Kudos to Powerhouse Indicator for releasing this dramatic propaganda piece based on an actual German churchman imprisoned for refusing to kowtow to the Nazi authorities. It’s a primer on fascist power from early in the war, one of the first features by the Boulting Brothers. Pi’s extras package enlarges our interest ten-fold: the pastor’s objection to the Nazis was grossly misrepresented and the politics of his incarceration were very different. An added bonus are other wartime short subjects by Roy Boulting, from the Imperial War Museum.
Pastor Hall
Region Free Blu-ray
Powerhouse Indicator
1940 / B&w / 1:37 Academy / 95 min. / Street Date June 27, 2022 / Available from Powerhouse / £15.99
Starring: Wilfrid Lawson, Nova Pilbeam, Seymour Hicks, Marius Goring, Brian Worth, Percy Walsh, Lina Barrie, Eliot Makeham, Hay Petrie, Bernard Miles.
Cinematography: Mutz Greenbaum
Art Director: James Carter
Film Editor: Roy Boulting
Original Music: Charles Brill, Mac Adams
Screen Story and Screenplay by Leslie Arliss,...
Pastor Hall
Region Free Blu-ray
Powerhouse Indicator
1940 / B&w / 1:37 Academy / 95 min. / Street Date June 27, 2022 / Available from Powerhouse / £15.99
Starring: Wilfrid Lawson, Nova Pilbeam, Seymour Hicks, Marius Goring, Brian Worth, Percy Walsh, Lina Barrie, Eliot Makeham, Hay Petrie, Bernard Miles.
Cinematography: Mutz Greenbaum
Art Director: James Carter
Film Editor: Roy Boulting
Original Music: Charles Brill, Mac Adams
Screen Story and Screenplay by Leslie Arliss,...
- 6/18/2022
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
So Evil My Love
Blu ray
Kino Lorber
1948 / 1.33:1 / 112 min.
Starring Ray Milland, Ann Todd, Geraldine Fitzgerald
Cinematography by Mutz Greenbaum
Directed by Lewis Allen
In 1944 Ray Milland starred in The Uninvited, the story of an orphan plagued by the vengeful spirit of her mother. The film remains a shivery classic of familial strife but contrary to its inhospitable title, Milland never looked so at home. But then the actor had always appeared haunted. Even in his comedies—and he made a lot them—Milland delivered his lines like a condemned man, as if he understood the tragic implications of a pratfall. There was an advantage to his angst—in It Happens Every Spring, one of the most lighthearted farces of the 40’s, Milland’s sourpuss keeps the movie from being so frothy that it floats away. Savvy directors tapped into that grave quality more than once; he was a...
Blu ray
Kino Lorber
1948 / 1.33:1 / 112 min.
Starring Ray Milland, Ann Todd, Geraldine Fitzgerald
Cinematography by Mutz Greenbaum
Directed by Lewis Allen
In 1944 Ray Milland starred in The Uninvited, the story of an orphan plagued by the vengeful spirit of her mother. The film remains a shivery classic of familial strife but contrary to its inhospitable title, Milland never looked so at home. But then the actor had always appeared haunted. Even in his comedies—and he made a lot them—Milland delivered his lines like a condemned man, as if he understood the tragic implications of a pratfall. There was an advantage to his angst—in It Happens Every Spring, one of the most lighthearted farces of the 40’s, Milland’s sourpuss keeps the movie from being so frothy that it floats away. Savvy directors tapped into that grave quality more than once; he was a...
- 2/16/2021
- by Charlie Largent
- Trailers from Hell
By Lee Pfeiffer
Olive Films has released the now obscure 1941 British film noir "Pimpernel Smith" starring Leslie Howard, who also directed. The movie (known as "Mister V" in the United States) was released in 1941 at a time when England was hanging on by a thin thread as Hitler dominated most of Europe. As with all of the countries involved in WWII, the British film industry relied heavily on top stars appearing in inspiring movies that would boost public morale. This was especially true in England which saw its major ally, France, capitulate to Hitler in a matter of weeks, leaving the island nation standing alone against the Nazi menace. . At the time "Pimpernel Smith" was released in July 1941 (American would not enter the war until the bombing of Pearl Harbor in December of that year), the Brits were enjoying a spate of good news. After the disastrous experience of the British expedition force in Dunkirk,...
