Blu-rays
Blu-rays
Part devil, part legend and all man, Boss (former football star Fred Williamson) is an ex-slave who’s “decided to hunt white folks for a change,” becoming a bounty hunter and setting out on the trail of fugitive outlaw Jed Clayton (William Smith). With his comic sidekick Amos (D’Urville Martin), he rides into the town of San Miguel, finds that it has no sheriff and takes the job himself. Boss takes a bite out of local crime, chases women and brings the hammer down on Clayton in this amusing and action-filled parody of the 1970s blaxploitation genre, instituting black man’s law in this white man’s town!
Blu-rays
Josephine Baker captivated audiences through stage, recordings and motion pictures, and you’ll see why in “The French Way,” a farcical romantic-comedy set in contemporary WWII France, about young lovers forbidden to marry by their respective families. Baker, as “Zazu,” the owner of a nightclub, inherits a job restoring harmony between the two families and allowing the young lovers to se marier. A lost film – exquisitely restored!
It’s time once again for film noir fans rejoice with 9 additional major studio film noirs, this time from the period 1954-1956: “Bait” (1954), “The Crooked Web” (1955), “The Night Holds Terror” (1955), “Footsteps in the Fog” (1955), “Cell 2455, Death Row” (1955), “5 Against the House” (1955), “New Orleans Uncensored”(1955), “Spin a Dark Web” (1955), “Rumble on the Docks” (1956)
Stalwart “noir” directors and casts highlight these hard to find features: Address Unknown (1944), Escape in the Fog (1945), The Guilt of Janet Ames (1947), The Black Book (The Reign of Terror) (1949), Johnny Allegro (1949), 711 Ocean Drive (1950), The Killer That Stalked New York (1950), Assignment Paris (1952), The Miami Story (1954)
War
4K Master from the UCLA Film & Television Archive’s 35mm restoration. One of the most renowned World War II films relates the timeless saga of the American G.I. as no other movie has before or since. The dilemma of the common soldier trudging to an unknown fate under a blazing Italian sun is captured by the different thoughts and personalities of a disparate group of men under arduous stress.
SPECIAL FEATURES:
Commentary by Alan K. Rode
Zanuck Goes to War: The WWII Films of Fox
The Battle of San Pietro – Un-cut version from the Academy Film Archive preservation negative
WWII Fox Movietone Newsreels
4K Master from the UCLA Film & Television Archive’s 35mm restoration. One of the most renowned World War II films relates the timeless saga of the American G.I. as no other movie has before or since. The dilemma of the common soldier trudging to an unknown fate under a blazing Italian sun is captured by the different thoughts and personalities of a disparate group of men under arduous stress.
SPECIAL FEATURES:
Commentary by Alan K. Rode
Zanuck Goes to War: The WWII Films of Fox
The Battle of San Pietro – Un-cut version from the Academy Film Archive preservation negative
WWII Fox Movietone Newsreels
Crime & Thrillers
Crime & Thrillers
Tony Wright is a prizefighter who goes from the ring to a fling with his promoter’s wife, played by the baddest of ’50s bad blondes, Barbara Payton. When Payton comes up pregnant, Wright realizes that only by eliminating one unneeded husband will Baby Make Three. Murder and mayhem ensue in this film noir takeoff on The Postman Always Rings Twice.
Crime & Thrillers
Down-and-out Canadian Dane Clark is soused in a London club the night he’s approached by a beautiful stranger (Belinda Lee) offering him £500 to marry her. The too-good-to-be-true offer turns sour when Lee goes missing and her wealthy father is found murdered. With only hazy memories of that unusual night, Clark doesn’t know himself if he is the killer. From Hammer Films.
Crime & Thrillers
A 3 disc six-pack of murder, mystery and scandal.
- Portland Exposé
- They Were So Young
- Loan Shark
- Arson, Inc.
