2001
When I learned of Roger Ebert's death, this was an immediate gut reaction. I put on my Criterion CAV set at full blast with the original 70mm mix. The color timing is different to any to any other transfer (looks like the prints) and was directly transferred from a 35mm IP and the 70mm 6 track master under SK's supervision.
Great LD title. Not just a film but a work of art and a statement on man's place in the universe whatever it may be.
The Caine Mutiny
I'm sure this is a great novel, but they must have cut out 90% of the book. This film is horridly underdeveloped and the only thing of interest must wait until the 80 minute mark. Bogie is wonderful in his last big important role, but is terribly underused, even his big courtroom scene is drastically reduced to a small bit. Way way way too much fat around little to no meat.
2.5 balls out of 4.
Invisible Stripes
Another late WB gangster film, this time more of a crossover with one of their 30's social dramas. Raft and Bogie are getting out of the joint, Raft wants to go straight-Bogie back to the high life.
The film plays everything straightforward, and Raft is at his best when playing the regretful man trying to do right. The supporting characters for once are written with some intelligence and do not become grating. Bogie is as always in these films the second-rate player who is expendable but absolutely mesmerizing. And Raft's younger brother in the film is played by a fresh young face that takes you five minutes to realize it's actually a very very young Bill Holden.
3 balls out of 4.