Collection ID 678
Director: Richard Brooks
Starring: Robert Blake, Scott Wilson, John Forsythe, Paul Stewart, Gerald S. O'Loughlin
Genre: Crime
Studio: Sony Pictures   Release date: 1967   Rated: R   
Language (Country): English, Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround, French, Dolby Digital 1.0 (USA)
Summary: Two young men are ineffectual individually, but when together become violent criminals. They break into a wealthy farmer's home only to find that there is nearly no money at the home and murder the entire family to avoid identification. The first part of the film details the search for them, the second, their trial and execution. Taken from the actual events chronicled by Truman Capote in his book.
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My Review: I've seen this movie before, but the best movies demand repeat viewings. Based on a Truman Capote non-fiction novel. The music (By Quincy Jones), acting, cinematography, directing and editing set this movie apart. Yes, I said editing. The film was masterfully cut and synchronized to enhance the scene transitions with dialog, music and characters. Dark, moody, and brooding, with a great cast. Robert Blake (Yes Baretta) and Scott Wilson give great performances in this drama about two low lifes who set out on a 'Sure Thing' only to end up taking a trip to the 'Corner'. Shot in black & white (1967), this chilling tale recounts (in a subtle documentary style) the true life crime of two social derelicts. The camera work in this movie is outstanding. There is excellent work with shadows, playing light, panning shots and scene transitions. One of my favorite scenes from this movie. As Robert Blake's character is speaking about his past, he's standing in a dark room. He's standing by a window, and light from the moon is shining through the window. While the subject of the speech would move some to tears, his character seems to reveal no remorse or regret regarding his past. While he's speaking, rain is falling outside the window. The light from outside is projecting a shadow on his face, it's a shadow of water drops running down the window pane. The shadow looks like tears. The tears he would be shedding, if he was a normal person. This one gets 5 out 5.

Collection ID 1372
Director: Richard Brooks
Starring: Robert Blake, Scott Wilson, John Forsythe, Paul Stewart, Gerald S. O'Loughlin
Genre: Crime
Studio: Sony Pictures   Release date: 1967   Rated: R   
Language (Country): English, Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround, French, Dolby Digital 1.0 (USA)
Summary: Two young men are ineffectual individually, but when together become violent criminals. They break into a wealthy farmer's home only to find that there is nearly no money at the home and murder the entire family to avoid identification. The first part of the film details the search for them, the second, their trial and execution. Taken from the actual events chronicled by Truman Capote in his book.
My Rating:
My Review: I've seen this movie before, but the best movies demand repeat viewings. Based on a Truman Capote non-fiction novel. The music (By Quincy Jones), acting, cinematography, directing and editing set this movie apart. Yes, I said editing. The film was masterfully cut and synchronized to enhance the scene transitions with dialog, music and characters. Dark, moody, and brooding, with a great cast. Robert Blake (Yes Baretta) and Scott Wilson give great performances in this drama about two low lifes who set out on a 'Sure Thing' only to end up taking a trip to the 'Corner'. Shot in black & white (1967), this chilling tale recounts (in a subtle documentary style) the true life crime of two social derelicts. The camera work in this movie is outstanding. There is excellent work with shadows, playing light, panning shots and scene transitions. One of my favorite scenes from this movie. As Robert Blake's character is speaking about his past, he's standing in a dark room. He's standing by a window, and light from the moon is shining through the window. While the subject of the speech would move some to tears, his character seems to reveal no remorse or regret regarding his past. While he's speaking, rain is falling outside the window. The light from outside is projecting a shadow on his face, it's a shadow of water drops running down the window pane. The shadow looks like tears. The tears he would be shedding, if he was a normal person. This one gets 5 out 5.

