Cinema Retro

Cinema Retro magazine celebrates films of the 1960s & 1970s.

[James Bond @007]

“I was actually being James Bond in my own life, or trying to be in a similar sense. I wasn’t a secret agent or anything, but I was trying to be suave and smooth and cool and all that.” – George Lazenby.

On this day in 1969 George Lazenby wrapped filming on ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE, marking his last day as James Bond.

[KL Studio Classics / Kino Cult @KLStudioClassic]

Coming Soon on 4KUHD!
Brand New HDR10/Dolby Vision Master!

THE HINDENBURG (1975) Starring George C. Scott, Anne Bancroft, William Atherton, Roy Thinnes, Gig Young, Burgess Meredith, Charles Durning, Richard A. Dysart and Joe Turkel – Shot by Robert Surtees (Ben-Hur, The Sting) – Music by David Shire (The Conversation, The Taking of Pelham One Two Three) – Screenplay by Nelson Gidding (Odds Against Tomorrow, The Andromeda Strain) – Screen Story by Richard Levinson (Columbo) and William Link (Murder, She Wrote) – Produced and Directed by Robert Wise (The Body Snatcher, The Set-Up, The Day the Earth Stood Still, West Side Story, The Haunting, The Sound of Music, The Sand Pebbles).

[KL Studio Classics / Kino Cult @KLStudioClassic]

Coming Soon on Blu-ray!
4K Restorations by StudioCanal!

BRIT NOIR: Collection IV (1954-1955)

• The Teckman Mystery (1954)
Margaret Leighton | John Justin | George Coulouris
Cinematography: Jack Hildyard (The Bridge on the River Kwai)
Director: Wendy Toye (Three Cases of Murder)

• Time is My Enemy (1954)
Dennis Price | Renee Asherton | Susan Shaw
Cinematography: Geoffrey Faithfull (Village of the Damned)
Director: Don Chaffey (Jason and the Argonauts)

• They Can't Hang Me (1955)
Terence Morgon | Yolande Donlan | Andre Morell
Cinematography: Stanley Pavey (The Happiest Days of Your Life)
Director: Val Guest (The Day the Earth Caught Fire)

[Fascinating @fasc1nate]

In his humble/generous acceptance speech for Best Actor Oscar for the 1965 comedy “Cat Ballou,” Lee Marvin told the cheering audience:

“There are too many people to thank for my career. Half this award belongs to some horse out in the Valley. Thank you," referring to the iconic shot in the film of Lee Marvin and the horse he’s on, both drunk, leaning against a wall.

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[All The Right Movies @ATRightMovies]

SEAN CONNERY makes an entrance like only a James Bond could on Letterman.

[Samuel J. May @sjmay92]

"It did well in Europe but not here, perhaps because Americans expected a cocktail and felt I was giving them a shot of vinegar instead"
Billy Wilder ~ Ace In The Hole's 75th anniversary

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Clashing Over ‘Indiana Jones’: Harrison Ford and Steven Spielberg ‘Were Not 100% on Board’ With ‘Crystal Skull’ and Fought George Lucas Over Adding Aliens https://t.co/W0HKj8Owww via @variety

[cinesthetic. @TheCinesthetic]

One of the most satisfying moments in WITNESS (1985) is watching a local punk mistake John Book for an ordinary Amish man. Harrison Ford lets the misunderstanding breathe just long enough before correcting it the hard way.

[KL Studio Classics / Kino Cult @KLStudioClassic]

Coming Soon on 4KUHD!
Brand New HDR/DV Master!

Big Jake (1971) Starring John Wayne, Richard Boone, Maureen O’Hara, Patrick Wayne, Christopher Mitchum, Bobby Vinton, Bruce Cabot, Jim Davis & Harry Carey Jr. – Shot by William H. Clothier (The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance) – Music by Elmer Bernstein (The Shootist) – Written by Harry Julian Fink & Rita M. Fink (Cahill U.S. Marshall) – Directed by George Sherman (Black Bart / Larceny / The Sleeping City).

[Arrow Video @ArrowFilmsVideo]

The wait is over... THE DOLLARS TRILOGY out now on Limited edition 4K UHD 🐎 Have you got yours yet?

[Michael Warburton @For_Film_Fans]

Geoffrey Boothroyd was a gun aficionado who wrote to IAN FLEMING asking him to change Bond's signature gun – a Beretta.

