With his body on the bathroom floor, a stand-up comedian looks for answers as to why he is in this situation and what led him to where his life is now.
Lee (2023)
Currently in US cinemas
The story of Lee Miller, American photographer, through her time in Europe before, during, and after World War II, showing her working during the war, on the front and visiting concentration camps after the war.
Killers (1996) [Unrated Director’s Cut] [Halloween Horror Month]
Now available from Synapse films.
Two brothers who killed their parents escape prison only to find themselves in a house worse than their own.
Wrath of the Titans (2012) [Limited Edition]
Available now from Arrow Video as part of the When Titans Ruled the Earth box set.
Following the taking of Zeus to the underworld by Ares and Hades, Perseus must go save his father.
Clash of the Titans (2010) [Limited Edition]
Available now from Arrow Video as part of the When Titans Ruled the Earth box set.
Perseus must decide which side he wants to join in the battle between humans and gods.
Monkey Business (1931)
While the majority of film scholars will hail “Duck Soup” and “A Night at the Opera” as the best of the Marx Brothers movies, my go-to Marx mayhem is their 1931 “Monkey Business.” Part of my devotion is emotional – this was the first Marx film I saw, back when I was around 10 years old and WNEW-TV Channel 5 in New York City would broadcast the film. And part of my devotion is intellectual – I genuinely believe it is the crazy siblings’ best film.
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The Bootleg Files: The Apocalypse Now Workprint
BOOTLEG FILES 880: “The Apocalypse Now Workprint” (five-hour version of Francis Ford Coppola’s 1979 classic).
LAST SEEN: On Internet Archive and YouTube.
AMERICAN HOME VIDEO: None.
REASON FOR BOOTLEG STATUS: Coppola doesn’t want this to be commercially released.
CHANCES OF SEEING A COMMERCIAL DVD RELEASE: Nope.
I have a confession to make: I never liked “Apocalypse Now.” I’ve seen it several times, and with each new viewing I wished that my indifference to the film would be replaced with a sudden awakening of belated appreciation. I was hopeful that the longer “Apocalypse Now Redux” would trigger a positive response, but I found that more annoying than the original.
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