Michael Curtiz’s flashy and splashy wartime morale booster began as a pre-Pearl Harbor show of support of our Canadian friends’ contribution to the war effort. A vehicle for James Cagney, its script is a trifle about bush pilots competing for a woman and then showing The Right Stuff when it comes time to join up to fight. Cagney’s ‘bad boy’ act is always good, but what slays us now are the stunning Technicolor images filmed in and over the vast Canadian forest country with its endless crystal clear lakes. The aerial work in 3-Strip Technicolor is breathtaking, especially in this full new digital restoration.
Captains of the Clouds
Blu-ray
Warner Archive Collection
1942 / Color / 1:37 Academy / 113 min. / Available at Amazon.com / Street Date March 22, 2022 / 21.99
Starring: James Cagney, Dennis Morgan, Brenda Marshall, Alan Hale, George Tobias, Reginald Gardiner, Air Marshal W.A. Bishop, Reginald Denny, Russell Arms, Paul Cavanagh, Clem Bevans,...
Captains of the Clouds
Blu-ray
Warner Archive Collection
1942 / Color / 1:37 Academy / 113 min. / Available at Amazon.com / Street Date March 22, 2022 / 21.99
Starring: James Cagney, Dennis Morgan, Brenda Marshall, Alan Hale, George Tobias, Reginald Gardiner, Air Marshal W.A. Bishop, Reginald Denny, Russell Arms, Paul Cavanagh, Clem Bevans,...
- 3/29/2022
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
The only woman director to work in Hollywood in the 1950s, Ida Lupino earned full marks as a creative innovator and a positive force in the industry. It was a restrictive time for the movies: politically, socially, every which way. But Lupino’s independent film about a rape victim passed through the censorship gauntlet — as long as the ‘R’ word was never spoken, of course. Mala Powers is the distraught victim who tries to run away from life in the powerful drama, which remains valid and topical.
Outrage
Region-Free Blu-ray
Viavision [Imprint]
1950 / B&w / 1:37 Academy / 75 min. / Street Date December 29, 2021, January 7, 2022 / Available from Viavision, Available from Amazon
Starring: Mala Powers, Tod Andrews, Robert Clarke, Raymond Bond, Lillian Hamilton, Rita Lupino, Hal March, Kenneth Patterson, Jerry Paris, Angela Clarke, Roy Engel, William Challee, Joyce McCluskey, Albert Mellen, Vic Perrin.
Cinematography: Archie Stout
Production Designer: Harry Horner
Film Editor: Harvey Manger
Original...
Outrage
Region-Free Blu-ray
Viavision [Imprint]
1950 / B&w / 1:37 Academy / 75 min. / Street Date December 29, 2021, January 7, 2022 / Available from Viavision, Available from Amazon
Starring: Mala Powers, Tod Andrews, Robert Clarke, Raymond Bond, Lillian Hamilton, Rita Lupino, Hal March, Kenneth Patterson, Jerry Paris, Angela Clarke, Roy Engel, William Challee, Joyce McCluskey, Albert Mellen, Vic Perrin.
Cinematography: Archie Stout
Production Designer: Harry Horner
Film Editor: Harvey Manger
Original...
- 3/22/2022
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
It’s a collection of 6 — count ’em Six — horror and sci-fi curiosities from the ’40s and ’50s, aimed straight at covetous fantasy film addicts. Wacky scripts, strange characterizations and poverty row production values are on view, but the fine transfers reveal professional cinematography and occasional impressive direction. The films are definitely of their time — the censor-inhibited 1940s pictures rely on spooky situations because they can’t show blood or too much violence. And a pair of low-end B&w ‘scope thrillers from the ‘fifties drive-in era do more with less, cutting corners in interesting ways. Viavision anoints the shows with expert commentaries and a couple of real surprises: an entire extra feature and a rare 1950s TV show.
Silver Screams Cinema
Region-Free Blu-ray
Return of the Ape Man, The Phantom Speaks, The Vampire’s Ghost, Valley of the Zombies, She Devil, The Unknown Terror
Viavision [Imprint] 54, 55, 56
1944-1957 / B&w / 2:35 widescreen...