Olive Films has released the now obscure 1941 British film noir "Pimpernel Smith" starring Leslie Howard, who also directed. The movie (known as "Mister V" in the United States) was released in 1941 at a time when England was hanging on by a thin thread as Hitler dominated most of Europe. As with all of the countries involved in WWII, the British film industry relied heavily on top stars appearing in inspiring movies that would boost public morale. This was especially true in England which saw its major ally, France, capitulate to Hitler in a matter of weeks, leaving the island nation standing alone against the Nazi menace. . At the time "Pimpernel Smith" was released in July 1941 (American would not enter the war until the bombing of Pearl Harbor in December of that year), the Brits were enjoying a spate of good news. After the disastrous experience of the British expedition force in Dunkirk,...
- 6/18/2017
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
How could England have won the war without him? Horatio Smith sneaks about in Nazi Germany, liberating concentration camp inmates right under the noses of the Gestapo. Leslie Howard directed and stars in this wartime escapist spy thriller, as a witty professor too passive to be suspected as the mystery spy.
‘Pimpernel’ Smith
Blu-ray
Olive Films
1941 / B&W / 1:37 flat Academy / 121 min. / Street Date November 15, 2016 / available through the Olive Films website / 29.98
Starring Leslie Howard, Francis L. Sullivan, Mary Morris, Allan Jeayes, Peter Gawthorne, Hugh McDermott, David Tomlinson, Raymond Huntley, Sebastian Cabot, Irene Handl, Ronald Howard, Michael Rennie.
Cinematography Mutz Greenbaum
Camera Operators Guy Green, Jack Hildyard
Film Editor Douglas Myers
Original Music John Greenwood
Written by Anatole de Grunwald, Roland Pertwee, A.G. Macdonell, Wolfgang Wilhelm based on a character by Baroness Emmuska Orczy
Produced by Leslie Howard, Harold Huth
Directed by Leslie Howard
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
I like movies...
‘Pimpernel’ Smith
Blu-ray
Olive Films
1941 / B&W / 1:37 flat Academy / 121 min. / Street Date November 15, 2016 / available through the Olive Films website / 29.98
Starring Leslie Howard, Francis L. Sullivan, Mary Morris, Allan Jeayes, Peter Gawthorne, Hugh McDermott, David Tomlinson, Raymond Huntley, Sebastian Cabot, Irene Handl, Ronald Howard, Michael Rennie.
Cinematography Mutz Greenbaum
Camera Operators Guy Green, Jack Hildyard
Film Editor Douglas Myers
Original Music John Greenwood
Written by Anatole de Grunwald, Roland Pertwee, A.G. Macdonell, Wolfgang Wilhelm based on a character by Baroness Emmuska Orczy
Produced by Leslie Howard, Harold Huth
Directed by Leslie Howard
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
I like movies...
- 12/30/2016
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Night and the City
Written by Jo Eisinger
Directed by Jules Dassin
UK, 1950
Harry Fabian is probably the best at what he does, even if he is never very successful. Richard Widmark’s character in Night and the City, out now on a gorgeous new Criterion Collection Blu-ray, is a low-level con who works wherever he can, however he can, doing whatever he can to make a buck. He enters Jules Dassin’s 1950 film noir classic on the run; he will always be on the run: always hustling, always running. Sincere though his half-baked plans may be, he is perpetually—pathetically—down on his luck. He has the ambition, there’s no doubt about that, and as he shrewdly stumbles past one obstacle after another, it becomes almost humorous in the way he manages to charm his way through life, always just by the skin of his teeth. He cooks...
Written by Jo Eisinger
Directed by Jules Dassin
UK, 1950
Harry Fabian is probably the best at what he does, even if he is never very successful. Richard Widmark’s character in Night and the City, out now on a gorgeous new Criterion Collection Blu-ray, is a low-level con who works wherever he can, however he can, doing whatever he can to make a buck. He enters Jules Dassin’s 1950 film noir classic on the run; he will always be on the run: always hustling, always running. Sincere though his half-baked plans may be, he is perpetually—pathetically—down on his luck. He has the ambition, there’s no doubt about that, and as he shrewdly stumbles past one obstacle after another, it becomes almost humorous in the way he manages to charm his way through life, always just by the skin of his teeth. He cooks...
