Robert Siodmak

The 10 Best Classic Films on Blu-ray and DVD in 2022

The 10 Best Classic Films on Blu-ray and DVD in 2022

From gentle satire to something like an anarchist paint bomb tossed into an uptight dinner party, we feature the 10 Best Classic Films on Blu-ray and DVD in 2022 – and we toss in a few more, just for kicks.

A Woman’s Work Is Finally Done in Siodmak’s ‘Time Out of Mind’

A Woman’s Work Is Finally Done in Siodmak’s ‘Time Out of Mind’

Robert Siodmak’s Time Out of Mind, based on the novel by first National Book Award winner, Rachel Field, mixes gothic, classical, and literary elements in an unappreciated film.

Robert Siodmak’s Auf Wiedersehen to Hollywood

Robert Siodmak’s Auf Wiedersehen to Hollywood

Robert Siodmak’s reverse immigration film, Deported, and drama about capital and labor, The Whistle at Eaton Falls, were the last he’d make for Hollywood.

Before and After Hitler: Two Films by German Director Robert Siodmak

Before and After Hitler: Two Films by German Director Robert Siodmak

German director Robert Siodmak‘s 1930 comedy Farewell is a far cry from 1957’s Nazi-influenced crime thriller, The Devil Strikes at Night.

When Is Film Noir Not Noir but Only Noir-esque?

When Is Film Noir Not Noir but Only Noir-esque?

These 1930-40 films by Robert Siodmak and Lewis Allen challenge the “noir” genre. What if, for example, noir-minded people made slapstick comedy?

‘The Killers’ DVD Is a Double Whammy

‘The Killers’ DVD Is a Double Whammy

Criterion brings two film versions, one a classic and one a misfire, of Ernest Hemingway's short story, "The Killers".

‘People on Sunday’: A Haunting Snapshot of the Weimar Era

The Killers (1946)