How can this new DVD release of Sidney Lumet‘s 12 Angry Men (out tomorrow) be called a “50th Anniversary Edition” when its U.S. theatrical debut was 4.13.57? Just don’t consult the information on the Amazon page, which doesn’t mention the voiceover and the two featurettes. This a new high-def transfer that looks a tiny bit better than the previous versions with slightly more visual information in the frame. If you’re a freak about this film (as I am), it’s probably worth getting.
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Two days ago (1.19) a Facebook tribute congratulated Tippi Hedren for having reached her 94th year (blow out the candles!)...
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A friend suggested a list of the Ten Best American Crime Flicks of the ‘70s. By which he meant films...
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I’ve never been able to give myself over to Sam Peckinpah’s Major Dundee, a 1965 Civil War–era western, and I’ve...
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