"Fire Maidens of Outer Space" (1956) on Blu-ray -- The Point 'N Laugh Experience!

Here's a film so hilariously bad, it's a wonder it has not made it to shiny disc before!  Seriously, it must be RIGHT up there on ANYONE's list of the Worst Films Ever Made.  Olive Films saw their chance, and released it on both SD-DVD and Blu-ray.

This cheesy, British, sci-fi outing was Written, Produced, and Directed by American Cy Roth, has American Anthony Dexter as its star, and goes to great pains to try to feature American accents throughout in the dialog.  Indeed, it's very much as if the Brits were ALREADY trying to distance themselves from it!

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"Lilies of the Field" (1963) on Blu-ray -- A Tale of Old Hollywood!

There have ALWAYS been "independent" films of course.  But with the gradual breakdown of the Hollywood Studio System in the 50s and early 60s, independent filmmaking really came into its own.  Shooting for just 14 days, and with only $400K to spend, Director Ralph Nelson ended up Producing THIS flick all on his own, when no major studio wanted to take on the project!

The result (Distributed by United Artists) garnered an Oscar Nomination for Best Picture (losing out to "Tom Jones").  It also got Oscar Nominations for Best Supporting Actress (Lilia Skala), Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Black & White Cinematography.  But of course what everyone remembers is that this is the film that got Sidney Poitier his only acting Oscar.

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