Alastair Sim was one of the greatest character actors in the history of British cinema, but he is largely unknown in the United States. If
Tag: Farce
For the release week of March 30th: Garv’s Pick of the Week: Defending Your Life [Blu-ray / Criterion]: Albert Brooks’ most inventive and warm-hearted comedy
A Pain in the Ass (L’Emmerdeur, 1973) is a comedy that succeeds by playing it totally straight. The film really contains no “jokes,” and the
For the release week of March 2nd: Garv’s Pick of the Week: My Favorite Blonde [Blu-ray / Kino Lorber]: This week, Kino Lorber Studio Classics
On March 2nd, Kino Lorber Studio Classics will continue their fantastic string of Blu-ray releases of classic Bob Hope comedies with three of the comedian’s
In recent years, Second Run, a British boutique video label dedicated to art films and classics, has become my “go to” place for weirdo Czechoslovakian
If modern audiences are familiar at all with Reginald Denny, it is due to his late career work as a character actor playing bemusedly oblivious
For the release week of September 10th: Garv’s Pick of the Week: The Mad Adventures of ‘Rabbi’ Jacob [Blu-ray / Film Movement]: Louis de Funès was
From time to time, Universal Pictures Home Entertainment will release a few of their catalog titles on Blu-ray without a press release, announcement, or prior
For the release week of July 17th: Garv’s Pick of the Week: Irma La Douce [Blu-ray /Kino Lorber]: Billy Wilder’s biggest hit isn’t his best film,
Rich industrialist Bertrand Barnier (Louis de Funès) is about to have a bad day. First, he is awakened at an early hour by an employee,
