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I had high hopes for the rerelease of "The Robe," especially since it was released recently under Fox's "Cinema Classics Collection." "The Robe" is a Biblical epic I've always enjoyed, even with its cheesy backdrops and the stiff acting of Richard Burton. The lush score by Alfred Newman is as powerful as ever.
Unfortunately, this current release has not been remastered, just enhanced for widescreen televisions. The print is very grainy and looks like this was just a quick vault release to tie into Easter. Hopefully, some day Fox will go back and do a decent remaster of this classic.
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P.S. -- sorry for the typos but I had only a minute to get it in to meet the deadline.
And thank you to those who voted for me!
I have been very occupied recently with so many things but I will be doing my usual covers, though it will be on Monday night. Sorry for the delay.
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Wow, this is a very difficult choice but I have to go with Fedya, for things like Touerner Classic Movies, Stagecoach casting (reminded me of my GWTW casting fromway back when), Britney Spears, When Good Picnics Go Bad and anybody who incldes on of my favorites, Paula Prentiss, gets my vote. EVERYBODY DID GREAT!
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Triple H, you might want to check out oldies.com. They still have some of the WB clearance sale and they are selling G.Hotel for $6.98:
http://www.oldies.com/series-listing/warnerdvd.html
Also if you are in the California area, you might want to go to Costco. They have My Fair Lady, Cuckoo's Nest and a bunch of the other classic two-DVD sets put out by WB for $8.99.
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Those of us who have seen the info about the upcoming book/DVD and book/Blu-ray combos of Bonnie & Clyde can look forward to more good news:
from a post at blu-ray.com:
Warner Home Video has revealed that they plan to issue 10 Blu-ray/coffee book combination releases this year. The two announced so far, will be the March 25th release of 'Bonnie and Clyde' and the June 3rd release of 'Dirty Harry' (not the previously revealed box set). Other releases getting similar treatment will be 'Woodstock', releases from the 'Harry Potter' franchise, 'Bladerunner' (already released on Blu-ray as a collection), 'Gone with the Wind' and 'North by Northwest'.
I think the GWTW and North by Northwest will not be this year, but rather next year (2009) to tie into their anniversaries.
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Congrats, Lynn, on running a great Challenge contest. As always, with everything you do, you do wonderfully. It always looks like fun, but I know for a fact it is really a lot of work.
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Great schedule, Fedya, with lots of hilarious headings. You cracked me up with with things like "When Good Picnics Go Bad" and the Spears guest programmer spot.
Terrific work.
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Amazon has a special on film noirs at several different price levels, including a number of the Fox ones at $7.99 each. I'm getting 14 Hours and Shock, two I need for the Fox Film Noir set.
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Chip, thanks for your wonderful comments. My only regret is that I didn't have room for Francois Truffaut and Gayle Hunnicit in the 2/6 birthday schedule, too.
Lynn, thanks. Yes, every schedule so far. It's always amazing to me because I start by thinking "I won't have enough to fill a schedule this time" but always end up with having to cut things because I have too much.
patful and movieman1957, thank you too for your compliments.
I haven't had a chance to say it yet but all the schedules are filled with gems. It is going to be hard to choose one from among them.
And, if anyone would like to have the feeling of what it is like to program an entire week, this is a fun exercise and you still can do so.
Thanks all,
filmlover
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Before I get into my notes, I want to say that after completing the schedule a few minutes ago, I have finally had a look at some of the people's schedules. I do see one or two duplicates regarding films but hopefully no major themes.
On to the notes:
I wanted to do a mini-salute to Conrad Veidt. After seeing him usually as a Nazi general or other enemy, I was surprised by the level of emotion he conveyed in The Man Who Laughs, which I saw a few days ago. Even in The Thief of Bagdad, his human side comes through all that nastiness when he won?t let himself hypnotize the princess to fall in love with him.
I made James Mason Star of the Month after realizing I enjoy watching him in everything he does.
