In 1957, the bomb dropped, and the Russians took over what was America. The last bastion of freedom became a place called Lost Vegas and Elvis was crowned King. After forty rockin’ years, the King is dead.
Death of a Unicorn (2025)
What begins as a strange accident quickly unravels into a darkly whimsical descent into corporate greed, grief, and the deadly side of magic.
The King of Kings (1927)
The last major Jesus-focused film of the silent cinema era was Cecil B. DeMille’s 1927 release “The King of Kings.” The production offered heaping servings of DeMille’s vices and virtues as a filmmaker: an astonishing sense of visual spectacle and the uncanny ability to make an epic move at a swift pace, coupled with a bizarre sense of dramatic puerility laced with the obsessive need to improve upon holy source material with old-fashioned vulgarity.
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Mabuse Lives! Dr. Mabuse at CCC: 1960-1964 [Eureka! Entertainment]
Now available from Eureka! Entertainment
This set includes 6 feature films of the Dr. Mabuse series: The Thousand Eyes of Dr Mabuse, The Return of Dr Mabuse, The Invisible Dr Mabuse, The Testament of Dr Mabuse, Scotland Yard Hunts Dr Mabuse, The Death Ray of Dr Mabuse
Hardboiled: Three Pulp Thrillers by Alain Corneau [Radiance]
Now available from Radiance
This 3-film set of Alain Corneau’s work starring some of France’s biggest acting names.
An Amorous Woman of Tang Dynasty (aka Tong chiu ho fong nui) (1984) [88 Films]
Now available from 88 Films
A concubine turned taoist finds her new life both more free and more dangerous after she connects with a maid and a ronin.
The Bootleg Files: George M!
BOOTLEG FILES 905: “George M!” (1970 television adaptation of the Broadway musical starring Joel Grey and Bernadette Peters).
LAST SEEN: On YouTube.
AMERICAN HOME VIDEO: None.
REASON FOR BOOTLEG STATUS: It fell through the cracks.
CHANCES OF SEEING A COMMERCIAL DVD RELEASE: Not likely.
On April 10, 1968, the musical “George M!” opened on Broadway. The show offered a biography of the great entertainer George M. Cohan and featured a healthy serving of his classic songs. Joel Grey, coming off his Tony Award-winning performance in “Cabaret,” starred as Cohan and an up-and-coming Bernadette Peters played his sister Josie.
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