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  1. Since I already Posted this info...here I go again!!

     

    How the West Was Won Comes Back to DVD and Blu-Ray on August 26th, 2008!

     

    You can re-live a classic John Wayne ensemble Western in both formats this August. "How the West Was Won" will be re-released on DVD and Blu-Ray on August 26. The remastered and restored film will be released in a two-disc Special Edition ($20.97 SRP), Ultimate Collectors Edition ($59.92) and Blu-Ray edition ($34.99).

     

    The film stars John Wayne, Henry Fond and James Stewart.

     

    Some of Hollywood's biggest stars, including John Wayne, Henry Fonda, James Stewart, Richard Widmark, Gregory Peck, Lee J. Cobb, Debbie Reynolds and Carroll Baker star in How the West Was Won. Set between 1839 and 1889 against the backgrounds of the Louisiana Purchase, the Civil War, buffalo hunters, the Pony Express and the first transcontinental railroad, the film consists of five segments, with direction by Henry Hathaway, John Ford and George Marshall, and written by James R. Webb and John Gay, suggested by a Life Magazine series of the same name.

     

    The film was the winner of 3 Academy Awards (Best Screenplay, Best Sound and Best Editing) as well as being nominated for an additional five Oscars, including Best Picture. In 1997, How the West Was Won was selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the US National Film Registry.

     

    Special Features

     

     

    Film Historian Commentary

    Dave Strohmaier's critically-acclaimed, feature-length documentary Cinerama® Adventure

    The Making of How the West Was Won (Archival featurette)

    Original Theatrical trailer

    20-page theatrical press book (Ultimate Collectors Edition only)

    10 behind the scenes photo cards (Ultimate Collectors Edition only)

    10 postcards (Ultimate Collectors Edition only)

    32-page DigiBook with rare press materials (Blu-Ray only)

  2. Soooooooooo has anyone gone yet..??

     

    This unique, one-time only event on theater screens in major cities nationwide highlights some of the great United Artisits films!

     

    Portland March 14, 2008

    Larelhurst Theater

     

    New York CIty March 28, 2008

    Film FOrum

     

    Detroit March 31, 2008

    Uptown Birmingham 8

     

    San Francisco April 3, 2008

    Castro Theater

     

    Dallas Apirlk 4, 2008

    Landmark Inwood Theater

     

    Cleveland April 5, 2008

    Shaker Square Cinemas

     

    Houston April 15, 2008

    Willowbrook Movie Tavern

     

    Minneapolis April 16, 2008

    Landmark Edina Cinema

     

    Raleigh/Durham April 21, 2008

    The Carolina Theater of Durham

     

    Miami/Ft. Lauderdale Aprill 22, 2008

    Sunrise Cinemas Stadium 15

    Las Olas Riverfront

     

    Phoenix, Az April 25, 2008

    Harkins Valley Art Theater

     

    Chicago April 26, 2008

    Music Box Theater

     

    Seattle April 30, 2008

    SIFF Cinema

     

    Boston May 01, 2008

    Brattle Theater

     

    Los Angeles May 02, 2008

    Landmark Nuart

     

    Washington, D.C. May 10, 2008

    AFI Silver Springs Theater

     

    San Diego May 23, 2008

    Landmark Ken Theater

  3. I still think someone that can put this much time and energy into hating someone...should get off there **** and apply for the job!! I'm still watiing to see U on TCM hosting the essentials!!!

    Have U sent in your resume yet!?

  4. How the West Was Won Comes Back to DVD and Blu-Ray on August 26th, 2008!

     

    You can re-live a classic John Wayne ensemble Western in both formats this August. "How the West Was Won" will be re-released on DVD and Blu-Ray on August 26. The remastered and restored film will be released in a two-disc Special Edition ($20.97 SRP), Ultimate Collectors Edition ($59.92) and Blu-Ray edition ($34.99).

     

    The film stars John Wayne, Henry Fond and James Stewart.

