Now in Region A — One of the best releases from the early- ’50s 3-D boom. Millionaire Robert Ryan is abandoned to die in the desert by his wife Rhonda Fleming and her lover; the ‘useless’ executive earns self-respect by focusing on the problem of survival. Ryan’s terrific, and the depth effects in the attractive desert locations are great, thanks to cinematographer Lucien Ballard.
Inferno 3-D
3-D + 2-D Blu-ray
Twilight Time
1953 / Color / 1:33 flat / 83 min. / Street Date May 16, 2017 / Available from the Twilight Time Movies Store 29.95
Starring: Robert Ryan, Rhonda Fleming, William Lundigan, Henry Hull, Carl Betz, Larry Keating, Robert Burton.
Cinematography: Lucien Ballard
Editor: Robert L. Simpson
Original Music: Paul Sawtell
Written by Francis M. Cockrell from his story The Waterhole
Produced by William Bloom
Directed by Roy (Ward) Baker
I just reviewed an Inferno 3-D disc not four months ago, but U.S. viewers will want the facts (all the facts!
Inferno 3-D
3-D + 2-D Blu-ray
Twilight Time
1953 / Color / 1:33 flat / 83 min. / Street Date May 16, 2017 / Available from the Twilight Time Movies Store 29.95
Starring: Robert Ryan, Rhonda Fleming, William Lundigan, Henry Hull, Carl Betz, Larry Keating, Robert Burton.
Cinematography: Lucien Ballard
Editor: Robert L. Simpson
Original Music: Paul Sawtell
Written by Francis M. Cockrell from his story The Waterhole
Produced by William Bloom
Directed by Roy (Ward) Baker
I just reviewed an Inferno 3-D disc not four months ago, but U.S. viewers will want the facts (all the facts!
- 5/27/2017
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Inferno
3-D Region B (+A ) Blu-ray
Panamint Cinema (UK)
1953 / Color / 1:33 flat / 83 min. / Street Date August 10, 2014 / Available from Amazon UK / £19.99
Starring: Robert Ryan, Rhonda Fleming, William Lundigan, Henry Hull, Carl Betz, Larry Keating, Robert Burton.
Cinematography: Lucien Ballard
Editor: Robert L. Simpson
Original Music: Paul Sawtell
Written by: Francis M. Cockrell, from his story The Waterhole :
Produced by: William Bloom
Directed by Roy (Ward) Baker
(Note, 1.18.17: Twilight Time will be releasing a domestic disc of
this title on May 16, licensed for U.S. distribution.)
A fine 20th Fox entry for the 3-D craze of 1953, the adventure thriller Inferno is often labeled a film noir in the desert. Despite the presence of a scheming, murderous wife, the noir quotient here is minimal — it’s just a straight survival tale with a homicidal twist. An odd UK-only release licensed by a small independent company, the Blu-ray 3-D is well encoded...
3-D Region B (+A ) Blu-ray
Panamint Cinema (UK)
1953 / Color / 1:33 flat / 83 min. / Street Date August 10, 2014 / Available from Amazon UK / £19.99
Starring: Robert Ryan, Rhonda Fleming, William Lundigan, Henry Hull, Carl Betz, Larry Keating, Robert Burton.
Cinematography: Lucien Ballard
Editor: Robert L. Simpson
Original Music: Paul Sawtell
Written by: Francis M. Cockrell, from his story The Waterhole :
Produced by: William Bloom
Directed by Roy (Ward) Baker
(Note, 1.18.17: Twilight Time will be releasing a domestic disc of
this title on May 16, licensed for U.S. distribution.)
A fine 20th Fox entry for the 3-D craze of 1953, the adventure thriller Inferno is often labeled a film noir in the desert. Despite the presence of a scheming, murderous wife, the noir quotient here is minimal — it’s just a straight survival tale with a homicidal twist. An odd UK-only release licensed by a small independent company, the Blu-ray 3-D is well encoded...