- Shadow Man
- Shoot to Kill
Crime & Thrillers
Six movies/3 DVDs –
- The Man From Cairo
- Mask of the Dragon
- F.B.I. Girl
- Tough Assignment
- I’ll Get You
- Fingerprints Don’t Lie
Film Noir
Crime & Thrillers
Tony Wright is a prizefighter who goes from the ring to a fling with his promoter’s wife, played by the baddest of ’50s bad blondes, Barbara Payton. When Payton comes up pregnant, Wright realizes that only by eliminating one unneeded husband will Baby Make Three. Murder and mayhem ensue in this film noir takeoff on The Postman Always Rings Twice.
Crime & Thrillers
Down-and-out Canadian Dane Clark is soused in a London club the night he’s approached by a beautiful stranger (Belinda Lee) offering him £500 to marry her. The too-good-to-be-true offer turns sour when Lee goes missing and her wealthy father is found murdered. With only hazy memories of that unusual night, Clark doesn’t know himself if he is the killer. From Hammer Films.
Drama
Intrigue and danger follow the International Police on their rounds in post-WWII Vienna in this suspenseful made-on-location drama. The city is divided between the U.S., England, France and Russia, and each Jeep patrol is comprised of one sergeant from each country. The beautiful Franziska wants to leave the Russian zone with her husband, an escapee from an interment camp. (Director’s Cut)
Action/Adventure
THE NYLON NOOSE – Stockbrokers get necks broken in an Edgar Wallace Krimi-style crime thriller complete with old-dark-house setting, fiendish serial killer and intrepid Scotland Yard sleuth. A shadow-strewn mansion is the backdrop for macabre melodrama with blackmail leading to murder, plus a hulking man-monster haunts the dank caves below the house!
ESCAPE FROM SAHARA – It’s a nightmare at 20,000 feet when three French Foreign Legion paratroopers decide to desert, and force their plane’s pilot to take them to Spain. There are run-ins with military patrols, a trip on a merchant ship–and romance–until the deserters find themselves in the country they fear more than any other–France!
Horror
Man Beast: Himalayan climbing expedition are led into the mountainous lair of the ape-like Yeti.
Wild World of Batwoman: Holy rip-off, a way-out tale of Batwoman.
Curse of the Stone Hand: A twin-pack of south-of-the-border shudders!
House of the Black Death: Warlock and his brother battle for dominion over the creepy House of Desard
Attack of the Mayan Mummy: A young woman who describes a previous incarnation among the ancient Mayans.
Creature of the Walking Dead: The blood of a kidnapped girl is used to resurrect a man.
KING DINOSAUR: Atomic Age and Stone Age collide when a new planet appears in our solar system, within sight of Earth, prompting a two-man, two-woman rocket flight that finds giant animals and reptiles, some reminiscent of our planet’s prehistoric monsters.
THE JUNGLE: Location filming in India’s rugged terrain is a highlight of this combination jungle adventure/sci-fi with Marie Windsor as the daughter of an ailing maharajah, setting out with Sikh advisor Cesar Romero and American hunter Rod Cameron to investigate the destruction of some remote villages–and encountering herds of wild elephants and prehistoric mammoths!
6 movies/3 DVDs
- Delinquent Schoolgirls
- Mermaids of Tiburon – Director’s Cut
- Dream No Evil
- Mondo Keyhole
- The Raw Ones
- Yambao (Cry of the Bewitched)
- Plus: Many Special Features
Psychotronica
Drama
In 1950s Hollywood, a transvestite fools the world into believing he is a she – a glamorous movie diva. When he dies, the secret is out, and the film proceeds to tell this story of his relationships with friends and intimates, including a lesbian wardrobe designer, a gay matinee idol (whom he has an affair with), a protective lawyer and a washed up prize fighter who becomes her chauffeur!
Action/Adventure
THE NYLON NOOSE – Stockbrokers get necks broken in an Edgar Wallace Krimi-style crime thriller complete with old-dark-house setting, fiendish serial killer and intrepid Scotland Yard sleuth. A shadow-strewn mansion is the backdrop for macabre melodrama with blackmail leading to murder, plus a hulking man-monster haunts the dank caves below the house!
ESCAPE FROM SAHARA – It’s a nightmare at 20,000 feet when three French Foreign Legion paratroopers decide to desert, and force their plane’s pilot to take them to Spain. There are run-ins with military patrols, a trip on a merchant ship–and romance–until the deserters find themselves in the country they fear more than any other–France!