     

    Some of Hollywood's biggest stars, including John Wayne, Henry Fonda, James Stewart, Richard Widmark, Gregory Peck, Lee J. Cobb, Debbie Reynolds and Carroll Baker star in How the West Was Won. Set between 1839 and 1889 against the backgrounds of the Louisiana Purchase, the Civil War, buffalo hunters, the Pony Express and the first transcontinental railroad, the film consists of five segments, with direction by Henry Hathaway, John Ford and George Marshall, and written by James R. Webb and John Gay, suggested by a Life Magazine series of the same name.

     

    The film was the winner of 3 Academy Awards (Best Screenplay, Best Sound and Best Editing) as well as being nominated for an additional five Oscars®, including Best Picture. In 1997, How the West Was Won was selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the US National Film Registry.

     

     

    Special Features

    - Film Historian Commentary

    - Dave Strohmaier's critically-acclaimed, feature-length documentary Cinerama® Adventure

    - The Making of How the West Was Won (Archival featurette)

    - Original Theatrical trailer

    - 20-page theatrical press book (Ultimate Collectors Edition only)

    - 10 behind the scenes photo cards (Ultimate Collectors Edition only)

    - 10 postcards (Ultimate Collectors Edition only)

    - 32-page DigiBook with rare press materials (Blu-Ray only)

  5. The Fall Of The Roman Empire

    (Two-Disc Limited Collector's Edition) (The Miriam Collection) (1964)

    Will be released on April 29, 2008.

     

     

    Genius Products and The Weinstein Company continue their Miriam Collection DVD line with a lavish presentation of "The Fall of the Roman Empire". The version offered is the "FULL" Road Show release with Overture, Intermission and Exit music and runs 185 minutes, spread over two discs. The image and transfer are very good, with some scenes having a tendency toward flat facial tones -- perhaps due to the makeup of the day. One or two exterior scenes look a bit washed out, probably due to problems with elements. Detail is good, which helps in the many wide shots.

     

    The framing and aspect ratio are no more wider than for a normal 'Scope film, although this Ultra Panavision 70 picture (essentially, 65mm camera original with a slight squeeze) began life at the even wider Aspect Ratio of 2.76:1. The only picture I've seen transferred to DVD at that ratio is MGM's The Greatest Story Ever Told. What gauge of elements Empire was transferred from, I don't know. Aspect Ratio authority Marshall Crawford tells me that after 1962's Mutiny on the Bounty, Ultra-Panavision movies were all being screened in regular 2.20:1 anyway. Sometimes it just gets confusing.

     

     

    Disc One contains the feature up through the Intermission, the film's trailer, still galleries and filmographies. Rome in Madrid is a lavish, intelligent 22-minute behind-the-scenes show with all the stars and views of the monster sets in construction. James Mason narrates; the color is excellent.

     

    The commentary is with Samuel Bronston's son William and Mel Martin, the author of a Samuel Bronston biography. With such a long movie, their spirited discussion has plenty of time to cover core subjects and tangential concerns. Martin is informed and respectful, and offers background on many of the actors, especially those with prior experience with Bronston or Mann: John Ireland, for instance, was in movies by both starting back in 1945. William convinces us of his father's lofty artistic intentions but doesn't quite sell the idea that the Bronston productions changed the course of Spain's history. And the commentary seems very off-topic when it repeatedly relates the film's politics to America's present war in the Mid-east. Comparing Commodus to George W. Bush may or may not be accurate, but many viewers will be offended. 2

     

    Bronston and Martin do account for missing scenes said to have been in the initial Road Show prints but disappeared soon thereafter. At about the 33-minute mark, Livius and Commodus are talking about tough decisions, and the word dilemma comes up. Livius brings up the concept of a 'trilemma', but before it can be explained further the film abruptly cuts to Commodus forcing a captured German girl to take a drink. In the missing scene, the two men apparently go upstairs to 'spend some time' with a pair of captured wenches, and Livius explains that he has not two but three impossible choices to make. The scene may have been dropped just for time, or possibly because of some racy content. Bill Bronston tells us that a much shorter elision near the end of the show removed a weird reaction by Commodus (no details to avoid spoilers). All in all, it doesn't sound like too much missing material, although Bronston does mention other filmed 'character' scenes that would have made the movie almost four hours long. The movie is too slow as it is! It's too bad that producers of older movies didn't preserve these longer cuts for future use, even if only on television.

