Posts Tagged ‘Warner Archive’
Love Crazy Blu-ray Review: Audiences Will Get a Kick Out of It
It works due to the iconic chemistry between Powell and Loy.
Read MoreBoys Town Blu-ray Review: Tracy and Rooney; The Priest and the Knucklehead
Funny, dramatic, and Tracy’s chemistry with the entire cast is outstanding.
Read MoreBroadway Melody of 1938 Blu-ray Review: Powell Leads the Way, Ebsen Hoofs Away
Watch for the odd sight of the gangly, hunched Ebsen tapping away, early Garland, and Powell’s solid performance in her second of three Melody films.
Read MoreAll Through the Night Blu-ray Review: Bogie Knocks Those Heels Back on Their Axis
It’s all Bogie’s vehicle, and he makes it a thrilling, fully satisfying ride.
Read MoreSergeant Rutledge Blu-ray Review: An Important Entry in Ford’s Filmography
It’s not as celebrated as dozens of other John Ford films, but it deserves the same attention as any of his post-The Searchers films.
Read MoreAuntie Mame 4K UHD Review: How Vivid!
Rosalind Russell is the movie—and because of that, it works.
Read MoreA Midsummer Night’s Dream (1935) Blu-ray Review: Cagney Pounds the Boards
The play’s the thing, but Reinhardt’s production is entirely cinematic and epic in scope.
Read MorePresenting Lily Mars Blu-ray Review: Broadway Baby
Just four years removed from The Wizard of Oz, Judy Garland was still struggling to transition from child actress to adult.
Read MoreColt .45 Blu-ray Review: You’d Watch It for Randolph Scott
Basically, Randolph Scott in a B western with a big budget and amazing color…not a bad way to spend 75 minutes.
Read MoreDastardly & Muttley in Their Flying Machines: The Complete Series Blu-ray Review: For the Birds
Warner Archive continues their Blu-ray upsells of classic Hanna-Barbara animated series with this 1969 oddity, previously only available on DVD.
Read MoreNight and Day Blu-ray Review: Cole Porter Vanishes Behind Cary Grant’s Star Power
Night and Day attempts to cater to fans of both Grant and Porter, sacrificing its subject matter for star power.
Read MoreThirty Seconds Over Tokyo Blu-ray Review: Just Over Two Hours on Your Television Screen
The film is at its best when Lawson and his crew crash just off the Chinese coast.
Read MoreCome Live with Me Blu-ray Review: A Very Relaxed Film
Stewart and Lamarr are so good together on screen, I was always interested in what was happening.
Read MoreStrange Cargo Blu-ray Review: Weird Movie
It is worth watching just to see Crawford and Gable together again.
Read More7 Faces of Dr. Lao Blu-ray Review: Cabinet of Curiosities
It’s the kind of mind-bending weirdness that makes you wonder how it ever got greenlit by a mainstream studio.
Read MoreThe Late Show (1977) Blu-ray Review: Soft-boiled
A movie about lonely people whose best days may be behind them, yet who keep moving forward with humor and dignity.
Read MoreFollow Me Quietly Blu-ray Review: Surprisingly Thrilling
It feel like an episode of some long-lost TV series rather than a fully fleshed-out movie.
Read MoreMonogram Matinee Volume 3 Blu-ray Review: Two Western Yarns with Johnny Mack Brown
Fans of B western should delight in these little gems of six-gun cinema.
Read MoreThe Man Who Came to Dinner Blu-ray Review: A Film That Never Overstays Its Welcome
One of the best films to watch during the holidays where the wintry setting becomes a catalyst for everything that happens.
Read MoreMogambo Blu-ray Review: Clark Gable Goes Back to Africa
With those stars, that director, and the gorgeous setting, Mogambo is well worth your time.
Read MoreSpencer Tracy 4-Film Collection Blu-ray Review: Another Great Set from Warner Archive
Three of the films make great additions to the collection.
Read MoreManpower (1941) Blu-ray Review: Great Cast, Disappointing Movie
It is rather dull if I’m being honest.
Read MoreWally Gator: The Complete Series Blu-ray Review: Complete but Swampy
While it’s great to have all of the Gator shorts together on Blu-ray, their swampy presentation leaves little reason to upgrade from DVD.
Read MoreThe Miracle (1959) Blu-ray Review: Miraculously Young Roger Moore
This historical epic is most notable for its prescient casting of Roger Moore in a lead role.
Read MoreDoris Day 4-Film Collection Blu-ray Review: Day Outshines All of Her Co-Stars
This new set compiles four of Doris Day’s most beloved films in one convenient Blu-ray package.
Read More50s Sci-Fi Collection Blu-ray Review: Enough Entertainment to Justify Adding This Collection to Yours
These films are not all great, but there is enough entertainment here to justify adding this collection to yours.
