New blu-ray:
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When people are discussing great Kubrick films, I don’t think this one gets enough attention. For me, this is the movie where he first really put it all together and I love the performance of Elisha Cook Jr. as poor George Peatty.
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Those needing shopping inspiration, here are links to some “recent” or not so recent reviews I wrote for FC
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Did you see they wanted customers to send photographic evidence that they’d destroyed their faulty Citizen Kane disc? I found it amusing but understandable, since it’s Criterion.
The Killing is top 3 Kubrick for me.
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Plenty of folks take issue with the company’s record on color correction…
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- Just bought my copy this morning from ‘CEX’…
ITV is presently screening an adaption of Len Deighton’s ‘The Ipcress File’, on a Sunday evening. It’s not bad, as productions go, but, IMHO, not a patch on the 1965 film version starring Michael Caine as agent, Harry Palmer…which features an iconic soundtrack by John Barry, no political correctness, and provides us with a unique snapshot of 60’s Swinging London.
At the time, a spy film in stark, dark, contrast to the flashy James Bond films…
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A couple of new additions:
Elio Petri’s 1970 critically acclaimed Crime Drama with Gian Maria Volante and Florinda Bolkan
A classic 1971 Giallo starring Tomas Milian from My Name is Pecos director Maurizio Lucidi
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Nice pick-ups. Got both of these myself. Investigation of a Citizen is such a clever and, in its own way, witty film that both pokes fun at corruption and takes it seriously. I originally had the Shameless UK DVD of Designated Victim that I never actually sat down and watched, just checked out the picture quality of, which wasn’t that bad to be honest. I’ll be popping in that Blu Ray soon myself.
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Pre-ordered (due out in April/June):
I’m hoping the BFI 4K presentation of The Proposition adequately replaces my DVD and my blu-ray of the same film (the blu has a better picture, the DVD has better extras).
There are two or three pre-orders from 88Films interesting me but they’re so unreliable with their release dates, I think I’d rather just wait until they’re out.
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Never seen any Kurosawa film yet, so I’m looking forward to watching these. Especially Yojimbo, for reasons you all know. 
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Got this box-set myself. It’s well worth having…good choice. 
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If you’ve never watched Kurosawa, these five films are certainly a great place to start!
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Yojimbo and Sanjuro make a great double feature. The ending climax of Sanjuro is just perfect 
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