By Bud Elder Recently, one of our readers contacted me to rave about Twilight Time, a video company about whose praises I sing on a regular basis. For those of you new to the routine, Twilight Time searches the world … Continue reading
When my friends or readers ask me straight up, “What movie should I see,” I continually answered, throughout the holiday season, “The Muppets.” Those who continually scream that there not enough true “family” movies must have missed this … Continue reading
“Stake Land,” the new zombie vampire picture just out on DVD, is a throwback to the classic horror movies made by the RKO studios in 1940s, you know the ones – “Cat People,” “Leopard Man” and “I Walked with a … Continue reading
By Bud Elder It seems as though the Criterion Collection, they of the perfect DVD products for those of us who take such things seriously, have noir on their minds. This condition was first diagnosed upon the release of … Continue reading
By Bud Elder A press release announcing the new University of Oklahoma Press book entitled “Shot in Oklahoma – A Century of Sooner State Cinema” by John Wooley says the following: “Wooley’s trek through cinematic history, buttressed … Continue reading
Classic Home Video News MGM studios have recently jumped into the fray of video on demand by releasing many of its catalog titles to the public that are created upon order. Following the great example of Warner Archive, the MGM … Continue reading
One of my great pleasures, you might even call it a mission, is to discover new resources for classic films that have never seen the light on video, much less DVD or Blu Ray. And, from the response we get … Continue reading
By Bud Elder I fought down to the last breath. I had gone through my last format style. DVDs were enough – no Blu Ray, under absolutely no circumstance. No way, no how! Then my son got one … Continue reading
By Bud Elder IFC Home Video has released a summer slate of pictures that most certainly find a home in Oklahoma theaters … the bunch, led by “Vincere,” the story about Mussollini’s mistress, includes “Zift,” a film noir, “2:37,” an … Continue reading
Hundreds of state leaders, film industry leaders and other dignitaries attended the grand Oklahoma premiere of the film “Pearl,” the first film produced by the Chickasaw Nation. Based on the true life adventures of Eula “Pearl” Carter-Scott, who … Continue reading