Garv’s Pick of the Week: Shake Hands with the Devil (Kino Lorber)
For the release week of January 4th:
It is a slow week for home video releases, and I haven’t seen any of the titles that sound interesting, so take my recommendations with a grain of salt.
Garv’s Pick of the Week: Shake Hands with the Devil [Blu-ray / Kino Lorber]: This 1959 drama is supposed to be one of the best of James Cagney’s later career movies. The premise is certainly intriguing. Filmed in Dublin, the movie is set in 1921, during the conflict between the Irish Republican Army and the British Black and Tans. Cagney is always fun to watch, and he is supported here by Don Murray, Dana Wynter, Glynis Johns, and Michael Redgrave.
Additional Titles of Interest —
Rich and Strange [Blu-ray / Kino Lorber]: They say that money can’t buy true happiness, and that is Alfred Hitchcock’s message in this forgotten 1931 effort. Reviews on this one are decidedly mixed.
Double Door [Blu-ray / Kino Lorber]: This pre-Code melodrama sounds like it has an “old dark house” element, so I’d probably enjoy it.
Crime of the Century [Blu-ray / Kino Lorber]: A pre-Code mystery directed by William “One Shot” Beaudine. I bet this one is fun.
All My Sons [Blu-ray / Kino Lorber]: Arthur Miller’s play is adapted for the screen with Edward G. Robinson and Burt Lancaster. This one doesn’t sound as fun.
Black Friday [Blu-ray / Screen Media]: Store employees prepare for the Black Friday sale rush, unaware that the customers are infected with a parasite that causes zombie-like behavior. This looks kinda dumb, but Bruce Campbell is in it, and that goes a long way.
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