Radiance has announced a new "restored" limited edition of "The Horrible Dr. Hichcock". It looks from the outside like a great release.
https://www.radiancefilms.co.uk/products/the-horrible-dr-hichcock-le
I'm not sure I have any other Radiance editions? I have always adored this film and...
I preordered the "Phase IV" set from the UK 101 Films a while ago. I've received a shipping notice -- wonder how long it will take given the current circumstances? Can't wait to get this!
I wasn't sure in which forum to post this... so...here goes:
Peter Wollen, the supreme film critic and theorist, has died at the age of 81.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/26/movies/peter-wollen-dead.html
Mr. Wollen was one of my teachers at Northwestern University in the early 1970's -- and...
This is just a quick heads up that a restored, deluxe, limited edition release of HAKUJA DEN aka PANDA AND THE MAGIC SERPENT or THE WHITE SNAKE ENCHANTRESS, the wonderful 1958 Japanese animated film, has been issued in Japan:
http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/BSTD-20269?s_ssid=e3ba05dc0453e26a2...
From the Scorpion Releasing Facebook page (I did a quick search and did not find a discussion of this elsewhere but with apologies if this is "old news"):
"Some updates on our limited edition BluRays. Starting with CANDLE FOR THE DEVIL and STRIPPED TO KILL, all future Scorpion limited edition...
Has this been discussed?:
https://distribpixblog.wordpress.com/2015/02/09/falstaff-chimes-at-midnight/
"Chimes at Midnight" is a masterpiece IMHO. I hope this news is as good as it appears to be. If this is already under discussion, my apologies for Board Cluttering.
As promised in another thread in the domestic Blu-Ray section, I wanted to post my amateur reaction to the Toho Japanese import Blu-Ray of “King Kong vs. Godzilla” which I just received.
I approached the blu with some trepidation as the Japanese DVD release (which I pulled out for...