feaito
-
Posts
4,187 -
Joined
-
Last visited
Posts posted by feaito
-
-
I've seen it for the first time Mark and I really felt I could "connect" with the characters in an emotional level, something that does not happen easily to me; not even with new movies set in these times. I had the luck of buying a Barbara Stanwyck Set that's being sold at amazon.co.uk (Great Britain), so the DVD's only play if you have a All Region/Region Free/Multi-Region, PAL compatible system. The Set includes six films: "Double Indemnity", "All I Desire", "The Bitter Tea of General Yen", "The Miracle Woman", "Lady Eve" and "Golden Boy".
The Box Set belongs to the "Screen Goddesses" Collections (there all also sets of Sophia Loren, Mae West, Kate Hepburn, but I found this one to be the most worthwhile of the lot), and contains the six aforementioned films beautifully packaged: The Box has three pink drawers, each of them with a satin ribbon (to open them). Inside each drawer come two keep-cases containing the films.
What impressed me the most is that the collection includes two Paramount films from the 1940s ("Double Indemnity" and "The Lady Eve") and one Universal film from the 1950s ("All I Desire"), whose rights belong to Universal; plus three Columbia pictures from the 1930s (whose rights are owned by Sony): "The Miracle Woman", "Golden Boy" and "The Bitter Tea of General Yen". When I bought it, the price had dropped from the pricey 50 Pounds (over US$ 90)to 28.97 Pounds (over US$ 50). The four latter films haven't been released on DVD in the USA; the DVD edition of "Double Indemnity" is out of print and "The Lady Eve" would be the only film actually available in the States (from Criterion).
Today I also watched "The Bride wore Boots", a so-so film with Stanwyck, who on the other hand looks really ravishing and much younger than the actual 39 she was in this film. Bob Cummings, Diana Lynn, Bob Benchley, Patric Knowles, Natalie Wood and Peggy Wood (Mother Abbess in "The Sound of Music") are also in it. Also watched "All I Desire", a superb melodrama produced by Ross Hunter and directed by Douglas Sirk, with Sanwyck at her peak, supported by Richard Carlson, Lyle Bettger, Richard Long, Lori Nelson, Maureen O'Sullivan et al, an with Guy Williams and Stuart Whitman in bit roles. I also watched "Her Private Affair" and interesting but creaky early talkie with the beautiful Ann Harding, supported by Harry Bannister and a young John Loder.
-
I saw "Golden Boy" and I just don't understand why Maltin states in his book states that it dates badly. I just loved the film. Touching, moving, sincere interpretations by all. Holden and Stanwyck are superb!
-
Sorry, I've been sick in bed, I caught a virus that caused me both gastritis and gastroenteritis, plus high fever. Today's the first day that I feel really better.
-
I think you nailed it with "The Howards of Virginia". I have it on DVD and saw it a couple of years ago and, as far as I can recall, it sounds a lot like the film you're searching.
-
Fred in "Towering Inferno"?
-
I saw "Deliverance", a strong, powerful movie and the wonderful Pre-Code "The Last Flight".
-
Great! Your turn now.
-
OK Thanks!
Con Artist plays cupid to silly and spoiled society girl and Film Director.
-
Goldfinger?
Sean Connery ("Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade")
Gert Fr?be ("Monte Carlo or Bust")
Honor Blackman (Cathy Gale in "The Avengers")
-
I Watched "The Ice Age 2" (Cute), an Argentinian-Mexican Film based upon Jaime Bayly's novel titled "La Mujer de mi Hermano" (My Brother's Wife) and the very good "The Miracle Woman", with Barbara Stanwyck, David Manners and Sam Hardy.
I began watching the BBC Miniseries "I Claudius" (1976) with Derek Jacobi, Sian Phillips, John Hurt et al.
-
Everett Sloane
-
Yes, the Carl Davis score is great; I have the Image DVD too.
-
I totally agree with you Lynn.
-
"Pre-Code Hollywood" by Thomas Doherty and "Hollywood Censored: Morality Codes, Catholics and the Movies" by Gregory D. Black are also good books on the subject of Pre-Code films and Censorship. Welcome to the TCM Boards!
-
I agree with you, I couldn't remember the other day the film, but now I'm sure you nailed it!
-
BTW, "It" was relased on DVD by IMAGE.
-
As far as I know, Paramount's Silents are owned by Paramount, which has released some of them on VHS years ago: "The Docks of New York" (1928), "The Wedding March" (1928), "The Last Command" (1928) and "The Ten Commandments" (1923), among others; the latter was also included in Paramount's 50th Anniversary DVD edition of 1956's "The Ten Commandments".
Universal owns all of Paramount's talkies released up to 1948.
-
"Brief Encounter", "Letter from an Unknown Woman", "The Constant Nymph" and "Portrait of Jennie", all sad films but masterpieces as well.
-
Thanks for the info. I'll look for it.
-
Sadly I saw a shorter 83 minutes version (included in the lavish (British edition) Box Set of Barbara Stanwyck's films from the "Screen Goddesses Collection". It also includes The Miracle Woman, Golden Boy, All I Desire, The Lady Eve and Double Indemnity). Aparently, the American version released on VHS runs 89 minutes, so the British print must have undergone cuts, probably because of censorship; I've read that the film was banned in Britain for decades. I'll have to watch that 89 minutes print!
-
No and from what you're telling it sounds like really something! Is ist available on DVD? What kind of humor has it?
-
I saw "The Bitter Tea of General Yen" and I liked it very much. Offbeat, interesting film, with great performance by Nils Asther. Barbara Stanwyck, Walter Connolly and Toshia Mori are very good too.
I also watched "Young Lions", good film with an excellent cast (Monty Clift, Marlon Brando, Dean Martin, Barbara Rush, May Britt, Lee Van Cleef, Hope Lange, Maximilain Schell, Parley Baer, L.Q. Jones, Lilianne Montevecchi,...), but extremely long (almost three hours).
Not a film but TV Series, today I finished watching my DVD Set featuring all seasons of one of the funniest Sitcoms ever, the British "George and Mildred". Give me more Yootha Joyce please!
-
Yes that short is a great extra Johnny! I also have the DVD and I loved both features!
-
Swell job MrWrite! It's your turn now.
In Other Words...
in Games and Trivia
Posted
Thanks Sandy! I hadn't feel so bad in years!!