Garv’s Pick of the Week: Touch of Evil 4K UHD
For the release week of March 15th:
Garv’s Pick of the Week: Touch of Evil [4K UHD / Kino Lorber]: After Citizen Kane, Orson Welles rarely had final cut on the movies he directed. Welles’ masterful and subversive film noir, Touch of Evil (1958), exists in three different versions — the studio-edited theatrical version, a preview cut of the film, and the reconstructed version, which was edited based on a memo outlined by Welles. Kino Lorber Studio Classics presents all three versions in this 3-disc 4K UHD box set. In addition to Orson, this classic stars Janet Leigh, Charleton Heston, Joseph Calleia, Akim Tamiroff, and Marlene Deitrich. This is a “must own” release for fans of Welles and of film noir.
Additional Titles of Interest —
The Apartment [4K UHD / Kino Lorber]: : The Apartment (1960) is arguably Billy Wilder’s greatest movie, in a filmography that includes a few masterpieces. If you love this movie as much as I do, you’ll definitely want to spend the money to upgrade it to 4K UHD. That’s the way it crumbles, cookie-wise.
Le Cercle Rouge [4K UHD / Criterion]: No one made more mesmerizing neo-noirs than Jean-Pierre Melville. One of his best is being upgraded to 4K UHD by Criterion.
An American Werewolf in London [4K UHD / Arrow Video]: John Landis’ lycanthropy horror-comedy is also getting a 4K UHD upgrade via Arrow Video.
Man’s Favorite Sport? [Blu-ray / Kino Lorber]: I’ve never seen this romantic comedy starring Rock Hudson and Paula Prentiss, but it was directed by Howard Hawks, so I’m sure it has something going for it. The always-entertaining Michael Schlesinger provides the audio commentary.
Nightmare [Blu-ray / Scream Factory]: Scream Factory’s “Collector’s Edition” releases of Hammer horror films continues.
