Posts Tagged ‘Blu-ray’

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Dec11

The Elephant Man (1980) 2 x DVD9 and Blu-Ray Criterion Collection

by movieworld on December 11th, 2020 at 15:52
Posted In: .Other movies, Biography, Drama

The Elephant Man 1980
Lynch's Elephant Man tells of the historical figure, John Merrick (real name, Joseph Merrick, played here by John Hurt) whose physical deformities included an enlarged skull, twisted spine, and an unusable right arm. These grotesque deformities found Merrick on display in a circus freak show and mistreated. Doctor Frederick Treves (Anthony Hopkins) and the actress Mrs. Kendall (Anne Bancroft) would eventually champion Merrick, and the once maligned figure would become lionized in Victorian society.

Lynch’s film is a dreamlike commentary on Victorian society, filmed in beautiful black and white. He uses imagery, often surreal, to draw viewers into the quiet suffering of John Merrick and to reveal that, though Merrick may be hideous on the outside, he as gentle as a lamb on the inside.

The Elephant Man was nominated for eight Academy Awards in 1981, including Best Picture, when it lost to Robert Redford’s Ordinary People.

Director: David Lynch
Cast: Anthony Hopkins, John Hurt, Anne Bancroft
Country: USA, UK
Genre: Biography, Drama

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Dec11

Lord Jim (1965) DVD9, Blu-Ray

by movieworld on December 11th, 2020 at 15:08
Posted In: .Other movies, Adventure, Drama, Romance

Lord Jim 1965
Three years after Lawrence of Arabia, the largely impressive Lord Jim (1965) finds Peter O'Toole again essaying a self-doubting but remarkable, white Englishman who leads a foreign people against their oppressor. It’s a remake of the 1925 film by Victor Fleming.

It follows the adventures of a character named Lord Jim (Peter O’Toole), a Merchant Marine officer, who on the dilapidated tub Patna commits a cowardly act (abandons the passengers during a storm and is discharged). To redeem his good name, for his own benefit, after wandering the Far East, the young Jim goes on a dangerous mission by taking a shipment of explosives to a remote island in the Far East called Patusan. In the jungle, Jim encounters a ruthless warlord called the General (Eli Wallach) oppressing the natives and he leads a revolution to overthrow the dictator. Successful, the neurotic, self-tortured Jim settles down with the sexy native (Daliah Lavi), and is worshiped by the natives as Lord Jim. After getting things stable, the notorious river pirate, Gentleman Brown (James Mason), threatens to once again bring chaos to the region by robbing its valuable jewels.

Director: Richard Brooks
Cast: Peter O'Toole, James Mason, Curd Jurgens
Country: UK, USA
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Romance

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Dec11

9 Songs (2004) DVD9 Sony Pictures, Blu-Ray Optimum Releasing

by movieworld on December 11th, 2020 at 14:10
Posted In: .Other movies, Drama, Musical, Romance

9 Songs 2004
What is a relationship, what is love between two people, and why isn’t it allowed to show to people in love having sex? Those were the questions which led Michael Winterbottom to '9 Songs', a love story told from a sexual point of view by two people making love.

In a flight over Antarctica, Matt (Kieran O'Brien), a member of the British Survey team, recalls his passionate sexual affair with Lisa (Margo Stilley). He says: "When I remember Lisa, I don't think about her clothes, or her work, where she was from, or even what she said. I think of her smell. Her taste. Her skin touching mine." They meet in a large music hall for a rock concert in London and go to bed in his apartment afterwards. Their relationship is not built on sharing intimate details of their lives or commenting on the state of the world. What they have in common is a love of loud and raucous music and sex in all its different permutations.

Director: Michael Winterbottom
Cast: Kieran O'Brien, Margo Stilley, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
Country: UK
Genre: Drama, Music, Romance

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Dec08

Amanece, que no es poco / Dawn Breaks, Which Is No Small Thing (1989) DVD5, Blu-Ray

by movieworld on December 8th, 2020 at 14:20
Posted In: .Other movies, Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi

Amanece, que no es poco 1989
One-of-a-kind Spanish surreal comedy that is so dense with gags, eccentricities, sketches, characters, fantastical absurdities and punchlines, that it is almost impossible to describe.

