This is a very minor gripe, but I wish Kino Lorber would print the slipcover spine art on the case spines. Its so generic and plain on the shelf if you dont have the slipcover. It just doesnt seem like it would be that hard to do. But also, I love the way they do their box art. On the back its a couple good pictures and a good synopsis. On the front, there's no stupid "fresh" rotten tomatoes art, stars ratings, or lame critic quotes. Their box arts just look like a good movie poster, which I have always appreciated.
Just FYI: "Greenscreen" was brought into use in the latter 90's because it was "friendlier" to compositing via digital technology than what had been the world wide industry standard up until that time, namely BLUE SCREEN. But on that note, LIFEBOAT didn't use that process either Most of the work was called (which might be confusing) "Process", or by its more common name, REAR SCREEN PROJECTION (or BACK PROJECTION). Soooo, if you were talking about a film like, say, FANTASTIC JOURNEY that required a lot of optical compositing (rather than simple Rear Screen) visual effects technicians would have used Blue Screen, not Green Screen. THE DAY THE EARTH CAUGHT FIRE is an astonishingly good film, a true model of how good and full of human drama a science fiction film could be. It's script could have been written by a Billy Wilder, if he had been inclined toward SF. It's my pick for the best SF film up until that time, and still stands as a sterling example of how powerful SF on film can be but often isn't. Can't agree at all re:TWIECE TOLD TALES vs. TALES OF TERROR. One of the things that utterly killed the former for me was that ridiculous toy model of the house falling apart at the end of THE HOUSE OF 7 GABLES. Not a terrible film, but I found it terribly flat and un-cinematic compared to Roger's much more elegant movie. Just a difference of reactions/opinion. Thanks for these collection reviews. I really enjoy your enthusiasm and range of films that you talk about. Lot of differences of opinion, but your videos are still a heck of a lot of fun to watch!
Love going through your old videos...I'm probably gonna order What's So Bad About Feeling Good upon your delight for it from this video, along with another Kino release with Peppard - a private investigator flick called P.J. I didn't notice you mentioning The Silent Partner as part of your collection. Totally worth picking up as its a great late 70s thriller starring Elliot Gould and a psychotic Christopher Plummer.
Two Kino Lorber BluRays that probably came out after you shot this video: F/X and F/X 2 (both movies in the same pack) and Split Image. Split Image is a fantastic '80s movie about a college student (played by Michael O'Keefe, aka Danny from Caddyshack) who gets sucked into a religious cult after meeting a pretty cult member played by none other than Karen Allen. His parents (Brian Dennehy and Elizabeth Ashley) hire a deprogrammer played by James Woods to rescue their son. Peter Fonda plays the cult leader. All actors, especially Woods and Fonda, are excellent. I've been looking for this movie for decades since seeing it on VHS in the '80s and was delighted that Kino Lorber got their hands on it. The F/X movies probably need no introduction but more Brian Dennehy there--two totally fun action thrillers (2 a lot more silly than the more violent first one). Also you need to watch I'm Gonna Get You Sucka if you love Truck Turner.
Thanks for another great idea… Never seen “I wake up screaming”! Just recently watched, alias Nick Beale… great film. Gotta love Ray Milland. I have also heard good things about “hangover square” Gotta watch that soon.
Thanks for all of the insight on your movies. I took (Excel) notes on a lot of the information that you shared. As of 2/10/2023, I am one of your newest subscribers.
Robin W. delivered a dozen turkeys in his long career. Cadillac Man, however, is by far not one of them. He really shines here as an actor in a natural way, and not just a performer on The Robin Williams Show. Plus I've always been crazy about that super hot Franny Drescher. And did I just subscribe to some cobwebs? Yep!
You are not familiar with Elke Sommer. She's german and was a great film Star here in Germany and also worked in Hollywood. Today she lives in a little town in Franken, 25 km from the town I live in. And I know her personally. Very nice Person. 🙂
Thank you David! And no shame about The Pit, I obviously watched it under insane circumstances. haha And good to know you're a fan of Woman in the Window. I gotta watch it!
You might know this: what if any is the relation between Koch-Lorber and Kino-Lorber - I can't seem to unwind the corporate genealogy (if there even is one). I thought Koch-Lorber might have morphed into Kino-Lorber, but I don't see their (mostly euro if I'm remembering correctly) library included in the Kino-Lorber portfolio. The date of I'm Gonna Git You Sucka is the tip off its not a true blaxploitation movie, but a satire of that memorable '70s genre ( Keenan Ivory Wayans involvement is hint no. 2) 🤣 They Shoot Horses Don't They? Is a telling of the obsessiveness associated with a dance marathon - not a kookie 24-hour college dance marathon of today but a real depression-era marathon that goes on for weeks and weeks where the dancers really, really need the prize money and will do almost anything to get it. Jane Fonda isn't usually my cup of tea, but she is fantastic in this one. Highly recommend. Joan Bennett and Edward G. Robinson starred in 2 back to back noirs together, Woman in the Window and Scarlett Street and _both_ with menacing Dan Duryea! All 3 so good in both. Finally, the suspense you set up with the swaying towers of cases was masterful! (especially when you hit the first one with your elbow 😆) - but not letting us have the satisfaction of seeing one fall was a bit sadistic, don't you think?
