It looks like Kowalski had a good recent haul so here’s what I’ve got so far this year.
Has anyone else made any good physical media purchases?
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NICE ASSORTMENT....I MUST HAVE RENTED ZOMBIE LAKE IN THE GIANT BOX VHS CASE ABOUT 30 TIMES WHEN I WAS A TEEN...GOD IS THAT MOVIE BAD.
shareThere's a scene in there where an actress actually looks at the camera and tries to keep from laughing. I absolutely love it.
Here it is. Start at 43:32 and look for the laughing lady on the right.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPv9bjWpiOQ
Here's what I purchased so far this year:
(I might go to the mall and purchase some more this week. I'm always open to suggestions, if anyone wants to recommend any thing).
Giallo essentials yellow Arrow blu ray box set (includes: What Have They Done to your Daughters, Torso, and Strip Nude for your Killer)
Menace II Society Criterion blu ray
The Incredible Shrinking Man Criterion blu ray
One Night in Miami Criterion blu ray
Dune blu ray
Ghostbusters Afterlife blu ray
My Bloody Valentine 2 disc Scream Factory blu ray
Giallo essentials red Arrow blu ray box set (includes: The Possessed, The Fifth Cord and The Pyjama Girl Case)
I see you’ve been getting into the Gialli these days by your ratings on LetterboxD. I bought that first set you mentioned recently also and I was pleasantly surprised by Strip Nude for Your Killer. What’s your favorites in the genre so far?
shareSome of my favourites:
What Have You Done to Solange? (1972)
Paranoia (1970)
Paranoia/Orgasmo (1969)
Torso (1973)
Black Sabbath (1963)
What Have They Done to Your Daughters? (1974)
The Strange Vice of Mrs Wardh (1971)
Strip Nude for Your Killer (1975)
Don't Torture a Duckling (1972)
What are your favourites?
You’ve hit on some great ones there. I’d add some Argento ones also:
The Bird With the Crystal Plumage (1970)
Tenebre (1982)
Deep Red (1975)
I liked Tenebre too. It's a 7/10 from me. Deep Red was a little underwhelming for me, a 6/10. The Bird With the Crystal Plumage is one that I have been meaning to get around to.
share The Great Alligator looks very interesting.
I searched and Amazon has it for rent for $.99 and YouTube has it free. Just search the name of the movie and Full Movie.
I put it on my watchlist on YouTube.
Thanks for your post!
Be warned that the “Great Alligator” is not all that real looking but is entertaining.
shareI'm about to buy The Sheltering sky vhs to make some sweet music vids with.
Similar to this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rP3D0LH_3UU
In 2022, I have purchased ...
In the Heat of the Night (1967) - Criterion Collection Blu-ray
Romancing the Stone (1984) - Blu-ray
Mask (1985) - The Director's Cut on DVD
The Kid (1921/1972 rerelease) - Criterion Collection Blu-ray
... hard to believe that Jackie Coogan, who played the kid, would go on to play Uncle Fester in The Addams Family tv show
City Limits (1931) - Criterion Collection Blu-ray
The Great Dictator (1940) - Criterion Collection Blu-ray
Spencer (2021) - Blu-ray (congrats to Kristen Stewart for her Academy Award nomination)
Coal Miner's Daughter (1980) - Blu-ray
New Wave: Dare To Be Different (a 2017 documentary) - DVD
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band: The Legendary 1979 No Nukes Concerts (2021) - on Blu-ray and 2 CDs
Marty (1955) - DVD
Nashville (1975) - DVD
Wait Until Dark (1967) - DVD
The Coca-Cola Kid (1985) - used DVD
Dune (2021) - Blu-ray
“The Kid (1921/1972 rerelease) - Criterion Collection Blu-ray
... hard to believe that Jackie Coogan, who played the kid, would go on to play Uncle Fester in The Addams Family tv show”
I’m going to have to look that one up.
Here's some info on Jackie Coogan ...
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001067/
Just scroll down his Filmology and you'll find The Addams Family (TV Series) 1964-1966
Another rather interesting thing about him was his role in passing the California Child Actors Bill.
From: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackie_Coogan
Charlie Chaplin's film classic The Kid (1921) made him one of the first child stars in the history of Hollywood. He later sued his mother and step-father over his squandered film earnings and provoked California to enact the first known legal protection for the earnings of child performers, the California Child Actors Bill, widely known as the Coogan Act. Coogan continued to act throughout his life, later earning renewed fame in middle age playing Uncle Fester in the 1960s television series The Addams Family.share