Format: Warner Archive DVD
Venue: Rivendell
Darker-than-expected William Castle outing. Not bad at all.
Rating: 6/10 Atkins
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Saturday, October 15, 2011
Macabre (1958)
1st View
Format: Warner Archive DVD
Venue: Rivendell
Darker-than-expected William Castle outing. Not bad at all.
Rating: 6/10 Atkins
Format: Warner Archive DVD
Venue: Rivendell
Darker-than-expected William Castle outing. Not bad at all.
Rating: 6/10 Atkins
Friday, September 16, 2011
Elevator to the Gallows (1958)
Revisit
Format: DVD
Venue: Captain Murphy's Movie Submarine (24hr Movie Marathon)
In the thriller/suspense category.
Rating: 7/10 Atkins
Format: DVD
Venue: Captain Murphy's Movie Submarine (24hr Movie Marathon)
In the thriller/suspense category.
Rating: 7/10 Atkins
Monday, September 5, 2011
The Killing (1956)
Revisit
Format: Blu-ray
Venue: Captain Murphy's Movie Submarine (24hr Movie Marathon)
In the Noir category. The Criterion Blu is stunning.
Rating: 8/10 Atkins
Format: Blu-ray
Venue: Captain Murphy's Movie Submarine (24hr Movie Marathon)
In the Noir category. The Criterion Blu is stunning.
Rating: 8/10 Atkins
Saturday, June 25, 2011
High Noon (1952)
Revisit
Format: Netflix WI
Venue: Rivendell
Logging some quality time with one of my favorite westerns. Gary Cooper's heroic Marshal Kane was the subject of the first entry into my brand new Movies.com column entitled Reel Men. Belly up to the bar and let me know what you think!
Rating: 9/10 Atkins
Format: Netflix WI
Venue: Rivendell
Logging some quality time with one of my favorite westerns. Gary Cooper's heroic Marshal Kane was the subject of the first entry into my brand new Movies.com column entitled Reel Men. Belly up to the bar and let me know what you think!
Rating: 9/10 Atkins
Saturday, April 30, 2011
North by Northwest (1959)
Revisit
Format: Blu-ray
Venue: Rivendell
A great Hitch film and one to which I was thrilled to introduce my wife. I need to be more proactive about showing her the classics. The film looks ridiculously good on Blu-ray and makes me pine for more Hitch high-def releases.
Format: Blu-ray
Venue: Rivendell
A great Hitch film and one to which I was thrilled to introduce my wife. I need to be more proactive about showing her the classics. The film looks ridiculously good on Blu-ray and makes me pine for more Hitch high-def releases.
Saturday, March 5, 2011
Kansas City Confidential (1952)
1st View
Format: Blu-ray
Venue: Rivendell
Wrote an article about this for Hollywood.com. Will post it directly.
Rating: 7/10 Atkins
Format: Blu-ray
Venue: Rivendell
Rating: 7/10 Atkins
Saturday, February 5, 2011
Knock on Wood (1954)
1st View
Format: Netflix WI
Venue: Rivendell (Snow Day)
The Good: I'm really glad Laura, the roommate Toni and I had in Baton Rouge, introduced me to Danny Kaye via The Court Jester. The man is a comedic genius and his stuff is consistently funny even to modern audiences. Here, the delivery is just as sharp and the timing is perfect. This feels like what would happen if Kaye were dropped into a Hitchcock film. It's all about the wrong man in the wrong situation and having to deal with international espionage utilizing a MacGuffin.
The Bad: Not quite as tight as The Court Jester and could have benefited from one more musical number.
The Weird: It's weird to me that more people are talking about Danny Kaye's non-White Christmas fare. The guy is brilliant.
Rating: 7/10 Atkins
Format: Netflix WI
Venue: Rivendell (Snow Day)
The Good: I'm really glad Laura, the roommate Toni and I had in Baton Rouge, introduced me to Danny Kaye via The Court Jester. The man is a comedic genius and his stuff is consistently funny even to modern audiences. Here, the delivery is just as sharp and the timing is perfect. This feels like what would happen if Kaye were dropped into a Hitchcock film. It's all about the wrong man in the wrong situation and having to deal with international espionage utilizing a MacGuffin.
The Bad: Not quite as tight as The Court Jester and could have benefited from one more musical number.
The Weird: It's weird to me that more people are talking about Danny Kaye's non-White Christmas fare. The guy is brilliant.
Rating: 7/10 Atkins
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