1930

Silent Ozu — Three Crime Dramas (1930-1933) [Criterion Collection]

Silent Ozu — Three Crime Dramas (1930-1933) [Criterion Collection, Eclipse Series 42]
DVD Video, 3 x DVD5 | 1hr 40mn + 1hr 36mn + 1hr 05mn | NTSC 4:3 | 720x480 | 3 x ~ 4.2 Gb
Japanese (日本語): Dolby AC3, 2 ch, 384 kbps
Subtitles: English
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance

The great Japanese filmmaker Yasujiro Ozu is best known for the stately, meditative domestic dramas he made after World War II. But during his first decade at Shochiku studios, where he dabbled in many genres, he put out a trio of precisely rendered, magnificently shot and edited silent crime films about the hopes, dreams, and loves of small-time crooks. Heavily influenced in narrative and visual style by the American films that Ozu adored, these movies are revelatory early examples of his cinematic genius, accompanied here by new piano scores by Neil Brand.

Dixiana (1930)  Movies

Posted by ChumPaa at Feb. 4, 2017
Dixiana (1930)

Dixiana (1930)
A Film by Luther Reed
DVDRip | MKV | 1h 39min | 648x480 | AVC @ 1986Kbps | AC-3 @ 448Kbps
Lang: English | Subs: None | 1.70 GB
Genre: Comedy | Musical

Hoping to repeat the success of its 1929 musical spectacular Rio Rita, RKO Radio reteamed leading lady Bebe Daniels and the comedy team of Bert Wheeler & Robert Woolsey for the equally lavish Dixiana. Set in antebellum Louisiana, the film casts Daniels as the title character, a lovely and charming circus entertainer. Dixiana is loved by Carl Van Horn (Everett Marshall), the son of plantation owner Cornelius Van Horn (Joseph Cawthorn).

Dangerous Paradise (1930)  Movies

Posted by ChumPaa at Feb. 4, 2017
Dangerous Paradise (1930)

Dangerous Paradise (1930)
A Film by William A. Wellman
TVRip | MP4 | 58min 9s | 712x474 | AVC @ 1195Kbps | AAC @ 160Kbps
Lang: English | Subs: None | 567 MB
Genre: Crime | Drama | Music | Romance

A young man named Heyst, soured on civilization, lives alone on a remote island "somewhere east of Suez". On one of his periodic visits to Sourabaya, he meets Alma, red-haired entertainer at Schomberg's bistro. To escape the sexual harassment of her bosses, Alma stows away on Heyst's boat and becomes his guest. Will she take the next steamer out… or become mistress of the island? Before this question is resolved, three cutthroats arrive seeking a mythical treasure…

The Cuckoos (1930)  Movies

Posted by ChumPaa at Feb. 4, 2017
The Cuckoos (1930)

The Cuckoos (1930)
A Film by Paul Sloane
DVDRip | MKV | 1h 37min | 648x480 | AVC @ 1986Kbps | AC-3 @ 448Kbps
Lang: English | Subs: None | 1.65 GB
Genre: Comedy | Musical

Fake fortune teller Professor Bird and his assistant Sparrow are in a Mexican resort near a gambling casino. Sparrow has fallen for Anita, an American girl who has lived with gypsies since she was four. But the gypsy leader Julius also wants her, and is willing to get her at any cost. Also at the casino are Miss Furst and her niece Ruth, who loves aviator Billy, but Miss Furst wants her to marry the Baron. But the Baron is only after Ruth's money. Miss Furst is very interested in contacting her late husband and hires Bird, especially after he helped her getting back her purse that was stolen by Julius.

