Nikkatsu Noir (Eclipse #17, DVD) Pam Grier filmed against the backgrounds of

filmed against the backgrounds of championship auto racing

Ride a Crooked Trail also displays a surprisingly light comic flair which is capped by Walter Matthau’s delightful

Calamity Jane (Mary Woronov)

New restoration from a 4K scan of the original separation masters by Powerhouse Films

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Nikkatsu Noir (Eclipse #17, DVD) Pam Grier filmed against the backgrounds ofFrom the late 1950s through the sixties, wild, idiosyncratic crime movies were the brutal and boisterous business of Nikkatsu, the oldest film studio in Japan. In an effort to attract youthful audiences growing increasingly accustomed to American and French big screen imports, Nikkatsu began producing action potboilers (mukokuseki akushun, or borderless action) that incorporated elements of the western, comedy, gangster, and teen rebel genres. This