Collection ID 601.5
Director: Michal Struss
Starring:
Genre: Short, Animation
Studio: FTF VSMU   Release date: 2001   Rated:   
Language (Country): None (Slovakia)
Summary: A character is inside a cubical room; there is a hole in the roof, which is too high to reach. But pushing on the walls distorts the room in various ways, always appearing to bring the hole closer while still leaving it tantalizingly inaccessible.
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Collection ID 1301.5
Director: Michal Struss
Starring:
Genre: Short, Animation
Studio: FTF VSMU   Release date: 2001   Rated:   
Language (Country): None (Slovakia)
Summary: A character is inside a cubical room; there is a hole in the roof, which is too high to reach. But pushing on the walls distorts the room in various ways, always appearing to bring the hole closer while still leaving it tantalizingly inaccessible.
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Collection ID 708
Director: Norman Jewison
Starring: Sidney Poitier, Rod Steiger, Warren Oates, Lee Grant, Timothy Scott
Genre: Classics
Studio: United Artists   Release date: 1967   Rated: Unrated   
Language (Country): English, French, Spanish (USA)
Summary: Both riveting murder mystery and classic fish-out-of-water yarn, Norman Jewison's Oscar-winning "In the Heat of the Night" represents Hollywood at its wiliest, cloaking exposé in the most entertaining trappings. Sidney Poitier and Rod Steiger prove the decade's most formidable antagonists. Poitier plays Virgil Tibbs, an arrogant homicide detective waylaid in Sparta, Mississippi; Steiger, in his bravura Oscar-winning turn, is Bill Gillespie, the town's hardheaded, bigoted sheriff who first arrests Tibbs for murder and then begs for his expertise. As the clues and suspects mount, Gillespie and his deputies develop begrudging respect for the black officer. The first-rate supporting cast includes Lee Grant as the victim's angry widow, Warren Oates as a voyeuristic deputy, William Schallert as the pragmatic mayor, and, in his screen debut, Scott Wilson ("In Cold Blood") as an unlucky fugitive. The brilliant widescreen cinematography is by Haskell Wexler, and the scat-music score is by Quincy Jones. Ray Charles wails the blues theme song. --"Glenn Lovell"
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My Review: Made in '67, this brave movie made no effort to skirt the highly charged racial issues of the era. Based on a novel, directed by Norman Jewison, this movie features some extraordinary acting by Sidney Poitier and Rod Steiger. Poitier plays a big city black detective caught up in the small town events of a murder investigation. Reluctantly compelled to help a white southern sheriff played by Rod Steiger. Poitier's task is made more difficult by bigotry, racism and violence directed at him by some of the residents in this segregated backwater town. An excellent murder mystery set in a southern town where racism runs deep. The writing was terrific and the two lead actors (Steiger and Poitier) portrayed their characters with an astonishing amount of depth and nuance. Outstanding movie.

Collection ID 1398
Director: Norman Jewison
Starring: Sidney Poitier, Rod Steiger, Warren Oates, Lee Grant, Timothy Scott
Genre: Classics
Studio: United Artists   Release date: 1967   Rated: Unrated   
Language (Country): English, French, Spanish (USA)
Summary: Both riveting murder mystery and classic fish-out-of-water yarn, Norman Jewison's Oscar-winning "In the Heat of the Night" represents Hollywood at its wiliest, cloaking exposé in the most entertaining trappings. Sidney Poitier and Rod Steiger prove the decade's most formidable antagonists. Poitier plays Virgil Tibbs, an arrogant homicide detective waylaid in Sparta, Mississippi; Steiger, in his bravura Oscar-winning turn, is Bill Gillespie, the town's hardheaded, bigoted sheriff who first arrests Tibbs for murder and then begs for his expertise. As the clues and suspects mount, Gillespie and his deputies develop begrudging respect for the black officer. The first-rate supporting cast includes Lee Grant as the victim's angry widow, Warren Oates as a voyeuristic deputy, William Schallert as the pragmatic mayor, and, in his screen debut, Scott Wilson ("In Cold Blood") as an unlucky fugitive. The brilliant widescreen cinematography is by Haskell Wexler, and the scat-music score is by Quincy Jones. Ray Charles wails the blues theme song. --"Glenn Lovell"
My Rating:
My Review: Made in '67, this brave movie made no effort to skirt the highly charged racial issues of the era. Based on a novel, directed by Norman Jewison, this movie features some extraordinary acting by Sidney Poitier and Rod Steiger. Poitier plays a big city black detective caught up in the small town events of a murder investigation. Reluctantly compelled to help a white southern sheriff played by Rod Steiger. Poitier's task is made more difficult by bigotry, racism and violence directed at him by some of the residents in this segregated backwater town. An excellent murder mystery set in a southern town where racism runs deep. The writing was terrific and the two lead actors (Steiger and Poitier) portrayed their characters with an astonishing amount of depth and nuance. Outstanding movie.

