David, one can find a more reasonably priced copy of CH (unless the $30 one is a pristine print..)Originally Posted by Davidmk
David, one can find a more reasonably priced copy of CH (unless the $30 one is a pristine print..)
Yeah I want to get my hands on a copy of "Christmas Holiday" but before coughing up $30, it has to be a great print.
I guess my question is was there an "official" dvd release of Christmas Holiday? or are the one's i have seen in stores overseas "bootlegs" of crappy prints /transfers & has TCM ever played this one ?
Trapped (1949)
It was released officially in the UK on DVD along with Lady on a Train (and I believe all other Deanna Durbin films). I have both of those and they look fine.
Fuller's Underworld USA from 1961. It doesn't rank as highly as his next two films (Shock Corridor & The Naked Kiss) but still some pretty good entertainment and it has the usual mix of brilliance, toughness, vulgarity and humor found in Sam's other movies.
Tonight I just finished watching The Sleeping City, a New York noir with Richard Conte and Coleen Gray. Much of it was filmed in Bellevue Hospital, well worth the trip!
Great , thanks for that info , i'll keep my eyes out for a cheaper copy on dvd then ......
Last night i watched "Casablanca" yeh , not really Noir , but i bought the blu-ray & i have to say the restoration/tranfers of this black & white film is just stunning !! I wish all movies could get the love they deserve in cleaned up tranfers like this .... Hoping they put out more Bogart on Blue-ray & Really hoping for "Dark passage" i'll be doing a Happy Dance if they do !
The Killers (1946)
Watched "Moontide" last night , quite different from most i have seen , good movie though , really enjoyed it & the Extra's were really nice , Eddie M. is in the feature on the History/Making of the movie ...... Learned a lot from that feature .
Recent views:
Brighton Rock
Hollow Triumph/The Scar
Stolen Face
The Scar and Stolen Face are so similar.
Yes, and I think they really missed out in Stolen Face. There was a real opportunity to show how really twisted Paul Heinreid's character was-instead of, in my opinion, romantacizing what he did.
"Kansas City Confidential" was last night's viewing , I liked it , not among my favorites though ....
Z (1969 – Costa-Gavras)
Where Danger Lives (1950-Farrow)
They Live by Night (1948- Ray)
Then I fell under the strange, hypnotic spell of Dr. Mabuse! – a helluva wild psycho-noir.
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse (1933- Fritz Lang)
A truly eerie and bizarre trailer, my German's a little rusty though, does your copy have subtitles?Z (1969 – Costa-Gavras)
Where Danger Lives (1950-Farrow)
They Live by Night (1948- Ray)
Then I fell under the strange, hypnotic spell of Dr. Mabuse! – a helluva wild psycho-noir.
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse (1933- Fritz Lang)
Over the weekend I watched a DVD copy of Stranger On the Third Floor. First time I'd seen the film in quite awhile. A simple plot but very compelling atmosphere, the dream sequence is a killer.
JCharles
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse is subtitled, but the trailer is not.
It's available on Criterion. My VHS tape is subtitled.
Great flick...full of early Lang atmospherics and strong streaks of expressionism.
I'm not sure if VEOH's stream of the flick is subtitled.
http://www.veoh.com/browse/videos/ca...906159FQNjKJRR
Hi all!
I just discovered-slash-joined this forum...
the last noir I viewed was ARMORED CAR ROBBERY, from a beat-up but intact "C & C Movietime" print. Better than some of Richard Fleischer's other early movies. Pure William Talman evil!
I also viewed a British movie directed by Edward Dymyrtyk, OBSESSION, from 1949. Not a real noir by any means, but a riveting, twisted movie.
Night before I watched the 1931 proto-noir, CITY STREETS, directed by Rouben Mamoulian. There's a movie that begs for restoration!
Hard-Boiled Rick:
Thanks much for the info on Mabuse. This is definitely on my want to see list.
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