Stanley Donen, ‘Master of the Musical’ Who Directed ‘Singin’ in the Rain,’ Dies at 94 He worked on the musical with Gene Kelly, with whom who he also co-directed another famous production, “On the Town.” By RICHARD SEVERO
Jerry Lewis, a Jester Both Silly and Stormy, Dies at 91 Mr. Lewis rose to fame as Dean Martin’s comedy partner but went on to a major solo career with films like “The Bellboy” and “The Nutty Professor.” By DAVE KEHR
Arthur Hiller, ‘Love Story’ Director and Box-Office Magnet, Dies at 92 For a time he was one of Hollywood’s most commercially successful directors, piloting nearly 70 feature films, television movies and series episodes. By DAVE KEHR
Jacques Rivette, French New Wave Director of Enigmatic Films, Dies at 87 Mr. Rivette may not have been as well known as his colleagues François Truffaut and Jean-Luc Godard, but his work was revered by film aficionados. By DAVE KEHR
Alain Resnais, Acclaimed Filmmaker Who Defied Conventions, Dies at 91 Mr. Resnais helped introduce literary modernism to the movies and became an international art-house star with nonlinear narrative films like “Hiroshima Mon Amour.”
On Video John Ford, on Uncommon Ground TCM and Columbia’s five-film box set “John Ford: The Columbia Films Collection” covers Ford films in genres not usually associated with him. By DAVE KEHR
On Video Disturbing Aliens, Some From Space Two Orson Welles peaks are celebrated on DVD: PBS offers “American Experience: War of the Worlds,” and Kino has a Blu-ray edition of “The Stranger.”
On Video Haunted Houses in High Definition “The Vincent Price Collection” and an “Exorcist” reissue are among the Blu-ray releases for horror fans available this Halloween season. By DAVE KEHR
Video Doughboy in Love and Battle King Vidor’s 1925 silent wartime drama “The Big Parade” comes in a Blu-ray derived from an original negative, not a print. By DAVE KEHR
Critic’s Notebook ‘So I Told Hitler’ and Other Film Re-Enactments The recovered and restored films in the Museum of Modern Art’s To Save and Project festival include two anti-Nazi movies from the mid-1930s. By DAVE KEHR
On Video Terror That Melts From the Screen The horror movie “House of Wax” (1953), starring Vincent Price, inspired a wave of 3-D releases in the 1950s. Now it’s on 3-D Blu-ray. By DAVE KEHR
On Video Rossellini and Bergman’s Break From Tradition Moments of metaphysical rapture and transformation distinguish three collaborations between Ingrid Bergman and Roberto Rossellini released in a Criterion set. By DAVE KEHR
On Video A Silents Gold Mine From Down Under “Lost and Found: American Treasures From the New Zealand Film Archive” offers a dozen newly restored American silent features and shorts that were unearthed abroad. By DAVE KEHR
On Video A Studio Luxuriating in Louche and Lurid Warner Archive has released DVD versions of smoldering melodramas and Charlie Chan movies issued by the low-budget studio Monogram in the ’40s. By DAVE KEHR
On Video Portraits of Antisocial Individualism Despite its diversity, the oeuvre of Gordon Douglas — director of “Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye” and “Only the Valiant,” new on Blu-ray — bore some consistent similarities. By DAVE KEHR
On Video A Post-Mortem for the Occupation René Clément dances around the issue of French culpability in World War II with his 1947 drama “The Damned,” new to video in America. By DAVE KEHR
On Video Boop-Boop-a-Doo on Blu-ray “Betty Boop: The Essential Collection” features the Fleischer Brothers’ immortal animated song-and-dance star in remastered cartoons. By DAVE KEHR
Stanley Donen, ‘Master of the Musical’ Who Directed ‘Singin’ in the Rain,’ Dies at 94 He worked on the musical with Gene Kelly, with whom who he also co-directed another famous production, “On the Town.” By RICHARD SEVERO
Jerry Lewis, a Jester Both Silly and Stormy, Dies at 91 Mr. Lewis rose to fame as Dean Martin’s comedy partner but went on to a major solo career with films like “The Bellboy” and “The Nutty Professor.” By DAVE KEHR
Arthur Hiller, ‘Love Story’ Director and Box-Office Magnet, Dies at 92 For a time he was one of Hollywood’s most commercially successful directors, piloting nearly 70 feature films, television movies and series episodes. By DAVE KEHR
Jacques Rivette, French New Wave Director of Enigmatic Films, Dies at 87 Mr. Rivette may not have been as well known as his colleagues François Truffaut and Jean-Luc Godard, but his work was revered by film aficionados. By DAVE KEHR
Alain Resnais, Acclaimed Filmmaker Who Defied Conventions, Dies at 91 Mr. Resnais helped introduce literary modernism to the movies and became an international art-house star with nonlinear narrative films like “Hiroshima Mon Amour.”
On Video John Ford, on Uncommon Ground TCM and Columbia’s five-film box set “John Ford: The Columbia Films Collection” covers Ford films in genres not usually associated with him. By DAVE KEHR
On Video Disturbing Aliens, Some From Space Two Orson Welles peaks are celebrated on DVD: PBS offers “American Experience: War of the Worlds,” and Kino has a Blu-ray edition of “The Stranger.”
On Video Haunted Houses in High Definition “The Vincent Price Collection” and an “Exorcist” reissue are among the Blu-ray releases for horror fans available this Halloween season. By DAVE KEHR
Video Doughboy in Love and Battle King Vidor’s 1925 silent wartime drama “The Big Parade” comes in a Blu-ray derived from an original negative, not a print. By DAVE KEHR
Critic’s Notebook ‘So I Told Hitler’ and Other Film Re-Enactments The recovered and restored films in the Museum of Modern Art’s To Save and Project festival include two anti-Nazi movies from the mid-1930s. By DAVE KEHR
On Video Terror That Melts From the Screen The horror movie “House of Wax” (1953), starring Vincent Price, inspired a wave of 3-D releases in the 1950s. Now it’s on 3-D Blu-ray. By DAVE KEHR
On Video Rossellini and Bergman’s Break From Tradition Moments of metaphysical rapture and transformation distinguish three collaborations between Ingrid Bergman and Roberto Rossellini released in a Criterion set. By DAVE KEHR
On Video A Silents Gold Mine From Down Under “Lost and Found: American Treasures From the New Zealand Film Archive” offers a dozen newly restored American silent features and shorts that were unearthed abroad. By DAVE KEHR
On Video A Studio Luxuriating in Louche and Lurid Warner Archive has released DVD versions of smoldering melodramas and Charlie Chan movies issued by the low-budget studio Monogram in the ’40s. By DAVE KEHR
On Video Portraits of Antisocial Individualism Despite its diversity, the oeuvre of Gordon Douglas — director of “Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye” and “Only the Valiant,” new on Blu-ray — bore some consistent similarities. By DAVE KEHR
On Video A Post-Mortem for the Occupation René Clément dances around the issue of French culpability in World War II with his 1947 drama “The Damned,” new to video in America. By DAVE KEHR
On Video Boop-Boop-a-Doo on Blu-ray “Betty Boop: The Essential Collection” features the Fleischer Brothers’ immortal animated song-and-dance star in remastered cartoons. By DAVE KEHR
