We're playing catch-up a bit here at Savant, picking up the good titles I've skipped, with one eye on the upcoming previews.

Warner's Barfly is an amusing nosedive into skid row squalor, not recommended for the squeamish but very amusing on its own terms. Charles Bukowski adds to his literary recognition a full 15 minutes of cinema fame in this warmly directed Barbet Schroeder ode to flop houses, nosebleeds, and glamorized alcohol-induced creativity. With Mickey Rourke and Faye Dunaway.

Warners again, with the MGM Technicolor classic The Yearling, an eye-pleasing family film with qualities that seem even truer now than they did 58 years ago. This is the one about the boy and his pet fawn, and how his adolescent dreams clash with the harsh life in the Florida wild. Claude Jarman, Jr., Gregory Peck & Jane Wyman star.

More reviews, including the surprisingly good Near Dark, coming soon at DVD Savant. Glenn Erickson