Hey thank you for watching, and for those notes! I wish I could say I planned that suspense, but I did not at all and never thought to knock over the stacks. If only I could do it over!! haha
Overall, an amazing collection! Very impressive! A few notes: A lot of great titles here. It's nice to see a fellow fan of Cat and the Canary & Ghost Breakers, and I agree that Cat is the superior film. Regarding WC Fields, the only movie I can say that I really loved of his so far is My Little Chickadee, which is also available from Kino Lorber, and co-stars Mae West so I would recommend that one. And yes! Night Stalker & Night Strangler are amazing as well (I did a long-form discussion on them with George Doll's Film Journal)! Woman in the Window deserves its reputation (and I adore Joan Bennett from Dark Shadows). I haven't seen it in a few years and I need to get that Blu-ray to upgrade from my DVD. Some other titles from them that I really enjoyed but didn't see here: Daredevils of the Red Circle & Adventures of Captain Marvel (both Republic serials), X the Man with the X-Ray Eyes starring Ray Milland, -Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine, The Spider Woman Strikes Back, Taza Son of Cochise starring Rock Hudson, and my personal guilty pleasure Jetsons: The Movie
Thanks for watching, friend! And I really appreciate all those recs. Though I will say, I actually did buy Taza Son of Cochise, did not like it, and sold it off. Bummer! But I still need to check out those other ones.
You should get into that Cary grant collection soon. I wonder what films are in there. He has some amazing and underrated movies… Yes, and some not so amazing and overrated movies. But it’s hard not to like the guy even in those.
This is a very minor gripe, but I wish Kino Lorber would print the slipcover spine art on the case spines. Its so generic and plain on the shelf if you dont have the slipcover. It just doesnt seem like it would be that hard to do. But also, I love the way they do their box art. On the back its a couple good pictures and a good synopsis. On the front, there's no stupid "fresh" rotten tomatoes art, stars ratings, or lame critic quotes. Their box arts just look like a good movie poster, which I have always appreciated.
OK… I just watched “hangover square”. Wow! I can’t believe this movie isn’t better known. It’s fantastic!
Nice! I gotta watch it!
Just FYI: "Greenscreen" was brought into use in the latter 90's because it was "friendlier" to compositing via digital technology than what had been the world wide industry standard up until that time, namely BLUE SCREEN. But on that note, LIFEBOAT didn't use that process either Most of the work was called (which might be confusing) "Process", or by its more common name, REAR SCREEN PROJECTION (or BACK PROJECTION). Soooo, if you were talking about a film like, say, FANTASTIC JOURNEY that required a lot of optical compositing (rather than simple Rear Screen) visual effects technicians would have used Blue Screen, not Green Screen.
THE DAY THE EARTH CAUGHT FIRE is an astonishingly good film, a true model of how good and full of human drama a science fiction film could be. It's script could have been written by a Billy Wilder, if he had been inclined toward SF. It's my pick for the best SF film up until that time, and still stands as a sterling example of how powerful SF on film can be but often isn't.
Can't agree at all re:TWIECE TOLD TALES vs. TALES OF TERROR. One of the things that utterly killed the former for me was that ridiculous toy model of the house falling apart at the end of THE HOUSE OF 7 GABLES. Not a terrible film, but I found it terribly flat and un-cinematic compared to Roger's much more elegant movie. Just a difference of reactions/opinion.
Thanks for these collection reviews. I really enjoy your enthusiasm and range of films that you talk about. Lot of differences of opinion, but your videos are still a heck of a lot of fun to watch!
Love going through your old videos...I'm probably gonna order What's So Bad About Feeling Good upon your delight for it from this video, along with another Kino release with Peppard - a private investigator flick called P.J. I didn't notice you mentioning The Silent Partner as part of your collection. Totally worth picking up as its a great late 70s thriller starring Elliot Gould and a psychotic Christopher Plummer.
The Silent Partner was the first movie I thought of after Plummer died. What a creepy performance.
Two Kino Lorber BluRays that probably came out after you shot this video: F/X and F/X 2 (both movies in the same pack) and Split Image. Split Image is a fantastic '80s movie about a college student (played by Michael O'Keefe, aka Danny from Caddyshack) who gets sucked into a religious cult after meeting a pretty cult member played by none other than Karen Allen. His parents (Brian Dennehy and Elizabeth Ashley) hire a deprogrammer played by James Woods to rescue their son. Peter Fonda plays the cult leader. All actors, especially Woods and Fonda, are excellent. I've been looking for this movie for decades since seeing it on VHS in the '80s and was delighted that Kino Lorber got their hands on it. The F/X movies probably need no introduction but more Brian Dennehy there--two totally fun action thrillers (2 a lot more silly than the more violent first one).
