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ALSO TUESDAY 05, 2008: Imitation Of Life: Two-Movie Collection Jean-Luc Godard Box Set The Wiz (30th Anniversary Edition w/ Bonus CD) Midnight Express

Per Classicflix.com The Red Balloon, White Mane, Paddle to the Sea in April 2008!! For those who remember certain films from their childhood, certainly one of these three probably comes to mind (for me it was The Red Balloon on rainy days in elementary school). -- David **Criterion** has announced an April 29th release date for three children's classics: The Red Balloon (1956), White Mane (1952) and Paddle to the Sea (1968). Each will retail for $14.99, but is available at Classicflix.com for only $11.99. They will be standalone shorts without extras. It also appears that Criterion has found a new price point with these releases, however, it may be as short lived as the length of the films themselves.

I was at Costco on 02/03/2008 & they had several Cary Grant films for $8.99. They were also selling Classic DVD 2 packs for $11.99. I bought a 2 pack which had "The Heiress" & "No Man of Her Own" W./Clark Gable & Carole Lombard! I also bought "From Here to Eternity" for $8.99 too!

Which Version of An "Affair to Remember" is on-sale?? Is it the single disc?? Or is it the Brand New 2 Disc 50th Anniversary Edition??

Hmmmmmmmmmmm!!!???

"Alien" came out in 1979. Sequels to the film include: Aliens (1986), Alien? (1992) and Alien: Resurrection (1997). Also, Alien won the 1979 Academy Award for Best Visual Effects and also received a nomination for Best Art Direction-Set Decoration. Also Sigourney Weaver was nominated for an Academy Award nomination for "Aliens"!! In addition, "Aliens" was nominated for seven Academy Awards and won two (Sound Effects Editing and Visual Effects). So they must have done something right!? Message was edited by: CelluloidKid

"Bullitt" is 1 of my favorite Steve McQueen films, & remember the car chase sequences through the streets of downtown San Francisco!! Bullitt drives in a dark "Highland Green" 1968 Ford Mustang G.T.390 Fastback!!

Marilyn Monroe: Favorite: (Tie) "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" &/Or "Niagara" Least favorite: "There's No Business Like Show Business" Julia Robert's Favortie: "Pretty Woman" Least Favorite: "Hook" Cary Grant: Favortie: "An Affair to Remember" Least favorite: "Topper" Clark Gable: Favortie: "Gone with the Wind" Least favorite: "It Started in Naples"

Diane Ladd and Laura Dern are the first and only mother-daughter acting pair nominated for the same film in Oscar history: both received nominations for Rambling Rose (1991). Add to that the fact that father Bruce Dern was Oscar-nominated (Best Supporting Actor for Coming Home (1978)) - that makes them the only mother-father-daughter acting group with Oscar nominations.

Beatrice Straight won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for less than eight minutes of screen time in "Network" (1976) Runner up: Judi Dench for about ten minutes of screen time as Queen Elizabeth in "Shakespeare in Love"

CLASSICFLIX.COM HAS THIS INFO: One of last years worst "Anniversary" marketing gimmicks was MGM's attempt to capitalize on the 65th anniversary of 'The Pride of of the Yankees" (1942). Released in April, it simply changed the cover art from the 2002 release, but left the disc contents and disc art the same with NO BONUS FEATURES! MGM has now made up for that by announcing the March 18th release date for "The Pride of the Yankees" - Collector's Edition. With a plethora of bonus features (below), this DVD edition will certainly be the one to have. It will retail for $14.98, but is available at Classicflix.com for only $10.99. BONUS FEATURES: The Making of Pride Of The Yankees featurette The Man Behind The Iron Horse featurette ? Discusses the real Lou Gehrig What He Left Behind featurette ? A look at the Lou Gehrig memorabilia currently housed at the Baseball Hall of Fame Always featurette ? A look at the hit song that came from the film Lou Gehrig?s Disease: The Search For A Cure featurette - An interview with baseball? great Curt Schilling discussing Lou Gehrig?s Disease and the latest developments in fighting it Curt Schilling: A Legend on a Legend ? Baseball star Curt Schilling discusses Lou Gehrig Too See Art Work: http://www.classicflix.com/artwork-update-pride-yankees-collectors-edition-a-181.html?osCsid=lu65v323ulmacjgktrkfsnriu4

