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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Hong Kong, Hong Kong (aka Nam yi nui) (1983) [88 Films]
Now available from 88 Films
When Chinese mainlander immigrate to Honk Kong in the early 1980s, many issues await them in their newfound freedom.
The Lady is the Boss (aka Zhang men ren) (1983) [88 Films] [Martial Arts May]
Now available from 88 Films
A young woman comes back to Hong Kong after some times in America and soon sees that her father’s martial arts school needs a bit of change.
Every Bugs Bunny Ever: Devil May Hare (1954)
Devil May Hare (1954)
Directed by Robert McKimson
Story by Sid Marcus
Animation by Herman Cohen, Phil DeLara, Charles McKimson, Rod Scribner
Music by Milt Franklyn
Jack L. Warner rarely interfered with his studio’s animation unit, but on one notable occasion he pressured producer Edward Selzer to make cartoons with a character that Selzer disliked – the Tasmanian Devil, which debuted in the 1954 “Devil May Hare” but was shelved from future appearances at Selzer’s command. Warner had the character brought back after the studio received significant mail from moviegoers that loved the Tasmanian Devil and wanted to see it in more cartoons.
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Hardcore Henry (2015) [Action Packed April]
An amnesiac man awakens to non-stop carnage and a convoluted chain of events as he goes on the hunt for the man who kidnapped his wife in the uniquely filmed and enthralling Hardcore Henry.