August 15, 2003
August 15, 2003

It's back to good old-fashioned black & white horror, and a brand new release (don't faint!) from William Friedkin.

Warners' The Haunting is the original chiller-diller, still probably the best 'standard' ghost movie. Robert Wise uses every technique available to do the ultimate Val Lewton-style horror film.

Paramount's The Hunted is a crackling action picture that avoids contemporary action-cutting trends (a good thing) but skimps on the characters. Tommy Lee Jones and Benicio Del Toro are a pair of real cut-ups, in some of the most gruelling knife fights ever filmed.

Artisan reaches deep into the Republic library for another gem, George Cukor's A Double Life. A film noir about backstage madness on Broadway, this won an Oscar for Ronald Colman and nominations for its writers and director, and is one of those pictures that's not as well known as it should be.

So howdy again. Am typing away like a happy little reviewer. I've been tipped off that people with access to CostCo warehouse stores (they're membership) may have access to the not-for-sale DVD of SUNRISE, that so far one has to send in three proof of purchase receipts, yadda yadda, to get. Some CostCo stores are said to be selling the disc as an extra with three-packs of other Fox Studio Classics films. I went to my store today, and no such bargain was available, but you may be luckier. More reviews on Sunday ... thanks, Glenn Erickson

Posted by DVD Savant at August 15, 2003 05:10 PM