Prazdnik svyatogo Yorgena / Holiday of St. Jorgen (1930)  Movies

Posted by ChumPaa at Feb. 5, 2017
Prazdnik svyatogo Yorgena / Holiday of St. Jorgen (1930)

Prazdnik svyatogo Yorgena / Holiday of St. Jorgen (1930)
A Film by Yakov Protazanov
DVDRip | MKV | 1h 19min | 696x574 | AVC @ 1850Kbps | AAC @ 160Kbps
Lang: Russian | Subs: English | 1.13 GB
Genre: Comedy

Satire of religious charlatanry where priests, police, and stock market officials conspire to fleece pilgrims who've come to see relics of a supposed saint. A pair of con men hatch a scheme to pass off one of the duo as the saint reincarnated.
Sono yo no tsuma / That Night's Wife (1930) [Criterion Collection]

Sono yo no tsuma / That Night's Wife (1930) [Criterion Collection, Eclipse Series 42]
DVDRip | MKV | AVC 720x480, ~ 1.6 Mbps | 1hr 05mn | 941 MB
Japanese: Dolby AC3, 2 ch, 384 kbps
Subtitles: English
Genre: Crime, Drama

A desperate man with a sick daughter decides to commit a robbery in order to help her. He begins to feel remorse though, which makes him question his decision.
Hogaraka ni ayume / Walk Cheerfully (1930) [Criterion Collection]

Hogaraka ni ayume / Walk Cheerfully (1930) [Criterion Collection, Eclipse Series 42]
DVDRip | MKV | AVC 720x480, ~ 1.6 Mbps | 1hr 36mn | 1.33 GB
Japanese: Dolby AC3, 2 ch, 384 kbps
Subtitles: English
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance

A small-time hood wants to go straight for a good girl but finds that starting over isn't as simple as it sounds.

Westfront 1918: Vier von der Infanterie / Westfront 1918 (1930)  Movies

Posted by RSU75 at March 19, 2018
Westfront 1918: Vier von der Infanterie / Westfront 1918 (1930)

Westfront 1918: Vier von der Infanterie / Westfront 1918 (1930) [Criterion Collection, Spine #907]
Blu-Ray | BDMV | AVC, 1920x1080, ~35.7 Mbps | 1hr 36mn | 44,9 GB
German: LPCM Audio, 1 ch, 1152 kbps
Subtitles: English
Genre: Drama, Romance, War

A group of German infantrymen of the First World War live out their lives in the trenches of France. They find brief entertainment and relief in a village behind the lines, but primarily terror fills their lives as the attacks on and from the French army ebb and flow. One of the men, Karl, goes home on leave only to discover the degradation forced on his family by wartime poverty. He returns to the lines in time to face an enormous attack by French tanks.

Vitaphone Varieties (1926-1930)  Movies

Posted by RSU75 at Feb. 26, 2017
Vitaphone Varieties (1926-1930)

Vitaphone Varieties (1926-1930)
DVD Video, 3 x DVD9 + DVD5 | 547 minutes | NTSC 4:3 | 720x480 | 23.2 Gb
English: Dolby AC3, 2 ch
Subtitle: None
Genre: Comedy, Musical, Shorts

These and other great performers and ensembles from the Warner Bros. vault comprise a dazzling 9+-Hour, 4-Disc Collection of 60 Theatrical Shorts (1926-1930) that reach across the footlights - and decades - to delight new generations. Vitaphone Varieties is an endlessly entertaining blast from the past.
Westfront 1918: Vier von der Infanterie / Westfront 1918 (1930)

Westfront 1918: Vier von der Infanterie / Westfront 1918 (1930) [Criterion Collection, Spine #907]
DVD Video | NTSC 4:3 | 720x480 | 1hr 36mn | 7.26 Gb
German: Dolby AC3, 1 ch
Subtitles: English
Genre: Drama, Romance, War

A group of German infantrymen of the First World War live out their lives in the trenches of France. They find brief entertainment and relief in a village behind the lines, but primarily terror fills their lives as the attacks on and from the French army ebb and flow. One of the men, Karl, goes home on leave only to discover the degradation forced on his family by wartime poverty. He returns to the lines in time to face an enormous attack by French tanks.