Read MoreBlack Samson Blu-ray Review: There’s a Riot Goin’ On
As the unelected ruler of a Los Angeles neighborhood, Samson (Rockne Tarkington) speaks softly and carries a big, big stick.
Read MoreThe Hard Way (1943) Blu-ray Review: Easy to Watch
It is worth watching, especially for fans of Lupino.
Read MoreTwo Weeks with Love Blu-ray Review: I’ve Had the Time of My Life
A naive 17-year-old girl spends summer vacation in the Catskills with her family, where she falls under the spell of a suave older man with sexy dance moves.
Read MoreMelinda Blu-ray Review: Frankie Says Relax
Frankie J. is a smooth-talking L.A. DJ on the prowl for ladies and fun, at least until his latest conquest ends up dead in his apartment.
Read MoreA Date with Judy Blu-ray Review: The Goody-Good, the Baddie, and the Beery
This classic MGM musical combines the golly-gee innocence of high school hijinks with the sizzle of Carmen Miranda, forbidden love with an older man, and an infidelity subplot.
Read MoreThe Cobweb Blu-ray Review: It’s All About the Drapes
An enjoyable 124-minute roller coaster.
Read MoreExecutive Suite Blu-ray Review: Succession in the 1950s
The film explores the frantic maneuvers of a board of directors to select a new president in the aftermath of the former president’s unexpected death.
Read MoreHis Kind of Woman Blu-ray Review: Film Noir Follies
Mitchum and Russell (and Vincent Price) gallivant in a movie that is half bleak noir, half bizarre resort town comedy and romance.
Read MoreCheyenne: The Complete Series Blu-ray Review: The Man with a Known Name
The stories are well written even with knowing the hero triumphs.
Read MoreMystery Street Blu-ray Review: Murder Most Dull
This 1950 crime procedural emphasizes the procedure, with dialogue as dry as the Mojave and bland, robotic performances.
Read MoreRhapsody in Blue Blu-ray Review: Rapturous Rhapsody
Blu-ray arrives from newly remastered 4K scans of nitrate materials and is extended with over 12 minutes of footage never before seen by the general public.
Read MoreThe Magilla Gorilla Show: The Complete Series Blu-ray Review: This Monkey’s Gone to Heaven
This classic Hanna-Barbera series finally gets a Blu-ray release, and the results should finally satisfy fans disappointed by previous DVD drops.
Read MoreHit Man (1972) Blu-ray Review: Tyrone in Action and Pam Grier’s Performance Make It Well Worth Watching
It feels like they had watched Get Carter and then a few months later tried to recreate it from memory.
Read MoreBlack Eye Blu-ray Review: The Hammer Builds a Winner
Fred “The Hammer” Williamson stars in this mid-’70s crime drama, which for the right audience is really all you need to know.
Read MoreThe Tall Target Blu-ray Review: Abraham Lincoln Gets a Film Noir
Warner Archive presents the film in an absolutely lovely-looking new transfer.
Read MoreThe Beast with Five Fingers Blu-ray Review: Peter Lorre Does His Thing with Awesome Special Effects
Peter Lorre at his manic best.
Read MoreThe Alaskans: The Complete Series Blu-ray Review: The Man with the Golden Dream
While the lackluster writing keeps it from being a classic, the series has its simple charms and is an impressive showcase for Roger Moore.
Read MoreThe Mask of Fu Manchu Blu-ray Review: Pre-Code Lunacy with Boris Karloff and Myrna Loy
There’s also the “big parade of torture devices” that appear and mark the movie as a horror picture and not an action/adventure outing.
Read MoreMr. and Mrs. Smith (1941) Blu-ray Review: Hitchcock Comedy, for Better or Worse
Hitchcock’s screwball comedy about a married couple who find they weren’t married starts promisingly but never gets off the ground.
Read MoreAct of Violence (1948) Blu-ray Review: Terrific Film Noir with Heart
It is a dark-as-night film noir with deeply complex morals and a surprisingly modern take on PTSD.
Read MoreLooney Tunes Collector’s Choice Vol. 3 Blu-ray Review: Another Choice Collection of Classic Cartoons
A wonderful slate of cartoons that mixes classic characters with rare gems by some of the industry’s most talented artists.
Read MoreStand and Deliver Blu-ray Review: A Classic Classroom Drama
Stand and Deliver stands as a solid story of the positive effects a strong leader and teacher has on a group of youths
Read MoreLooney Tunes Collector’s Choice Vol. 2 Blu-ray Review: Another Wonderful Collection of Classic Cartoons
Vol. 2 expands upon the previous volume’s offerings in the number of cartoons available and the decades from whence they debuted.
Read MoreFaithless (1932) Blu-ray Review: Tallulah Bankhead Makes It Worth Watching
Faithless isn’t a great film, but Bankhead is great in it.
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