Crime & Thrillers
I’ll See You in Hell – Walter and Al are not only jewel thieves and killers, they’re also good at math! While hiding in a swamp from authorities, they conclude that a two-way split beats a three-way as they watch their partner-in-crime, Sam, disappear into quicksand. But is he really dead?
Passport for a Corpse – The sole-surviving member of a payroll heist gang, Marco attempts to escape into France on foot–until he happens upon an unattended hearse and takes the dear departed’s place in the coffin. But his luck remains par for the corpse!
Death on the Fourposter – A group of swinging young singles are living la dolce vita until their weekend excursion to a countryside castle (complete with spooky housekeeper and secret passageways), where fun and games are set aside in favor of a séance and other weird goings-on.
4 movies/2 DVDs
THE FARMER’S OTHER DAUGHTER: Salesman Jim Huckleberry (William Michael) isn’t much interested in agriculture until he meets farmer’s daughter June (Judy Pennebaker), which greatly increases his willingness to engage in a bit of plowing.
LIKE IT IS (Psychedelic Fever): The generation that went to pot is profiled in this kaleidoscope of ‘60s drug culture! It’s a cross between a serious documentary and drive-in exploitation.
UP YOURS – A Rockin’ Comedy: Story – it has one? Well, it’s supposed to be an erotic comedy smorgasbord of blackout gags inspired by goings on by the wacky tenants of an apartment hotel.
SUMMER SCHOOL (Mag Wheels): Cut-rate “If this vans rockin’, don’t bother knockin’” classic for teensploitation schlockophiles.
Sci-Fi/Fantasy
KING DINOSAUR: Atomic Age and Stone Age collide when a new planet appears in our solar system, within sight of Earth, prompting a two-man, two-woman rocket flight that finds giant animals and reptiles, some reminiscent of our planet’s prehistoric monsters.
THE JUNGLE: Location filming in India’s rugged terrain is a highlight of this combination jungle adventure/sci-fi with Marie Windsor as the daughter of an ailing maharajah, setting out with Sikh advisor Cesar Romero and American hunter Rod Cameron to investigate the destruction of some remote villages–and encountering herds of wild elephants and prehistoric mammoths!
Cuban Rebel Girls: High on “Worst Films” lists but low on the résumé of legendary swashbuckler Errol Flynn, this no-budget semi-documentary.
Untamed Women: Cult rites, a hostile tribe of Neanderthal men and mucho giant-lizard footage from One Million B.C. put this near the top of the list of “island of lost women” disaster pieces.
6 movies/3 DVDs
- Delinquent Schoolgirls
- Mermaids of Tiburon – Director’s Cut
- Dream No Evil
- Mondo Keyhole
- The Raw Ones
- Yambao (Cry of the Bewitched)
- Plus: Many Special Features
Psychotronica
Mermaids of Tiburon – Director’s Cut: Fantasy about mermaids (bare-chested Gaby Martone, Diane Webber, among others) who assist…and distract…a young scientist in his quest for sunken treasure, complete with Timothy Carey at his menacing best.
Yambaó: Supernatural thriller about a beautiful witch’s arrival at a Mexican village that unfortunately coincides with a plague.
Action/Adventure
Action/Adventure
THE NYLON NOOSE – Stockbrokers get necks broken in an Edgar Wallace Krimi-style crime thriller complete with old-dark-house setting, fiendish serial killer and intrepid Scotland Yard sleuth. A shadow-strewn mansion is the backdrop for macabre melodrama with blackmail leading to murder, plus a hulking man-monster haunts the dank caves below the house!
ESCAPE FROM SAHARA – It’s a nightmare at 20,000 feet when three French Foreign Legion paratroopers decide to desert, and force their plane’s pilot to take them to Spain. There are run-ins with military patrols, a trip on a merchant ship–and romance–until the deserters find themselves in the country they fear more than any other–France!
