The Criterion Collection presents Marlon Brando’s 1961 Western masterpiece ONE-EYED JACKS on BluRay. This newly restored edition which was supervised by fans Steven Spielberg and Martin Scorsese will be released on November 22nd. BUY FROM AMAZON Official Synopsis: A western like no other, One-Eyed Jacks combines the mythological scope of […]
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What do you do if you’re a priest, bound by the covenant of the church not to divulge confessions—even to authorities—and someone you know confesses that they’ve just committed a murder? Alfred Hitchcock’s off-the-beaten-path I Confess (1952) illustrates the dilemma engagingly. Based on Paul Anthelme’s French play “Nos deux consciences,” […]
One of the greatest revenge themed Westerns is Henry Hathaway’s NEVADA SMITH (1966) starring Steve McQueen. The story is set in the 1890s and begins when three outlaws Jesse Coe (Martin Landau), Bill Bowdre (Arthur Kennedy) and Tom Fitch (Karl Malden) viciously rob, torture and kill the parents of young […]
Taking a look at another often overlooked Euro-classic, Isasmendi’s SUMMERTIME KILLER (more about the movie at the GCDB) often makes the list of cult classics a lot of cineasts have heard of but haven’t seen it. As it is available at least in semi-acceptable DVD versions, here’s my review. Wine […]