Garv’s Pick of the Week: Love Me Tonight (Kino Lorber)
For the release week of September 29th:
Garv’s Pick of the Week: Love Me Tonight [Blu-ray / Kino Lorber]: Maurice Chevalier and Jeanette MacDonald star in this highly regarded pre-code romantic musical comedy from director Rouben Mamoulian. I haven’t seen it myself, but many people whose opinions I respect list it amongst their favorite films. With a supporting cast that includes Myrna Loy and Charles Ruggles, it sounds like a safe blind buy. Plus, I’ve heard great early reviews for the new 4K transfer.
Additional Titles of Interest —
Five Graves to Cairo [Blu-ray / Kino Lorber]: One of Billy Wilder’s lesser known films gets a 4K restoration and Blu-ray release. This WWII thriller, set in North Africa stars Franchot Tone, Anne Baxter, Akim Tamiroff, and Erich von Stroheim (as General Rommel).
The Elephant Man [Blu-ray / Criterion]: David Lynch steers closer than usual to narrative coherence in this biopic of John Merrick, shot in glorious Black & White by cinematographer Freddie Francis.
){kind=link}