Action/Adventure
Thunder in the Pines: Action and comedy abound in this buddy movie with George “Superman” Reeves and Ralph “Dick Tracy” Byrd locking horns in a north woods logging camp over the hand of a fickle mail order bride!
Jungle Goddess: A plane carrying the young daughter of a millionaire crashes into an African jungle. The girl survives and the rescuing natives proclaim her their “White Goddess.” Six years later, two flyers locate the girl…and then the trouble begins!
Action/Adventure
Shipwrecked on an uninhabited South Seas atoll, a Canadian nurse (Linda Darnell) and a young Marine (Tab Hunter) initially clash but, as the weeks turn into months, begin to see each other through different eyes and give in to their natural impulses. But when an RAF flyer (Donald Gray) crashes on the island, the tropical love story is complicated by that familiar bit of romantic geometry, the Eternal Triangle.
Cuban Rebel Girls: High on “Worst Films” lists but low on the résumé of legendary swashbuckler Errol Flynn, this no-budget semi-documentary.
Untamed Women: Cult rites, a hostile tribe of Neanderthal men and mucho giant-lizard footage from One Million B.C. put this near the top of the list of “island of lost women” disaster pieces.
Animation
Early in his career, between 1923 and 1927, Walt Disney produced the ‘Alice’ series of cartoons. These delightful cartoons owed their success to both a clever use of special effects – cartoon characters interacting with a live young girl cleverly superimposed within the frame – and breezy humor. Plus bonus cartoons and special features.
Animation
A comprehensive 2 DVD collection of Max Fleischer cartoon masterpieces presents over 30 rarely seen Technicolor animated shorts, produced during the golden age of animation.
Plus, great special features from animation historian, Jerry Beck.
Comedy
Comedy
Some of legendary writer Ben Hecht’s best work comes to the screen in a two-in-one show business-themed comedy-drama that reveals what goes on when the greasepaint comes off. In “Actors Blood,” washed-up stage star Edward G. Robinson assembles all the suspects in the murder of his actress-daughter (Marsha Hunt); and in “Woman of Sin,” a Hollywood agent discovers to his chagrin that a highly sought-after script was written by a nine-year-old girl.
Blu-rays
Part devil, part legend and all man, Boss (former football star Fred Williamson) is an ex-slave who’s “decided to hunt white folks for a change,” becoming a bounty hunter and setting out on the trail of fugitive outlaw Jed Clayton (William Smith). With his comic sidekick Amos (D’Urville Martin), he rides into the town of San Miguel, finds that it has no sheriff and takes the job himself. Boss takes a bite out of local crime, chases women and brings the hammer down on Clayton in this amusing and action-filled parody of the 1970s blaxploitation genre, instituting black man’s law in this white man’s town!
Comedy
The charismatic, colorful, Minnesota Fats boasted he was “the greatest pool shooter of all time,” and here is your chance to see “Mr. Fats” in top form…having a great time playing with his quick witted show business pals —
- Groucho Marx vs. Minnesota Fats (9 Ball),
- The Smothers Brothers vs. Minnesota Fats (Last Ball)
- Milton Berle vs. Minnesota Fats (3 Cushion)
Comedy
Mamie Van Doren plays a stripper who teams up with two other nuts seeking psychiatric help. Her partners in the debacle are a used car salesman Paul Gilbert, and a male model John Cronin. Unable to afford the doctor’s fee, the three set out to find an unemployed actor to represent each of them for the price of one.
Extra: Interview with Mamie Van Doren and Sizzling Photo Gallery
Documentary
Documentary
A compilation of un-cut Oscar nominated and Oscar winning WWII combat films in full color. SPECIAL FEATURES include an interview with Joe Rosenthal, photographer of the flag raising on Mt. Suribachi, and exclusive first-hand commentaries by those who were there.
Documentary
MEMPHIS BELLE: A Story of a Flying Fortress (1944) Riveting story of a B-17 bombing mission over Germany. Directed by William Wyler. THUNDERBOLT (1944) Be there for a P-47 Thunderbolt fighting mission over Germany. Directed by John Sturges and William Wyler. AT THE FRONT (1943) Vivid color battle footage against the Germans in North Africa! Directed by Darryl F. Zanuck and John Ford. Plus many special features.
