Dr. Mabuse: The Gambler (a J!-ENT Blu-ray Disc Review)

Fritz Lang’s “Dr. Mabuse: The Gambler” is no doubt a wonderful, impressive, bold and also an artistic film that showcases German expressionism with efficacy. This new restoration is definitely a definitive presentation of “”Dr. Mabuse: The Gambler” and another Kino Lorber Fritz Lang Blu-ray release Read More …

Destiny (a J!-ENT Blu-ray Disc Review)

“Destiny” is no doubt a wonderful, technical achievement by Fritz Lang for its time and one can see how this film would inspire filmmakers during that era for its use of storytelling and special effects.  This new restoration is the authorized and definitive presentation of Read More …

The Spiders (a J!-ENT Blu-ray Disc Review)

“The Spiders” is a Blu-ray release worth watching.   You often don’t come upon a silent film release in which its main protagonist has that James Bond suave look, characters traveling to exotic locations and action sequences in different parts of the world.  If you are Read More …

Kino Lorber Releases Fritz Lang’s Destiny on Blu-ray & DVD August 30th

NEW YORK, NY – AUGUST 10, 2016 – Kino Lorber is proud to announce the Blu-ray and DVD of Fritz Lang’s 1921 silent masterwork, DESTINY, in a stunning new 2K restoration by the Friedrich-Wilhelm-Murnau-Stiftung. Weaving together stories of tragic love, set in three distinct historical Read More …

Fritz Lang: The Early Works (a J!-ENT DVD Review)

Before “Die Nibelungen”, “Metropolis” and the “Mabuse” films, there were five earlier films in Fritz Lang’s oeuvre that was considered lost.  Three of them were found a few decades ago and were restored.  Now these three films will be released on DVD courtesy of Kino Read More …

Die Nibelungen: Special Edition (a J!-ENT Blu-ray Disc Review)

“Die Nibelungen: Special Edition” is an epic that silent films fans should watch and also own!  May you be a Fritz Lang or Thea von Harbou fan or a cineaste who appreciates German Expressionist cinema, “Die Nibelungen: Special Edition” is a Blu-ray release that is Read More …

The Spiders (a J!-ENT DVD Review)

Many decades before Indiana Jones, there was the suave treasure hunter Kay Hoog.  With a new restoration, Kino Lorber will release Fritz Lang’s adventure epic “The Spiders” (Die Spinnen) on DVD featuring both films “Episode One: The Golden Sea” (1919) and “Episode Two: The Diamond Read More …