics if Larry decides to play along with the training peacefully. Larry is interested in the possibility of running his way out of Folsom, but his reputation needs work with officials, while his only friend, Stiles (Richard Lawson), is eager to hold his newborn daughter, getting caught up in prison gang business run by Dr. D (Brian Dennehy) and Cotton Crown (Roger E. Mosley) to win his shot at a family reunion.

Director: Michael Mann
Cast: Peter Strauss, Richard Lawson, Roger E. Mosley
Country: USA
Genre: Crime, Drama, Sport

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Apr03

You Never Know Women (1926) Blu-Ray Kino Lorber

by movieworld on April 3rd, 2019 at 18:00
Posted In: .Other movies, Drama, Romance

You Never Know Women 1926
You Never Know Women is a thrilling romance that constructs a combustible love triangle between a Russian dancer, a handsome escape artist, and a wealthy broker. Vera Janova (Florence Vidor) is on her way to star in a Russian vaudeville revue when a falling girder nearly kills her. A construction worker saves her life, but before she wakes up the conniving Eugene Foster (Lowell Sherman) takes Vera into his arms, pretending to be the one who rescued her. Susceptible to Eugene’s oily charms, Vera begins ignoring Ivan Norodin (Clive Brook), a Houdini-like master of illusion who had loved her his whole life. Racked with jealousy, Norodin plans the ultimate illusion, one that could change their lives forever.

Filmed with knockabout energy by the great director William A. Wellman, You Never Know Women is a silent era gem.

Director: William A. Wellman
Cast: Florence Vidor, Lowell Sherman, Clive Brook
Country: USA
Genre: Drama

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Apr03

Thelma Todd & Zasu Pitts: The Hal Roach Collection 1931-33 2 x DVD9

by movieworld on April 3rd, 2019 at 15:20
Posted In: .Other movies, Comedy

Thelma Todd & Zasu Pitts
Whoever came up with the idea to team Thelma Todd and Zasu Pitts knew what they were doing. The gorgeous Todd and the flighty, spinsterish Pitts were as different on-screen as two women could be, but they made an effective comedy duo. The ladies were a believable screen couple (they were friends in real life as well), and despite the crazy antics they had to go through, they still came off as appealing and likable.

Thelma Todd & Zasu Pitts: The Hal Roach Collection 1931-1933 presents all 17 of their short comedies, beautifully restored from their original negatives by Paul Gierucki and Cinemuseum.

For those interested in film history, especially fans of vintage comedy, this release of all Hal Roach-produced two-reel shorts featuring Thelma Todd and ZaSu Pitts is cause for celebration.

These short comedies also feature the wonderful Hal Roach stock company of comedians: Billy Gilbert, James C. Morton, Charlie Hall, Anita Garvin, Bud Jamison, and others, as well as special collaborations with other top Hal Roach stars like Laurel and Hardy and Charley Chase.

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Apr03

Wuthering Heights (2011) Blu-Ray Artificial Eye

by movieworld on April 3rd, 2019 at 14:30
Posted In: .Other movies, Drama, Romance

Wuthering Heights 2011
Emily Bronte's celebrated 1847 novel has been adapted time and again by world cinema, with each production embracing the squeeze of unrequited love and the abundant atmospheric trimmings of the original work. It’s a timeless tale of obsession, yet this latest take on the material takes matters into a harsher direction of internalized agony and violent communication.

In Arnold's version, Heathcliff (played as a boy by Solomon Glave and in adulthood by James Howson) is a black runaway, plucked off the streets of Liverpool and raised on a north country hill farm. As youngsters, Heathcliff and Cathy (played first by Shannon Beer and then by Kaya Scoledario) exist in a kind of primitive Eden where they are neither quite siblings or lovers but some innocent hybrid of the two. It cannot last. Cathy is parcelled off to the local manor house where she reluctantly agrees to marry the foppish, insubstantial Edgar Linton (James Northcote). Heathcliff, meanwhile, is first abused and then later cast out by his brutish adoptive brother. He returns wealthy and hardened, hell-bent on revenge and still longing for Cathy.

Director: Andrea Arnold
Cast: Kaya Scodelario, James Howson, Solomon Glave
Country: UK
Genre: Drama, Romance

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Apr03

I vinti / The Vanquished (1953) DVD9 and Blu-Ray Raro Video

by movieworld on April 3rd, 2019 at 13:39
Posted In: .Other movies, Crime, Drama

The Vanquished 1953
Michelangelo Antonioni's daring second feature, originally released in England as Youth and Perversion, was made as a commentary on the postwar generation. There was, and still is, the idea that children growing up in Europe during the WW2 had known nothing but violence throughout their lives, and thus became desensitized. The film began as a project designed to highlight the problem of juvenile delinquency in Europe.
I Vinti unfolds in three episodes, set in three different countries. In the first episode, set in France, a group of young people plans an outing in the country, where some of them plan to murder a rich friend and steal his money. The second episode takes place in Italy, where a young man smuggles cigarettes for a living and becomes involved in a murder. And in the third, set in London, a cynical, snooty young poet reports a dead body to the police, hoping to profit from it.
The finished product, compromised upon release by conservative producers and distributors who would force the director to re-edit a significant portion of the film, isn’t in any form one of Antonioni’s benchmark accomplishments. What it is, however, is a fascinating snapshot of a young filmmaker figuring out his political and aesthetic ideologies on screen, and an early example of contemporary omnibus storytelling which has since proven both profitable and popular.