CLASSICFLIX.COM HAS THIS INFO: One of last years worst "Anniversary" marketing gimmicks was MGM's attempt to capitalize on the 65th anniversary of 'The Pride of of the Yankees" (1942). Released in April, it simply changed the cover art from the 2002 release, but left the disc contents and disc art the same with NO BONUS FEATURES! MGM has now made up for that by announcing the March 18th release date for "The Pride of the Yankees" - Collector's Edition. With a plethora of bonus features (below), this DVD edition will certainly be the one to have. It will retail for $14.98, but is available at Classicflix.com for only $10.99. BONUS FEATURES: The Making of Pride Of The Yankees featurette The Man Behind The Iron Horse featurette ? Discusses the real Lou Gehrig What He Left Behind featurette ? A look at the Lou Gehrig memorabilia currently housed at the Baseball Hall of Fame Always featurette ? A look at the hit song that came from the film Lou Gehrig?s Disease: The Search For A Cure featurette - An interview with baseball? great Curt Schilling discussing Lou Gehrig?s Disease and the latest developments in fighting it Curt Schilling: A Legend on a Legend ? Baseball star Curt Schilling discusses Lou Gehrig Too See Art Work: http://www.classicflix.com/artwork-update-pride-yankees-collectors-edition-a-181.html?osCsid=lu65v323ulmacjgktrkfsnriu4

Jon Voight (Best Actor for Coming Home (1978)) and Angelina Jolie (Best Supporting Actress for Girl, Interrupted (1999) Henry Fonda (Best Actor for On Golden Pond (1981) and Jane Fonda (Best Actress for Klute (1971) and Coming Home (1978) The only mother-daughter duo to have won performance Oscars are: Judy Garland (a special juvenile award winner) for The Wizard of Oz (1939) Liza Minnelli (as Best Actress) for Cabaret (1972)

What about "What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?" ?? Between Baby Jane Hudson & Blanche Hudson these two old gals got really crazy!

What is impressive?? Have you even seen it!!?? What is cool about the "Alien Quadrilogy" is: It features each of the four movies with two discs; one contains the theatrical and director's cut/special edition of the movie, and the second includes bonus features such as "making of" documentaries, trailers, all production work. The ninth disc includes bonus features for the entire franchise, such as an edited version of "Alien Evolution", a documentary made by the UK's Channel 4, seen only in the UK. It's a nice set since you get to see 2 Verisons of each film, & then go behind the film, way behind too see all the work that got put into it! .... "Blade Runner" (Five-Disc Ultimate Collector's Edition) is another nice set. Worth the money! I like the fact for once you get the rare work print version. .... I'm not a fan of the films but my partner is, & 1 boxset he got for Christmas he liked was: Close Encounters of the Third Kind (30th Anniversary Ultimate Edition DVD). The DVD box set, spread across three discs, contains all three films and all the bonus material. You get the Original theatrical edition, the 1980 theatrical Special edition and the 1998 Director?s Cut. You can really see the character difference, plot differences etc with all the films. ..... Another good boxset is: James Bond Ultimate Collector's Set (DVD). For the money you get all 21 of James Bond's adventures from his premiere in 1964's "Dr. No", all the way through to the latest installment, "Casino Royale". We got it Costco for $199.00 and it was worth it!

"The Black Hole" is 1 of my favorite Disney films! & to answer your question, "The Black Hole" was widely regarded as Disney's answer to Star Wars!! I personally own a copy of the film on DVD, & I remember seeing it when it 1st came to theaters as a kid, & owning all "The Black Hole" toys!! More info on the film: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Black_Hole

& we can't forget Norma Desmond from "Sunset Blvd" & what happend when she was allowed to have a gun!

What about Miss Havisham in Great Expectations!?!

On April 29, 2008, Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment will release The Classic Caballeros Collection, containing the first appearances of Saludos Amigos and The Three Caballeros on DVD. Retailing at $19.99, it will also contain: "South of the Border with Disney" Featurette "Walt Disney Interview" Featurette "Don Donald" Cartoon Short Film "Contrary Condor" Cartoon Short Film

Moree films You Need to See Before You Die: Chinatown North by Northwest The Breakfast Club Apocalypse Now Blood Simple Pulp Fiction No Country For Old Men Casablanca Mildred Pierce Johnny Guitar Goodfellas The Godfather The Apartment Boogie Nights The Seven Year Itch The Crying Game Blade Runner King Kong (1933) Halloween (1978) Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid Bullitt The Wizard of Oz (1939) Gone With the Wind Elvis: That's the Way It Is The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

