I Died a Thousand Times 11/04/25

This remake of a gangster classic barely 15 years old adds CinemaScope, Warnercolor and a selection of method-y actors — and it copies some scenes shot-for-shot. Jack Palance is mostly scary as the ‘new’ Roy Earle, and Shelley Winters less vulnerable as his new love. Also good crime-time fun are Lon Chaney Jr., Earl Holliman, Gonzales-Gonzales, Lori Nelson and especially Lee Marvin, who really shines. But the story is the same, lady: a major Public Enemy may acquire a sense of soul and self-worth, but he sure ain’t got no hope for redemption. On Blu-ray from The Warner Archive Collection.
11/04/25