- 2/4/2017
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Yes, it is a perfect title for a horror picture, but it belongs to an early film noir -- or as we discover, a murder thriller that previews the classic '40s noir visual look. Victor Mature is the man on the spot for a killing, Betty Grable and Carole Landis are a pair of sisters in danger, and Laird Cregar is the creepiest police detective in the history of the force. I Wake Up Screaming Blu-ray Kl Studio Classics 1941 / B&W / 1:37 flat Academy / 82 min. / Street Date November 1, 2016 / available through Kino Lorber / 29.95 Starring Betty Grable, Victor Mature, Carole Landis, Laird Cregar, William Gargan, Alan Mowbray, Allyn Joslyn, Elisha Cook Jr. Cinematography Edward Cronjager Art Direction Richard Day, Nathan Juran Film Editor Robert L. Simpson Original Music Cyril J. Mockridge, Harold Barlow Written by Dwight Taylor from the novel by Steve Fisher Directed by H. Bruce Humberstone
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
My,...
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
My,...
- 10/29/2016
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Frank Sinatra shines in a story of police corruption that tries to say it like it is -- or like it was in 1968, just before the ratings system came in. The well-intentioned, suspenseful story is burdened by odd censor choices, Sinatra's conservative self-image, and rudely retrograde attitudes toward gays. In a sparkling new transfer with Jerry Goldsmith's jazzy score isolated on its own track. The Detective Blu-ray Twilight Time Limited Edition 1968 / Color / 2:35 widescreen / 114 min. / Ship Date December 8, 2015 / available through Twilight Time Movies / 29.95 Starring Frank Sinatra, Lee Remick, Ralph Meeker, Jacqueline Bisset, William Windom, Al Freeman Jr., Tony Musante, Lloyd Bochner, Robert Duvall, Horace McMahon Cinematography Joseph F. Biroc Art Direction William J. Creber, Jack Martin Smith Film Editor Robert L. Simpson Original Music Jerry Goldsmith Written by Abby Mann from a novel by Roderick Thorpe Produced by Aaron Rosenberg Directed by Gordon Douglas
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson...
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson...
- 12/30/2015
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
During the month of October, I kept myself extremely busy watching as many horror films as possible (a total of 76) – and writing up some “best of” lists for the genre. Some of the Sos contributors also helped out including Shayne Ramirez and Robert Simpson. Apart from that, Justine Smith, James Merolla and I all took part in a contest to see who could watch the most horror films in a span of five weeks (guess who won!). There was a lot of work put into it, so I decided to quickly wrap up what I call “October Horror”. Next year we will continue this new tradition but for now, here are links to some of the articles we posted last month.
28 Best Horror Comedies
Eleven Emotionally Horrific Art Films
62 Greatest Horror Films Ever Made
26 Giallo Films
40 Best Slasher Films
25 Best Horror Films / Thrillers Of 2011 (so far)
13 Best Werewolf Movies
19 Best...
28 Best Horror Comedies
Eleven Emotionally Horrific Art Films
62 Greatest Horror Films Ever Made
26 Giallo Films
40 Best Slasher Films
25 Best Horror Films / Thrillers Of 2011 (so far)
13 Best Werewolf Movies
19 Best...
- 11/3/2011
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
The Adventures of Tin-Tin – The Secret of the Unicorn
Directed by Steven Spielberg
Written by Joe Cornish, Steven Moffat and Edgar Wright
2011, USA/New Zealand
For the past few years, Steven Spielberg has been on something of a sabbatical to focus on his work as a producer. Any director worth his money would welcome the influence of one of the greatest directors of the past 30 years, but unfortunately the films he has been involved with are of massively variable quality; for every Super 8 there is a Cowboys & Aliens. In his first film since the terrible 4th Indiana Jones outing, Spielberg returns with a film he has been planning to make since the 1980s but has only to manage to make it in now thanks to the technology existing for his vision to be possible.
Spielberg’s return has a creative staff to awe, with Peter Jackson as executive producer...