(1943).
Documentary
A compilation of original newsreels from Movietone News, Universal Newsreel and the U.S. Navy exactly as shown to audiences in movie theaters across the country. Loaded with extra features.
Documentary
This colorful and exciting 1954 film vividly portrays the life of the real working cowboy, a life that has virtually vanished since this motion picture was made by Elmo Williams, Oscar-winning film editor of “High Noon.” The cowboy’s work is hard, hot and dusty, but it is not without drama and times of humor. Filmed on location in the Southwest, this unique document captures a profession and a place in time that has almost disappeared.
Drama
Comedy
Some of legendary writer Ben Hecht’s best work comes to the screen in a two-in-one show business-themed comedy-drama that reveals what goes on when the greasepaint comes off. In “Actors Blood,” washed-up stage star Edward G. Robinson assembles all the suspects in the murder of his actress-daughter (Marsha Hunt); and in “Woman of Sin,” a Hollywood agent discovers to his chagrin that a highly sought-after script was written by a nine-year-old girl.
Drama
In 1950s Hollywood, a transvestite fools the world into believing he is a she – a glamorous movie diva. When he dies, the secret is out, and the film proceeds to tell this story of his relationships with friends and intimates, including a lesbian wardrobe designer, a gay matinee idol (whom he has an affair with), a protective lawyer and a washed up prize fighter who becomes her chauffeur!
Drama
Intrigue and danger follow the International Police on their rounds in post-WWII Vienna in this suspenseful made-on-location drama. The city is divided between the U.S., England, France and Russia, and each Jeep patrol is comprised of one sergeant from each country. The beautiful Franziska wants to leave the Russian zone with her husband, an escapee from an interment camp. (Director’s Cut)
Action/Adventure
Shipwrecked on an uninhabited South Seas atoll, a Canadian nurse (Linda Darnell) and a young Marine (Tab Hunter) initially clash but, as the weeks turn into months, begin to see each other through different eyes and give in to their natural impulses. But when an RAF flyer (Donald Gray) crashes on the island, the tropical love story is complicated by that familiar bit of romantic geometry, the Eternal Triangle.
Musicals
Musicals
Restored from the original negative –
Rock & Roll changed 1950s America at 45 revolutions per minute, and the swinging-est of the R&R movies was the electrifying Go, Johnny, Go!. Hung on the loose storyline of d.j great Alan Freed’s search for the next big star are way-out performances by all-time greats:
Alan Freed, Chuck Berry, Ritchie Valens, Jimmy Clanton, Jackie Wilson, Eddie Cochran, Harvey Fuqua, Jo-Ann Campbell, The Cadillacs, The Flamingos, Jimmy Cavallo, with Sandy Stewart, Herb Vigran, Frank Wilcox, and Barbara Woodell
G.I. Jane : At a remote Army training camp in the desert, our boys in uniform want to do more than wave at the WACs, and new recruit Tim Rawlings bets them $500 he can make this happen.
Grand Canyon: There’s grand fun, grand feudin’ and grand fightin’ in this spoof on low-budget Hollywood moviemaking. Assigned by producer Robert L. Lippert to make a Western titled “Grand Canyon” on indoor sets, Reed Hadley farcically tries and fails, and finally convinces the front office to allow him to shoot on location.
Attention, fans of vaudeville, minstrel shows and vintage musicals – 8 movies/4 DVDs.
- Everybody’s Dancin’
- Varieties on Parade
- Yes Sir, Mr. Bones!
- Square Dance Jubilee
- Hollywood Varieties
- Holiday Rhythm
- Kentucky Jubilee
- The Kid from Gower Gulch.
EVERYBODY’S DANCIN’ : Dance hall owner Dick Lane, in desperate need of name attractions, is helped by country music legends who agree to star in a TV special at his emporium.
VARIETIES ON PARADE: It’s vaudeville on film as the camera passes a box office and ticket taker, proceeds to a front-row seat, and watches as master of ceremonies.