     

    A menu card explains that one of the missing scenes was located, but not in time to be included on the disc. It may show up as an extra on a subsequent Miriam Collection release. 3

     

    Disc Two carries the balance of the feature and the new documentaries, which include input from a long list of interviewees: Bill Bronston, Mel Martin, Norma Barzman, biographer Neal M. Rosendorf, Anna and Nina Mann, production executive C.O. "Doc" Erickson, Olivia Tiomkin, Jon Burlingame, John Mauceri. The making-of featurette describes how Empire effectively wiped out Bronston's company, as the interviewees talk about executive producers siphoning funds from the films' budget. When Bronston's American underwriting collapsed, he ended up ceding distribution of the film to Paramount at what we can assume to be a less than optimal profit split.

     

    Two featurettes compare the film's vision of the Roman Empire to what we know about the real thing. According to the assembled historians, the idea that Rome would let the barbarians become citizens is not all that farfetched. Only Marcus Aurelius and Commodus were real people. Commodus did indeed fight in the arena but his combats were rigged. And his sister did try to stab him to death.

     

    The Tiomkin featurette analyzes the way the score is constructed and used in the film, with themes for situations and relationships instead of individual characters. Jon Burlingame explains that Tiomkin worked almost a year on the one score, much longer than is usual.

     

    That's where the extras end for the Two-Disc Special Edition. The Limited Collector's Edition Gift Set continues with a handsome box, six postcard-sized color still reproductions, a glossy miniature reproduction of the film's original Souvenir booklet and a third disc containing three educational shorts. These were filmed on corners of the Forum set by the Encyclopedia Britannica company: Life in Ancient Rome (13:00), Julius Caesar - The Rise of the Roman Empire (21:40) and Claudius: Boy of Ancient Rome (15:10). They're clever and informative, but probably wouldn't hold the attention of a modern grade school classroom. A movie break from classroom boredom was a big event in 1964.

     

    Thanks

    DVD Savant

  6. Joy Page (1924-2008) - Actress who played the young newlywed "Annina Brandel" in "Casablanca". In the film, she's about to desperately prostitute herself for exit Visas, for her husband and herself, when Rick (Bogie) steps in and fixes a roulette wheel so the husband is able to win the Visas instead. She also appears in Kismet, Bullfighter and the Lady and the William Castle-directed western Conquest of Cochise. She was the daughter of silent film star Don Alvarado and the step-daughter of WB chief Jack L. Warner. She died of complications from a stroke and pneumonia April 18, in Los Angeles. (Variety)

     

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    Joy Page

     

    Tristram Cary (1925-2008) - Composer and electronic musician best known for penning the theme to TV's "Doctor Who". He also scored "The Ladykillers" (the 1955 original), "Quartermass and the Pit" and the 1971 horror film "Blood from the Mummy's Tomb" and did sound effects for the 1986 animated feature "When the Wind Blows" and 1967's0 "Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush". A pioneer of electronic music, he co-designed a synthesizer that was used by Pink Floyd, The Who and Roxy Music. He died April 24 in Adelaide, Australia. (Telegraph)

     

    Walter Groebli (1915-2008) - Ice skating comic who was known as "Mr. Frick" in the skating duo Frick and Frack (Hans "Frack" Mauch died in 1979). With his partner, he appears in the '40s musicals: "Silver Skates" and "Lady, Let's Dance". He died April 14 in Zurich, Switzerland. (Variety)

     

    Kay Linaker (1913-2008) - Actress and screenwriter who co-wrote the original, classic 1958 sci-fi-horror film "The Blob" (under her real name Kate Phillips), for which she was also credited when it was remade thirty years later. As an actress she appears in films from the '30s and '40s, including minor roles in "Laura", "The More the Merrier", "Drums Along the Mohawk", "Young Mr. Lincoln", "Kitty Foyle" and five Charlie Chan mysteries. She died April 18, in Keene, New Hampshire. (Variety)

     

