Blu-ray Review: Panic in the Streets
Panic in the Streets arrived rather early in director Elia Kazan’s career. When the film was released in 1950, Kazan was really just breaking free of the studio and theatrical constraints that he felt hampered much of his earlier work, yet hadn’t begun to delve into the adaptations of Tennessee Williams, John Steinbeck and others, […]
DVD Review: America America
Warner Bros. | 1964 | 174 mins. | NR Despite the personal controversy that surrounded him, Elia Kazan is considered by many to be one of the most influential directors in Broadway and Hollywood history. Sidney Lumet, Woody Allen, John Cassavetes, Arthur Penn, and Martin Scorsese have all sited him as having a big influence […]
Fox to Release Huge Elia Kazan Collection
Los Angeles (October 28, 2010) — On November 9th, Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment will release the “Elia Kazan Film Collection,” an 18-disc DVD gift set including 15 of Kazan´s most acclaimed and noteworthy films. The full collection, in addition to the documentary, includes: “A Tree Grows in Brooklyn” (1945), “Boomerang!” (1947), “Gentleman´s Agreement” (1947), […]