The “Blu” Leopard, New York Confidential and Night Train to Munich:...
The Leopard (Criterion) This is what Blu-ray was made for. I know that the special effect-laden sci-fi extravaganzas and action epics are what really drive home theater sales, with fans wanting to get...
View ArticleThe Mafia Worlds of Fernando Di Leo
Fernando Di Leo Crime Collection (RaroVideo) Caliber 9 (aka Milano Calibro 9) (1972) The Italian Connection (aka La Mala Ordina) (1972) The Boss (aka Il Boss and Wipeout!) (1973) Rulers of the City...
View ArticleVideodrone: ‘Shoot First, Die Later’
Shoot First, Die Later (Raro), a 1974 picture from Italian gangster specialist Fernando di Leo, stars Luc Merenda as Domenico Malacarne, a hotshot cop on the Milan strike force. Young, good looking, at...
View ArticleDVD: ‘Cry of the City’
Robert Siodmak made more film noirs than any other director. It’s not like he set out to do so–they were considered crime thrillers and murder dramas by the studios and the term film noir was given to...
View Article#Noirvember Blu-ray: The urban noir of ‘I Wake Up Screaming’ and ‘Cry of the...
I Wake Up Screaming (Kino Lorber Studio Classics, Blu-ray) is not just one of the great movie titles of classic cinema, it is one of the films that established the distinctive style and attitude of...
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