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.
Tag Archives: History
Tokijiro: Lone Yakuza (aka Kutsukake Tokijiro – yukyo ippiki) (1966) [Radiance Films Limited Edition]
Out on Blu-ray and 4K UHD August 27, 2024
A gambler, Tokijiro, is given a place to stay in town. Soon, he finds himself involved with the local criminals to repay his debt.
The Valiant Ones (1975) (aka Zhong lie tu) [The Masters of Cinema Series]
Available on Blu-ray and 4K UHD June 11th, 2024, from Eureka Entertainment
When pirates invade the land, the emperor dispatches an officer and his cohorts to take care of the problem.
Mad Props (2024)
Now Available to Rent on TVOD.
Prop collecting has always been a facet of move fandom that I don’t particularly read a lot about. That’s mainly because a lot of collectors deal in replicas and that, well, collecting actual props for movies can be really expensive. You pretty much have to be very wealthy in order to buy even the cheapest prop for a classic film. “Mad Props” is a very good documentary that deals in exploring the market for collecting props as well as the passion that comes with it.
Queen of the Deuce (2023) [Make Believe Film Festival 2024]
There’s nothing better than a great documentary and “Queen of the Deuce” manages to be one of the best I’ve seen this year. Valerie Kontakos’ biography about NYC figure Chelly Wilson is one of the more excellent documentaries I’ve seen that covers an array of topics from family, LGBTQ politics, and the ever lasting effects of the holocaust. More so it’s a brilliant time capsule of the Deuce, 42nd Street in New York which, at one time, was considered a virtual breeding ground of violence, sex, drugs and all other kinds of depravity.
The Conqueror: Hollywood Fallout (2024) [Cinequest 2024]
“Of the 220 people that were constantly on location shooting in Utah, 91 came down with cancer…”
“The Conqueror: Hollywood Fallout” is an important documentary, and one that warrants a mass audience with as many people as possible, if only to view how Hollywood can often become the folly of the rich and powerful as well as how one man’s hubris can destroy so many lives in one fell swoop. Although William L. Nunez’s documentary is very much about the calamity that was “The Conqueror,” the Howard Hughes and John Wayne vanity project that amounted to a massive epic scale shooting that ended with an abysmal often derided biographical film, it’s also about the corruption of the American government.
Allonsanfan (1974) [RADIANCE FILMS LIMITED EDITION]
Available on Blu-ray from Radiance Films
Fluvio has led a group of anarchists for a while and is having a hard time leaving them for a different life. Every time he leaves, either something or someone pulls him back in.