Essential Film Noir Collection 5 - BLU RAY REVIEW + Unboxing & Menu | Via Vision | Imprint Films

Reviewing and unboxing the Essential Film Noir Collection 5 on Blu-ray. 

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The Essential Film Noir Collection 5 is not available on 4K Ultra HD (UHD). This edition does not include the DVD or Digital HD.

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Imprint Films Essential Film Noir - Collection 5 

BOX SET CONTENT:

Island Of Doomed Men (1940)

Oscar winner Charles Barton directs the legendary Peter Lorre (M, The Maltese Falcon) in this sensational Noir that "pushes the censorship restrictions of the era as far as possible thanks to its elements of sadism, bondage, spousal abuse, and one very startling moment of (simulated) animal cruelty" (TCM, Nathaniel Thompson). 

Peter Lorre plays Stephen Danel, the owner of Dead Man's Island, using the off-the-radar colony as a place to keep paroled convicts as slaves. Undercover agent Mark Sheldon gets sent to the island and becomes trapped himself as Danel's sadistic guards maintain a tight circle around the house and grounds.

Special Features & Technical Specs:

High-definition presentation on Blu-ray

Audio LCPM 2.0 Mono

Original Aspect Ratio 1.37:1

Original trailer

Optional English HOH Subtitles

The Red Menace (1949)

This controversial noir (later re-released as Underground Spy) stars Robert Rockwell, Betty Lou Gerson, and Barbra Fuller, directed by R.G. Springsteen. 

When a disgruntled ex-soldier gets no help from the Veteran's Bureau, he is ripe for the influences of Communists who lead him down the party line. But he soon meets up with disgruntled party members who attempt to break out. 

Special Features & Technical Specs:

4K MASTER FROM THE ORIGINAL CAMERA NEGATIVE (2013)

NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historian Samm Deighan 

Hollywood on Trial – 1976 feature documentary, narrated by John Huston 

The Hollywood 10 – 1950 Short film

Audio LPCM 2.0 Mono

Original Aspect Ratio 1.37:1

Optional English HOH Subtitles

The Burglar (1957)

Based on the 1953 novel of the same name by David Goodis, The Burglar stars Dan Duryea, Jayne Mansfield and Martha Vickers. 

A burglar and his two associates set their sights on a wealthy spiritualist who has inherited a fortune – including a renowned emerald necklace – from a Philadelphia financier.

"This film is loaded with wonderful expressionistic touches that constantly surprise you, and sometimes take your breath away. A flashback sequence shrouded in dreamlike darkness, jolting edits, radical sound design, Sol Kaplan's amazing score, car chases that feel like you're riding the bumper, striking close-ups and shocking angles, and a stunning 10-minute carnival climax. … this is an artful noir that deserves more recognition." – Martin Teller 

Special Features & Technical Specs:

1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray

Introduction by Martin Scorsese

Theatrical Trailer

Audio LPCM 2.0 Mono

Original Aspect Ratio 1.85:1

Optional English Subtitles

13 West Street (1962)

Alan Ladd and Rod Steiger star in this thrilling adaptation of Leigh Brackett's 1957 novel 'The Tiger Among Us'. When Walt Sherill is brutally beaten by a gang of angry teenagers, he decides to track the teens himself — hiring a private detective, buying a gun, and stalking potential suspects.

Special Features & Technical Specs:

1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray

Theatrical Trailer

Audio LPCM 2.0 Mono

Aspect Ratio 1.78:1

Optional English HOH Subtitles

Manhattan - Rhapsody in Blue - George Gershwin | A Short Film

A tribute short film to Woody Allen’s Manhattan. Edited and Directed by Chris A.

Manhattan is the most densely populated and geographically smallest of the five boroughs of New York City. The borough is coextensive with New York County of the U.S. state of New York, the smallest county by land area in the contiguous United States. Located almost entirely on Manhattan Island near the southern tip of the State of New York, Manhattan constitutes the geographical and demographic center of the Northeast megalopolis and the urban core of the New York metropolitan area, the largest metropolitan area in the world by urban landmass. Manhattan serves as New York City's economic and administrative center and has been described as the cultural, financial, media, and entertainment capital of the world.

Rhapsody in Blue is a 1924 musical composition written by George Gershwin for solo piano and jazz band, which combines elements of classical music with jazz-influenced effects. Commissioned by bandleader Paul Whiteman, the work premiered in a concert titled "An Experiment in Modern Music" on February 12, 1924, in Aeolian Hall, New York City. Whiteman's band performed the rhapsody with Gershwin playing the piano. Whiteman's arranger Ferde Grofé orchestrated the rhapsody several times including the 1924 original scoring, the 1926 pit orchestra scoring, and the 1942 symphonic scoring.