Gwangi! Ready your rifles and lariats because this is one of the best. Harryhausen’s happiest dinos- à go-go epic comes thundering back in HD heralded by Jerome Moross’s impressive music score. Unless you count The Animal World, all of the stop-motion magician’s feature films are now available in quality Blu-rays.
The Valley of Gwangi
Blu-ray
Warner Archive Collection
1969 / Color / 1:85 widescreen / 95 min. / Street Date March 14, 2017 / available through the WBshop / 21.99
Starring: James Franciscus, Gila Golan, Richard Carlson, Laurence Naismith, Freda Jackson, Gustavo Rojo.
Cinematography: Erwin Hillier
Visual Effects by Ray Harryhausen
Art Direction: Gil Parrondo
Film Editor: Henry Richardson
Original Music: Jerome Moross
Written by William E. Bast
Produced by Charles H. Schneer
Directed by Jim O’Connolly
“Ladies and Gentlemen, what you are about to see has never been seen before, I Repeat, has never been seen before by human eyes!”
In just the last month three...
The Valley of Gwangi
Blu-ray
Warner Archive Collection
1969 / Color / 1:85 widescreen / 95 min. / Street Date March 14, 2017 / available through the WBshop / 21.99
Starring: James Franciscus, Gila Golan, Richard Carlson, Laurence Naismith, Freda Jackson, Gustavo Rojo.
Cinematography: Erwin Hillier
Visual Effects by Ray Harryhausen
Art Direction: Gil Parrondo
Film Editor: Henry Richardson
Original Music: Jerome Moross
Written by William E. Bast
Produced by Charles H. Schneer
Directed by Jim O’Connolly
“Ladies and Gentlemen, what you are about to see has never been seen before, I Repeat, has never been seen before by human eyes!”
In just the last month three...
- 3/7/2017
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Surround three international stars with several thousand extras in Franco's Spain and you've got yourself an instant historical adventure epic. Unfunny Cary Grant has a Big Gun, Spanish peasant guerilla (!) Frank Sinatra looks totally lost, and Sophia Loren conquers Hollywood by making with the sultry eyes and body moves. The Pride and the Passion Blu-ray Olive Films 1957 / Color / 1:78 widescreen / 125 132 min. / Street Date August 16, 2016 / available through the Olive Films website / 29.95 Starring Cary Grant, Frank Sinatra, Sophia Loren, Theodore Bikel, John Wengraf, Jay Novello Cinematography Franz Planer Production Designer Rudolph Sternad Art Direction Fernando Carrere, Gil Parrondo Film Editors Ellsworth Hoagland, Frederic Knudtson Original Music George Antheil Written by Edna Anhalt & Edward Anhalt from the novel The Gun by C.S. Forester Produced and Directed by Stanley Kramer
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
Successful producer Stanley Kramer graduated to directing in 1955; two years later he was helming this giant, rather ill-conceived big-star epic in Spain.
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
Successful producer Stanley Kramer graduated to directing in 1955; two years later he was helming this giant, rather ill-conceived big-star epic in Spain.
- 8/26/2016
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
'Nicholas and Alexandra': Movie starred Michael Jayston and Janet Suzman 'Nicholas and Alexandra' movie review: Opulent 1971 spectacle lacks emotional core Nicholas and Alexandra is surely one of the most sumptuous film productions ever made. The elaborate sets and costumes, Richard Rodney Bennett's lush musical score, and frequent David Lean collaborator Freddie Young's richly textured cinematography provide the perfect period atmosphere for this historical epic. Missing, however, is a screenplay that offers dialogue instead of speeches, and a directorial hand that brings out emotional truth instead of soapy melodrama. Nicholas and Alexandra begins when, after several unsuccessful attempts, Tsar Nicholas II (Michael Jayston) finally becomes the father of a boy. Shortly thereafter, he and his wife, the German-born Empress Alexandra (Janet Suzman), have their happiness crushed when they discover that their infant son is a hemophiliac. In addition to his familial turmoil, the Tsar must also deal with popular...