- 8/12/2015
- by Jeremy Carr
- SoundOnSight
The producers of The Bodhi Tree have optioned two novels by Paul Conroy as the basis for the film based on the true-life story of Max Green, a Melbourne tax lawyer who embezzled millions of dollars and laundered some of the money by buying gems.
Green was found murdered in his hotel room during a one-night stopover in Cambodia in 1998.
Robert Lewis Galinsky is writing the screenplay and serving as executive producer, collaborating with actors-turned- producers Mirko and Amanda Grillini.
An A-list Australian director has read the treatment and is awaiting the script which is due to be delivered early in 2015, Galinsky tells If.
The primary source material is Conroy.s novels Lawyers, Gems and Money and 10 Months in Laos. The latter deals with Australian couple Kerry and Kay Danes, who in 2000 were arrested and accused of stealing gems and cash from a gem mining company in the Laos capital of Vientiane,...
Green was found murdered in his hotel room during a one-night stopover in Cambodia in 1998.
Robert Lewis Galinsky is writing the screenplay and serving as executive producer, collaborating with actors-turned- producers Mirko and Amanda Grillini.
An A-list Australian director has read the treatment and is awaiting the script which is due to be delivered early in 2015, Galinsky tells If.
The primary source material is Conroy.s novels Lawyers, Gems and Money and 10 Months in Laos. The latter deals with Australian couple Kerry and Kay Danes, who in 2000 were arrested and accused of stealing gems and cash from a gem mining company in the Laos capital of Vientiane,...
- 11/9/2014
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Night and the City
Written by Joe Eisinger
Directed by Jules Dassin
United Kingdom, 1950
In the heart of the London night Harry Fabian (Richard Widmark) runs wild in the streets and alleyways of this most famous of English cities. Harry, a con artist, owes someone a hefty sum and his only recourse is to plead his lover Mary Bristol (Gene Tierney) to lend him some pounds to call off the hounds. Such is the life the protagonist has led for some years now, much to Mary’s consternation and chagrin. What once was a happy companionship has turned more more strenuous. A get rich scheme here, another there but always the same result: Harry gets nowhere fast. His latest attempt to make it big arrives in form of an aging wrestler, Gregorius the Great (Stanislaus Zbyszko) whom he encounters by happenstance at a wrestling event a few nights later. The...
Written by Joe Eisinger
Directed by Jules Dassin
United Kingdom, 1950
In the heart of the London night Harry Fabian (Richard Widmark) runs wild in the streets and alleyways of this most famous of English cities. Harry, a con artist, owes someone a hefty sum and his only recourse is to plead his lover Mary Bristol (Gene Tierney) to lend him some pounds to call off the hounds. Such is the life the protagonist has led for some years now, much to Mary’s consternation and chagrin. What once was a happy companionship has turned more more strenuous. A get rich scheme here, another there but always the same result: Harry gets nowhere fast. His latest attempt to make it big arrives in form of an aging wrestler, Gregorius the Great (Stanislaus Zbyszko) whom he encounters by happenstance at a wrestling event a few nights later. The...
- 6/6/2014
- by Edgar Chaput
- SoundOnSight
Kay Danes. account of the ordeal that she and her husband experienced in Laos after being wrongly accused of stealing millions of dollars. worth of cash and gems from a mining company will be adapted into a feature film.
Robert Lewis Galinsky and actors-turned-neophyte producers Mirko and Amanda Grillini have bought the screen rights to Danes. life story.
Galinsky is writing the screenplay and will serve as executive producer. The Grillinis will produce together with a seasoned producer who is yet to be hired. The Grillinis brought the project to Galinsky.
In 2000 Kerry and Kay Danes were arrested and accused of stealing gems and cash from a gem mining company in the Laos capital of Vientiane, where they were employed by a security company.
They were detained for 10 months, enduring brutal interrogations, mock executions, torture and the forced separation from their three small children.