Silver Screams Cinema
Region-Free Blu-ray
Return of the Ape Man, The Phantom Speaks, The Vampire’s Ghost, Valley of the Zombies, She Devil, The Unknown Terror
Viavision [Imprint] 54, 55, 56
1944-1957 / B&w / 2:35 widescreen...
- 8/17/2021
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
You Axed for it, as Forry would say: the grade Z horror movie that launched a thousand bad puns is also an unbeatable party favorite. Idiotic island natives clash with condescending Anglo scientists, when a death curse initiates the hell- spawning of a horrifying, vengeance-seeking pagan demon-monster. Sounds great — but what we get is Tabonga, a walking rubber tree stump with knotholes for eyes and a permanent scowl on its teakwood face. The excellent, flawless scan allows us to appreciate the mighty Tabonga for what it is — absurd, lovable, awful.
From Hell it Came
Blu-ray
Warner Archive Collection
1957 / B&W / 1:78 widescreen / 71 min. / Street Date April 25, 2017 / available through the WBshop / 21.99
Starring: Tod Andrews, Tina Carver, Linda Watkins, John McNamara, Gregg Palmer, Suzanne Ridgeway.
Cinematography: Brydon Baker
Film Editor: Jack Milner
Original Music: Darrell Calker
Written by Richard Bernstein, Dan Milner
Produced by Jack Milner
Directed by Dan Milner
“You say Tomayto,...
From Hell it Came
Blu-ray
Warner Archive Collection
1957 / B&W / 1:78 widescreen / 71 min. / Street Date April 25, 2017 / available through the WBshop / 21.99
Starring: Tod Andrews, Tina Carver, Linda Watkins, John McNamara, Gregg Palmer, Suzanne Ridgeway.
Cinematography: Brydon Baker
Film Editor: Jack Milner
Original Music: Darrell Calker
Written by Richard Bernstein, Dan Milner
Produced by Jack Milner
Directed by Dan Milner
“You say Tomayto,...
- 4/15/2017
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
'The Merry Widow' with Maurice Chevalier, Jeanette MacDonald and Minna Gombell under the direction of Ernst Lubitsch. Ernst Lubitsch movies: 'The Merry Widow,' 'Ninotchka' (See previous post: “Ernst Lubitsch Best Films: Passé Subtle 'Touch' in Age of Sledgehammer Filmmaking.”) Initially a project for Ramon Novarro – who for quite some time aspired to become an opera singer and who had a pleasant singing voice – The Merry Widow ultimately starred Maurice Chevalier, the hammiest film performer this side of Bob Hope, Jim Carrey, Adam Sandler – the list goes on and on. Generally speaking, “hammy” isn't my idea of effective film acting. For that reason, I usually find Chevalier a major handicap to his movies, especially during the early talkie era; he upsets their dramatic (or comedic) balance much like Jack Nicholson in Martin Scorsese's The Departed or Jerry Lewis in anything (excepting Scorsese's The King of Comedy...
- 1/31/2016
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
By Rachel Bennett
Between the eagerly anticipated season finales of Game of Thrones and Mad Men and the series premieres of Bunheads and The Newsroom, the season two finale of The Killing, in which the killer of Rosie Larsen was finally revealed, came and went with considerably less fanfare than its controversial season one closer, and the show now faces an uncertain future as AMC’s only scripted series that has yet to be renewed.
The murder mystery was initially greeted with great critical acclaim, but, by the time season two came to a close last Sunday night, many pundits had already stopped tuning in, and, of those who hadn’t, few were entirely enthusiastic about the way things had panned out.
In the finale, which was entitled “What I Know” and written by Dan Nowak and The Killing creator Veena Sud, we learned that — spoiler alert — Jaime was, as...
Between the eagerly anticipated season finales of Game of Thrones and Mad Men and the series premieres of Bunheads and The Newsroom, the season two finale of The Killing, in which the killer of Rosie Larsen was finally revealed, came and went with considerably less fanfare than its controversial season one closer, and the show now faces an uncertain future as AMC’s only scripted series that has yet to be renewed.
