Monthly Archives: July 2012

Big Boys Gone Bananas!* (Fredrik Gertten, 2011)

Posted on July 26, 2012 by Budd Wilkins

“Back in 2009, Swedish documentarian Fredrik Gertten made Bananas!*, which chronicled a lawsuit filed on behalf of Nicaraguan fruit workers who had been sterilized by exposure to pesticides used by the Dole Food Company. That documentary quickly ran afoul of … Continue reading →

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They Made Me a Fugitive (Alberto Cavalcanti, 1947)

Posted on July 24, 2012 by Budd Wilkins

“A slam-bang Brit noir makes its way onto Blu-ray courtesy of Kino Lorber, looking fresher than ever, though with nothing in the way of supplements.” Read my review of the new Kino Classics release of Cavalcanti’s top-shelf noir, out this … Continue reading →

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Twins of Evil (John Hough, 1971)

Posted on July 22, 2012 by Budd Wilkins

“Double your pleasure, double your evil with Twins of Evil, Synapse Films’ two-disc combo pack, looking frightfully good on Blu-ray, and loaded with garlic bunches of extras.” Read my review of the excellent new Blu-ray release of Hammer Films’ Twins … Continue reading →

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Brainstorm (Douglas Trumbull, 1983)

Posted on July 19, 2012 by Budd Wilkins

“Full of sound and fury, signifying precious little, Brainstorm on Blu-ray looks and sounds great for the approximately twenty minutes of its run time shot in 70mm. Otherwise, Warner Home Video’s 1080p presentation is like watching the film through a … Continue reading →

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Django Kill…If You Live, Shoot! (Giulio Questi, 1967)

Posted on July 18, 2012 by Budd Wilkins

“Giulio Questi’s surrealistic anti-western gets a fine Blu-ray upgrade from Blue Underground, bolstered by the same spate of extras that were included on the previous edition.” Read my review of this cult classic Spaghetti Western, out last week from Blue … Continue reading →

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The Queen of Versailles (Lauren Greenfield, 2012)

Posted on July 17, 2012 by Budd Wilkins

“Lauren Greenfield’s documentary evolves from an ode to entitled obliviousness to a more evenhanded character study.” Read my review of photographer-turned-filmmaker Lauren Greenfield’s new documentary at Slant Magazine.

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Barbarella (Roger Vadim, 1968)

Posted on July 3, 2012 by Budd Wilkins

“Remember, an angel is love. Fall in love with Paramount’s splendid Blu-ray transfer of Barbarella, even though it’s lamentably light on extras.” Read my review of Paramount’s Blu-ray release of Roger Vadim’s cult classic, which hits the streets this week, only … Continue reading →

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And Everything Is Going Fine (Steven Soderbergh, 2010)

Posted on July 2, 2012 by Budd Wilkins

“A moving tribute to its subject’s life onstage and off, And Everything Is Going Fine gets a solid Blu-ray transfer from Criterion, with several choice supplements.” Read my review of the Criterion Collection’s recent release of Soderbergh’s documentary on Spalding … Continue reading →

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