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I found this on DVD Fanatic...I thought I would share! (I hate links)
On August 26, 2008, Warner Brothers Home Entertainment will release three (3) editions of the newly digitally restored classic film, "How the West Was Won".
All will be available in the film's original Widescreen aspect ratio.
First up is a 2-disc Special Edition, retailing at $20.97. It will include:
Film Historian Audio Commentary (Participant(s) TBA)
"Cinerama Adventure" Full-Length Documentary
"The Making of How the West Was Won" Featurette
Original Theatrical Trailer
An "Ultimate Collector's Edition" will also be available, retailing at $59.92. It will contain the 2-disc, and will also contain (according to the Press Release) "a 20-page theatrical press book reproduction, 10 behind-the-scenes photo cards and 10 postcards, and an exclusive movie poster offer."
Finally, a Blu-ray Disc version will be available, retailing at $34.99. According to the Press Release, "Exclusive to Blu-ray is the ?SmileBox? version of the film which presents the image with a unique curvature that virtually recreates the true Cinerama experience in a home theater." As well, it will include, "a special Digi-book packaging featuring 32-pages of rare press materials and behind-the-scenes photos."
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More Joan Crawford in August!! YEAH!
All Times Eastern!
August 4
The Hollywood Revue of 1929. 6am.
August 7
Grand Hotel. 12am.
August 14
When Ladies Meet. 4pm.
August 15
Susan and God. 6am.
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I saw this on MSN & thought I would pass it on!
NEW YORK (AP) -- Thou shalt find the Ten Commandments up for bid this summer.
A pair of faux granite tablets that Charlton Heston cradled in the 1956 biblical epic "The Ten Commandments" is expected to fetch as much as $60,000, said Marc Kruskol, a publicist for the auction Profiles in History. It is the fourth set of tablets that remain from the film featuring Heston as Moses.
The five-piece costume Heston wore in 1959's "Ben-Hur" ? the film that won him a best actor Oscar ? is also among the 1,000-plus pieces of Hollywood memorabilia the auction is selling this summer. The central piece is the dark green kaftan worn by Heston's Judah Ben-Hur in the scene when he hears Jesus give a sermon.
Heston died April 5 at his Beverly Hills, Calif., home at the age of 84.
The auction is July 31 and Aug. 1, 2008.
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Out on DVD Tuesday, May 13 2008
The Frank Sinatra and Gene Kelly Collection: (On the Town / Anchors Aweigh / Take Me out to the Ball Game) (1949)
Special features include interviews with William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, outtakes, and "When the Lion Roars" MGM documentary.
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Yes, but was failed to be stated was that "Cool Hand Luke" will be a Deluxe Edition Coming to "BOTH" DVD "AND" Blu-Ray on September 9th!
Special Features
- Commentary by noted writer and Paul Newman biographer, Eric Lax
- All new featurette: A Natural-Born World-Shaker: Making Cool Hand Luke (an in-depth look at the creation of an uncompromising classic)
- Theatrical trailer
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Still it's stupid ...1 minute they want to band the films, & the next minute they go ahead and show the films!
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Charlie Chan: Inconspicuous molehill sometimes more important than conspicuous mountain.
"Charlie Chan in Egypt"
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I just bought the single disc "Charlie Chan in Egypt" which features a young Rita Hayworth billed as: Rita Cansino! Wikipedia claims...This movie also featured an example of the racism of the thirties.....Oh my a sign of the times!
Charlie Chan: Journey of life like feather in stream - must go with current.
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Charlie Chan: Kindness in heart much better than gold in bank.
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Fox Movie Channel a vivid example of ethnic politics and corporate cowardice!!
Necessity mother of invention, but sometimes step-mother of deception...Charlie Chan!
Contact the Fox Movie Channel here.
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The Fox Movie Channel abruptly cancelled its planned Charlie Chan film festival last week after complaints from an Asian American group that the character was "one of the most offensive Asian caricatures of America's cinematic past.".......WHAT!!! I can't believe what I'm reading!! THis is getting out of hand!
