It’s important to note that this review covers Criterion’s second printing Dressed to Kill. The original pressing has significant framing issues, acknowledged by Criterion. As it says in the accompanying leaflet, this Blu-ray is a “New, restored, 4K digital transfer…
Written by David Mamet and based on his 1975 play, American Buffalo offers a decidedly pessimistic view of mankind. Though the film starts out slowly, it soon becomes clear that two down-on-their-luck guys, are prepping to pull off some kind…
Fox released Season One of Hill Street Blues in 2005; Season Two came out in 2006, but then nothing. For years, fans wondered if the rest of the series would ever make it to DVD. As they’ve done so many…
20th Century Fox released the fourth season of NYPD Blue way back in June of 2006, nearly eight years ago. Many fans wondered if the remaining seasons of the series would ever get the DVD release they deserved. Shout Factory,…
Expecting a sequel to any Hitchcock film, especially one like Psycho (1960) to measure up to the original is just plain silly. Watching Psycho II, released in 1983, it’s best to put the original out of your mind. If you…
Dressed to Kill was released on Blu-ray in the United States on a region free disc in September of 2011. The American release carries a fine presentation and audio track, but has a so-so package of special features. Available on…
Despite his successes, director Brian De Palma has rarely been a critical favorite. In his early years of his career, he was accused of ripping off Alfred Hitchcock and being very misogynistic. Today, many feel his films aren’t nearly as…
LOS ANGELES(August 16, 2011) – Relive every suspenseful, erotically-charged fantasy captured in the timeless MGM classic DRESSED TO KILL, making its Blu-ray debut September 6 from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment. Written and directed by critically-acclaimed filmmaker Brian De Palma…
Criterion | 1981 | 108 mins. | R Brian De Palma is a directorial enigma. In America, many consider him nothing more than a talented rip-off artist who takes from the greats—Michael Powell, Michelangelo Antonioni, Hitchcock, and Kubrick. One of…