A Fool There Was (a J!-ENT DVD Review)

“A Fool There Was” is a film that showcased one of America’s earliest and popular sex symbol Theda Bara, a film which would feature the first female “vampire” and a successful film that gave William Fox the opportunity to create the Fox Film Corporation.  If Read More …

PANDORA AND THE FLYING DUTCHMAN Available for pre-order! from KINO

In this timeless romantic fantasy from director Albert Lewin, Ava Gardner stars as a nightclub singer vacationing in Spain, with whom all men fall hopelessly in love. But Pandora, never having known true love, is indifferent to her suitors’ affections. Until, one evening, she swims Read More …

La Ronde (a J!-ENT DVD Review)

A sexually charged film from director Roger Vadim featuring an all-star cast but as the film has its share of enjoyable, fun and racy moments, it also has its share of boorish moments as well.  But fortunately talents such as Anna Karina, Jane Fonda and Read More …

Dog Shy (from the Charley Chase Collection Vol. 2) (a J!-ENT DVD Review)

He may not be as recognized as Charlie Chase, Buster Keaton or Harold Lloyd but Charley Chase’s comedy shorts are just entertaining and fun!  “Dog Shy” is a great example of Chase’s comedy work and is featured in the second volume of KINO Video’s “The Read More …

Metropolis – Restored Authorized Edition (a J!-ENT DVD Review)

For all sci-fi fans, the sci-fi silent 1927 film “Metropolis” from Fritz Lang is fantastic and ahead of its time.  But with a new and longer restored film currently making its round in the festival circuit in 2010 and a planned release on Blu-ray, this Read More …

It/Clara Bow: Discovering the “It” Girl – Kino Video Deluxe Edition (a J!-ENT DVD Review)

Harold Lloyd’s death defying silent comedy from 1922 is absolutely magnificent. Like it did with audiences back in 1922, “Safety Last!” will make you laugh but also will make you in awe of how far Lloyd went to create this film. Simply astonishing and absolutely Read More …

Ménilmontant by Dimitri Kirsanoff – (as part of Avant-Garde: Experimental Cinema of the 1920s and ’30s) (a J!-ENT DVD Review)

Dimitri Kirsanoff’s 1926 silent film “Ménilmontant” is his true masterpiece and one of the 24 silent films included in this magnificent avante-garde DVD collection!  For films who want to experience experimental cinema from the 1920s and ’30s, this first volume in the Kino Video’s “Avante-Garde” Read More …