High-Def Digest: The Bonus ViewOff the Shelf Archives - High-Def Digest: The Bonus View https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/tag/off-the-shelf/ A High-Def Digest Blog Wed, 13 May 2020 15:26:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.4 From Silents to the Seventies: Whirlpool https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/silents-to-seventies-whirlpool/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/silents-to-seventies-whirlpool/#comments Tue, 29 Oct 2019 16:00:14 +0000 David Krauss https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=101938 Whirlpool reunites Gene Tierney with director Otto Preminger, but despite fine performances and stylish direction, this intriguing yet overblown tale of psychological manipulation and murder can’t match the pair’s previous classic outing, Laura. Whirlpool Theatrical Release Date: November 28, 1949 Blu-ray Release Date: September 24, 2019 Directed by: Otto Preminger Starring: Gene Tierney, Richard Conte,...

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]]> https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/silents-to-seventies-whirlpool/feed/ 3 From Silents to the Seventies: Murder! https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/silents-to-seventies-murder-1930-hitchcock/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/silents-to-seventies-murder-1930-hitchcock/#respond Wed, 23 Oct 2019 16:00:42 +0000 David Krauss https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=101679 Alfred Hitchcock’s third sound film lacks the ingenuity of his first (Blackmail), but Murder!, despite its unnecessary exclamation point, features a slam-bang finish that pumps up the appeal of this static, talky mystery. Murder! Theatrical Release Date: July 31, 1930 Blu-ray Release Date: August 13, 2019 Directed by: Alfred Hitchcock Starring: Herbert Marshall, Norah Baring,...

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]]> https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/silents-to-seventies-pittsburgh-1942/feed/ 0 From Silents to the Seventies: The Spoilers (1942) https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/silents-to-seventies-spoilers-1942/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/silents-to-seventies-spoilers-1942/#comments Mon, 14 Oct 2019 19:00:16 +0000 David Krauss https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=101506 A rootin’-tootin’ Western with plenty of spunk and swagger, The Spoilers caps its mix of action, humor, and romance with a signature barroom brawl. Marlene Dietrich, Randolph Scott, and John Wayne hit the jackpot in this gold rush tale that stakes its claim as a genre classic. The Spoilers Theatrical Release Date: June 11, 1942...

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