Blu-ray Boutique

Hosts Rosalie Lewis, a writer for ⁠⁠⁠⁠FThisMovie.com⁠⁠⁠⁠, and Tim Rosenberger -- ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠a film writer for Film Obsessive⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTuber⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ -- return to the world of director and documentarian Les Blank with a look at five short docs: Hot Pepper (1973), Always for Pleasure (1978), Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers (1980), Sprout Wings and Fly (1983), and In Heaven There Is No Beer? (1984). Join them as they delve into music, New Orleans, garlic, fiddles, and everyone's favorite musical genre, POLKA! All five documentaries are available through The Criterion Collection's boxset Les Blank: Always for Pleasure.

NOTE: This episode was originally supposed to be out in April. Hosts Tim Rosenberger -- ⁠⁠⁠a film writer for Film Obsessive⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠a blogger⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠YouTuber⁠⁠⁠ -- and Rosalie Lewis, a writer for ⁠⁠⁠FThisMovie.com⁠⁠⁠, look at two films from comedian, actress, writer, and director Elaine May. A New Leaf (1971) stars her and Walter Matthau in a romantic dark comedy and Mikey and Nicky (1976) co-stars Peter Falk and John Cassavetes in a gangster drama. Tim and Rosalie discuss May's twist's on these well-trodden genres and May's clashes with her studio. You can find A New Leaf through Olive Film's Olive Signature Collection and Mikey and Nicky through The Criterion Collection.

Hosts Rosalie Lewis, a writer for ⁠FThisMovie.com⁠, and Tim Rosenberger -- ⁠⁠a film writer for Film Obsessive⁠⁠, ⁠⁠a blogger⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠YouTuber⁠⁠ -- are joined by Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle lover Andy Ginestra for another episode outside the boutique for more films not currently released under a specialty label. They look at three 1990s, live-action TMNT movies: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze (1991), and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III (1993). They discuss the bodacious and the hellacious. So, grab some pizza and join Rosalie, Tim, Andy, Leonardo, Raphael, Donatello, and Michelangelo and discover the true meaning of cowabunga.

Hosts Tim Rosenberger -- a film writer for Film Obsessive, a blogger, and YouTuber -- and Rosalie Lewis, a writer for FThisMovie.com, go to Miami and discuss two comedic crime films: Miami Blues (1990) starring Alec Baldwin, Fred Ward, and Jennifer Jason Leigh; and Out of Sight (1998) directed by Steven Soderbergh and starring George Clooney, Jennifer Lopez, Ving Rhames, Don Cheadle, and Steve Zahn. Miami Blues is available through MVD Rewind and Out of Sight is available through Kino Lorber.

Hosts Rosalie Lewis, a writer for FThisMovie.com, and Tim Rosenberger -- a film writer for Film Obsessive, a blogger, and YouTuber -- discuss three more films from famed Japenese director Yasujirō Ozu. This time it's two family comedy-dramas and one crime drama: I Was Born But... (1932), Dragnet Girl (1933), and Passing Fancy (1933). The first and the last are available on Criterion's Eclipse Series 10: Silent Ozu —Three Family Comedies and the second film is available through Criterion's Eclipse Series 42: Silent Ozu —Three Crime Dramas.

Hosts Tim Rosenberger -- a 25 Years Later film writer, a blogger, and YouTuber -- and Rosalie Lewis, a writer for FThisMovie.com, discuss two feel-good films from actor and singer Bing Crosby and director Leo McCarey: Going My Way (1944) and The Bells of St. Mary's (1945). Both feature Crosby in the lead as young, optimistic Father Chuck O'Malley. These two standalone films are all about light, feel-good moments sprinkled with songs here and there. Going My Way was released through Shout Factory and The Bells of St. Mary's was released through Oliver Signature, which is part of Olive Films.

For the podcast's third anniversary, hosts Rosalie Lewis, a writer for FThisMovie.com, and Tim Rosenberger -- a 25 Years Later film writer, a blogger, and YouTuber -- return to the mysterious, supernatural, horrific, and sometimes traumatic town of Twin Peaks. They discuss the cult show's third and, as of right now, final season: Twin Peaks: The Return. They also look at Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces. The Missing Pieces is 90 minutes of deleted and extended scenes from the Twin Peaks feature film, released through Criterion, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me. David Lynch and Mark Frost co-created the show, which starred Kyle MacLachlan. Lynch co-wrote and directed the film and all episodes of The Return. SPOILER SECTIONS OF PODCAST: 1:01:00 to 1:10:03 and 1:20:17 to 1:34:07

Hosts  Tim Rosenberger -- a 25 Years Later film writer, a blogger, and YouTuber -- and Rosalie Lewis, a writer for FThisMovie.com, talk about the master of suspense, Alfred Hitchcock, through two of his thrillers, both released through The Criterion Collection: The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (1927) and Notorious (1946).

Hosts Rosalie Lewis, a writer for FThisMovie.com, and Tim Rosenberger -- a 25 Years Later film writer, a blogger, and YouTuber -- travel back to the Golden Age of Television again with four live teleplays featured in the Criterion Collection's boxset The Golden Age of Television: Bang the Drum Slowly (1956), Requiem for a Heavyweight (1956), The Comedian (1957), and Days of Wine and Roses (1958). They feature such actors as Paul Newman, Mickey Rooney, Piper Laurie, Jack Palance, and Cliff Robertson.  Rod Serling also returns, writing two of the teleplays. Three of the four were later adapted into feature films.

Hosts Tim Rosenberger -- a 25 Years Later film writer, a blogger, and YouTuber -- Rosalie Lewis, a writer for FThisMovie.com, celebrate Rosalie's birthday with two films from summer 1981, the year she was born. They take a look at John Carpenter's dystopian, science fiction, action movie Escape from New York starring Kurt Russell, and they close things out with Brian De Palma's political, mystery, thriller Blow Out starring John Travolta, Nancy Allen, and John Lithgow. Escape from New York is available through Shout Factory and Blow Out is available through The Criterion Collection.