SEAN CONNERY — on the set of GOLDFINGER (1964) — introduces Boothroyd who shows us why he thought 007 needed a gun with more oomph.

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Michael Caine’s very amusing Sean Connery story.

[James Bond @007]

He’s played this game before.

On this day in 1971, the craps scene from DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER was shot.

[KL Studio Classics / Kino Cult @KLStudioClassic]

Coming June 30th on 4K UHD & Blu-ray!
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MACARTHUR (1977)

DISC 1 (4KUHD):
• Brand New HDR/Dolby Vision Master – From a 4K Scan of the 35mm Original Camera Negative!
• Audio Commentary by Filmmaker/Historian Steve Mitchell and Combat Films: American Realism Author Steven Jay Rubin
• 5.1 Surround and Lossless 2.0 Audio
• Triple-Layered UHD100 Disc
• Optional English Subtitles

DISC 2 (BLU-RAY):
• Brand New HD Master – From a 4K Scan of the 35mm Original Camera Negative!
• Audio Commentary by Filmmaker/Historian Steve Mitchell and Combat Films: American Realism Author Steven Jay Rubin
• Radio Spots
• Theatrical Trailer
• 5.1 Surround and Lossless 2.0 Audio
• Dual-Layered BD50
• Optional English Subtitles

Color/ 129 Minutes/ 1.85:1/ PG

Screen legend Gregory Peck (The Big Country, To Kill a Mockingbird) stars as General Douglas MacArthur, one of the most controversial public figures of our time. In 1942, with his position in the Philippines made hopeless by Japan’s destruction of more than half the planes in his Far East Command, MacArthur leaves pledging, “I shall return!” MacArthur does return with riveting victories in the Pacific and the deft handling of the democratization of Japan. He is also armed with Presidential aspirations. While serving in Korea in 1951, his colossal ego and insubordination result in dismissal by President Truman. MacArthur is a compelling story which explores the many facets of his ambitious character and clearly demonstrates his brilliance as a strategist, his lust for publicity and flair for dramatics.

[TCM @tcm]

We say goodbye to our founder, the visionary Ted Turner. Ted’s love of classic films inspired him to create a channel dedicated to preserving them. He considered TCM one of his greatest accomplishments.

His passion continues to inspire us all as we work to fulfill his mission.

[Cinema Retro @CinemaRetro]

A rarely seen film. Great it’s now on Blu.

[Disc-Connected @disc_connected]

***ANNOUNCEMENT***

Coming on June 16th on Blu-ray in the US from @KinoLorber: #TheLostMan (1969)!

Brand New HD Master - From a 4K Scan of the 35mm Original Camera Negative! The iconic Sidney Poitier (Lilies of the Field, In the Heat of the Night, Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner) stars in this gripping 1969 drama of street-style crime and justice. The secretive leader of a Black militant group, Jason Higgs (Poitier) plots a dangerous payroll robbery; the money is marked for a mysterious organization that benefits the children of jailed Black men. When the heist goes horribly wrong, Higgs and his men go on the run, with the entire Philadelphia police force following their every move. The captivating Joanna Shimkus (Boom!), Poitier’s future real-life wife, plays a social worker who helps, and falls in love with, Higgs. Marked by late-Sixties racial tensions, this loose adaptation of F. L. Green’s novel Odd Man Out was scripted and directed by Robert Alan Aurthur (co-writer of For Love of Ivy and All That Jazz); featuring Paul Winfield (Sounder) and music by the great Quincy Jones (In the Heat of the Night).

Product Extras :
Brand New HD Master – From a 4K Scan of the 35mm Original Camera Negative!
NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historian/Writer Julie Kirgo and Writer/Filmmaker Peter Hankoff
Theatrical Trailer
Dual-Layered BD50 Disc
Optional English Subtitles

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Happy Valentine's Day- Cinema Retro style!

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This portion of the movie section from a 1966 edition of The New York Times indicates just a portion of how many fine movies were in release during a single week. Among them: "The Ipcress File", "Thunderball", "Darling", "The Hill", "The Slender Thread", "A Patch of Blue", "Bunny Lake is Missing", "Viva Maria!", "The Pawnbroker" and a Beatles double feature: "A Hard Day's Night" and "Help!". Those really were the days!

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Streaming Review: "The Trouble with Spies" (1987) Starring Donald Sutherland (Amazon Prime)

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