Garv’s Pick of the Week: Sign of the Cross (Kino Lorber)
For the release week of August 25th:
Garv’s Pick of the Week: Sign of the Cross [Blu-ray / Kino Lorber]: C.B. DeMille’s pre-code epic of Nero’s Rome is wonderfully whackadoodle and sinfully salacious. Claudette Colbert bathes in asses milk, lesbians dance, gladiators fight, naked women are attacked by crocodiles and a gorilla, and Charles Laughton hams it up. Who could ask for anything more?
Additional Titles of Interest —
Reginald Denny Collection [Blu-ray / Kino Lorber]: Three silent situational comedies starring forgotten star Reginald Denny get 4K restorations and a Blu-ray release in this 2-disc set. The collection includes The Reckless Age (1924), Skinner’s Dress Suit (1926), and What Happened to Jones? (1926). A full review will be coming soon.
Hell Bent [Blu-ray / Kino Lorber]: Another silent Western from director John Ford and star Harry Carey makes its HD debut.
The Big Parade [Blu-ray / Warner Archive]: This popular, silent WWI film was previously released as a Blu-ray digibook. If you missed that release, the Warner Archive is giving you another chance to add the film to your collection.
Pat and Mike [Blu-ray / Warner Archive]: Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy mix sports, comedy, and romance in this 1952 pairing.
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