First up, our friends at Kino Lorber Studio Classics have revealed that they’re releasing Clint Eastwood’s High Plains Drifter (1973) on Blu-ray on 10/27.
This limited offer, open to Sherlock fans in the United States, United Kingdom and Canada, won’t last long. All right, we’ve got some more announcement news for you today. Thanks to Albers’s roguish charisma and the sure-handed direction of Karl Hartl (Gold, F.P.1 Doesn’t Answer), the film hides its cynical undertones beneath a layer of effervescence, making The Man Who Was Sherlock Holmes a playful yet dark mirror maze of romantic intrigue. THE COMPLETE SHERLOCK HOLMES COLLECTION Blu-ray Review starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce With the Robert Downey films creating a renewed interest in Sherlock Holmes, the folks at UCLA and MPI. TFD has also opened the store for its highly anticipated deluxe collector’s, limited-edition of the Sherlock Holmes Vault Collection, available to order now through Nov. Its protagonist navigates a labyrinthine world in which everyone conceals secrets, truth is elusive, and heroes and charlatans are indistinguishable. While it appears light-hearted on the surface, The Man Who Was Sherlock Holmes (also released as Two Merry Adventurers) subtly reflects the troubled era in which it was made: 1937 Germany under the Third Reich.
Traveling under the name Morris Flint with his Watson-like sidekick Macky (Heinz Rühmann), but possessing the unmistakable bearing of the renowned criminologist, he employs his charm, wit and powers of deduction to penetrate an elaborate criminal conspiracy. This week we get the first thoughts on the new OLED TV from Hisense as well as reviews of the top of the range soundbars from LG and Samsung, while Ed tells us all about a valve amplifier. Another title begging the eternal 'Upgrade' question, MPIs The Complete Sherlock Holmes measurably improves upon its standard DVD release of 2003-04, but whether youll want to toss those old DVDs in the dustbin in favor of this shockingly compact Blu-ray set is less than elementary, my dear Watson. /rebates/2fip2fThe-Complete-Sherlock-Holmes-Collection-Blu-ray2f15715832&. The Blu ray set is a pronounced improvement over the DVDs, in image quality. In this fast-paced mystery-thriller, Hans Albers (mid-century Germany’s most popular leading man) stars as a pipe-smoking super-sleuth who may-or may not-be Arthur Conan Doyle’s legendary detective.