The murder mystery was initially greeted with great critical acclaim, but, by the time season two came to a close last Sunday night, many pundits had already stopped tuning in, and, of those who hadn’t, few were entirely enthusiastic about the way things had panned out.
In the finale, which was entitled “What I Know” and written by Dan Nowak and The Killing creator Veena Sud, we learned that — spoiler alert — Jaime was, as...
- 6/21/2012
- by Rachel Bennett
- Scott Feinberg
The Killing Finale: Were You Satisfied With the Reveal of Rosie's Killer?
Last night viewers finally discovered who killed Rosie Larsen. After two seasons of red herrings, crazy twists, and a whole lot of rain, The Killing answered its central mystery with an emotional finale that provided both the Larsens and the audience with some closure. On the heels of last week's penultimate episode, it appeared that The Killing may have been setting up one last red herring; there was no way in most viewers' minds (including our own writer Jon's) that Richmond campaign advisor, Jamie Wright, was solely responsible for Rosie's death. However, the finale's first fifteen minutes showed how deep Jamie's involvement had been: he had beaten Rosie, chased her down she had escaped into the woods, and put her in his truck, all for the sake of "helping" Richmond's political career. Jamie could not help himself though.
Last night viewers finally discovered who killed Rosie Larsen. After two seasons of red herrings, crazy twists, and a whole lot of rain, The Killing answered its central mystery with an emotional finale that provided both the Larsens and the audience with some closure. On the heels of last week's penultimate episode, it appeared that The Killing may have been setting up one last red herring; there was no way in most viewers' minds (including our own writer Jon's) that Richmond campaign advisor, Jamie Wright, was solely responsible for Rosie's death. However, the finale's first fifteen minutes showed how deep Jamie's involvement had been: he had beaten Rosie, chased her down she had escaped into the woods, and put her in his truck, all for the sake of "helping" Richmond's political career. Jamie could not help himself though.
- 6/18/2012
- by Chris King
- TVovermind.com
A flashback to the last day of Rosie Larsen's life begins the resolution to her death, as AMC closes Season 2 of "The Killing" with the revelation of Rosie Larsen's killer.
Big spoilers, right about now.
Let's cut to the chase: Rosie's murderer is Darren Richmond's trusted campaign manager, Jamie, with the assistance of Stan Larsen's sister-in-law, Terry.
Far from a barnburner, the moment fans had been waiting on for nearly a year came somewhat expectedly and with not a lot of juice to quench the lingering thirst. The finale began with Jamie's (Eric Ladin) confession to Richmond (Billy Campbell), sparked in part by Jamie's grandfather, who let the politician know his reliable sidekick had an alibi that couldn't be corroborated. Forced to explain himself, Jamie fills in the details of the night, describing a meeting between himself, Chief Jackson, and Michael Ames; a scheme to win the mayoral race by...
Big spoilers, right about now.
Let's cut to the chase: Rosie's murderer is Darren Richmond's trusted campaign manager, Jamie, with the assistance of Stan Larsen's sister-in-law, Terry.
Far from a barnburner, the moment fans had been waiting on for nearly a year came somewhat expectedly and with not a lot of juice to quench the lingering thirst. The finale began with Jamie's (Eric Ladin) confession to Richmond (Billy Campbell), sparked in part by Jamie's grandfather, who let the politician know his reliable sidekick had an alibi that couldn't be corroborated. Forced to explain himself, Jamie fills in the details of the night, describing a meeting between himself, Chief Jackson, and Michael Ames; a scheme to win the mayoral race by...
- 6/18/2012
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Stop! If you haven’t watched The Killing‘s Season 2 finale, back away from this Spoilerific recap, and come back later. Otherwise, welcome, and come on in…
Maybe now Sarah Linden can finally catch some shut-eye.
In one somber, twisty hour, we finally got the answer to the question we’ve been asking for two seasons now: “Who killed Rosie Larsen?”
And while, yes, it was Darren Richmond’s campaign aide Jamie Wright who chased the teenage victim through the woods, brutally beat her, and stuffed her into a trunk, it was Rosie’s own Aunt Terry who put said...