Classicflix.com VCI: Jungle Queen, Cisco Kid Triple Feature in March 2008 VCI has announced a March 25th release date for two DVDs. Details below: Jungle Queen (1945) 13 Chapter Serial - Retail: $19.99, Our: $14.99 During World War II, the Nazi High Command sends agents into the African jungle to stir up the local Tongghili tribes against the British Allies. This allows them to plant Commander Elise Bork, posing as a scientist, and her subordinate, Lang, within the Tambosa Experimental Farm. Along with the help of Maati, an evil rival tribesman, they search for the legendary ?Secret Sword?, which has mysterious powers. Two Americans, Bob Elliott (Edward Norris) and Chuck Kelly (Eddie Quillan) arrive to aid the Allies and meet Pamela Courtney (Lois Collier), who is looking for her father, an explorer who mysteriously disappeared. Bork and Lang feign friendship with the trio in order to find out what they know, before trying several ways to kill them. Their attempts always fail though, due to the well-timed appearances of Lothel (Ruth Roman), the beautiful and mysterious ?Queen of the Jungle?, Tongghili?s spiritual leader. In desperation, the Nazis try to kill Lothel by letting loose wild animals, and setting fire to the jungle. Lothel, however, walks through the flames un-harmed and seems to tame even the wildest beast. And in the end, she helps our heroes end the Nazi terror and return peace to the jungle, before vanishing into a sheet of flame. BONUS FEATURE: Trailers Cisco Kid - Western Triple Feature - Retail: $6.99, Our: $5.49 The Daring Adventurer A.K.A. The Cisco Kid Returns (1945, 64 min) Duncan Renaldo?s first time to play the character that he would forever more be associated with. Cisco assumes the identity of a murdered rancher in order to expose his killer, while also caring for the dead man?s young daughter. Old New Mexico (1945, 62 min) In ?Old New Mexico? Cisco and Pancho kidnap a damsel-in-distress from a stagecoach in order to save her from a false murder charge and to smoke out the real killers. The Gay Amigo (1949, 61 min) Cisco Kid and Pancho are being blamed for a crime that they didn't commit, and must find the real culprits to clear themselves before the cavalry catches up to them. BONUS FEATURES: Photo Gallery Trailers

"The Eye" is a remake of the Hong Kong film "Jian Gui". I will stick with the orginial!

P?re No?l est une ordure, Le ...I have only seen the Re-Make "Mixed Nuts" which I love!! http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084555/

It's time to get your Criterion on with this Bernardo Bertolucci film. According to The Hollywood Reporter, The Last Emperor is coming out in a new Criterion Collection release on February 26, 2008. The 1987 Best Picture Oscar winner will be released in a new four-disc set. The release will include the "television version" which was a 218-minute affair shown in four separate episodes. Director Bernardo Bertolucci and editor Gabriella Cristiani went back and shaved it down to the 165-minute theatrical version afterwards. This new set will include both versions amongst other extras. Pricing details weren't available at this time. Bertolucci himself had this to say. "I would be very pleased to present the theatrical version for The Last Emperor, but I'm perplexed on presenting the (so-called) director's cut because I wouldn't know what else to say about a version that in my opinion is not much different from the other one, just a little bit more boring, as very often the director's cut can be. That's my sincere feeling." The Last Emperor is the true story of Aisin-Gioro Pu Yi, the last ruler of the Chinese Ching Dynasty. Told in flashback, the film covers the years 1908 to 1967. We first see the three-year-old Pu Yi being installed in the Forbidden City by ruthless, dying dowager Empress Tzu-Hsui (Lisa Lu). Though he'd prefer to lark about like other boys, the infant emperor is cossetted and cajoled into accepting the responsibilities and privileges of his office. In 1912, the young emperor (Tijer Tsou) forced to abdicate when China is declared a republic, is a prisoner in his own palace, "protected" from the outside world. Fascinated by the worldliness of his Scottish tutor (Peter O'Toole), Pu Yi plots an escape from his cocoon by means of marriage. He selects Manchu descendant Wan Jung (Joan Chen), who likewise is anxious to experience the 20th century rather than be locked into the past by tradition. Played as an adult by John Lone, Pu Yi puts into effect several social reforms, and also clears the palace of the corrupt eunuchs who've been shielding him from life. In 1924, an invading warlord expels the denizens of the Forbidden City, allowing Pu Yi to "westernize" himself by embracing popular music and the latest dances as a guest of the Japanese Concession in Tientsin. Six years later, his power all but gone, Pu Yi escapes to Manchuria, where he unwittingly becomes a political pawn for the now-militant Japanese government. Humiliating his faithful wife, Pu Yi falls into bad romantic company, carrying on affairs with a variety of parasitic females. During World War II, the Japanese force Pu Yi to sign a series of documents which endorse their despotic military activities. At war's end, the emperor is taken prisoner by the Russians; while incarcerated, he is forced to fend for himself without servants at his beck and call for the first time. He is finally released in 1959 and displayed publicly as proof of the efficacy of Communist re-education. We last see him in 1967, the year of his death; now employed by the State as a gardener, Pu Yi makes one last visit to the Forbidden City...as a tourist. Bernardo Bertolucci's first film after a six-year self-imposed exile, The Last Emperor was released in two separate versions: the 160-minute theatrical release, and a 4-hour TV miniseries. Lensed on location, the film won nine Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director Special Features - Audio commentary by Bernardo Bertolucci, producer Jeremy Thomas, composer Ryuichi Sakamoto and screenwriter Mark Peploe - Video interviews with composers Sakamoto and David Byrne - "Postcards From China" featurette consisting of video images taken by Bertolucci during preproduction - "Making of" documentary - "The Late Show: Face to Face," a 30-minute BBC interview with Bertolucci from 1989 - "The Italian Traveler," a documentary from Fernand Mozskowicz that explores Bertolucci's journey from Parma to China. - A booklet featuring essays by David Thomson and excerpts from script supervisor Fabien Gerard's production journals.