+ the two Browning Versions
Also, Dad's Army is part of a Big Screen British Comedy set, which also includes Are You Being Served?, Steptoe & Son and Steptoe & Son Ride Again
+ the two Browning Versions
This commentary is still listed on their website... for a release that came out almost half a year ago. So basically, the jury's out until this thing enters my player- What a label!
Imprint Films wrote:I can confirm Peter Tonguette's commentary will definitively be on The Straight Story blu ray
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Imprint Films
I found a copy of the set for a reasonable price since I was curious about the extras for the others and I generally try to maintain a noir library, even for lesser titles. I usually like Kim Newman but his comments here are too heavy on relying on Kenneth Anger and some of his speculative contributions about projects he hasn't seen were less than helpful. My only blindspot here, Plunder of the Sun wasn't very good either, to the surprise of no one, but I did enjoy the extra (ported over from an earlier DVD release unseen by me) that reproduced Glenn Ford's letter to his wife in which we learn Ford was a guest at an inaugural dinner for Eisenhower and Nixon that was held in Mexico for some reason. Lord only knows what they'd possibly include in a third volume of "essential" noirs if these were the ones they prioritized for the followup set-- I'm picturing the Basketball Fix headlining...domino harvey wrote: ↑Fri Feb 26, 2021 12:39 pmHard to think of a less essential collection of noir movies than this. The City That Never Sleeps is okay but available from Olive already in the states. Hollywood Story is a piece of shit and Private Hell 36 is as boring as its title is cool. Haven't seen Plunder of the Sun but can't imagine any movie being able to counterbalance this lineup to earn the collection's title of "Essential"Essential Noir vol. 2 (Hollywood Story, The City That Never Sleeps, Plunder of the Sun, Private Hell 36)
Well that's a bummer. Mine's already on the way. At least I managed to find it for a decent price (just under $30 at Popmarket with a newbie discount code).
One of the worst films to ever attract Oscar attention-- a competitive category!