PAUSE IT: What do you see? A statue of a disfigured man. His expression anguished, his skull cracked open there is a certain grotesqueness to his stony stare. In fact, the macabre statue is actually the work of one...
PAUSE IT: What do you see? Actor Kevin McCarthy yells at indifferent drivers as they whiz by him on a busy freeway. In hard-bitten director Don Siegel’s Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956), the situation is fraught with tension...
PAUSE IT: What do you see? Two astronauts exit the space hatch and take their first cautious steps along the exterior of a spacecraft in director Edward L. Cahn’s sci-fi monster flick, “IT! The Terror From Beyond Space” (1958)....
“They’re already here! You’re next!” Invasion of the Body Snatchers, the 1956 sci-fi classic, returns to Blu-ray October 16 as part of our Olive Signature series. Only 5000 units are available, so preorder yours before they’re all gone! Invasion of...
PAUSE IT: What do you see? A line of uniformed soldiers stand at attention awaiting orders from their superior (Stratford Johns) in director Don Sharp’s Blast–Off [AKA Those Fantastic Flying Fools] (1967). Dressed in a striking red coat, Johns’s...
PAUSE IT: What do you see? Gangster Ellsworth “Bumpy” Johnson (Laurence Fishburne) embraces love interest Francine Hughes (Vanessa Williams) on a lamp-lit street in director Bill Duke’s Hoodlum (1997). Shown here as three consecutive frames, the succession of images...
PAUSE IT: What do you see? Actor Brian Bosworth handles a giant Komodo dragon in director Craig R. Baxley’s, Stone Cold (1991). On set, between takes, the job of overseeing animals goes to the animal wrangler. The wrangler is...
PAUSE IT: What do you see? A busy New York City street in director Larry Cohen’s, Black Caesar (1973). Fred Williamson, Black Caesar himself, stumbles to the ground. Wounded, the scene is bloody and harrowing. Cohen plays the scene...
Olive Films is proud to announce the latest addition to Olive Signature, our premiere line offering deluxe editions of time-honored classics, fan favorites, and under-appreciated gems from the Olive catalog. This release will be manufactured in a limited pressing...
PAUSE IT: What do you see? Peter Boyle pictured here as the titular lead, Joe, in the midst of a phone conversation. There is a mood of paranoia and unease as the shot is framed at a remove with...