It tells the story of a father and son arriving to a small village lost in the mountains where their inhabitants have a quite bizarre communal life: masses are like parties and people vote in order to elect the major, priest, teacher, prostitute and adulterers. Everyone seems to be an avid reader of William Faulkner and have a deep personal view of the world. Spanish cultural stereotypes are systematically presented in amusing forms, but criticism towards the Franco’s regime always lies beneath jokes and gags.

"Amanece, que no es poco" is probably one of the most interesting examples on surrealist comedy in the modern spanish history. This film could be considered as an unconventional fresco of what Spain was and still is.

Director: Jose Luis Cuerda
Cast: Jose Sazatornil, Carmen de Lirio, Francisco Martinez
Country: Spain
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy
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Dec07

Long Shot (1978) DVD9 and Blu-Ray BFI

by movieworld on December 7th, 2020 at 14:50
Posted In: .Other movies, Comedy, Drama

Long Shot 1978
Maurice Hatton's Long Shot begins as an in-joke and evolves into a film that's fresh, cheerful and very appealing. It follows the adventures of Charlie and Neville, played by Charles Gormley and Neville Smith, as they scrape together the wherewithal to make a movie. Their search for a director leads them to the Edinburgh Film Festival. Eventually they recruit Wim Wenders. Mr. Wenders is one of a number of film-world denizens who make funny, good-natured appearances here.

Filmed around the 1977 Edinburgh Film Festival, Long Shot is a deadpan satire about the trials and tribulations of British independent filmmaking, with terrific cameos from Wim Wenders, Susannah York, Stephen Frears, Alan Bennett and John Boorman.

BD50, DVD9 | 1080p AVC, PAL | 01:24:35 | 39.8 Gb, 7.77 Gb
Language: English
Subtitles: English

Director: Maurice Hatton
Cast: Charles Gormley, Neville Smith, Ann Zelda
Country: UK
Genre: Drama, Comedy
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Dec07

Newman’s Law (1974) Blu-Ray Kino Lorber

by movieworld on December 7th, 2020 at 14:25
Posted In: .Other movies, Action, Crime, Thriller

Newman's Law 1974
From Richard T. Heffron, the director of "Trackdown", "Futureworld", "Foolin' Around" and "I, the Jury", comes this action-packed thriller starring George Peppard ("The Groundstar Conspiracy", "P.J.") as an honest L.A. cop battling criminals and corrupt policemen in his own precinct.

Detective Vince Newman, a tough but honest cop investigating a reputed druglord named Lo Falcone (Louis Zorich). After two years of coming up short on evidence, Newman finally hits paydirt when he and his partner Garry (Roger Robinson) discover a mountain of hashish and the dead body of the nephew of Falcone’s mob rival Dellanzia (Abe Vigoda) in a house owned by Falcone.

However, the too-slick district attorney (Gordon Pinsent) refuses to prosecute the case after Newman’s reputation — and potential testimony — are tarnished by a frameup by Falcone’s men. With no longer a job or pension to risk, Newman has little to lose by bringing Falcone to justice his way.

Director: Richard T. Heffron
Cast: George Peppard, Roger Robinson, Eugene Roche
Country: USA
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
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Dec04

Time Limit (1957) DVD9 and Blu-Ray Kino Lorber

by movieworld on December 4th, 2020 at 15:23
Posted In: .Other movies, Drama, War

Time Limit 1957
Major Harry Cargill (Richard Basehart) was the highest ranking American officer while being held in a North Korean prisoner of war camp. His fellow prisoners admired him and considered him unbreakable until the day he became a collaborator, spreading anti-American, pro-Communist propaganda not only in the camp but over radio broadcasts. Later, liberated from the camp, Cargill faces the possibility of court martial for treason. But first an Army investigator, Col. Edwards (Richard Widmark), must make a recommendation for or against court martial. And Edwards suspects there’s more to the story than he’s been told. What could possibly make a man suddenly betray his country? What pressure was applied to Cargill in the camp to cause him to break?