Maybe now Sarah Linden can finally catch some shut-eye.
In one somber, twisty hour, we finally got the answer to the question we’ve been asking for two seasons now: “Who killed Rosie Larsen?”
And while, yes, it was Darren Richmond’s campaign aide Jamie Wright who chased the teenage victim through the woods, brutally beat her, and stuffed her into a trunk, it was Rosie’s own Aunt Terry who put said...
- 6/18/2012
- by Michael Slezak
- TVLine.com
It’s the moment that The Killing has made us wait through 2 long seasons of red herrings to get to: the reveal of the cruel monster that killed Rosie Larsen. Depending on your patience, you’ve either watched the show all the way through or checked in intermittently to see if anything interesting has developed. Of course, there’s the third and popular possibility that you’ve given up on the show altogether. But regardless of the long trail of evidence, the tangents and the aimless subplot involving Mitch, it all ends Sunday night as the second season concludes.
With an endgame in sight, The Killing has gotten its groove back. That means that Linden and Holder’s roadblocks are now lifted and it’s a sprint to the finish to get this case solved. Bribing Mayor Adams to let them investigate the case gives them the necessary leeway to...
With an endgame in sight, The Killing has gotten its groove back. That means that Linden and Holder’s roadblocks are now lifted and it’s a sprint to the finish to get this case solved. Bribing Mayor Adams to let them investigate the case gives them the necessary leeway to...
- 6/14/2012
- by Sean B.
- BuzzFocus.com
Though Jamie has seemed to be Darren Richmond's trusty sidekick for the entire run of AMC's "The Killing," the first of a two-part season finale revealed he's actually got a secret link to the murder of Rosie Larsen.
Sunday's (June 10) episode begins with Detectives Linden (Mireille Enos) and Holder (Joel Kinnaman) corroborating the alibis of both Jamie and Gwen, as the bloodied key card found on the casino's 10th floor linked the Richmond (Billy Campbell) team to the crime. Thus, it is a matter of identifying the owner. With the mayor hot on their trail, however, the police duo are nearly arrested in action until Linden does some negotiating, offering to pretend that picture the mayor used to frame Richmond never happened in exchange for their investigative freedom. He goes for it.
With the mayor out of the way, the cops also persuade the casino's security guard to hand over the missing elevator surveillance tape,...
Sunday's (June 10) episode begins with Detectives Linden (Mireille Enos) and Holder (Joel Kinnaman) corroborating the alibis of both Jamie and Gwen, as the bloodied key card found on the casino's 10th floor linked the Richmond (Billy Campbell) team to the crime. Thus, it is a matter of identifying the owner. With the mayor hot on their trail, however, the police duo are nearly arrested in action until Linden does some negotiating, offering to pretend that picture the mayor used to frame Richmond never happened in exchange for their investigative freedom. He goes for it.
With the mayor out of the way, the cops also persuade the casino's security guard to hand over the missing elevator surveillance tape,...
- 6/11/2012
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
They had it easy for too long, and on Sunday night's (May 6) episode of AMC's "The Killing," Detectives Linden and Holder are diverted from their target yet again, this time not by a bizarre clue, but a hard-hitting source of opposition.
The watchdog who was sent for Linden (Mireille Enos) gets slightly more detailed, though his face is masked by shadows and he's not a recognizable figure. Parked in front of Holder's (Joel Kinnaman) apartment where Linden and her son, Jack, have taken refuge, the cagey character is only the first in a larger counterattack that the officers will face as they prod further and begin to feel some resistance. After listening closer to Rosie's final voicemail, the detectives' turn to the casino, a sleeping dragon not wanting to be roused. Investigators hear the sound of construction buzzing in the background of the recording, leading them to believe a new...
The watchdog who was sent for Linden (Mireille Enos) gets slightly more detailed, though his face is masked by shadows and he's not a recognizable figure. Parked in front of Holder's (Joel Kinnaman) apartment where Linden and her son, Jack, have taken refuge, the cagey character is only the first in a larger counterattack that the officers will face as they prod further and begin to feel some resistance. After listening closer to Rosie's final voicemail, the detectives' turn to the casino, a sleeping dragon not wanting to be roused. Investigators hear the sound of construction buzzing in the background of the recording, leading them to believe a new...