- 5/7/2015
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
Oscar Sunday is three months from today, March 2, 2014 and this year, it’s anyone’s game. The Academy has a history of playing up all the glamour and suspense, and this year should be no different.
As of today, Gold Derby‘s Top 5 Best Picture predictions for the 86th Academy Awards are: 12 Years A Slave, Gravity, Saving Mr. Banks, Captain Phillips and American Hustle.
Hit Fix’s Top 5 are: Gravity, 12 Years A Slave, Saving Mr. Banks, Captain Phillips and Inside Llewyn Davis.
In what’s classic TV, take a look at the opening of the 43rd Academy Awards in 1971, featuring an introduction by Academy President Daniel Taradash.
The big A-listers of the day all appeared at the Oscars – Goldie Hawn, Jeanne Moreau, Melvyn Douglas, Ryan O’Neal, Leigh Taylor-Young, George Segal, Jennifer Jones, Lee Grant, Maximilian Schell, Ginger Rogers, Jack Nicholson, Ali McGraw, Robert Evans, Quincy Jones, Sally Kellerman, Jim Brown,...
As of today, Gold Derby‘s Top 5 Best Picture predictions for the 86th Academy Awards are: 12 Years A Slave, Gravity, Saving Mr. Banks, Captain Phillips and American Hustle.
Hit Fix’s Top 5 are: Gravity, 12 Years A Slave, Saving Mr. Banks, Captain Phillips and Inside Llewyn Davis.
In what’s classic TV, take a look at the opening of the 43rd Academy Awards in 1971, featuring an introduction by Academy President Daniel Taradash.
The big A-listers of the day all appeared at the Oscars – Goldie Hawn, Jeanne Moreau, Melvyn Douglas, Ryan O’Neal, Leigh Taylor-Young, George Segal, Jennifer Jones, Lee Grant, Maximilian Schell, Ginger Rogers, Jack Nicholson, Ali McGraw, Robert Evans, Quincy Jones, Sally Kellerman, Jim Brown,...
- 12/3/2013
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Director Rolf de Heer, whose previous films "The Quiet Room" and "Dance Me to My Song" garnered worldwide acclaim, continues to display his penchant for imaginative storytelling with this adaptation of Luis Sepulveda's novel. A combination romance and adventure tale that successfully mines its literary roots, "The Old Man Who Read Love Stories" is not going to make much of a mark in the commercial arena, but, thanks to an excellent cast including Richard Dreyfuss, Timothy Spall, Hugo Weaving and Cathy Tyson, it could have a long ancillary life, especially with sophisticated cable stations.
The film recently received its U.S. premiere at the Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival.
It takes a bit of getting used to Dreyfuss' performance as the sixtyish Antonio Bolivar, a Hispanic man living in a small town in the jungle on the banks of the Amazon. A recluse since his wife died shortly after they arrived four decades earlier, Antonio lives a simple life, taking most of his pleasure from the books provided to him by a visiting dentist (Weaving) who shows up only twice a year.
The dentist has procured the books, mostly cheesy romantic novels, from Josefina (Tyson), a local servant and prostitute who works for the town's obnoxious mayor (Spall). Eventually, Antonio and Josefina form a bond, thanks to their mutual literary interests.
The main action of the piece centers on the hunt for a vicious jaguar that has started killing the town's residents after her cubs were massacred by poachers. Although reluctant, Antonio agrees to help because of his extensive hunting skills. The resulting search for and confrontation with the animal triggers Antonio to reflect upon his life, with flashbacks depicting earlier experiences like his lengthy interlude with a native tribe.
While episodic and sometimes confusing in its structure, the film is filled with smart dialogue, well-drawn characterizations and haunting visuals, with the literacy of the screenplay well-matched by Denis Lenoir's gorgeous widescreen cinematography of the French Guiana jungle locations. Although the very American Dreyfuss would seem an unlikely choice for the title role, the actor manages to make the performance work, despite a sometimes shaky accent, be-cause of the emotional depth he provides to the character. The supporting roles are equally well-handled: Tyson does her best work since her not-dissimilar turn in "Mona Lisa", and Weaving and Spall invest their roles with a bracing pungency.
