quote:Originally posted by Johnny Roarke is reckless: Talking about Vincent Price, Shout! Factory has announced they will release a Vincent Price blu-ray collection box on october 22nd, almost exactly twenty years after he passed away. The box will include Fall Of The House Of Usher, The Haunted Palace, Masque Of The Red Death, Witchfinder General, The Pit And The Pendulum, and The Abominable Dr. Phibes.
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I do wonder why Dr. Phibes Rises Again wasn't included in this box set..
I haven't seen The Haunted Palace either, but i think my personal favorite has to be Masque Of The Red Death.
Reportedly, the set will include both Witchfinder General as well as its alternate version The Conqueror Worm.
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Not a movie, but i just received this today :
Canned Heat - Live At Montreux 1973
Pretty cool, heavy blues performance from the Montreux Jazz Festival ! Posts: 2176 | From: The Netherlands | Registered: Jun 2011 | Site Updates: 0
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Just when i thought i'd seen it all, comes along :
The Other Side Of The Underneath (1972)
I wasn't familiar with UK filmmaking duo Jane Arden and Jack Bond, but this certainly made an impression !
Often compared to the early works of Fernando Arrabal and Alejandro Jodorowsky, this is chock-full of shocking, provocative, and surreal imagery. Not much of a linear storyline, but more performance-art caught on film, this is certainly not for everyone's taste. Only for those who like El Topo, The Holy Mountain, Viva La Muerte, I Will Walk Like A Crazy Horse, and who are willing to venture into the darkest corners of experimental filmmaking !
The British Film Institute released two more Arden / Bond dvd's and blu-rays : Separation (1968) and Anti-Clock (1980).
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I haven't seen any of those Johnny, Let us know what they are like. Herostratus sounds really disturbing. I liked the look of the trailers, especially Privilege. Posts: 4057 | From: uk | Registered: May 2007 | Site Updates: 0
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Watched Joe Kidd (1972) last night. Right now i´m reading the Marc Eliot book "American Rebel - The Life of Clint Eastwood" and watching every Clint film i can get. This was 11th Eastwood film i´ve watched during the last month or so and while it´s one of his lesser-known features, it´s still pretty good western.
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I think Joe Kidd atomik is about the only Eastwood movie I've yet to see,tell a lie I've not seen white hunter black heart,I've caught the end of Joe Kidd on terrestrial television before but never watched it all the way though.
I just looked on IMDb it says he directed(uncredited appearance as well) a film in 73 called breezy starring Kay lenz,that's one I've never come across before.
I know it's not 70s but I purchased tightrope on blu ray the other month,I'd say that's an underatted Eastwood flick.
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Tightrope is a very cool film. Never seen Breezy but i bought the dvd and will check it out after i´ve rewatched High Plains Drifter.
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Too bad that we lost the disaster films thread during the Spam Wars. Anyway, i watched two classic disaster films produced by Irwin Allen; The Poseidon Adventure (1972) and The Towering Inferno (1974). I loved them both. I remember seeing The Towering Inferno as a kid but that was ages ago. The f/x still looks amazing and it´s damn exciting stuff from the beginning to end. They both have a fantastic cast and i enjoyed watching the documentaries from both films. Highly recommended!
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Never in my days did I think I'd see this marvelous thread again Hope you are all doing well Posts: 4057 | From: uk | Registered: May 2007 | Site Updates: 0
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i watched the ultimate directors cut of the warriors (1979) which adds nothing new to the awesome theatrical edition except some comic book inserts and a voice over from director walter hill.
i always loved the theatrical version intro where it cuts straight to the wonder wheel all lit up at night and then the music score kicks in, much prefered it to the tv version where the warriors meet up on the boardwalk pre credits
and much prefer it to this ultimate dirctors cut with the comic book intro (below)- http://youtu.be/DqmAHGPRaYU
as much as the comic book voice over intro adds nothing new i think the most annoying and jarring insert comes when the warriors come up out of the subway and are face to face with the baseball furies,it cuts straight from the action in such a way as to kill what was originally one of the most tense scenes in the movie dead.
i purchased this new ultimate director's cut of the warriors on blu ray knowing what i was getting and the picture and sound quality are a big step up (especially the pq) but i must admit i am so pleased i've kept my much superior theatrical dvd version to sit on the shelf along side it.
great to have you back helen!
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