    Stephan Miller (c.1969-2008) - Animal trainer who worked on "The Postman", "The Island of Dr. Moreau", and "The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story". He died April 22, in Big Bear Lake, California, from a bite to the neck from "Rocky" the grizzly bear from Semi-Pro. (AP)

     

    Genevi?ve Winding (1927-2008) - French film editor who worked on R?gis Wargnier's Oscar-winner "Indochine", as well as his "A French Woman" and "I'm the King of the Castle", plus Francis Girod's "Le Bon Plaisir", "Descent Into Hell", "Death in Therapy" and "The Elegant Criminal" and Jean Renoir's made-for-television work "The Little Theatre of Jean Renoir". She died April 15. (Le Monde)

     

    Thanks,

    Cinematical

    By: Christopher Campbell

  7. So has anyone gone to a film yet..????

     

    This unique, one-time only event on theater screens in major cities nationwide highlights some of the great United Artisits films!

     

    Portland March 14, 2008

    Larelhurst Theater

     

    New York CIty March 28, 2008

    Film Forum

     

    Detroit March 31, 2008

    Uptown Birmingham 8

     

    San Francisco April 3, 2008

    Castro Theater

     

    Dallas Apirlk 4, 2008

    Landmark Inwood Theater

     

    Cleveland April 5, 2008

    Shaker Square Cinemas

     

    Houston April 15, 2008

    Willowbrook Movie Tavern

     

    Minneapolis April 16, 2008

    Landmark Edina Cinema

     

    Raleigh/Durham April 21, 2008

    The Carolina Theater of Durham

     

    Miami/Ft. Lauderdale Aprill 22, 2008

    Sunrise Cinemas Stadium 15

    Las Olas Riverfront

     

    Phoenix, Az April 25, 2008

    Harkins Valley Art Theater

     

    Chicago April 26, 2008

    Music Box Theater

     

    Seattle April 30, 2008

    SIFF Cinema

     

    Boston May 01, 2008

    Brattle Theater

     

    Los Angeles May 02, 2008

    Landmark Nuart

     

    Washington, D.C. May 10, 2008

    AFI Silver Springs Theater

     

    San Diego May 23, 2008

    Landmark Ken Theater

  8. 20th Century Fox Cinema Classics Collections refers to a collection of DVDs released by 20th Century Fox. The series premiered in January 2006, with the releases of "Island in the Sun", "Pinky", and "Stormy Weather"!

     

    The Cinema Classics Collection is a successor to the earlier Fox series Studio Classics. Some films that were released as Studio Classics have subsequently been re-released as Cinema Classics.

     

    Some of the differences between the two series are:

     

    All Studio Classic titles consist of a single disc, while many Cinema Classic titles are 2-disc sets or boxed DVD sets. Sometimes the films in the sets are available for sale separately, and sometimes they are not.

     

    Studio Classics are numbered on their spines; Cinema Classics are not.

     

    Single-disc Cinema Classic DVDs come packaged not only with a standard DVD keepcase, but are also enclosed inside a decorative cardstock slipcover.

     

    Films in the Collection:

     

    Adventures of a Young Man 1962 The Ernest Hemingway Film Collection

    The Agony and the Ecstasy 1965

    A-Haunting We Will Go 1942 The Laurel and Hardy Collection, Vol. 2

    All About Eve 1950 The Bette Davis Centenary Celebration Collection

    Ambassador Bill 1931 The Will Rogers Collection, Vol. 2

    Anna Karenina 1948

    Bedazzled 1967

    Behind That Curtain 1929 The Charlie Chan Collection, Vol. 3

    Beyond the Valley of the Dolls 1970

    The Bible 1966

    The Big Noise 1944 The Laurel and Hardy Collection, Vol. 1

    The Black Camel 1931 The Charlie Chan Collection, Vol. 3

    The Black Rose 1950 The Tyrone Power Collection

    Blood and Sand 1941 The Tyrone Power Collection

    Blue, White, and Perfect 1942 The Michael Shayne Mysteries, Vol. 1

    The Bullfighters 1945 The Laurel and Hardy Collection, Vol. 2

    Cafe Metropole 1937 The Tyrone Power Collection, Vol. 2

    The Call of the Wild 1935 The Clark Gable Collection

    Caprice 1967

    The Captain from Castile 1947 The Tyrone Power Collection

    The Chairman 1969

    Charley's Aunt 1941

    Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo 1937 The Charlie Chan Collection, Vol. 3

