Of all contemporary filmmakers alive today from Italy, or anywhere really, Lina Wertmüller is one who is not immediately visible in a canonical film history sense. Perhaps that is about to change. Kino Lorber has just released a box set ...

A quick clarification: Star Crystal (1986) and Star Slammer (1986) are not available on the same Blu-ray disc, despite the two films make for an interesting evening of viewing. Kino Lorber consistently delivers an eclectic array of films, ranging from ...

Made during a somewhat maligned period in the ‘40s, Alfred Hitchcock’s The Paradine Case is one of his lesser seen films, which is a shame as it has plenty to offer fans of his more classic titles about obsession, crime, ...

Blu-ray Street Date: November 22, 2016 Blu-ray SRP: $29.95 Director: John Brahm Starring: James Ellison, Heather Angel, John Howard, Heather Thatcher Horror / 63 mins / B&W / 1.33:1 Synopsis: Few film directors have mastered the art of suspense, thrills ...

Generally remembered for his contributions to cinematic science fiction, crime, and horror, as well as film noir, with films like Metropolis (1927), M (1931), Ministry of Fear (1944), Scarlet Street (1945), and more, director Fritz Lang’s early silent film titles ...

I still remember watching Edward L. Cahn’s Curse of the Faceless Man (1958) as a kid, in the early 80’s, and how much the experience had creeped me out at the time. In particular, the scenes where the faceless mummy ...

The very power of cinema lies in the fact that it can create images that stand the test of time. Images that don’t falter, don’t lose their luster to a rapidly evolving landscape. A century has little effect on a ...

Based on Marquis de Sade’s Justine (or The Misfortunes of Virtue), Vice and Virtue (1963) transposes the setting of its source text to that of German occupied France during the final years of World War II. Director Roger Vadim says ...

There is a confidence in Ana Lily Amirpour’s debut film, A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night—notable for being the first Iranian Vampire-Western—, that defies what we have come to know of directorial confidence. While A Girl Walks Home Alone ...

Kino Lorber has made a name for themselves as being one of the most eclectic US distribution houses. Releasing titles that range anywhere from Fritz Lang’s classic noir Scarlet Street to the films of britsploitation master Pete Walker to the arthouse masterpieces ...