Sony has launched a new DVD line with the lame name of Martini Movies. In the words of Chris Ball at Cleveland.com: “It’s a slick attempt to stir up interest, but they really just are dusting off some older films that never made it onto DVD”.

There are two noir-ish movies in the first batch of releases:

Affair in Trinidad (1952) - 2½ out of 4 stars in Steven H. Scheuer’s Movies on  TV

A vain attempt to revive Rita Hayworth’s career by pairing her with Glenn Ford to “resuscitate the magic of Gilda” (Border and Chaumeton, 1955). DVD Talk review

The Garment Jungle (1957) - 3 out of 4 stars in Steven H. Scheuer’s Movies on  TV

The rackets fight over control of New York’s unionised garment district. Stars Lee J. Cobb. Vincent Sherman replaced Robert Aldrich as director just before the end of shooting.  “Made near the end of the noir cycle, The Garment Jungle combines the traditional character of the weary [Korean War] vetreran with Robrt Aldrich’s precise visualisation of the noir view point.” (Alain Silver, 1979)