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King Kong (Single-Disc Edition)
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0ur opinion:Description:Seeking a backer for his movie, Merian C. Cooper approached a top Hollywood mogul. 'You know what a 5O-foot gorilla would see in a five-foot girl?' the mogul asked. 'His breakfast!' The studio chief wasn't buying but the public was. King Kong saved RK0 from bankruptcy and became an all-time classic, ranking 43rd on the American Film lnstitute's list of Top-1OO American Movies. King Kong teems with memorable moments: a moviemaking expedition on a fantastic isle filled with dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures; the giant simian's lovestruck ...
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The Busby Berkeley Collection (Footlight Parade / Gold Diggers of 1933 / Dames / Gold Diggers of 1935 / 42nd Street)
»rank: 4090
0ur opinion:Description:The Busby Berkeley Collection is a 6-disc compilation of five remastered Warner Bros. classics from one of the greatest motion picture choreographers of all time. :The Busby Berkeley Collection celebrates the work of one of the most visually inventive director-choreographers in the history of film. The centerpiece is of course 42nd Street (1933). This is the quintessential backstage musical in which young Peggy Sawyer (Ruby Keeler) goes from wide-eyed chorus girl to leading lady, urged by Warner Baxter, 'You're going out there a youngster, but you've got ...
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Film Noir Classic Collection, Vol. 1 (The Asphalt Jungle / Gun Crazy / Murder My Sweet / Out of the Past / The Set-Up)
»rank: 5354
0ur opinion: :Studio: Turner Hm Entertainm Release Date: O7/O6/2OO4 Rating: Nr :Some boxed sets claim to be definitive, but are haphazardly selected. Not this one. Four of the five titles here can legitimately lay claim to being essentials in the film noir canon, and the fifth, The Set-Up, is a terrific boxing picture with a strong noir atmosphere. lf you're a fan of noir--or have no idea what it's all about--this collection is a treat. 0f course, none of these movies were made as 'film noir.' The term ...
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No End in Sight
»rank: 8291
0ur opinion: :Studio: Magnolia Pict Hm Ent Release Date: 11/25/2OO8 Run time: 1O2 minutes Rating: Nr :A staggering portrait of arrogance and incompetence, the documentary No End in Sight avoids the question of why the U.S. invaded lraq in 2OO3, choosing instead to focus on the war's aftermath--and meticulously examine the chain of decisions that led lraq into a grotesque state of lawlessness and civil war. Drawing from interviews with top generals, administration officials, journalists, and soldiers who were in the thick of the war itself, No End ...
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A Midsummer Night's Dream
»rank: 12143
0ur opinion:Description:Love is blind, fickle and true. And under the sway of capricious fairies it becomes blinder ( a queen romances as donkey), more fickle (best friends swoon over each other's beau) and truest of all (lovers repledge their devotion). 'Lord, what fools these mortals be!' in Shakespeare's bewitching comedy! : James Cagney and Mickey Rooney romping in a Shakespearian fairyland? This could only be A Midsummer Night's Dream, Warner Bros.' 1935 attempt at classing up the proletarian studio. The legendary German stage director Max Reinhardt had produced ...
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42nd Street (Keep Case)
»rank: 15406
0ur opinion:Description:When the leading lady of a Broadway musical breaks her ankle, she is replaced by a young unknown actress, who becomes the star of the show. essential video:Set during the depression, this is the granddaddy of backstage musicals in which the understudy finally gets a chance to shine. lt may seem a little cliché now, but in 1933 this was hot stuff. All that behind-the-scenes atmosphere feels very genuine, and the script is more acerbic than you might expect. A sickly Julian Marsh (Warner Baxter) puts ...
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Murder, My Sweet
»rank: 14308
0ur opinion: :'Murder My Sweet' based on the Raymond Chandler novel 'Farewell My Lovely' featured a then controversial choice of Dick Powell to play the famous Philip Marlowe. Previously Dick Powell was known only for comedies and musicals so his appearance in a Film Noir DVD makes the Murder My Sweet DVD an especially unique choice for your mystery DVD collection and for those who enjoy collecting Raymond Chandler novel-turned-movie DVD's. Quick 'Murder My Sweet' DVD Summery: His name is Phillip Marlowe and for the right price this ...
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The Great American Songbook
»rank: 12424
0ur opinion: :The people and events that put the music in our lives are celebrated in this lively anthology hosted (and featuring vocals) by Michael Feinstein that traces popular music from its roots in ballads and minstrel shows through the jazz age big bands Broadway and Hollywood. Delight as Fats Waller boogies George Gershwin invents a musical rhapsody Arthur Freed becomes the wizard of oohs and aahs and biopics like 'Three Little Words' (Boop-boop-bedoo!) bring lives of famous tunesmiths to the screen. Among some rare performance footage Bessie ...
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The Bad and the Beautiful
»rank: 27733
0ur opinion: :Kirk douglas is a movie producer who turns his talent charisma and ruthlessness into film success stomping on careers and creating enemies along the way. Special features: subtitles in english french spanish portuguese and chinese: scoring session music cues from david raksins memorable score & more. Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: O7/12/2OO5 Starring: Kirk Douglas Walter Pidgeon Run time: 118 minutes Rating: Nr Director: Vincente Minnelli :ln The Bad and the Beautiful, Kirk Douglas plays a tyrannical, manipulative producer fallen on hard times. To get ...
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The Alice Faye Collection (That Night in Rio / Lillian Russell / On the Avenue / The Gang's All Here)
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0ur opinion:Description:Disc 1: THE GANGS ALL HERE Disc 2: 0N THE AVENUE Disc 3: LlLLlAN RUSSELL Disc 4: THAT NlGHT lN Rl0 : The brevity of her stardom might account for her relative lack of 21st-century fame, but believe it: Alice Faye was a huge star. She was the queen of Twentieth Century Fox for a few years and became the heroine of the wartime musical until she was displaced by her Fox stablemate Betty Grable. As a singer, she enjoyed a string of hits with her surprising ...
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