Based on the hit Broadway play of the same name, The Front Page was the first of several adaptations to hit the big screen. Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur penned the 1928 play. Unfortunately, the 1931 film could use something of a restoration for its picture. I understand the film is over 90 years old and also preserved by the Academy Film Archive. However, the picture is too grainy when watching on streaming. I watched…
"The Front Page (1931) Is Not As Great As His Girl Friday"Tag: Pat O’Brien
Three years after getting a Criterion Collection Blu-ray, Some Like It Hot makes its debut on 4K Ultra HD by way of Kino Lorber. “Well, nobody’s perfect.” – Osgood Fielding III (Joe E. Brown) Billy Wilder and I.A.L. Diamond base their script on a 1935 French film, Fanfare of Love. Problems finding the original script meant having to work off of the 1951 German remake, Fanfares of Love. While there’s also a strong push for original…
"Some Like It Hot Arrives on 4K Ultra HD"
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