Tuesday falls on February 2nd, so that is 2/2. And I am focusing on Duality themes. Even my choice of The American Film Theater movies for the evening are a combination of film that is theater and theater that is film.
Saturday is an all-day birthday celebration. It is remarkable how many famous people were born on February 6th, and that includes me. This whole day came about by coincidence because I was really working on making Tuesday, 2/2, so I could making everything dual. Finding out February 6th was in my week was a bonus. (Sadly, due to lack of space I had to leave off two others who had a birthday on the 6th: Francois Truffaut and Gayle Hunnicutt.)
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Here's my schedule:
2009
SUNDAY, 1/31
?YIPPEE-KI-YAY, SCHWEINHUNDT!? ? THE WESTERN FILMS OF FRITZ LANG
6:00 am Return of Frank James (Fox, 1942) 92 min. PREMIERE
7:45 am Western Union (Fox, 1941) 96 min. ps
9:30 am Rancho Notorious (RKO, 1952) 90 min.
GREAT BRITAIN ? ENGLAND DURING WORLD WAR II
11:00 am Mrs. Miniver (MGM, 1942) 132 min.
1:45 pm In Which We Serve (British Lion, 1942) 115 min. ps
3:45 pm Hope and Glory (Sony, 1987) 113 min. ps
5:45 pm The Battle of Britain (UA, 1969) 132 min.
VEIDT NIGHT
8:00 pm The Thief of Bagdad (UA, 1940) Sabu, Conrad Veidt 106 min. ps
10:00 pm Nazi Agent (MGM, 1942) Conrad Veidt 84 min.
11:30 pm Silent Sunday Night: The Man Who Laughs (Univ,.1928) Conrad Veidt 110 min.
1:30 am TCM Imports: Waxworks (UFA, 1924) Conrad Veidt 83 min.
3:00 am TCM Imports: The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (Dekla Bioscop AG, 1919) Conrad Veidt 73 min.
4:15 am Casablanca (WB, 1942) Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Conrad Veidt 104 min.
MONDAY, 2/1
HEARTWARMING GHOST STORIES
6:00 am Heart and Souls (Univ., 1993) Robert Downey, Jr., Kyra Sedgwick 104 min. PREMIERE
7:45 am Field of Dreams (Univ., 1989) Kevin Costner, Ray Liotta 106 min. ps
9:45 The Canterville Ghost (MGM, 1944) Charles Laughton 96 min.
ANY RESEMBLANCE TO REAL PERSONS?IS NOT COINCIDENTAL
11:30 am Enter Laughing (Columbia, 1967) (Carl Reiner) Jose Ferrer, Shelly Winters 112 min.
1:30 pm Chapter Two (Columbia, 1980) (Neil Simon, Marsha Mason) James Caan, Marsha Mason 124 min.
A DIX MIX
3:45 pm The Devil is Driving (Columbia, 1937) Richard Dix 69 min.
5:15 pm It Happened in Hollywood (Columbia, 1937) Richard Dix 70 min.
6:45 pm Special Investigator (RKO, 1936) Richard Dix 61 min.
JAMES MASON: STAR OF THE MONTH
8:00 pm Odd Man Out (Rank, 1947) James Mason 116 min. ps
10:00 Julius Caesar (MGM, 1953) Marlon Brando, James Mason 122 min.
12:15 am A Star is Born (WB, 1954) Judy Garland, James Mason 176 min.
3:30 am 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (Disney, 1954) Kirk Douglas, James Mason 127 min.
TUESDAY , 2/2
TWOS-DAY (DUALITY IN THE MOVIES)
2 FACES OF EVE
6:00 am The Lady Eve (Par., 1941) Barbara Stanwyck 94 min. ps
7:45 am All About Eve (Fox, 1950) Anne Baxter 138 min. ps
TWINS
10:15 am Our Relations (MGM, 1936) Laurel & Hardy 73 min.
