Though I am the right age to have grown up with this adaptation of Little Women, I only first watched it a few years ago. I’ve come to love both the story (or at least cinematic adaptations of the story, for I’ve never read the book) and this particular adaptation. This new 4K UHD release is a stunner as you can read in my review over at Cinema Sentries.
In the past few years, I’ve only gotten into Werner Herzog, but I’ve gotten into him in a very big way. His documentaries are endlessly fascinating, but I find his narrative films most interesting. Even when they aren’t great, they are clearly made by someone with great passion and skill.
Aguirre, The Wrath of God is probably my favorite film of his. I recently reviewed the new 4K UHD release from Shout Factory which you can read over at Cinema Sentries.
The Doors
1967-12-28
San Francisco
Winterland arena
2nd gen AUD
lineage: master > Greg Shaw tape > metal tape > CDR > FLAC
Notes:
Taken from the “Boot yer butt companion”, originally seeded by Porsche on The Traders Den.
-MrKing-
Track list:
In my most recent movie journal, I rated North by Northwest with one star. Reader CleJackson noted this and said he was looking forward to reading my one-star review.
Of course, that rating was an accident. North by Northwest is one of my favorite movies. It is the perfect entertainment. It is Alfred Hitchcock at the height of his powers directing Cary Grant at the height of his charm.
I love it so much. I did review the new 4K UHD release of the movie and I definitely did not give it a one-star rating. You can read my thoughts over at Cinema Sentries.
Somewhere over the long Thanksgiving break, I managed to do something to my hip. I guess I pulled a muscle, maybe. Or something. Whatever I did, it hurts. Hurts a lot. It hurts when I walk. It hurts when I sit. It really hurts when I twist it a certain way. I’m hoping I just pulled something and that in time it will heal. But if I’m not feeling better in a few days I’ll be going to the doctor.
Also, I woke up this morning with a nasty cold.
We won’t talk about how I have terrible insurance and so I have to live in pain for a few days to justify the expense of going to a doctor.
What we will talk about is this week’s new Blu-rays. I mention my pain as a way to say I don’t really have the energy to get too heavily into any of these releases, but I’m a nerd and that means I have to talk about them a little otherwise I’d be letting my readers down.
The Wild Robot is a new animated film about a robot that finds itself stranded on an uninhabited island. Uninhabited by humans at least. It must learn to live with animals and eventually becomes a surrogate mother to a gosling. It has received wonderful reviews and I’m looking forward to finally catching up with it.
Also out this week that looks interesting:
Alien: Romulus: Basically a mix tape of all the previous Alien movies that never quite justifies its own existence. Still, it is a pretty fun ride.
Aguirre the Wrath of God 4k UHD: Werner Herzog’s mesmerizing tale of Spanish Conquistadors gets a 4K upgrade from Shout Factory. You can read my full review here.
Shaun of the Dead 4K UHD Steelbook: One of my go-to movies when I’m feeling down.
Shawscope: Volume 3: Another incredible package of Shaw Brothers kung fu flicks from Arrow Video. Includes 14 films on 10 discs.
Super Spies and Secret Lies: Three Undercover Classics from Shaw: Eureka Entertainment has three more Shaw Brothers “classics.”
The Sword: A swordsman and a samurai work together to find a blade. I’ll have a full review of this one up soon.
Loki Season Two/Hawkeye Season One/The Mandalorian Season Three/Ahsoka Season One: All of the most recent Disney MCU/Star Wars shows are getting a physical release in 4K UHD. There isn’t a single one that I’d be interested in watching again (or for the first time Lokie Season Two).
The Doors
1967-12-27
Los Angeles
CBS TV studios (The Jonathan Winters show)
unknown SBD
lineage: “T.V. eye” CD > WAV > FLAC
Track list:
The Doors
1967-12-16
San Bernardino
Swing auditorium
2nd gen AUD
lineage: master > Greg Shaw tape > metal tape > CDR > FLAC
Notes:
Taken from the “Boot yer butt companion”, originally seeded by Porsche on The Traders Den.
I think this tape runs too fast compared to “Boot yer butt”.
-MrKing-
Track list:
The Doors
1967-11-03
Santa Clara
Continental ballroom
3rd gen AUD
lineage: master > Greg Shaw tape > metal tape > CDR > FLAC
Taken from the “Boot yer butt companion”, originally seeded by Porsche on The Traders Den.
-MrKing-
Track list:
THE DOORS
“Boot yer butt” companion
compiled 10.06 from Metal Tape copies from Greg Shaw masters,
transfered in the late 80’s
CD ONE:
12-16-67 – San Bernadino, Swing Aud. – 2nd gen. aud.
7-9-67 – Continental Ballroom, Santa Clara, CA. – 3rd gen. aud.
intro (:05) ### cut
CD TWO:
12-26-67
WINTERLAND, SF. 2nd gen aud.
12-28-67
WINTERLAND, SF. 2nd gen aud.
I watched 36 movies in November. 27 of them were new to me. 26 of them were made before I was born. It was Noirvember and I watched 20 film noirs. As per usual I didn’t review nearly as many as I wanted but that’s okay. This is just for fun anyway.
We turned our Thanksgiving break into a Bond weekend and I caught up on a few that I hadn’t seen since I was a kid.
I seem to have forgotten to write a movie journal for October, but the director/actor race has stayed more or less the same. I didn’t watch any Classic Doctor Who in November, but William Hartnell had a small role in Odd Man Out which puts him at #1 with 11 films watched. And Christopher Lee took a two-film bump now tied for third place with 9 films watched.
John Carpenter smashed into second place with six films watched. But I suspect Terrence Fischer will keep his lead, especially since my plan is to make the month of December all about British films. I’ll have more on that later. And next month I’ll do a full write-up on my year in movies. Until then, here’s the full list.
North by Northwest (1959) *****
Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972) ****1/2
Target (1985) **
Little Women (1994) ****
Smile (2022) ***1/2
Odd Man Out (1947) ****1/2
The Man with the Golden Gun (1974) ***1/2
The Living Daylights (1987) ***1/2
Licence to Kill (1989) ***
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) *****
Escape from New York (1981) ***1/2
Rusty Knife (1958) ***
Live and Let Die (1973) ***1/2
So Long at the Fair (1950) ***1/2
Someone’s Watching Me! (1978) ****
The Ward (2010) **
The Woman on Pier 13 (1949) ***
The File on Thelma Jordon (1949) ***1/2
Strange Fascination (1952) **1/2
The Window (1949) ****
Cry of the Hunted (1953) ****
Nightfall (1956) ****
The Leopard Man (1943) ***1/2
Dear Murderer (1947) ***1/2
The Whistler (1944) ***
Double Indemnity (1944) *****
Targets (1968) ****1/2
Strip Nude for Your Killer (1975) **1/2
Berlin Express (1948) ***1/2
Killer Klowns from Outer Space (1988) ***
Japan Organized Crime Boss (1969) ****
Death Becomes Her (1992) ***1/2
No Way Out (1950) ****
Woman on the Run (1950) ****1/2
The Night of the Hunter (1955) ****1/2
The Face Behind the Mask (1941) ***
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