Garv’s Pick of the Week: Repeat Performance (Flicker Alley)
For the release week of January 25th:
Garv’s Pick of the Week: Repeat Performance [Blu-ray / Flicker Alley]: Film noir meets The Twilight Zone in this entertaining genre hybrid. Joan Leslie plays an actress who makes a wish to live the previous year over to avoid mistakes that led a New Year’s Eve tragedy. Her wish is granted, but she will find that it isn’t an easy thing to change your fate. The Film Noir Foundation spearheaded a new restoration of this highly requested New Year’s noir by the UCLA Film and Television Archive, and they have once again teamed with Flicker Alley to assemble an impressive package on Blu-ray. In addition to the film itself, the disc includes an introduction by Eddie Muller, an audio commentary by Nora Fiore (“The Nitrate Diva”), a video profile of Joan Leslie, a mini-documentary on Eagle-Lion Pictures, a souvenir booklet, and more.
Additional Titles of Interest —
Black Magic [Blu-ray / ClassicFlix]: Orson Welles stars as hypnotist Cagliostro for director Gregory Ratoff in this 1949 adaptation of Alexandre Dumas’ novel Joseph Balsamo. Welles worked with his frequent co-star Akim Tamiroff for the first time in this film.
Stage Fright [Blu-ray / Warner Archive]: Lesser Hitchcock is still Hitchcock.
Dancing with Crime / The Green Cockatoo [Blu-ray / Cohen Film Collection]: Two classic, British noirs that were recently restored by the British Film Institute are paired in this double-feature Blu-ray.
The Piano [4K UHD / Criterion]: Jane Campion’s 1993 drama won the Palme d’Or at Cannes and three Oscars (Actress, Holly Hunter; Supporting Actress, Anna Paquin; and Original Screenplay, Campion). Now it is inducted into the Criterion Collection on both 4K UHD and Blu-ray.
Dick Johnson Is Dead [Blu-ray / Criterion]: Get out your handkerchiefs for this 2020 documentary.
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