In 2001 they were fined and sentenced to seven years in jail.
Robert Lewis Galinsky and actors-turned-neophyte producers Mirko and Amanda Grillini have bought the screen rights to Danes. life story.
Galinsky is writing the screenplay and will serve as executive producer. The Grillinis will produce together with a seasoned producer who is yet to be hired. The Grillinis brought the project to Galinsky.
In 2000 Kerry and Kay Danes were arrested and accused of stealing gems and cash from a gem mining company in the Laos capital of Vientiane, where they were employed by a security company.
They were detained for 10 months, enduring brutal interrogations, mock executions, torture and the forced separation from their three small children.
In 2001 they were fined and sentenced to seven years in jail.
- 11/21/2013
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
(Gerhard Lamprecht, 1931, BFI, U)
The versatile German writer Erich Kästner (1899-1974) was a lifelong pacifist following his military service in the first world war, and as a result of his anti-Nazism he was banned from publishing during the Third Reich. His most famous book was and remains Emil and the Detectives, the children's adventure classic that appeared in 1929 and was filmed in 1931 with a script by Billy Wilder and (uncredited) Emeric Pressburger.
The film tells the story of Emil, a lower-middle-class lad from a small provincial town who makes his first visit to Berlin to stay with his grandmother and bring her hard-earned money from his mother, a hairdresser. On the train Emil is robbed by a suave criminal (played by the celebrated character actor Fritz Rasp), whom he pursues across Berlin assisted by a gang of kids from all over the town. It's a lively, funny, exciting tale of...
The versatile German writer Erich Kästner (1899-1974) was a lifelong pacifist following his military service in the first world war, and as a result of his anti-Nazism he was banned from publishing during the Third Reich. His most famous book was and remains Emil and the Detectives, the children's adventure classic that appeared in 1929 and was filmed in 1931 with a script by Billy Wilder and (uncredited) Emeric Pressburger.
The film tells the story of Emil, a lower-middle-class lad from a small provincial town who makes his first visit to Berlin to stay with his grandmother and bring her hard-earned money from his mother, a hairdresser. On the train Emil is robbed by a suave criminal (played by the celebrated character actor Fritz Rasp), whom he pursues across Berlin assisted by a gang of kids from all over the town. It's a lively, funny, exciting tale of...
- 9/7/2013
- by Philip French
- The Guardian - Film News
We're back with the latest installment of Radio 66.6! This week features news, music, videos, tour dates and more from the likes of Motorhead, Cannibal Corpse, Escape the Fate, Gwar, Every Time I Die, Rob Zombie, Fear Factory, Napalm Death and more. Don't touch that dial!
News
Legendary guitarist Ronnie Montrose died this past Saturday, March 3rd, at age 64 of prostate cancer. Our condolences to Ronnie's friends and family.
King's X drummer Jerry Gaskill recently suffered a heart attack. He underwent emergency surgery and remains on a ventilator, but he is slowly recovering. We hope he is back to 100% soon.
Gwar are working on new material. There is no release date scheduled, but be prepared!
Close Your Eyes vocalist vocalist Shane Raymond has left the band due to the rigorous touring life. The hardcore/punk band's statement can be read here.
Decoder have changed their name to Lead Hands. The change...
News
Legendary guitarist Ronnie Montrose died this past Saturday, March 3rd, at age 64 of prostate cancer. Our condolences to Ronnie's friends and family.
King's X drummer Jerry Gaskill recently suffered a heart attack. He underwent emergency surgery and remains on a ventilator, but he is slowly recovering. We hope he is back to 100% soon.
Gwar are working on new material. There is no release date scheduled, but be prepared!
Close Your Eyes vocalist vocalist Shane Raymond has left the band due to the rigorous touring life. The hardcore/punk band's statement can be read here.
Decoder have changed their name to Lead Hands. The change...
- 3/5/2012
- by Alex DiVincenzo
- DreadCentral.com
Vegas-based metalcore superstars Escape the Fate have been very busy since we talked to co-founder Max Green last fall. Not only did their self-titled 2010 album grab rave reviews, it scored top positions on several Billboard charts, and the band launched their first headlining tour earlier this year. After a cool one-week teaser campaign based around the Seven Deadly Sins, they've now launched the full music video for the track "Gorgeous Nightmare," a slick gothic fantasy full of sex and scares. Hit the jump and rock your naughty bits to the [slightly Nsfw] video, and find out what else the band's up to this summer... Directed by Robby Starbuck, the "Gorgeous Nightmare" video is set in a mansion of...