Also you need to watch I'm Gonna Get You Sucka if you love Truck Turner.
Thanks for another great idea… Never seen “I wake up screaming”! Just recently watched, alias Nick Beale… great film. Gotta love Ray Milland. I have also heard good things about “hangover square” Gotta watch that soon.
Thanks for all of the insight on your movies. I took (Excel) notes on a lot of the information that you shared. As of 2/10/2023, I am one of your newest subscribers.
Hey that's awesome! Welcome, and thanks for watching!
Robin W. delivered a dozen turkeys in his long career. Cadillac Man, however, is by far not one of them.
He really shines here as an actor in a natural way, and not just a performer on The Robin Williams Show. Plus I've always been crazy about that super hot Franny Drescher.
And did I just subscribe to some cobwebs? Yep!
You are not familiar with Elke Sommer.
She's german and was a great film Star here in Germany and also worked in Hollywood.
Today she lives in a little town in Franken, 25 km from the town I live in.
And I know her personally. Very nice Person. 🙂
Wow, that’s awesome!
Great collection! You should check out Easy Living starring Jean Arthur. Great screwball!
Hot take…I love “The Pit”! 😂 Also, you will really enjoy “Woman in the Window”. It does not disappoint. Great collection!!!
Thank you David! And no shame about The Pit, I obviously watched it under insane circumstances. haha And good to know you're a fan of Woman in the Window. I gotta watch it!
@@cobwebschannel Have you watched The Woman in the Window yet?
You might know this: what if any is the relation between Koch-Lorber and Kino-Lorber - I can't seem to unwind the corporate genealogy (if there even is one). I thought Koch-Lorber might have morphed into Kino-Lorber, but I don't see their (mostly euro if I'm remembering correctly) library included in the Kino-Lorber portfolio.
The date of I'm Gonna Git You Sucka is the tip off its not a true blaxploitation movie, but a satire of that memorable '70s genre ( Keenan Ivory Wayans involvement is hint no. 2) 🤣
They Shoot Horses Don't They? Is a telling of the obsessiveness associated with a dance marathon - not a kookie 24-hour college dance marathon of today but a real depression-era marathon that goes on for weeks and weeks where the dancers really, really need the prize money and will do almost anything to get it. Jane Fonda isn't usually my cup of tea, but she is fantastic in this one. Highly recommend.
Joan Bennett and Edward G. Robinson starred in 2 back to back noirs together, Woman in the Window and Scarlett Street and _both_ with menacing Dan Duryea! All 3 so good in both.
Finally, the suspense you set up with the swaying towers of cases was masterful! (especially when you hit the first one with your elbow 😆) - but not letting us have the satisfaction of seeing one fall was a bit sadistic, don't you think?
Hey thank you for watching, and for those notes!
I wish I could say I planned that suspense, but I did not at all and never thought to knock over the stacks. If only I could do it over!! haha
Overall, an amazing collection! Very impressive! A few notes:
A lot of great titles here. It's nice to see a fellow fan of Cat and the Canary & Ghost Breakers, and I agree that Cat is the superior film.
Regarding WC Fields, the only movie I can say that I really loved of his so far is My Little Chickadee, which is also available from Kino Lorber, and co-stars Mae West so I would recommend that one.
And yes! Night Stalker & Night Strangler are amazing as well (I did a long-form discussion on them with George Doll's Film Journal)! Woman in the Window deserves its reputation (and I adore Joan Bennett from Dark Shadows). I haven't seen it in a few years and I need to get that Blu-ray to upgrade from my DVD.
Some other titles from them that I really enjoyed but didn't see here: Daredevils of the Red Circle & Adventures of Captain Marvel (both Republic serials), X the Man with the X-Ray Eyes starring Ray Milland, -Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine, The Spider Woman Strikes Back, Taza Son of Cochise starring Rock Hudson, and my personal guilty pleasure Jetsons: The Movie
Thanks for watching, friend! And I really appreciate all those recs. Though I will say, I actually did buy Taza Son of Cochise, did not like it, and sold it off. Bummer! But I still need to check out those other ones.
Can definitely vouch for X… great fun!
Nice Kino Lorber collection you definitely have to check out another Burt Reynolds movie Gator from 1976 you will like it
You're absolutely right! I've been meaning to watch that one for years. Thanks!
But I did watch Hooper with Burt recently, and really loved it.
An Inspector Calls is nothing like noir!!!!!!!
You should get into that Cary grant collection soon. I wonder what films are in there. He has some amazing and underrated movies…
Yes, and some not so amazing and overrated movies. But it’s hard not to like the guy even in those.
I actually did! I talked about them all in my monthly watchlist video for January 2023.