Iphigenia
Michael Cacoyannis’ Iphigenia (1977) is a powerful adaptation of the classic Greek tragedy, Iphigenia in Aulis.
Michael Cacoyannis’ Iphigenia (1977) is a powerful adaptation of the classic Greek tragedy, Iphigenia in Aulis.
Francesco Rosi’s 1976 political thriller, Illustrious Corpses, is as paranoid and relevant as it was 50 years ago.
Radiance Films releases the most complete version of Harry Kumel’s hallucinatory surrealist masterpiece, Malpertuis.
Three films from Hossein’s early period, The Wicked Go to Hell (1955), Nude in a White Car (1958) and A Taste of Violence (1961), are collected in a new Blu-ray box set.
Phil Bailey reviews another trio of terror tales from Japan, Volume Two of the Daiei Gothic series, in a sweet box set.
Carlos Saura’s 1959 neorealist film, Los Golfos, explores the bonds of friendship and class struggle through the lens of a group of young men desperate for a shot out of the slums.
Although there have been many adaptations, Tai Kato manages to bring his own approach to 1961’s The Tale of Oiwa’s Ghost.
After a decade of being blacklisted, famed director Seijun Suzuki returned in 1977 with minor masterpiece A Tale of Sorrow and Sadness, a surreal exploration of the horrors of fame. Radiance Films gives the film a nice, new Blu-ray release.
Seijun Suzuki’s 1958 widescreen film noir feature, Underworld Beauty, comes to Blu-ray.
Another gem in Marco Bellocchio’s oeuvre, journalism thriller Slap the Monster on Page One is as relevant today as it was in 1972.
Radiance Films resurrects a trio of ghostly mid-century Japanese films for their Daiei Gothic: Japanese Ghost Stories Blu-ray box set.
Sejin Suzuki’s unorthodox Yakuza film, Tattooed Life (1965) makes its Blu-ray debut from Radiance Films.
After a decade in prison, a Yakuza boss struggles to make his way in a very different Japan. Phil Bailey reviews Koji Tsuruta’s Yakuza classic Sympathy for the Underdog, now on Blu-ray.
Yasuharu Hasebe’s pop art thriller, Black Tight Killers (1966), makes a delightfully saturated splash on Blu-Ray.
The hidden gem of the French New Wave, Le Combat Dans L’île gets a lovely Blu-ray from Radiance Films.
The forgotten mystery/comedy The Sunday Woman is finally getting discovered, thanks to a new Blu-ray from Radiance Films.
Writer Kazuo Kasahara and director Kôsaku Yamashita transcend genre conventions to create the memorable film Big Time Gambling Boss. Phil Bailey reviews.
With the thirty-fifth anniversary of debut album Whirlpool, UK shoegaze outfit Chapterhouse is back together again and touring the US as part of Slide Away Music Festival.
The Englert theater hosted Little Feat as they embark on their Last Farewell Tour.
Meiko Kaji’s katana is sharp and looking for revenge in Wandering Ginza Butterfly and its sequel, She Cat Gambler, a stylish pair of early ’70s action films.