Film Noir: The Dark Side of Cinema XVI Blu-ray
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Posted November 2, 2023 08:45 PM by Webmaster
Kino Lorber have detailed their upcoming Film Noir: The Dark Side of Cinema XVI (1942-1951) three-disc box set. The release is scheduled to arrive on the market on January 9.
BOX SET CONTENT:
The Mystery of Marie Roget (1942)
Description: The haunting film adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe's The Mystery of Marie Roget stars Maria Montez and Patric Knowles. A successful actress in the City of Light, Marie Roget (Montez), has a sinister dark side: she is plotting the death of her younger sister (Nell O'Day). When Marie goes missing and the maimed corpse of a young woman is discovered, amateur detective Dr. Paul Dupin (Knowles) works to track down the killer. Filled with suspense and intrigue, this gripping classic was inspired by a real-life unsolved murder.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
Description: When reporter Ed Adams (Alan Ladd) finds himself in the same hotel as the beautiful but dead Rosita Jean d'Ur (Donna Reed), he becomes obsessed with her and takes her diary. Although Rosita seems to have died from tuberculosis, Ed keeps digging, discovering that there were many men in Rosita's life, and some of them were from the wrong side of the law. With help from Rosita's former roommate, Ed starts to put together the pieces of Rosita's life but also finds his own in danger.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
Description: Depressed by his impoverished small-town existence, miner Coke Mason (Jeff Chandler) agrees when his brother, George (Stephen McNally), urges him to box a fellow miner. Coke initially takes a beating, but when he grows angered, he fights viciously and wins. George and Coke's wife, Rose (Evelyn Keyes), convince Coke to train professionally, but despite the guidance of boxing trainer Speed O'Keefe (Rock Hudson), his new career and soaring income are marred by his inability to fight cleanly.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
BOX SET CONTENT:
The Mystery of Marie Roget (1942)
Description: The haunting film adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe's The Mystery of Marie Roget stars Maria Montez and Patric Knowles. A successful actress in the City of Light, Marie Roget (Montez), has a sinister dark side: she is plotting the death of her younger sister (Nell O'Day). When Marie goes missing and the maimed corpse of a young woman is discovered, amateur detective Dr. Paul Dupin (Knowles) works to track down the killer. Filled with suspense and intrigue, this gripping classic was inspired by a real-life unsolved murder.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- NEW 2K RESTORATION FROM A FINE-GRAIN
- NEW audio commentary by Film Historians Tom Weaver, Gary L. Prange and Tom Zimmerman, Author of The Queen of Technicolor: Maria Montez in Hollywood
- NEW audio commentary by novelist/critic Kim Newman and writer/editor Stephen Jones
- Original trailer
- Optional English subtitles
Description: When reporter Ed Adams (Alan Ladd) finds himself in the same hotel as the beautiful but dead Rosita Jean d'Ur (Donna Reed), he becomes obsessed with her and takes her diary. Although Rosita seems to have died from tuberculosis, Ed keeps digging, discovering that there were many men in Rosita's life, and some of them were from the wrong side of the law. With help from Rosita's former roommate, Ed starts to put together the pieces of Rosita's life but also finds his own in danger.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- NEW 2K RESTORATION FROM A FINE-GRAIN
- NEW Audio commentary by author/film historian Alan K. Rode
- Original trailer
- Optional English subtitles
Description: Depressed by his impoverished small-town existence, miner Coke Mason (Jeff Chandler) agrees when his brother, George (Stephen McNally), urges him to box a fellow miner. Coke initially takes a beating, but when he grows angered, he fights viciously and wins. George and Coke's wife, Rose (Evelyn Keyes), convince Coke to train professionally, but despite the guidance of boxing trainer Speed O'Keefe (Rock Hudson), his new career and soaring income are marred by his inability to fight cleanly.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- NEW 2K RESTORATION FROM A FINE-GRAIN
- NEW audio commentary by film historian/screenwriter Gary Gerani
- Optional English subtitles