Serials
Action/Adventure
An action-packed 1928 Silent 10 Chapter serial remastered in Hi-Definition from the only surviving 35mm tinted print
An inventor adds new innovations to an air company’s planes, prompting the owners of a rival company to set out to steal them. The stakes are sky-high as an airman and an aviatrix find themselves in constant peril, both on earth and above the clouds. Written by famed mystery novelist Arthur B. Reeve.
Sports
Comedy
The charismatic, colorful, Minnesota Fats boasted he was “the greatest pool shooter of all time,” and here is your chance to see “Mr. Fats” in top form…having a great time playing with his quick witted show business pals —
- Groucho Marx vs. Minnesota Fats (9 Ball),
- The Smothers Brothers vs. Minnesota Fats (Last Ball)
- Milton Berle vs. Minnesota Fats (3 Cushion)
A four-hour collection of 12 classic no holds barred matches from the 30 episode action packed syndicated TV series, “Wrestling Spectacular,” produced by promoter Paul Boesch. Enjoy an excellent variety of styles, names and types of matches, with the emphasis on action and mayhem.
Action/Adventure
Attention NASCAR fans –
A legendary stock car racer is fast on the track and faster with the women in his life, leading to action on and off the speedway. A high-octane drama, shot on location at stock car racing’s cathedral, Darlington, South Carolina, and including historic footage of the actual Labor Day 1959 “Southern 500.”
The story of Elroy “Crazylegs” Hirsch, from his high school days, into the Universities of Wisconsin and Michigan, followed by what was thought to be a career-ending fractured skull. Defying the odds, he went on to play for the Los Angeles Rams, becoming one of the acknowledged great athletes of his day. Football sequences are skillfully edited from the actual college, All-Star and Rams games. Starring Elroy “Crazylegs” Hirsch, as himself, Lloyd Nolan and Joan Vohs. Loaded with Special Features!
Westerns
Westerns
Jeff Preston (Audie Murphy), commander of an Arizona cavalry outpost, hates the Apaches and battles them fiercely–until his attitude is softened by romance with part-Indian missionary Linda Lawson (“Night Tide”). But the presence of gold on Indian land and the depredations of greedy settlers, stirs the already boiling pot in this exciting Western from the king of action directors, the legendary William Witney.
Blu-rays
Part devil, part legend and all man, Boss (former football star Fred Williamson) is an ex-slave who’s “decided to hunt white folks for a change,” becoming a bounty hunter and setting out on the trail of fugitive outlaw Jed Clayton (William Smith). With his comic sidekick Amos (D’Urville Martin), he rides into the town of San Miguel, finds that it has no sheriff and takes the job himself. Boss takes a bite out of local crime, chases women and brings the hammer down on Clayton in this amusing and action-filled parody of the 1970s blaxploitation genre, instituting black man’s law in this white man’s town!
Documentary
This colorful and exciting 1954 film vividly portrays the life of the real working cowboy, a life that has virtually vanished since this motion picture was made by Elmo Williams, Oscar-winning film editor of “High Noon.” The cowboy’s work is hard, hot and dusty, but it is not without drama and times of humor. Filmed on location in the Southwest, this unique document captures a profession and a place in time that has almost disappeared.
Westerns
Against a backdrop of Arizona landscapes, this offbeat Western spins the yarn of a wanted man (James Craig) who turns unofficial lawman to tame the town of Purgatory–but finds that the main troublemaker is a crippled saloon owner whose infirmity, according to the Western code, keeps him safe from gun justice. Craig becomes the target of a succession of hired leadslingers–including his own brother (Brett Halsey). Who is the FASTEST of the Four Fast Guns?
Wrestling
A four-hour collection of 12 classic no holds barred matches from the 30 episode action packed syndicated TV series, “Wrestling Spectacular,” produced by promoter Paul Boesch. Enjoy an excellent variety of styles, names and types of matches, with the emphasis on action and mayhem.
Wrestling
The complete original 9 1/2 hour Wrestling Gold Series on 5 DVDs with Shoot Commentaries by Jim Cornette and Dave Meltzer
- Busted Open
- The Maim Event
- We Like To Hurt People
- No More Mr. Nice Guy
- Beat Me If You Can