THE OLD MAN WHO READ LOVE STORIES
Pandora
Director-screenwriter: Rolf de Heer
Adaptation: Marcel Beaulieu
Producers: Michelle de Broca, Julie Ryan
Executive producer: Ernst Goldschmidt
Director of photography: Denis Lenoir
Editor: Tania Nehme
Production designers: Gil Parrondo, Pierre Voisin
Music: Graham Tardif
Color/stereo
Cast:
Antonio Bolivar: Richard Dreyfuss
The Mayor: Timothy Spall
The Dentist: Hugo Weaving
Josefina: Cathy Tyson
Nushino: Victor Bottenbley
Running time -- 110 minutes
No MPAA rating...
The film recently received its U.S. premiere at the Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival.
It takes a bit of getting used to Dreyfuss' performance as the sixtyish Antonio Bolivar, a Hispanic man living in a small town in the jungle on the banks of the Amazon. A recluse since his wife died shortly after they arrived four decades earlier, Antonio lives a simple life, taking most of his pleasure from the books provided to him by a visiting dentist (Weaving) who shows up only twice a year.
The dentist has procured the books, mostly cheesy romantic novels, from Josefina (Tyson), a local servant and prostitute who works for the town's obnoxious mayor (Spall). Eventually, Antonio and Josefina form a bond, thanks to their mutual literary interests.
The main action of the piece centers on the hunt for a vicious jaguar that has started killing the town's residents after her cubs were massacred by poachers. Although reluctant, Antonio agrees to help because of his extensive hunting skills. The resulting search for and confrontation with the animal triggers Antonio to reflect upon his life, with flashbacks depicting earlier experiences like his lengthy interlude with a native tribe.
While episodic and sometimes confusing in its structure, the film is filled with smart dialogue, well-drawn characterizations and haunting visuals, with the literacy of the screenplay well-matched by Denis Lenoir's gorgeous widescreen cinematography of the French Guiana jungle locations. Although the very American Dreyfuss would seem an unlikely choice for the title role, the actor manages to make the performance work, despite a sometimes shaky accent, be-cause of the emotional depth he provides to the character. The supporting roles are equally well-handled: Tyson does her best work since her not-dissimilar turn in "Mona Lisa", and Weaving and Spall invest their roles with a bracing pungency.
THE OLD MAN WHO READ LOVE STORIES
Pandora
Director-screenwriter: Rolf de Heer
Adaptation: Marcel Beaulieu
Producers: Michelle de Broca, Julie Ryan
Executive producer: Ernst Goldschmidt
Director of photography: Denis Lenoir
Editor: Tania Nehme
Production designers: Gil Parrondo, Pierre Voisin
Music: Graham Tardif
Color/stereo
Cast:
Antonio Bolivar: Richard Dreyfuss
The Mayor: Timothy Spall
The Dentist: Hugo Weaving
Josefina: Cathy Tyson
Nushino: Victor Bottenbley
Running time -- 110 minutes
No MPAA rating...
Director Rolf de Heer, whose previous films "The Quiet Room" and "Dance Me to My Song" garnered worldwide acclaim, continues to display his penchant for imaginative storytelling with this adaptation of Luis Sepulveda's novel. A combination romance and adventure tale that successfully mines its literary roots, "The Old Man Who Read Love Stories" is not going to make much of a mark in the commercial arena, but, thanks to an excellent cast including Richard Dreyfuss, Timothy Spall, Hugo Weaving and Cathy Tyson, it could have a long ancillary life, especially with sophisticated cable stations.
The film recently received its U.S. premiere at the Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival.
It takes a bit of getting used to Dreyfuss' performance as the sixtyish Antonio Bolivar, a Hispanic man living in a small town in the jungle on the banks of the Amazon. A recluse since his wife died shortly after they arrived four decades earlier, Antonio lives a simple life, taking most of his pleasure from the books provided to him by a visiting dentist (Weaving) who shows up only twice a year.
