Audition remains one of the best films in the now-vast filmography of one of Japan’s most prolific directors, and its shocking content has easily held up since its release in 1999.
Bazzoni and Rossellini’s film has all the trappings of a classic noir, shot in beautiful black and white with a slight dash of early giallo sprinkled in for good measure.
From its fantastic opening fisheye sequence, it becomes evident that The Fifth Cord is something special in the visual department, and it only gets better from there, consistently wowing the audience with its perfectly framed photography, shot after glorious shot.
Arrow has announced their February lineup of home video offerings, which include two Luigi Bazzoni titles with The Possessed and The Fifth Chord, 1972’s Horror Express, Takashi Miike‘s Audition, Herschell Gordon Lewis‘ Color Me Blood Red, and two entries in the Arrow Academy
Sure, it’s cringey, clumsily scripted and directed and doesn’t hold up in any way, but I had a great time revisiting this little piece of my childhood and applaud MVD for taking the time and care to release such a high-quality package of such a low-quality movie.
The Criterion edition of 24 Frames is a fittingly superb tribute to a great artist.
Forbidden Photos follows the path of a psychological thriller, in which the body count is far lower but the intrigue remains high.
Blaxploitation classic WILLIE DYNAMITE is now out on Arrow Video.
The Criterion Collection has announced its lineup for April 2019, which includes new Blu-ray editions of A Face in the Crowd from Elia Kazan, a Police Story and Police Story 2 set, Gillian Armstrong‘s My Brilliant Career, Jan Němec‘s Diamonds of the Night, and two Jim
A brilliant film that delivers a hypnotic, yet joyous experience of audio-visual bliss.
Arrow Video has announced their home video titles for December 2018, with new Blu-ray releases of Ingmar Bergman‘s The Serpent’s Egg, a boxset of De Palma and De Niro‘s early films (The Wedding Party, Greetings, and Hi, Mom!), Sergio Corbucci‘s Django, Ed Hunt‘s
It’s been nearly 40 years since Lucio Fulci’s Zombie hit the big screen, and it remains one of the best zombie films ever, in a genre that has become somewhat stagnant over recent years due to complete saturation in TV, film and video games.
This is absolutely the version of Shampoo to own based solely on the immaculate restoration Criterion has done for Ashby's underappreciated masterwork.
Arrow Video has announced their home video lineup for November, including new Blu-ray releases of The Wizard of Gore, Orgies of Edo, Gosford Park, and Gas Food Lodging.
Take a look at the press release below, which contains release dates and