- 6/16/2011
- FEARnet
The hunt is over, and all Seven Deadly Sins have now been found by the fans of Escape the Fate, resulting in the band's new music video for the song "Gorgeous Nightmare" being unlocked. If you visited Dread Central to look for Gluttony, thanks for playing, and read on to see the video in its entirety!
Escape the Fate is comprised of Craig Mabbitt - Vocals; Max Green - Bass; Monte Money - Guitar; and Robert Ortiz - Drums. On their self-titled third album, of which "Gorgeous Nightmare" forms a part, the Las Vegas quartet rips, ravages and rocks like never before. "We feel like this is our first real record," declares Craig. "There were always so many styles in our music, but we bring them all together here. We wanted to get a little darker this time around too."
The band will be on the road this summer/fall...
Escape the Fate is comprised of Craig Mabbitt - Vocals; Max Green - Bass; Monte Money - Guitar; and Robert Ortiz - Drums. On their self-titled third album, of which "Gorgeous Nightmare" forms a part, the Las Vegas quartet rips, ravages and rocks like never before. "We feel like this is our first real record," declares Craig. "There were always so many styles in our music, but we bring them all together here. We wanted to get a little darker this time around too."
The band will be on the road this summer/fall...
- 6/15/2011
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Who doesn't love a good scavenger hunt? Here at Dread Central we certainly do, which is why we were happy to take part in Escape the Fate's idea of hiding photos of the Seven Deadly Sins over the web for fans to find in order to unlock the full video of their song "Gorgeous Nightmare". When they offered us that most disgusting of Sins, Gluttony, how could we refuse?
The video's directed by Robby Starbuck, and you can check out a teaser of it below. But first you'll want to poke around a bit on the site in order to find a link back to the Gluttony image. EscapeTheFate.com might have additional clues for you, and don't forget to keep track of the scavenger hunt's progress on the Escape the Fate Facebook page.
Escape the Fate is comprised of Craig Mabbitt - Vocals; Max Green - Bass; Monte Money...
The video's directed by Robby Starbuck, and you can check out a teaser of it below. But first you'll want to poke around a bit on the site in order to find a link back to the Gluttony image. EscapeTheFate.com might have additional clues for you, and don't forget to keep track of the scavenger hunt's progress on the Escape the Fate Facebook page.
Escape the Fate is comprised of Craig Mabbitt - Vocals; Max Green - Bass; Monte Money...
- 6/14/2011
- by Masked Slasher
- DreadCentral.com
The band Escape the Fate are getting their fans involved to unlock their latest video for the song “Gorgeous Nightmare,” and they've released a trailer to begin building anticipation. In addition, the band will be hiding images of the Seven Deadly Sins (from the video) over the web for fans to find, and all the Sins are revealed, the full video will be unlocked.
Dread Central is one of the sites that is involved in the promotion so make sure you check back here and on EscapeTheFate.com for more info. We may have a little surprise in store soon! To hunt for the first Sin (Wrath), visit Bloody Disgusting.
Escape the Fate is comprised of Craig Mabbitt - Vocals; Max Green - Bass; Monte Money – Guitar; and Robert Ortiz - Drums. On their self-titled third album, of which "Gorgeous Nightmare" forms a part, the Las Vegas quartet rips, ravages and rocks like never before.
Dread Central is one of the sites that is involved in the promotion so make sure you check back here and on EscapeTheFate.com for more info. We may have a little surprise in store soon! To hunt for the first Sin (Wrath), visit Bloody Disgusting.
Escape the Fate is comprised of Craig Mabbitt - Vocals; Max Green - Bass; Monte Money – Guitar; and Robert Ortiz - Drums. On their self-titled third album, of which "Gorgeous Nightmare" forms a part, the Las Vegas quartet rips, ravages and rocks like never before.
- 6/9/2011
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
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