ALTER EGOS
11:30 am The Scarlet Pimpernel (London Films, 1935) Leslie Howard 90 min. ps
1:15 pm The Mark of Zorro (Fox, 1940) Tyrone Power 94 min. ps
MULTIPLE ?MULTIPLE PERSONALITIES?
3:00 pm Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Par., 1920) John Barrymore 69 min. ps
4:15 pm Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Par., 1932) Frederic March 96 min. ps
6:00 pm Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (MGM, 1941) Spencer Tracy 114 min.
THE AMERICAN FILM THEATRE
8:00 pm A Delicate Balance (American Film Theatre, 1973) Katherine Hepburn, Paul Scofield 134 min. PREMIERE
10:30 pm Rhinoceros (American Film Theatre, 1974) Zero Mostel, Gene Wilder 101 min. PREMIERE
12:15 am The Iceman Cometh (American Film Theatre, 1973) Lee Marvin, Frederic March, Robert Ryan 234 min. PREMIERE
4:15 am Lost in the Stars (American Film Theatre, 1974) Brock Peters 97 min. PREMIERE
WEDNESDAY, 2/3
BILLY WILDER & JACK LEMMON
6:00 am Some Like It Hot (UA, 1959) 120 min.
8:15 am The Apartment (UA, 1960) 125 min.
10:30 am Irma La Douce (UA, 1963) 143 min.
1:00 pm The Fortune Cookie (UA, 1966) 126 min.
3:30 pm Avanti! (UA, 1972) 144 min.
6:00 pm The Front Page (Univ., 1974) 105 min. ps
A CELEBRATION OF RICHARD RODGERS & LORENZ HART
8:00 pm The Hot Heiress (First National, 1931) Ben Lyon, One Munson 85 min.
9:30 pm On Your Toes (WB, 1939) Zorina, Eddie Albert 93 min.
11:15 pm Billy Rose?s Jumbo (MGM, 1962) Doris Day, Jimmy Durante 124 min.
1:30 am Babes in Arms (MGM, 1939) Mickey Rooney, Judy Garland 97 min.
3:30 am Words and Music (MGM, 1948) Mickey Rooney, Tom Drake 122 min.
5:45 am Short: An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee (WB, 1930) 11 min.
THURSDAY, 2/4
?AND IT SHALL BE MY DUTY??
6:00 am Mr. District Attorney (Col., 1947) Adolph Menjou 82 min.
7:30 am Attorney for the Defense (Col., 1932) Edmund Lowe 70 min.
JUST BECAUSE I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THESE EARLY WARNER BROS.? FILMS
8:45 am Gold Dust Gertie (WB, 1931) Winnie Lightner, Olsen & Johnson 68 min.
10:00 am Jail Break (WB, 1936) Barton MacLane 65 min.
11:15 am Missing Witness (WB, 1937) John Litel 61 min.
12:30 pm Varsity Show (WB, 1937) Dick Powell 81 min.
2:00 pm Tear Gas Squad (WB, 1940) Dennis Morgan 55 min.
3:00 pm Sing Me A Love Song (WB, 1936) James Melton, Patricia Ellis 78 min.
4:30 pm Here Comes Carter (WB, 1936) Ross Alexander, Glenda Farrell 58 min.
WOW, THAT WAS?
5:30 pm A Close Call for Ellery Queen (Col., 1942) William Gargan 70 min.
6:45 pm A Close Call for Boston **** (Col., 1946) Chester Morris 68 min.
OUTSIDE THE ACTORS STUDIO (cast listed below were all students at the A.S.)
8:00 pm On the Waterfront (Columbia, 1954) Marlon Brando, Eva Marie Saint, Lee J. Cobb, Karl Malden, Rod Steiger 108 min.
10:00 pm The Misfits (UA, 1961) Marilyn Monroe, Montgomery Clift, Eli Wallach 125 min.
12:15 am Paris Blues (UA, 1961) Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Sidney Poitier 99 min.
2:00 am Rebel Without A Cause (WB, 1955) James Dean 111 min.
4:00 am The King of Marvin Gardens (Col., 1972) Jack Nicholson, Bruce Dern, Ellen Burstyn 103 min.
