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| Aisle Seat 4-29: Kino Lorber, Warner 4K Remasters
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| Posted By:
Andy Dursin
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4/28/2025 - 10:00 PM |
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| John Wayne and director John Ford produced over a dozen movies together, concluding their collaboration with a picture that, while being deemed a lark by most involved, nevertheless became a beloved outing for its fans: DONOVAN’S REEF (116 mins., 1963; Kino Lorber). A South Seas comedy that takes the more lighthearted elements of Ford and Wayne’s works – as evidenced by the “roughhousing” here between Wayne and co-star Lee Marvin – and mixes them together with a rather poignant family drama, “Donovan’s Reef” wasn’t the Old West sendoff that some western fans wanted – but on its own terms, it’s a disarming little movie with beautiful Hawaiian locales and the stars having great fun on-screen. |
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| Aisle Seat 4-15: Arrow, Warner Archive Rundown
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Andy Dursin
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4/14/2025 - 10:00 PM |
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| Director Renny Harlin’s ill-fated pirate sojourn with then-wife Geena Davis, “Cutthroat Island,” became an immediate box-office bomb upon its release in 1995 – making it a good thing their next collaboration, THE LONG KISS GOODNIGHT (120 mins., 1996, R; Arrow), was already in production. A movie that brought its screenwriter, Shane “Lethal Weapon” Black, an enormous sum before a frame was shot (a then-record $4 million), “The Long Kiss Goodnight” one-upped Harlin’s seafaring adventure yet still underwhelmed with a disappointing $32 million domestic gross for New Line. |
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| Aisle Seat 4-1: April (No Foolin') Arrival Edition!
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| Posted By:
Andy Dursin
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3/31/2025 - 10:00 PM |
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| Among the glut of ‘80s teen comedies, THE JOY OF SEX (90 mins., 1984, R; Cinematographe) was one of the few that became notoriously difficult to track down over the years. Despite being a Paramount Summer of ‘84 comedy that found director Martha Coolidge working in between her memorable hits “Valley Girl” (1983) and “Real Genius” (1985), this infamously troubled picture only wound its way onto VHS before essentially being banished into home video purgatory for decades. Now remastered in Cinematographe’s limited-edition Blu-Ray set, curious viewers can finally get an understanding of what happened with this teen comedy that was being pulled apart by the disparate intentions of its filmmakers and studio executives. |
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| Aisle Seat 3-25: Criterion 4K Reviews
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| Posted By:
Andy Dursin
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3/24/2025 - 10:00 PM |
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| In Michael Mann’s dazzling THIEF (124 mins., 1981, R; Criterion), jewel thief Frank (James Caan) moonlights as a Chicago car dealer by day and cool, by-the-book safecracker at night. Having served time, Frank is weary of the criminal world he engages in, keeping his dealings on a simple, plain level that changes when he meets crime boss Leo (Robert Prosky), who subsequently provides Frank with assorted jobs, enables him to buy a new home and even helps him and girlfriend Jessie (Tuesday Weld) adopt a child. With their new dealings, though, comes a price that Frank is ultimately unwilling to pay… |
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| Aisle Seat 3-18: March Madness Edition
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Andy Dursin
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3/17/2025 - 10:00 PM |
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| Sylvester Stallone’s 90s “comeback” was spearheaded by “Cliffhanger,” kept on going thanks to “Demolition Man,” and survived letdowns like “Judge Dredd” via some critically acclaimed work in James Mangold’s “Cop Land.” Along the way, Sly signed various deals with Universal, the first film of which, DAYLIGHT (116 mins., 1996, PG-13; Kino Lorber), proved to be a middling recycling of ‘70s disaster movies – more or less in line with similar fare like the dueling “volcano films” of the era (the okay “Dante’s Peak,” the less-than-stellar “Volcano”). |
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| Aisle Seat 3-11: March Mayhem Edition
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| Posted By:
Andy Dursin
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3/10/2025 - 10:00 PM |
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| The 20th century didn’t exactly go out with a bang at the movies, at least not in the summer of 1999. Kubrick’s last gasp, “The Phantom Menace,” a pair of weak Julia Roberts vehicles, leering teen comedies, and a tepid Austin Powers sequel made for a drab time at the multiplex, brightened up only by the likes of “The Sixth Sense” and “The Mummy.” Finally, after so much disappointment, genre fans soaked up director Renny Harlin’s “comeback” movie, DEEP BLUE SEA (107 mins., 1999, R; Arrow), basking in what was (and is) solid summer fun, now remastered on 4K UHD. |
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| Aisle Seat 3-4: OCN Wrap-Up
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| Posted By:
Andy Dursin
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3/3/2025 - 10:00 PM |
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| The early ‘70s were a fertile time for “Disease of the Week” movies, both on the big-screen (where “Love Story” was all the rage) and on the small-screen as well, where the emotionally charged “Brian’s Song” showcased the bond between Chicago Bears player Gayle Sayers and his cancer-stricken teammmate Brian Piccolo. Though based on a 1956 book by Mark Harris, BANG THE DRUM SLOWLY (96 mins., 1973, PG; Cinematographe) fits comfortably within that genre, though the sincerity of John Hancock’s film and its central performances lift the material, making it worthy of rediscovery on Cinematographe’s freshly remastered 4K UHD and Blu-Ray limited edition set. |
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Today in Film Score History:
April 29 |
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| Chris Boardman born (1954) |
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| Craig Armstrong born (1959) |
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| Dennis McCarthy and Kevin Kiner record their score for the final Star Trek: Enterprise episode, “These Are the Voyages…” (2005) |
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| Dennis McCarthy records his score for the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode “Conspiracy” (1988) |
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| Duke Ellington born (1889) |
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| Herbert Stothart begins recording his score to Random Harvest (1942) |
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| James Horner begins recording his score for The Rocketeer (1991) |
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| Jan A.P. Kaczmarek born (1953) |
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| Jay Chattaway records his score for the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode “If Wishes Were Horses” (1993) |
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| Joel Goldsmith died (2012) |
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| Lawrence Shragge born (1954) |
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| Rod McKuen born (1933) |
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| Toots Thielemans born (1922) |
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| Waldemar Kazanecki born (1929) |
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