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Apr02

L’amore in citta / Love in the City (1953) Blu-Ray Raro Video, DVD9 Minerva

by movieworld on April 2nd, 2019 at 16:13
Posted In: .Other movies, Drama, Romance

Love in the City 1953
The 1953 anthology movie Love in the City (L'amore in citta') was intended as the first issue in an ongoing cinematic magazine, like a twice-yearly edition of "60 Minutes" shown in movie theaters, each time exploring a different topic from several different angles.

In this case, the subject is as the title suggests: love in its many forms and how it manifests in Rome. Though, it's love in the broadest sense, with a more precise focus being what it's like to be an Italian woman trying to get by in the modern world. Romance is not in great evidence.

The cumulative result is an intriguing time capsule of a particular time and place. A failure in its own time, Love in the City has aged into a fascinating document, highlighting Italy's tremendous talent pool while also offering a backward glimpse into history.

Directors: Michelangelo Antonioni, Federico Fellini, Alberto Lattuada, Carlo Lizzani, Francesco Maselli, Dino Risi, Cesare Zavattini
Country: Italy
Genre: Drama, Romance

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Apr02

Les possedees du diable / Lorna the Exorcist (1974) Blu-Ray Le chat qui fume, DVD9 Mondo Macabro

by movieworld on April 2nd, 2019 at 14:49
Posted In: .Other movies, Horror

Lorna the Exorcist 1974
Successful, wealthy, happily married businessman Patrick Mariel's privileged life is about to be threatened when his past literally comes back to haunt him. A strange woman Patrick met nearly two decades earlier has recently resurfaced and has been calling his home, prompting suspicion from his wife Marianne (Jacqueline Laurent), who begins to suspect he's having an affair. Strangely, Patrick seems to be at the mercy of the caller and even agrees to switch his family's vacation plans from St. Tropez to Camargue at the last minute specifically to meet up with her. This doesn't sit too well with Patrick's teenage daughter Linda (Lina Romay), who's recently been having weird sex dreams about a strange woman with outrageous eye makeup she's never met before.
Linda's visions intensify, strange supernatural manifestation overtake her mother, and her father must face the consequences of a bargain he made many years ago.

Jess Franco has one of, if not the most immense filmographies of all European Cult directors. He has over 200 films to his credit, and even in his 80's is still working on new works. Lorna the Exorcist may not be as well known as some of his others from the same period, but it certainly has the same atmosphere, and feeling that makes his films such a joy to fans the world over, and as such feels like a hidden gem in his vast filmography.

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Mar29

Images (1972) Blu-Ray Arrow Academy, DVD9 MGM

by movieworld on March 29th, 2019 at 15:20
Posted In: .Other movies, Drama, Horror, Mystery

Images 1972
Susannah York won the Best Actress award at the 1972 Cannes Film Festival for one of director Robert Altman’s most intriguing but difficult films. It was Golden Globe nominated for 1973 Best English-Language Foreign Film.

She plays disturbed married heroine Cathryn, a schizophrenic housewife who questions her sanity when she finds herself battling actuality as her mind is haunted by troubling images of her life, of a former lover who died and of her fantasies, not knowing if these are demons of the mind or part of reality.

It is a dream, or rather a nightmare, of a film, with a screenplay by the director based on the star’s own book In Search of Unicorns. Beautifully assembled and orchestrated by Altman, it is a very offbeat film and not at all easy going, but with effort it is possible to get into it.

Director: Robert Altman
Cast: Susannah York, Rene Auberjonois, Marcel Bozzuffi, Cathryn Harrison
Country: UK, USA
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery

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Mar28

Down by Law (1986) 2 x DVD (2002 edition) and Blu-Ray Criterion Collection

by movieworld on March 28th, 2019 at 17:38
Posted In: .Other movies, Comedy, Crime, Drama

Down by Law 1986
Jim Jarmusch's 1986 Down by Law is a black-and-white masterpiece of dark comedy, a criminal fairy tale about broken-down New Orleans losers who like black coffee, loose women, and speak with poetic street patter. Gravel-voiced troubadour Tom Waits plays Zack, a slacker deejay who's framed for murder. Tossed into prison, he shares a cell with Jack (John Lurie), a pimp who was also framed — he went down for child molestation, set up by a dissatisfied john — and Roberto (Roberto Benigni, back before he got precious and annoying), an Italian tourist who prefers to be called "Bob." They eventually hatch a plan to escape and end up in the swamps of the New Orleans Bayou...

Down by Law was Jim Jarmusch’s third film, his best and most popular. Thanks to the fantastic trio of Roberto Benigni, John Lurie, and Tom Waits as well as Robby Muller’s beautiful cinematography.

Director: Jim Jarmusch
Cast: Tom Waits, John Lurie, Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, Ellen Barkin
Country: USA, West Germany
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
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