FRIDAY, 2/5
H.G. WELLS ? WRITER OF THE FANTASTIC
6:00 am The First Men in the Moon (Columbia, 1964) Edward Judd 103 min.
7:45 am Island of Lost Souls (Par., 1932) Charles Laughton 71 min. ps
9:00 am The Invisible Man (Univ., 1933) Claude Rains 72 min. ps
10:15 am Things to Come (UA, 1936) Raymond Massey 113 min. ps
12:15 pm The Time Machine (MGM, 1960) Rod Taylor 103 min.
2:00 pm War of the Worlds (Paramount, 1953) Gene Barry 85 min. ps
HANS CONRIED
3:30 pm The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T (Columbia, 1953) 90 min.
5:15 pm Siren of Bagdad (Columbia, 1953) 72 min.
6:30 pm The Twonky (UA. 1953) 72 min
DIRECTED BY HERBERT ROSS
8:00 pm Play It Again, Sam (Par., 1972) Woody Allen 86 min. ps
9:30 pm The Goodbye Girl (MGM, 1977) Marsha Mason, Richard Dreyfuss 111 min.
11:30 pm The Seven Per Cent Solution (Univ., 1976) Nicol Williamson 114 min. ps
MAGICIANS IN THE MOVIES
1:30 am TCM Underground: Terror Island (Paramount, 1920) Harry Houdini 55 min.
2:30 am TCM Underground: Terror Train (Fox, 1980) David Copperfield 97 min.
4:15 am The Mad Magician (Col., 1954) Vincent Price 72 min.
5:30 am Short: Dark Magic (MGM, 1939) Robert Benchley 10 min.
SATURDAY, 2/6
BIRTHDAY DAY
PATRICK MACNEE?S BIRTHDAY
6:00 am Les Girls (MGM, 1957) Gene Kelly Mitzi Gaynor, Patrick Macnee 114 min.
MAMIE VAN DOREN?S BIRTHDAY
8:00 am High School Confidential (MGM, 1958) Russ Tamblyn, Mamie Van Doren 85 miin.
RIP TORN?S BIRTHDAY
9:30 am Sweet Bird of Youth (MGM, 1962) Paul Newman, Geraldine Page, Rip Torn 121 min.
ZSA ZSA GABOR?S BIRTHDAY
11:45 am Moulin Rouge (UA, 1953) Jose Ferrer, Zsa Zsa Gabor 119 min.
RONALD REAGAN?S BIRTHDAY
1:45 pm Bedtime for Bonzo (Univ., 1951) Ronald Reagan, Diana Lynn 83 min. ps
BABE RUTH?S BIRTHDAY
3:15 pm The Pride of the Yankees (RKO, 1943) Gary Cooper, Babe Ruth 124 min.
RAMON NOVARRO?S BIRTHDAY
5:30 pm Ben-Hur (MGM, 1925) Ramon Novarro 144 min.
FILMLOVER?S BIRTHDAY ? MY NIGHT OF MOVIES I LOVE
8:00 pm The Essentials: Somewhere in Time (Univ. 1980) Christopher Reeve, Jane Seymour 104 min. ps
9:45 pm Ball of Fire (Samuel Goldwyn/RKO, 1941) Gary Cooper, Barbara Stanwyck 112 min.
11:45 pm Gunga Din (RKO, 1939) Cary Grant, Douglas Fairbanks. Jr. 117 min.
1:45 am Notting Hill (Univ., 1999) Julia Roberts, Hugh Grant 124 min. PREMIERE
4:00 am Those Lips Those Eyes (UA, 1980) Frank Langella, Tom Hulce, Glynnis O?Connor 105 min.
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I am about half way typing up my schedule. I will have it in sometime this weekend. Then I can look at the other schedules.
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calvinme, this is definitely the thread to post all upcoming news, no matter the genre. The individual genre threads are mostly ofr people to write reviews of DVD they have seen in that particular genre.
