Film Masters is a consortium of historians and enthusiasts who seek to celebrate the preservation and restoration of films.
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This special release serves as a poignant tribute to the late, beloved genre icon Reggie Bannister (Phantasm), capturing one of the final performances of his legendary career. Bannister stars alongside an eclectic powerhouse ensemble including Oscar and Grammy-winning musician/actor Paul Williams (Phantom of the Paradise) and Hollywood legend Kevin McCarthy (Invasion of the Body Snatchers) in his…
Two Disc Special Edition featuring films from producer-director Roger Corman is loaded with bonus features from Film Masters
Strewn across the tapestry of American history is a pantheon of outlaw legends and real-life Robin Hoods: Billy the Kid, Jesse James, the Newton Boys, John Dillinger. Willing to live their days on a knife’s edge, they rejected the well-worn path of struggle and strife to pave their own way through crime and outlaw heroics.
Low grunts reverberate in the mist. A monstrous shape emerges from the haze. A single, unblinking eye stares right at you. This is The Trollenberg Terror, a film about alien creatures hiding within a seemingly static, radioactive cloud on the south side of the Trollenberg mountain in Switzerland. The script teases these details effectively, sending more men up the mountain’s slopes only for them…
Film Masters, whose mission is to celebrate the preservation of classic film by releasing high quality restorations, announces a pressed two-disc set of a pair of pre-Sputnik era films from the early 1950s. Both films are scanned in 4K from 35mm archival prints and color-graded to present the prints as close to the originally intended viewing experience as possible.
Despite the purportedly apolitical intentions of its author, Jack Finney’s 1954 novel The Body Snatchers is, in many respects, a time capsule of the myriad concerns running riot across America amidst its release: rampant McCarthyism, Red Scare paranoia, the aftershocks of a post-war world.
Oscar Micheaux’s life was sprinkled with contradictions and shrouded in mystery – from where he grew up, to how he died, and numerous details in between. There’s even disagreement on the correct pronunciation of his name. But there are some particulars that are indisputable. Hailed as a “true pioneer” and “the ultimate independent filmmaker,” Micheaux was a novelist, screenwriter, director, and…
The Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards are back, and we're thrilled to be nominated again!
For many people, Valentine’s Day is celebrated through flowers, candy, and greeting cards fairly dripping with sappy (but sincere!) sentiments. As for me, I like to dive into the world of classic movie rom coms, where the road to romance is often slippery but always leads to a haven of happiness at the end.
The late breaking news that Charlie Manson the mastermind of the murderous Manson Clan that terrorized and murdered Sharon Tate and others in Los Angeles a half century ago brings back vivid memories of meeting Manson — face to face!
