The Best DVDs of 2025
The Best DVDs of 2025 are the works of serious auteurs whose films will stick in your brain like haunting melodies – or shards of glass.
erich von stroheim
Erich Von Stroheim and Cecil B. DeMille’s Fetishistic Films
Erich Von Stroheim’s films fetishised a scandalous poke to the public’s eye, whereas Cecile B. DeMille’s films obsessed over middle-class verities.
Erich von Stroheim Outraged Those Who Lined Up To Be Outraged with ‘Foolish Wives’
In monocle and leather boots, waving a whip, and fetishizing his character into a camp masterpiece, Erich von Stroheim never winks in Foolish Wives, but you see the glint in his eye.
San Francisco Silent Film Festival: Bizarre Twists, Frantic Disasters, and Dangerous Women
The San Francisco Silent Film Festival features iron-masked swashbuckling, flabbergasting twists, sexy farce, visual beauty, and strong women who stare into the camera, unnerving viewers.
Erich von Stroheim’s Convoluted, Decadent Roll in the Eurotrash Gutter, ‘Foolish Wives’
Considered among the great directors for his two maimed films, Foolish Wives and Greed is, for Erich von Stroheim, an accolade with a bitter core.