Directed by Steven Spielberg
Written by Joe Cornish, Steven Moffat and Edgar Wright
2011, USA/New Zealand
For the past few years, Steven Spielberg has been on something of a sabbatical to focus on his work as a producer. Any director worth his money would welcome the influence of one of the greatest directors of the past 30 years, but unfortunately the films he has been involved with are of massively variable quality; for every Super 8 there is a Cowboys & Aliens. In his first film since the terrible 4th Indiana Jones outing, Spielberg returns with a film he has been planning to make since the 1980s but has only to manage to make it in now thanks to the technology existing for his vision to be possible.
Spielberg’s return has a creative staff to awe, with Peter Jackson as executive producer...
- 11/2/2011
- by Robert Simpson
- SoundOnSight
Horror has had a rough year in 2011, both in cinemas and on our DVD shelves. As late into the year as October (the month in which horror is god) the only effective genre films have been those that merged together horror with comedy (Attack the Block and Tucker & Dale versus Evil for instance). Everything else has been shown on the festival circuit, which means they won’t see the light of public consumption until 2012. Failing that the peak of horror has potentially been saved for the final months of the year. Now instead of picking fault with the poor films that have been released thus far this year, let us travel back to the origins of the genre and to Germany where three select films were made that proved to be intrinsic in the development of the genre. Those three films are Robert Weine’s The Cabinet of Dr Caligari,...
- 10/10/2011
- by Robert Simpson
- SoundOnSight
Norwegian Wood
Written by by Haruki Murakami and Anh Hung Tran
Directed by Anh Hung Tran
2010, Japan
All the truly great authors are dead. That may be a belittling statement to the contemporary literary world, but it’s a statement that isn’t without foundation. Our age is one of endless celebrity autobiographies and self help books rather than one of outstanding literary voices. Of course they are exceptions, which include Haruki Murakami, who has earned comparison to the likes of Franz Kafka and Thomas Pynchon. What makes his work so profound is the way in which he marries surrealist fantasy with the monotony of the everyday.
In this age of cross-media adaptations and endless remakes, it’s shocking that someone with such vision has had limited exposure on the big screen, with only Tony Takitani (based on a short story of the same name) on which to call. The...
Written by by Haruki Murakami and Anh Hung Tran
Directed by Anh Hung Tran
2010, Japan
All the truly great authors are dead. That may be a belittling statement to the contemporary literary world, but it’s a statement that isn’t without foundation. Our age is one of endless celebrity autobiographies and self help books rather than one of outstanding literary voices. Of course they are exceptions, which include Haruki Murakami, who has earned comparison to the likes of Franz Kafka and Thomas Pynchon. What makes his work so profound is the way in which he marries surrealist fantasy with the monotony of the everyday.
In this age of cross-media adaptations and endless remakes, it’s shocking that someone with such vision has had limited exposure on the big screen, with only Tony Takitani (based on a short story of the same name) on which to call. The...
- 9/23/2011
- by Robert Simpson
- SoundOnSight
Warner Bros' upcoming Green Lantern film will see test pilot Hal Jordan transported across space to join an intergalactic police force who protect every corner of the universe.
And now fans of the emerald crusader are being given the chance to explore the vast reaches of the cosmos and help make important new discoveries.
A unique partnership between Warner Bros Pictures UK and the Zooniverse Project at Oxford University is asking those eagerly awaiting the new blockbuster to assist a set of citizen science projects, which allow internet users to analyse images from the world's best telescopes.
Zooniverse users log in and use a simple set of tools to spot important features such as the shape of galaxies or the location of craters on the moon. Human input is crucial to the projects, as people are able to mark the features better than a computer could. The data is then...
And now fans of the emerald crusader are being given the chance to explore the vast reaches of the cosmos and help make important new discoveries.
A unique partnership between Warner Bros Pictures UK and the Zooniverse Project at Oxford University is asking those eagerly awaiting the new blockbuster to assist a set of citizen science projects, which allow internet users to analyse images from the world's best telescopes.