    Charlie Chan at the Circus 1936 The Charlie Chan Collection, Vol. 2

    Charlie Chan at the Olympics 1937 The Charlie Chan Collection, Vol. 2

    Charlie Chan at the Opera 1936 The Charlie Chan Collection, Vol. 2

    Charlie Chan at the Race Track 1936 The Charlie Chan Collection, Vol. 2

    Charlie Chan at Treasure Island 1939 The Charlie Chan Collection, Vol. 4

    Charlie Chan in City in Darkness 1939 The Charlie Chan Collection, Vol. 4

    Charlie Chan in Egypt 1935 The Charlie Chan Collection, Vol. 1

    Charlie Chan in Honolulu 1938 The Charlie Chan Collection, Vol. 4

    Charlie Chan in London 1934 The Charlie Chan Collection, Vol. 1

    Charlie Chan in Paris 1935 The Charlie Chan Collection, Vol. 1

    Charlie Chan in Reno 1939 The Charlie Chan Collection, Vol. 4

    Charlie Chan in Shanghai 1935 The Charlie Chan Collection, Vol. 1

    Carlie Chan on Broadway 1937 The Charlie Chan Collection, Vol. 3

    Charlie Chan's Secret 1936 The Charlie Chan Collection, Vol. 3

    Cinderella Liberty 1973

    The Dancing Masters 1943 The Laurel and Hardy Collection, Vol. 2

    David Harum 1934 The Will Rogers Collection, Vol. 2

    Day-Time Wife 1939 The Tyrone Power Collection, Vol. 2

    Deadfall 1968

    Demetrius and the Gladiators 1954

    Do Not Disturb 1965

    Doubting Thomas 1935 The Will Rogers Collection, Vol. 1

    Eran Trece 1931 The Charlie Chan Collection, Vol. 1

    Fantastic Voyage 1966

    AFarewell to Arms 1957 The Ernest Hemingway Film Collection

    Francis of Assisi 1961

    Garden of Evil 1954 Fox Western Classics

    Gentlemen Prefer Blondes 1953 The Marilyn Monroe Special Anniversary Collection

    Te Girl Can't Help It 1956 The Jayne Mansfield Collection

    The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing 1955 The Joan Collins Collection

    Girls' Dormitory 1936 The Tyrone Power Collection, Vol. 2

    Great Guns 1941 The Laurel and Hardy Collection, Vol. 1

    The Gunfighter 1950 Fox Western Classics

    Hangover Square 1945 Fox Horror Classics

    Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte 1964 The Bette Davis Centenary Celebration Collection

    I'll Never Forget You 1951 The Tyrone Power Collection, Vol. 2

    In Like Flint 1967 The Ultimate Flint Collection

    In Old Kentucky 1935 The Will Rogers Collection, Vol. 1

    Island in the Sun 1957

    Jane Eyre 1944

    Jesse James 1939

    Jitterbugs 1943 The Laurel and Hardy Collection, Vol. 1

    John and Mary 1969

    Johnny Apollo 1940 The Tyrone Power Collection, Vol. 2

    Les Miserables 1935 Les Miserables: Two Epic Adaptations

    Les Miserables 1952 Les Miserables: Two Epic Adaptations

    Let's Make Love 1960 The Marilyn Monroe Special Anniversary Collection

    Life Begins at Forty 1935 The Will Rogers Collection, Vol. 1

    The Lodger 1944 Fox Horror Classics

    The Longest Day 1962

    Love Is News 1937 The Tyrone Power Collection, Vol. 2

    Love Me Tender 1956

    The Luck of the Irish 1948 The Tyrone Power Collection, Vol. 2

    The Magus 1968

    The Man Who Wouldn't Die 1942 The Michael Shayne Mysteries, Vol. 1

    Michael Shayne: Private Detective 1940 The Michael Shayne Mysteries, Vol. 1

    Move Over, Darling 1963

    Mr. Moto in Danger Island 1939 The Mr. Moto Collection, Vol. 2

    Mr. Moto Takes a Chance 1938 The Mr. Moto Collection, Vol. 1

    Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation 1939 The Mr. Moto Collection, Vol. 2