....LOL!!!! Some group had to say something!! Very, Very Stupid!!
Censorship reflects society's lack of confidence in itself. It is a hallmark of an authoritarian regime. ~Potter Stewart
Now TCM should step up to the plate and have a Charlie Chan marathon!!!
Think for yourselves and let others enjoy the privilege to do so, too. ~Voltaire
Censorship offends me!!!
Contact the Fox Movie Channel here.
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Claus Nissen (1938-2008) - Actor. Played "The Perfect Man" in J?rgen Leth's The Perfect Human, which was featured in and updated for Leth and Lars von Trier's documentary "The Five Obstructions". He also played the character "Jensen" in von Trier's miniseries "The Kingdom" and "The Kingdom II" and appears in Susanne Bier's "Family Matters", Bernard Girard's "The Happiness Cage", Erik Balling's Olsen Gang series and Leth's Notes on Love and Good and Evil. He died April 29. (Danske Film)
Claus Nissen
Carl Belfour (1952-2008) - Chief projectionist for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. He died of a brain aneurysm April 23, in Los Angeles. (Variety)
Nino Candido (1942-2008) - Property master and actor. Worked on "Bull Durham", Wes Craven's "New Nightmare", "Smile", "Timescape", "Night Game" and TV's My Name is Earl. He appears in "Hud" and "I Come in Peace". He died April 26, in Laughlin, Nevada. (IATSE Local 44)
Richard De Roy (c.1931-2008) - Screenwriter. Wrote mostly for television but also scripted Robert Wise's "Two People", which starred Peter Fonda, the 1956 British comedy "The Baby and the Battleship" and Richard Donner's animated short Philbert (Three's a Crowd). He died March 8 in Los Angeles. (Variety)
Terry Duggan (?-2008) - Actor. Played an ape who is attacked by a leopard in Kubrick's "2001: A Space Odyssey", for which he also worked as an animal wrangler. He also appears in Ken Loach's "Poor Cow", "Riff-Raff" and "Family Life", Hettie Macdonald's "Beautiful Thing" and Bob Clark's "Murder by Decree". He died May 1 in England. (Green Room)
Fr?d?ric Fajardie (1947-2008) - Novelist and screenwriter. With the actor Alain Delon and filmmaker Jos? Pinheiro, he co-scripted Pinheiro's Parole de Flic (Cop's Honor) and Ne R?veillez Pas un Flic Qui Dort (Let Sleeping Cops Lie), which was based on his own novel, Clause de Style. He also co-scripted Pinheiro's La Femme Fard?e and Robert Enrico's Vent d'Est (East Wind), which starred Malcolm McDowell. He died of cancer May 1, in Paris. (France 2)
David Gilbert (1929-2008) - Voice actor and writer. His voice can be heard in "Schindler's List", "Close Encounters of the Third Kind", "All the President's Men", "The Bridges of Madison County", "JFK" and "Kramer vs. Kramer". He died of complications from diabetes and congestive heart failure April 13, in Atlanta. (Variety)
Fred Haines (1936-2008) - Screenwriter. Oscar-nominated for his adaptation of James Joyce's Ulysses, which was directed by Joseph Strick and on which he served as an associate producer. He also scripted and directed an adaptation of Herman Hesse's Steppenwolf. He died May 4 in Venice, California. (Independent)
Douglas Hayward (1934-2008) - Tailor. Suited Michael Caine in "The Italian Job", Noel Coward in "Boom" and Peter Lawford in "One More Time" and "Salt and Peppe"r. He also changed the look of Roger Moore's 007 in the 1980s and is said to have been the inspiration for Alfie and The Tailor of Panama. He died from neurological disease April 26, in London. (Telegraph)
Mona Hinton (1919-2008) - Widow of jazz bassist Milt Hinton. Appears in the Oscar nominated documentary: "A Great Day in Harlem" and the doc "Texas Tenor: The Illinois Jacquet Story". She also shot original 8mm home movie footage that ended up in A Great Day in Harlem. She died May 3 in Long Island. (Jazz Times)
Luigi Malerba (1927-2008) - Screenwriter. Co-wrote a number of the segments of the 1953 Italian anthology film Love in the City, including the one directed by Michelangelo Antonioni. He also co-scripted a number of films by Alberto Lattuada, Pasquale Festa Campanile and Fabio Carpi. He died May 8 in Rome. (Euro Topics)
