On November 20th, Warner Archive will release a BluRay edition of Christian Nyby & Howard Hawks’ 1951 sci-fi/horror classic THE THING FROM ANOTHER WORLD. Synopsis: When scientist Dr. Carrington (Robert Cornthwaite) reports a UFO near his North Pole research base, the Air Force sends in a team under Capt. Patrick Hendry […]
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The 1950’s to the 80’s was a period of time when the Cold War was happening. There was a lot of paranoia back then about being taken over by Communists and nuclear war. At the height of its “popularity”, the government was using the media to convince people that commies […]
Kino Lorber will release Sam Fuller’s 1951 Korean War classic FIXED BAYONETS! on Blu Ray September 20th. Synopsis: Celebrated film noir director Sam Fuller (The Steel Helmet, Naked Kiss) delivers a “rough, tough, hard-hitting and action-packed” (Variety) masterpiece, incorporating all the gritty, suspenseful, real-life elements to “build a war drama […]
Sam Fuller’s movies always begin with some kind of eyecatching visuals. In The Steel Helmet, there’s a single shot of a punctured army helmet as the opening credits are shown. This metal bucket belongs to Sgt. Zack (Gene Evans) a grizzled, cigar chomping vet who has had his hands tied […]
When I was told about the Howard Hawks Blogathon by my friend Ratnakar of Seetimaar – Diary of a Movie Lover I was really happy because Hawks is a filmmaker I’ve been a fan of for many years now. I think what made Hawks’ work appealing to me was the […]
The lightning speed of a commuter train racing along behind the bold opening credits of Cry Danger (1951) lets us know right away we’re in store for one helluva ride. When the train comes to a stop in Los Angeles a man gets off, he is Rocky Malloy (Dick Powell) […]