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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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X, Y & ZEE (1972)

January 7, 2010 by Erich Scholz

I’ve done it. I’ve finally found a film with absolutely no redeeming qualities. I won an auction on eBay ($10) for a 16mm print of the Michael Caine/Elizabeth Taylor bitch fest X, Y & ZEE (aka Zee & Co.) from 1972. I’d never seen the film and it’s not available on DVD here in the…

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Laszlo Kovacs – R.I.P.

July 24, 2007 by Erich Scholz

Award-winning Hungarian cinematographer Laszlo Kovacs passed away at his home in Beverly Hills this past weekend at the age of 74. Kovacs, who lensed such films as Easy Rider, Paper Moon, Ghostbusters and Say Anything — as well as contributing photography to Close Encounters of the Third Kind — actually cut his teeth on early…

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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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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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Off My Rocker at the Art School Bop

January 8, 2007 by Erich Scholz

I spent part of the weekend catching up on some listening. I’m talking about music here. I bought the new Luke Haines album, the amusingly titled Off My Rocker at the Art School Bop, a couple of weeks ago but didn’t really give it more than a cursory listen. Dug in a little deeper…wow…what a…

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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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