Zooniverse users log in and use a simple set of tools to spot important features such as the shape of galaxies or the location of craters on the moon. Human input is crucial to the projects, as people are able to mark the features better than a computer could. The data is then...
- 6/4/2011
- by David Bentley
- The Geek Files
Top British orchestral trumpeter with the Lso, he played on the Star Wars films
Maurice Murphy, who has died aged 75, was the leading British orchestral trumpet player of his generation. During the 30 years in which he was principal trumpet with the London Symphony Orchestra (Lso), he defined the sound of the brass section with the clarity, precision and diamond-sharp brilliance of his playing. In the concert hall he was an inspiration and could lift the orchestra with his exhilarating, visceral sound.
Millions more thrilled to the ringing top Cs he played on the soundtracks for the Star Wars films. The blazing sonority of the brass section led by Murphy was the aural equivalent of spinning through space. For the composer of the scores, John Williams, Murphy was a "heraldic spirit" whose instrument articulated "the ideal voice of a hero". After the first Star Wars film, Williams wrote the subsequent scores with Murphy's sound in mind.
Maurice Murphy, who has died aged 75, was the leading British orchestral trumpet player of his generation. During the 30 years in which he was principal trumpet with the London Symphony Orchestra (Lso), he defined the sound of the brass section with the clarity, precision and diamond-sharp brilliance of his playing. In the concert hall he was an inspiration and could lift the orchestra with his exhilarating, visceral sound.
Millions more thrilled to the ringing top Cs he played on the soundtracks for the Star Wars films. The blazing sonority of the brass section led by Murphy was the aural equivalent of spinning through space. For the composer of the scores, John Williams, Murphy was a "heraldic spirit" whose instrument articulated "the ideal voice of a hero". After the first Star Wars film, Williams wrote the subsequent scores with Murphy's sound in mind.
- 11/29/2010
- by Barry Millington
- The Guardian - Film News
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Oklahoma in the Thirties is a dustbowl and dispossessed farmers migrate westward to California. After terrible trials en route they become little more than slave labor. Among the throng are the Joads who refuse to knuckle under.
Academy Awards wins (1941)
* Best Supporting Actress, Jane Darwell as Ma Joad.
* Academy Award for Directing, John Ford.
Academy Awards nominations (1941)
* Best Actor in a Leading Role, Henry Fonda as Tom Joad.
* Best Film Editing, Robert L. Simpson.
* Best Picture, Darryl F. Zanuck and Nunnally Johnson.
* Best Sound Recording, Edmund H. Hansen.
* Best Writing Adapted Screenplay, Nunnally Johnson.
Other wins
* National Board of Review of Motion Pictures: Nbr Award; Best Picture- 1940.
* New York Film Critics: Nyfcc Award; Best Director, John Ford; Best Film- 1940.
* Blue Ribbon Awards, Japan: Blue Ribbon Award Best Foreign Language Film, John Ford...
Oklahoma in the Thirties is a dustbowl and dispossessed farmers migrate westward to California. After terrible trials en route they become little more than slave labor. Among the throng are the Joads who refuse to knuckle under.
Academy Awards wins (1941)
* Best Supporting Actress, Jane Darwell as Ma Joad.
* Academy Award for Directing, John Ford.
Academy Awards nominations (1941)
* Best Actor in a Leading Role, Henry Fonda as Tom Joad.
* Best Film Editing, Robert L. Simpson.
* Best Picture, Darryl F. Zanuck and Nunnally Johnson.
* Best Sound Recording, Edmund H. Hansen.
* Best Writing Adapted Screenplay, Nunnally Johnson.
Other wins
* National Board of Review of Motion Pictures: Nbr Award; Best Picture- 1940.
* New York Film Critics: Nyfcc Award; Best Director, John Ford; Best Film- 1940.
* Blue Ribbon Awards, Japan: Blue Ribbon Award Best Foreign Language Film, John Ford...
- 12/14/2009
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
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