    Mr. Moto's Gamble 1938 The Mr. Moto Collection, Vol. 2

    Mr. Moto's Last Warning 1939 The Mr. Moto Collection, Vol. 2

    Mr. Skitch 1933 The Will Rogers Collection, Vol. 2

    The Mysterious Mr. Moto 1938 The Mr. Moto Collection, Vol. 1

    The Nanny 1965 The Bette Davis Centenary Celebration Collection

    The Neptune Factor 1973

    Niagara 1953 The Marilyn Monroe Special Anniversary Collection

    O. Henry's Full House 1952

    The Other Side of Midnight 1977

    Our Man Flint 1966 The Ultimate Flint Collection

    Patton 1970

    Peeper 1975

    Phone Call from a Stranger 1952 The Bette Davis Centenary Celebration Collection

    Pinky 1949

    Prince of Foxes 1949 The Tyrone Power Collection

    The Quiller Memorandum 1966

    Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys! 1958 The Joan Collins Collection

    Rawhide 1951 Fox Western Classics

    The Return of Frank James 1940

    The Return of Mr. Moto 1965 The Mr. Moto Collection, Vol. 2

    River of No Return 1954 The Marilyn Monroe Special Anniversary Collection

    The Robe 1953

    Royal Flash 1975

    The Sand Pebbles 1966

    Sea Wife 1957 The Joan Collins Collection

    Second Honeymoon 1937 The Tyrone Power Collection, Vol. 2

    Seven Thieves 1960 The Joan Collins Collection

    The Seven Year Itch 1955 The Marilyn Monroe Special Anniversary Collection

    The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw 1958, The Jayne Mansfield Collection

    Sleepers West 1941, The Michael Shayne Mysteries, Vol. 1

    The Snows of Kilimanjaro 1952 The Ernest Hemingway Film Collection

    Soldier of Fortune 1955, The Clark Gable Collection

    Son of Fury 1942, The Tyrone Power Collection

    S*P*Y*S 1974

    Steamboat Round the Bend 1935, The Will Rogers Collection, Vol. 1

    Step Lively, Jeeves! 1937, The Jeeves Collection

    Stopover Tokyo 1957 The Joan Collins Collection

    Stormy Weather 1943

    The Sun Also Rises 1957 The Ernest Hemingway Film Collection

    The Tall Men 1955 The Clark Gable Collection

    Thank You, Jeeves! 1936 The Jeeves Collection

    Thank You, Mr. Moto 1937 The Mr. Moto Collection, Vol. 1

    That Wonderful Urge 1948 The Tyrone Power Collection, Vol. 2

    Think Fast, Mr. Moto 1937 The Mr. Moto Collection, Vol. 1

    This Above All 1942 The Tyrone Power Collection, Vol. 2

    The Three Musketeers 1939

    Too Busy to Work 1932 The Will Rogers Collection, Vol. 2

    Tora! Tora! Tora! 1970

    The True Story of Jesse James 1957

    Twelve o'Clock High 1949

    Under My Skin 1950 The Ernest Hemingway Film Collection

    The Undying Monster 1942 Fox Horror Classics

    The Valley of the Dolls 1967

    The Virgin Queen 1955 The Bette Davis, Centenary Celebration Collection

    Von Ryan's Express 1965

    Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea 1961

    Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter, The Jayne Mansfield Collection

     

    Thanks.

    20th Century Fox.

     

     

    Warner Bros. doesn't put this musch time or energy into there discs! Some of the films I have bought from 20th Century Fox I.E. "The Towering Inferno", "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea" or "Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter" in The Jayne Mansfield Collection incld lobby cards, reproduction pressbooks etc! These make excellent addition to a film collector and film fan!

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