Film Noir
Home Movies/Now Streaming: Feb 14, 2019
Recently released on Blu-ray and DVD: Charly, Desert Fury, The Haunted Castle / The Finances of the Grand Duke, Tea With the Dames. Read more
Home Movies/Out on Digital: Sept. 14, 2017
Recent Blu-ray and DVD releases include: Dare to Drum documents the creative process between the Dallas-based percussion ensemble D’Drum, Police drummer Stewart Copeland and the Dallas Symphony Orchestra; The Island of Dr. Moreau, starring ... Read more
Home Movies/Out on Digital: April 13, 2017
A Kind of Murder The cloud of suspicion darkens over his head: Walter (Patrick Wilson) wishes his demented wife (Jessica Biel) was dead—and then she is in this film adapted from a Patricia Highst,Home Movies / Out On Digital Read more
The Enigma of Alfred Hitchcock
By what mercurial process did Alfred Hitchcock, the acknowledged master of suspense, gradually morph into one of the most-revered cinematic auteurs, beloved of critics and moviegoers alike and offering a constant source of inspiration as we... Read more
Home Movies/Out on Digital - 5.19
In Remember, a 90-year-old Holocaust survivor with dementia, Zev (Christopher Plummer) is sent on a mission by his non-ambulatory friend, Max (Martin Landau). The plan is for Zev to kill an equally aged Auschwitz guard who had evaded justic... Read more
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‘Run All Night’: Top-notch Noir Crime Drama
Run All Night is much better than a standard-issue run-and-gun flick. It is a top notch Irish-American noir crime drama. Read more
The Hitch-Hiker
Wefirst see the killer in The Hitch-Hiker as a shadow across the asphalt. And whenhe first kills, an open car door obscures the murder: we hear a woman’s screamfollowed by a gunshot, and see a purse fall from the car seat to the gr.. Read more
Good Movie Remakes?
Over the years, most movie remakes have been woeful. Recent examples include The Manchurian Candidate (2004) a botched version of 1962’s black-and-white beauty; 3:10 to Yuma (2007), a dud compared to 1957’s Read more
Latin Noir
Noirwas just a word in a French phrase book before a French critic in the late1940s coined film noir to describe the nascent Hollywood genre of dark, twistycrime films. The Piranha Records Serie Noir is a series of recordings w.. Read more
Peter Gunn
“PeterGunn” must have been the coolest thing on prime time during its 1958-1961 run.The newly released “Peter Gunn: The Complete Series” crams it all onto 12 DVDs.The level of writing varied from episode to episode but the overal.. Read more
Amy Rohan
With her pretty, soulful vocals, introspective lyrics and heartfelt songs, Amy Rohan has been a favorite in local coffeehouses and clubs around the city for nearly a decade, playing on her own and with other bands. Tonight, the singer-songw... Read more
Understanding Our Hollow ‘Centrists’
Like so many of the Republicans they try to emulate,the conservative Democrats claim to w © 2009Creators.com. ,News Features Read more
Not Just Another Crime Thriller
The first thing you see in Just Another Love Story is the protagonist, Jonas, dead. “Here I lie, but I feel nothing,” he says, back against the rain swept streets, waiting to see what lies on the other side of life. It’s a tip of the hat to a gre.. Read more
Getting Buzzed (Smiley Face)
%uFFFD%uFFFD If you smoke dope too often and for too long, you'll wind up acting like one- Smiley Face ,Film Read more
Raymond Burr's Secret Life
Raymond Burr was in excruciating pain as he filmed the final “Perry Mason” episodes in 1993. Almost no one on the set knew he was dying of cancer. Biographer Michael Seth Starr is not surprised. According to Hiding in Plain Sight: The Secret Life.. Read more
Dark Ladies of Classic Film
Daisy Kenyon starts on a cheery note as Dana Andrews exchanges breezy words with the cabbie while handing over his fare. But moments later, once he steps into the dimly lit vestibule and up a stairway of oddly angled shadows, Daisy Kenyon turns d.. Read more
Scott Henry
Local stand-up comedian Scott Henry performs two shows tonight at the Comedy Caf', a Antigone ,Today in Milwaukee Read more
The Lion King
The popular Elton John and Tim Rice soundtrack, which includes hits like “Can You F The Lion King ,Today in Milwaukee Read more