William 'Billy' Mancini Jr. (c.1965-2008) - Production and finance executive. As Sr. VP of motion picture and TV production at Krost/Chapin Management he worked on "What's Love Got to Do With It" and as VP of creative affairs at Orr and Cruickshank Productions he worked on Father of the Bride, Mr. Destiny and Sister Act II. He was also a creative exec at Columbia Pictures Television and Silver Street Pictures. He died of liver cancer April 9, in Rome. (Variety)
Philipp Freiherr von Boeselager (1917-2008) - German military officer. As a part of Operation Valkyrie, the secret plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler, he partly inspired Bryan Singer's upcoming film Valkyrie. He was recently interviewed for a History Channel special produced by Singer to coincide with the release of the film. He died May 1 in Berlin. (NY Times)
Thanks,
Cinematical
Christopher Campbell
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New Word....Sunday Brunch
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atavistic ....Zulu
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Other good films W./mother's..
"Now, Voyager"...Bette Davis escapes the clutches of her domineering mother!
"I Could Go On Singing"
"White Heat"...." Top of the world, Ma!"
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The 13th Annual San Francisco Silent Film Festival will feature "The Unknown" (1927) on July 12 at 10:45pm.
From their press release:
To kick-start our new Director?s Pick series we welcome Guy Maddin, director of Brand Upon the Brain! to introduce Tod Browning?s horror-ode to unrequited love. Lon Chaney stars as Alonzo the Armless and Joan Crawford is Nanon, who has a pathological fear of being touched by a man. It?s one of most brazenly bizarre films ever made ? hands down!
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What about...........??
Jean Harlow!
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Mother's Boys W./Jamie Lee Curtis!
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Mommie Dearest
Mermaids
Erin Brockovich
Psycho....A boy's best friend is his mother.!!!
Mother W./ Albert Brooks & Debbie Reynolds!
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
Stepmom
Stella Dallas W./Barbara Stanwyck!!!
Hope Floats
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Pale Rider Saddles Up to Blu-Ray on August 26th, 2008!
You can enjoy one of Clint Eastwood's fine Westerns in high-definition this August. Pale Rider is coming to Blu-Ray on August 26. No special features have been announced for this disc.
The film stars Clint Eastwood, Michael Moriarty, Carrie Snodgress and Chris Penn.
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Brattle Theatre
40 Brattle St
Cambridge, MA 02138
(617) 876-6837
http://www.brattlefilm.org/brattlefilm/movie_detail/080508.html
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I can't believe Joan Crawford is not listed...someone has to pay for this!
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All Times Eastern...
July 1
The Women. 10pm. TCM.
July 17
Susan and God. 8pm. TCM.
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In a reversal of the normal trend where singles are usually pulled from a boxed set after an announcement, 20th century Fox has announced that all five films in the The Alice Faye Collection, Volume 2 will be available as singles.
Rose of Washington Square
Hollywood Cavalcade
The Great American Broadcast
Hello, Frisco, Hello
Four Jills in a Jeep
Upcoming Releases
in Classic Film DVD Reviews
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Cimarron (1960)
Release Date: August 26, 2008
Starring: Glenn Ford, Anne Baxter.
High and Low - Criterion Collection (1963)
Release Date: July 22, 2008
Starring: Toshiro Mifune, Kyoko Kagawa.
If I'm Lucky (1946)
Release Date: June 17, 2008.
Starring: Perry Como, Vivian Blaine, Carmen Miranda, Harry James.
Riding on Air / When's Your Birthday? (1937)
Release Date: May 27, 2008
Starring: Joe E. Brown, Marian Marsh, Guy.