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Region Free Blu Ray

January 26, 2010 by Erich Scholz

I bought an HD DVD player a couple of years ago but the demise of the format and the relatively high price points of the competing Blu Ray players caused me to shy away from HiDef for a while…until recently. I’d been doing some research — see, I wanted to go “region free” AND I…

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THE BOY WITH GREEN HAIR

January 14, 2010 by Erich Scholz

Purchased and received my very first DVD from the “hand-made” Warners Archives Collection. They offer up professionally packaged DVD-Rs of obscure films for a pretty steep price ($20 plus shipping). I hadn’t had the chance to check them out until I spotted Joseph Losey‘s THE BOY WITH GREEN HAIR (1948) for sale. I’d been looking…

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Kansas City Confidential

July 23, 2007 by Erich Scholz

Kansas City Confidential (1952)Directed: Phil KarlstonWritten: Harry Essex, George BruceStarring: John Payne, Coleen Gray, Preston FosterMGM/ B&W / 1:33 / 99 m. Let us now turn our attention to all things NOIR…Got my mitts on a brand-spanking new DVD of the recently released B-programmer Kansas City Confidential. Unfortunately, this rough little gem has been languishing…

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Sweet!

March 21, 2007May 5, 2021 by Erich Scholz

Zero Hour!, the inspiration for the Zucker Brothers’ Airplane!, is coming out for the first time on home video in June. Now it looks like two, hard-to-find classics from the twisted mind of Serbian director DuĊĦan Makavejev are coming out on DVD the same month. 1971’s “WR: Mysteries of the Organism” — an international film…

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Zero Hour!

March 15, 2007May 5, 2021 by Erich Scholz

Finally, fans of the film Airplane! will be able to see the true origins of the ’80s comedy classic when Zero Hour hits stores this June. The 1957 film, starring Dana Andrews as “Ted Stryker” has never been released on home video so this DVD, part of Warner Brother’s “Camp Classics” collection, will be a…

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Frightmare

January 11, 2007 by Erich Scholz

Frightmare (1974)Produced and Directed: Pete WalkerWritten: Pete Walker, David McGillivrayStarring: Rupert Davies, Sheila Keith, Deborah FairfaxMedia Blasters/ Color / 1:85 anamorphic 16:9 / 83 m. Call me a glutton for punishment, but the allure of finding the ultimate “creepy horror movie” has led me down some pretty dodgy paths. Hearing that Pete Walker‘s “Frightmare” was…

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The Honeymoon Killers

January 5, 2007 by Erich Scholz

The Honeymoon Killers (1969)Directed and written: Leonard KastleProduced: Warren SteibelStarring: Tony LoBianco, Shirley Stoler, Doris RobertsCriterion Collection/ B&W / 1:85 anamorphic 16:9 / 115 m. I must’ve seen The Honeymoon Killers about 15 times. It became one of my favorite films back in the early 90s. Some of my friends still quote lines from the…

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The Man from Planet X

January 3, 2007 by Erich Scholz

This year, I plan on documenting my viewing habits with a bit more disipline than usual. With this in mind, I give you a little review of the very first film I’ve watched in the year 2007: The Man from Planet X (1951)Director: Edgar UlmerProduced and written: Aubrey Wisberg and Jack PollexfenStarring: Robert Clarke, Margaret…

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Aspect Ratio and the Necessity of Enhanced DVDs

December 13, 2006May 7, 2021 by Erich Scholz

The 16:9 widescreen TV revolution has forced me to come to terms with the often misunderstood topic of DVD aspect ratios. It turns out some of the disks in my collection — including “2001: A Space Odyssey” — are now almost unwatchable, thanks to obsolete video technology that is still being practiced by some manufacturers…

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“Idiocracy” DVD Street Date Released

November 15, 2006 by Erich Scholz

With all the hype surrounding Borat, it’s easy to forget about the best satire to (barely) hit the big screen this year — Mike Judge‘s Idiocracy. For the curious outside of Texas and LA, Amazon.com has announced that the DVD will be released on January 9th. And it’s available for pre-order. I officially declare this…

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