Collection ID 220
Director: Wolfgang Petersen
Starring: Clint Eastwood, John Malkovich, Rene Russo, Dylan McDermott, Gary Cole
Genre: Action
Studio: Columbia Pictures Corporation   Release date: 1993   Rated: R   
Language (Country): English, French (USA)
Summary: Secret Service agent Frank Horrigan couldn't save Kennedy, but he's determined not to let a clever assassin take out this president.
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Collection ID 939
Director: Wolfgang Petersen
Starring: Clint Eastwood, John Malkovich, Rene Russo, Dylan McDermott, Gary Cole
Genre: Action
Studio: Columbia Pictures Corporation   Release date: 1993   Rated: R   
Language (Country): English, French (USA)
Summary: Secret Service agent Frank Horrigan couldn't save Kennedy, but he's determined not to let a clever assassin take out this president.
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Collection ID 250
Director: John Carpenter
Starring: Sam Neill, Julie Carmen, Jürgen Prochnow, David Warner, John Glover
Genre: Fantasy
Studio: New Line Cinema   Release date: 1995   Rated: R   
Language (Country): English (USA)
Summary: An insurance investigator begins discovering that the impact a horror writer's books have on his fans, is more than inspirational.
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My Review: Directed by horror legend, John Carpenter. This movie is inspired by the writings of H.P. Lovecraft. I've read several of these Cthulhu mythos novels, and this movie did a very good job of keeping to the ethos that runs through this genre. Starring Sam Neill, Julie Carmen and one of my favorites - Jürgen Prochnow, the acting was good, as was the camera work. The story was a very creepy tale set smack dab in the middle of New England. When a famous horror novelist disappears, the publishers hire an independent insurance investigator (Sam Neill), to find him. There's a deadline approaching, and they want to make sure that he delivers his promised novel. The investigator teams up with the authors publicist (played by Julie Carmen), and together they follow a string of clues in search of Sutter Cane (played by Jürgen Prochnow). As they begin to unravel the mysteries of the missing novelist, their reality begins to unravel. Are Sutter Cane's books creating a reality all their own? They travel to a place named "Hobb's End", smack dab in the middle of New Hampshire, the town doesn't exist on any maps, and that sets the scene for where this movie takes us. Filled with literary reference, the pacing reminds me of a good read, and the elements of dread and terror are well played. The mind bending terror builds slowly in this movie, and the tension holds throughout. The excellent writing and direction make for a thrilling horror flick. Well worth watching.

Collection ID 961
Director: John Carpenter
Starring: Sam Neill, Julie Carmen, Jürgen Prochnow, David Warner, John Glover
Genre: Fantasy
Studio: New Line Cinema   Release date: 1995   Rated: R   
Language (Country): English (USA)
Summary: An insurance investigator begins discovering that the impact a horror writer's books have on his fans, is more than inspirational.
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My Review: Directed by horror legend, John Carpenter. This movie is inspired by the writings of H.P. Lovecraft. I've read several of these Cthulhu mythos novels, and this movie did a very good job of keeping to the ethos that runs through this genre. Starring Sam Neill, Julie Carmen and one of my favorites - Jürgen Prochnow, the acting was good, as was the camera work. The story was a very creepy tale set smack dab in the middle of New England. When a famous horror novelist disappears, the publishers hire an independent insurance investigator (Sam Neill), to find him. There's a deadline approaching, and they want to make sure that he delivers his promised novel. The investigator teams up with the authors publicist (played by Julie Carmen), and together they follow a string of clues in search of Sutter Cane (played by Jürgen Prochnow). As they begin to unravel the mysteries of the missing novelist, their reality begins to unravel. Are Sutter Cane's books creating a reality all their own? They travel to a place named "Hobb's End", smack dab in the middle of New Hampshire, the town doesn't exist on any maps, and that sets the scene for where this movie takes us. Filled with literary reference, the pacing reminds me of a good read, and the elements of dread and terror are well played. The mind bending terror builds slowly in this movie, and the tension holds throughout. The excellent writing and direction make for a thrilling horror flick. Well worth watching.