Garv’s Pick of the Week: Cluny Brown (Criterion)
For the release week of September 17th:
Garv’s Pick of the Week: Cluny Brown [Blu-ray / Criterion]: The final completed film from the maestro of light, romantic comedy, Ernst Lubitch, gets the Criterion treatment this week. The adorable Jennifer Jones stars as a maid with an enthusiasm for plumbing, and Charles Boyer co-stars as a Czech refugee with an enthusiasm for her.
Additional Titles of Interest —
My Favorite Year [Blu-ray / Warner Archive]: He’s not an actor. He’s a movie star.
Support Your Local Sheriff [Blu-ray / Kino Lorber]: If you missed the Twilight Time, double feature release of Support Your Local Sheriff (1969) / Support Your Local Gunfighter (1971), you can now pick up the popular comedies in individual Blu-ray releases. The new release of the first film includes a new audio commentary by film historian Michael Schlesinger.
Support Your Local Gunfighter [Blu-ray / Kino Lorber]: Michael Schlesinger returns in a new audio commentary to comment on the follow-up film.
Noir Archive Volume 3: 1957-1960 (9-film Collection) [Blu-ray / Kit Parker Films]: Nine sorta film noirs, including Don Siegel’s The Lineup (1958), get a budget HD upgrade in this 3-Blu-ray set.
Whirlpool [Blu-ray / Twilight Time]: Otto Preminger directs Gene Tierney in this hypno-noir. Amazon links are not included for this title, as Twilight Time Blu-rays are exclusive to www.twilighttimemovies.comand www.screenarchives.com
The Tall Men [Blu-ray / Twilight Time]: Robert Ryan and Clark Gable were both over six feet, so I guess the title is accurate. Jane Russell also stars, at a relatively short 5’7”. This is another Twilight Time exclusive.
Who Saw Her Die? [Blu-ray / Arrow Video]: This giallo, starring George “This never happened to the other fellow” Lazenby, asks the musical question, “Who saw her die?”
Popeye the Sailor: The 1940s Volume3 [Blu-ray / Warner Archive]: Well, blow me down! More Popeye!
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