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I'm trying to recall...when will the next extra-20% off sale be at dvdplanet.com and deepdiscount.com? Anybody know?
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Though it won't be until November, Disney has announced they are going to be releasing a 2-DVD set of DR. SYN, ALIAS THE SCARECROW (aka The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh)!!!!!!!!!!!!! YAY!!!! FINALLY!!! It will be in metal packaging and will cost $32.99. I can't wait!
From the Disney Blog: ?Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow,? which first aired as three separate episodes on Disney?s weekly TV show under the title ?The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh,? was edited for theatrical releases in England and the U.S. This DVD set includes all three of the original TV episodes plus the theatrical version of the film that was released in England.
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I have asked nicely in different threads you have created to just post your items in existing threads, but still you do brand new threads. I figured if you didn't see them, you would have to see this notice!
Anything that is upcoming can be listed in the Upcoming Releases thread. There are also threads for every genre here on the board (including Animation), already created and waiting.
When I got this whole DVD forum section started, I wanted to retain a certain order to it so people could find everything quickly, so the individual threads were created for each genre, plus one for Upcoming Releases and one for Special Sales. The problem with starting new thread about one new piece of information like you have been doing is that it makes it hard for people to find anything.
Please stay within the DVD Forum's guidelines. Thank you!
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CelluloidKid, I don't get it. Do you read the listings? The Thief of Bagdad has already been listed below yours in great detail. You also post new threads outside the main ones listing information already in current threads, and also post those separate threads even though you are asked to only post within the Forum's established threads.
Where is it that we are not getting through to you?
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I just finished watching the Kino DVD of "The Man Who Laughs" and I highly recommend it. I have to admit that I was under the impression all these years that it was a horror film, based on the image of Conrad Veidt's picture with that horrible grin (the inspiration for the Joker in Batman), but it was not that at all. It is a story of people. And Conrad Veidt is truly remarkable in the title role. His is a very heartbreaking performance, shown mainly though his eyes and gestures as the man afflicted with the permanent full smile because of a horrible operation done to him when he was a child.
The print is excellent, with a great film score. There are lots of photos and press material in the special features section, as well as film of the home lives of Veidt and other foreign stars in Hollywood.
Well worth getting.
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I love all versions of Thief of Bagdad , so I will be looking forward to this one. The extras look great, but I hate that cover artwork: http://criterion.com/asp/full_cover_display.asp?id=431
- SPECIAL EDITION DOUBLE-DISC SET FEATURES:
- Restored digital transfer
- Two audio commentaries: one featuring renowned directors Francis Ford Coppola and Martin Scorsese, and one with film and music historian Bruce Eder
- New interviews with special-effects experts Ray Harryhausen, Dennis Muren, and Craig Barron about the technical achievements of The Thief of Bagdad
- The Lion Has Wings (1940), Alexander Korda's propaganda film for the English war effort, during The Thief of Bagdad's production hiatus
- Excerpts from codirector Michael Powell's audio dictations for his autobiography
- Selections of music by composer Miklos R?zsa not used in the final film
- Stills gallery featuring rare Dufaycolor images of the film's production
- Theatrical trailer
- PLUS: A booklet featuring new essays by film scholars Andrew Moor and Ian Christie
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I'm bumping up the individual genre threads and special threads such as this so people know where to place items or reviews about a particular genre.
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I'm bumping up the individual genre threads so people know where to place items or reviews about a particular genre.
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I'm bumping up the individual genre threads so people know where to place items or reviews about a particular genre.
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I'm bumping up the individual genre threads so people know where to place items or reviews about a particular genre.
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I'm bumping up the individual genre threads so people know where to place items or reviews about a particular genre.
Upcoming Releases
in Classic Film DVD Reviews
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To all concerned, the Upcoming News should be about films from the past, not everything. Posts, including the one for Revolver, are just recent films and should not be included. Remember the title of the forum is "Classic Film DVD Reviews", so we should focus on Classic Films that are coming to DVD, not recent movies.