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| Tuesday's DVD releases: March 15 Posted: 12 Mar 2011 12:33 PM PST
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3 burn-on-demand titles among new DVD releases Posted: 12 Mar 2011 02:14 PM PST Published: Saturday, March 12, 2011 3:00 p.m. MST These new-to-DVD movies are led by three burn-on-demand titles, two starring Humphrey Bogart. (They can be found at www.wbshop.com; click on "Warner Archive.") "The Two Mrs. Carrolls" (Warner Archive, 1947, b/w, $19.95). Bogie and Barbara Stanwyck are terrific together in this chiller, though the script could have used another polish. He's a crazed artist whose first wife dies soon after he paints her as the angel of death. Then he marries Stanwyck, who uncovers the suspicious circumstances of the first wife's death. So when Bogart decides to paint Stanwyck as another angel of death, she has reason to worry. The stars make the picture worthwhile, along with fine support from Alexis Smith and Nigel Bruce. Extras: full frame, trailer "The Wagons Roll at Night" (Warner Archive, 1941, b/w, $19.95). Here, Bogart plays a carnival owner who hires a rube (Eddie Albert) as a lion tamer, but begins to go a little nuts when both his girlfriend (Sylvia Sidney) and his innocent young sister (Joan Leslie) fall for the guy. If you saw "Kid Galahad" with Edward G. Robinson (and Bogie in support), you'll recognize the plot machinations, but a terrific cast keeps it afloat. (This was made between Bogie's star-boosting hits "High Sierra" and "The Maltese Falcon.") Extras: full frame, trailer "Whiplash" (Warner Archive, 1948, b/w, $19.95). The two titles above were released on VHS years ago but this one is making its home-video debut. Typical of the post-war B-film noirs churned out by the studios, this one cribs from such other films as "Golden Boy" and "Body and Soul." Dane Clark stars as an artist-turned-boxer who falls hard for the bad-girl wife (Alexis Smith) of a nasty fight promoter (Zachery Scott). Eve Arden, S.Z. Sakall and Alan Hale help out this one a boost. Extras: full frame, trailer "Fernando Di Leo Crime Collection" (Raro, 1972-76, four discs, $39.98). Fans of Italian mob movies know that De Leo had a distinctive filmmaking style and his 1970s pictures were tough, bloody, down-and-dirty exploitation efforts that had a great influence on, among others, Quentin Tarantino's gangster flicks. Included in this restored set is Di Leo's so-called "Trilogy of the Milieu": "Caliber 9" (1972), "The Italian Connection" (1972, with Henry Silva and Woody Strode) and "The Boss" (1973, with Silva and Richard Conte). Also here is "Rulers of the City" (1976, starring Jack Palance). This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php |
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