The dentist has procured the books, mostly cheesy romantic novels, from Josefina (Tyson), a local servant and prostitute who works for the town's obnoxious mayor (Spall). Eventually, Antonio and Josefina form a bond, thanks to their mutual literary interests.
The main action of the piece centers on the hunt for a vicious jaguar that has started killing the town's residents after her cubs were massacred by poachers. Although reluctant, Antonio agrees to help because of his extensive hunting skills. The resulting search for and confrontation with the animal triggers Antonio to reflect upon his life, with flashbacks depicting earlier experiences like his lengthy interlude with a native tribe.
While episodic and sometimes confusing in its structure, the film is filled with smart dialogue, well-drawn characterizations and haunting visuals, with the literacy of the screenplay well-matched by Denis Lenoir's gorgeous widescreen cinematography of the French Guiana jungle locations. Although the very American Dreyfuss would seem an unlikely choice for the title role, the actor manages to make the performance work, despite a sometimes shaky accent, be-cause of the emotional depth he provides to the character. The supporting roles are equally well-handled: Tyson does her best work since her not-dissimilar turn in "Mona Lisa", and Weaving and Spall invest their roles with a bracing pungency.
THE OLD MAN WHO READ LOVE STORIES
Pandora
Director-screenwriter: Rolf de Heer
Adaptation: Marcel Beaulieu
Producers: Michelle de Broca, Julie Ryan
Executive producer: Ernst Goldschmidt
Director of photography: Denis Lenoir
Editor: Tania Nehme
Production designers: Gil Parrondo, Pierre Voisin
Music: Graham Tardif
Color/stereo
Cast:
Antonio Bolivar: Richard Dreyfuss
The Mayor: Timothy Spall
The Dentist: Hugo Weaving
Josefina: Cathy Tyson
Nushino: Victor Bottenbley
Running time -- 110 minutes
No MPAA rating...
The film recently received its U.S. premiere at the Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival.
It takes a bit of getting used to Dreyfuss' performance as the sixtyish Antonio Bolivar, a Hispanic man living in a small town in the jungle on the banks of the Amazon. A recluse since his wife died shortly after they arrived four decades earlier, Antonio lives a simple life, taking most of his pleasure from the books provided to him by a visiting dentist (Weaving) who shows up only twice a year.
The dentist has procured the books, mostly cheesy romantic novels, from Josefina (Tyson), a local servant and prostitute who works for the town's obnoxious mayor (Spall). Eventually, Antonio and Josefina form a bond, thanks to their mutual literary interests.
The main action of the piece centers on the hunt for a vicious jaguar that has started killing the town's residents after her cubs were massacred by poachers. Although reluctant, Antonio agrees to help because of his extensive hunting skills. The resulting search for and confrontation with the animal triggers Antonio to reflect upon his life, with flashbacks depicting earlier experiences like his lengthy interlude with a native tribe.
While episodic and sometimes confusing in its structure, the film is filled with smart dialogue, well-drawn characterizations and haunting visuals, with the literacy of the screenplay well-matched by Denis Lenoir's gorgeous widescreen cinematography of the French Guiana jungle locations. Although the very American Dreyfuss would seem an unlikely choice for the title role, the actor manages to make the performance work, despite a sometimes shaky accent, be-cause of the emotional depth he provides to the character. The supporting roles are equally well-handled: Tyson does her best work since her not-dissimilar turn in "Mona Lisa", and Weaving and Spall invest their roles with a bracing pungency.
THE OLD MAN WHO READ LOVE STORIES
Pandora
Director-screenwriter: Rolf de Heer
Adaptation: Marcel Beaulieu
Producers: Michelle de Broca, Julie Ryan
Executive producer: Ernst Goldschmidt
Director of photography: Denis Lenoir
Editor: Tania Nehme
Production designers: Gil Parrondo, Pierre Voisin
Music: Graham Tardif
Color/stereo
Cast:
Antonio Bolivar: Richard Dreyfuss
The Mayor: Timothy Spall
The Dentist: Hugo Weaving
Josefina: Cathy Tyson
Nushino: Victor Bottenbley
Running time -- 110 minutes
No MPAA rating...
- 12/28/2001
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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