- 5/7/2012
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
"5,000. I want my money or I'll tell your wife."
It was this text that said so much in so little, and twisted the story even more in Sunday's (April 29) episode of AMC's "The Killing."
A few records get set straight right off the bat on the latest episode. This means, of course, that many others get opened (or reopened). Last week left off with the revelation that Stan Larsen (Brent Sexton) was not the real father of Rosie, and accordingly, this week begins with Detective Linden (Mireille Enos) confronting him about it. The discussion does not make it far, however, as Stan doesn't know who Rosie's dad is, only that his wife Mitch (Michelle Forbes) had an affair while they were temporarily split up during their courtship. He tells Linden that somewhere, perhaps buried in Mitch's mysterious shoebox Rosie often dug through, the answer could be found.
The affair between...
It was this text that said so much in so little, and twisted the story even more in Sunday's (April 29) episode of AMC's "The Killing."
A few records get set straight right off the bat on the latest episode. This means, of course, that many others get opened (or reopened). Last week left off with the revelation that Stan Larsen (Brent Sexton) was not the real father of Rosie, and accordingly, this week begins with Detective Linden (Mireille Enos) confronting him about it. The discussion does not make it far, however, as Stan doesn't know who Rosie's dad is, only that his wife Mitch (Michelle Forbes) had an affair while they were temporarily split up during their courtship. He tells Linden that somewhere, perhaps buried in Mitch's mysterious shoebox Rosie often dug through, the answer could be found.
The affair between...
- 4/30/2012
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
There have been many horrifying moments throughout the first season and a half of AMC's The Killing -- from the brutal murder of Rosie Larsen to the public's brutal reaction to the bait-and-switch finale. But nothing has sent as much terror through my body as the moment in last week's episode when Stan Larsen quietly crept into his sister-in-law's bedroom in the wee hours with uncertain motives.
My hands flew to my mouth, I began shouting "No!" at the television and hoped against hope that these two lost souls wouldn't find comfort in one another's arms. Yet they did. And I learned while chatting with actress Jamie Anne Allman, that she had exactly the same reaction.
Insider.com: I pretty much freaked when Stan and Terry kisses -- how did you react?
Jamie Anne Allman: Your response was exactly how I felt too [laughs]. I thought the viewers would be screaming "No! No! No! Leave...
My hands flew to my mouth, I began shouting "No!" at the television and hoped against hope that these two lost souls wouldn't find comfort in one another's arms. Yet they did. And I learned while chatting with actress Jamie Anne Allman, that she had exactly the same reaction.
Insider.com: I pretty much freaked when Stan and Terry kisses -- how did you react?
Jamie Anne Allman: Your response was exactly how I felt too [laughs]. I thought the viewers would be screaming "No! No! No! Leave...
- 4/28/2012
- TheInsider.com
Just when I was starting to lose faith in The Killing, AMC’s murder mystery saga slayed me anew with a strong episode last week. Meeting Belko’s seedy (prostitute?) mother and visiting the scarred man-child’s bedroom, with the photos of Rosie Larsen taped to the ceiling above his bed (shudder), were great moments, as was Linden and Holder’s interrogation of Belko. Linden got a big clue in the final moments when she connected a note found in Rosie’s Koran to the name of a ferry boat. She took a ride and saw a sign for The Wapi Eagle Casino,...
- 6/5/2011
- by Jeff Jensen
- EW.com - PopWatch
Last night’s episode of The Killing was upstaged by the stunning news of another death, this one just a little more significant than that of a fictional teenage girl. I joked on Twitter that I was choosing to watch the show over President Obama’s news conference, but the truth is that I hadn’t even started watching the episode when the news broke that our Commander in Chief had something important to tell the nation. I toggled for hours between cable news and my Twitter feed, tracking bits of speculation and updates, jesting and jubilation. I finally got...
- 5/2/2011
- by Jeff Jensen
- EW.com - PopWatch
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