It’s a deeply serious film not just about war but about patriotism, idealism, and the ways in which war inevitably strips soldiers of parts of their humanity.

Director: Karl Malden
Cast: Richard Widmark, Richard Basehart, Dolores Michaels, Rip Torn
Country: USA
Genre: Drama, War
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Dec01

S.O.S. Titanic (1979) 2 x Blu-Ray Kino Lorber (Theatrical Cut & TV Version)

by movieworld on December 1st, 2020 at 16:25
Posted In: .Other movies, Drama, History

S.O.S. Titanic 1979
The saga of the supposedly unsinkable R.M.S. Titanic has captured the world’s imagination for over a century. Its story of greed, loss and survival remains as fascinating today as it did on that fateful, moonless night in April 1912. Long before James Cameron’s blockbuster Titanic (1997), this film meticulously recreated the world’s most lavish luxury liner and its sumptuous gala atmosphere during the four-day journey leading to the disaster. Based on detailed research, this intriguing docudrama gives a rich sense of life aboard the Titanic as it explores the lives of various passengers, ranging from the most impoverished to the wealthiest, and movingly finds the courage amidst the horror and tragedy. The film follows the survivors’ lives after their traumatic rescue.

Director: William Hale (as Billy Hale)
Cast: David Janssen, Cloris Leachman, Harry Andrews, Susan Saint James, Ian Holm, Helen Mirren, David Warner
Country: UK, USA
Genre: Drama, History

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Dec01

Chicago (1927), The Golden Twenties (1950) 2 x DVD and Blu-Ray Flicker Alley

by movieworld on December 1st, 2020 at 15:04
Posted In: .Other movies, Comedy, Crime, Drama

Chicago 1927
Seventy-five years before it was released as an Oscar-winning musical, Chicago was a sassy silent film created by Cecil B. DeMille’s production company. It boasted a brilliant turn by Phyllis Haver as the heartless Roxie and, just to make things yummier, it was secretly directed by Mr. DeMille himself!

The story should be familiar to most filmgoers. The blonde seductress Roxie Hart has been two-timing her good-natured husband Amos (Victor Varconi). Roxie is a true gold digger, and Amos's empty pockets don't turn the girl on any longer. She has been having an affair with a moneyed businessman, Rodney Casely (gravel-voiced character actor Eugene Pallette), and when Casely tries to drop her, Roxie shoots him. The district attorney (Walter Richmond) is more than ready to string the murderess up, but a reporter (T. Roy Barnes) sees a way to milk the case and sell some papers. He dubs Roxie "the Jazz Slayer" and plasters her pretty face on the front page. A celebrity is born!

It’s a terrifically entertaining mix of humor and melodrama, as well as a pungent critique of trash journalism. It's a film that was thought to be lost for a long time, until an intact print was found in DeMille's archives in 2006.
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Nov30

Buffet froid / Cold Cuts (1979) DVD9 and Blu-Ray Kino Lorber

by movieworld on November 30th, 2020 at 17:40
Posted In: .Other movies, Comedy, Crime

Buffet froid 1979
Superb black comedy and a tour-de-force of the absurd. This is about morbid fears, murder and cliches, an absurd world where people break out in compulsive violence as if they were being controlled, a place where everyone is sad and afraid but when death comes along, they shrug it off. A man finds his knife in a man's stomach who claims he killed him. A police inspector is morbidly afraid of string orchestras, murdering or jailing violinists, and arguing that murderers are OK because if you put them away, you'd be contaminating the innocents in jail. And thus, the movie is endlessly surprising, moving from one absurd hilarious scene to another, including a doctor who charges money for raping a patient, a man who sets up his own murder, and high-class torture by chamber orchestra.

The best way to enjoy this very, very strange film is to let it transport you to the Wonderland where its kooky characters reside and then get comfortable in their company. If you question its intentions from the get-go or try to discover the logic that explains the madness that will unfold before your eyes, you will kill a lot of precious brain cells and grow incredibly frustrated.

Director: Bertrand Blier
Cast: Gerard Depardieu, Bernard Blier, Jean Carmet
Country: France
Genre: Comedy, Crime
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