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Tuesday, 7 July 2009

Sorrell and Son

Sorrell and Son
1926. Illustrated with scenes from the Photoplay, a United Artists Picture featuring H.B. Warner. Set in England the story is about a man who devotes his life to making his son's a success. In the course of the story many themes are explored including life, love, career and familial and marital relationships. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.
Customer Review: Beautiful story of a father and son
Sorrell and Son is a beautiful story of the love and commitment of a father to his son. Returning to civilian life in England after fighting in World War I as an officer and being decorated for bravery, he comes home to find no place to fit in. His wife leaves him, he cannot find a job and raised as a gentleman has no marketable skills. The only thing that keeps him going is his twelve-year-old son who is utterly dependent on him. The book spans the boy's youth and adulthood. It's a story of self-sacrifice and love and finding meaning in a harsh environment. The only thing that bothered me in the first half was the author's negative portrayal of women in general but he made up for it in the end with his understanding of the young woman Sorrell's son falls in love with. The author shows a sympathy for the limitations women faced at that time with only wife and motherhood their only real options. Sorrell's son has to nearly lose her, as well as his own life, to understand that she, too, deserves to find a fullfillment in her work. Wonderfully told, really, really well-written.
Customer Review: An American story set in England
This is a book to read over and again. The central theme has its Horatio Alger aspect in Sorrell's climb from adversity (failed marriage,underemployment), to affluence and success, through the combined forces of hard work and professionalism with a good dash of luck. The secondary story is Sorrell's wonderful relationship with his son, and his strong but tender rearing and overseeing his of education in school and in life. This book is a first rate read and a must addition to your library.

Cinema Classics 4: Classical Music Made Famous in Films

Cinema Classics 4: Classical Music Made Famous in Films
1. Clockwork Orange~~~2. Amadeus~~~3. A Room with a Veiw~~~4. Sleeping with the enemy~~~5. Somewhere in time~~~6. Who Framed Roger Rabbit?~~~7. Moonstruck~~~8. The French Lieutenant's Woman~~~9. 10~~~

The Greatest Cinema Choral Classics (2 CD SET)

Customer Review: "Choral Cinema Scores ... Very Best Of ... Crouch End Festival Chorus (2006) ... Silva Screen"
Silva Screen Records takes us on a journey of adventure of epic musical proportions with "THE GREATEST CINEMA CHORAL CLASSIC" --- featuring The Crouch End Festival Chorus with Choir Master David Temple, The Finchley Children's Music Group, The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra & Chorus, with Solo Soprano Charlotte Kinder and Conducted by Paul Bateman, Nic Raine and James Fitzpatrick --- inclusive are some of the biggest ever box office chart busters ever to grace the big screen --- you're in for a real treat of exhilarating and energetic film music at it's peak! The track listings and selections are as follows: Disc One: 1. Excalibur - (O Fortuna - from Carmina Burana) 2. Platoon - (Agnus Dei) 3. Star Wars: Revenge Of The Sith - (Battle Of The Heroes) 4. The Da Vinci Code - (Kyrie For The Magdalene) 5. Conan The Barbarian - (The Riddle Of Steel / Riders Of Doom) 6. 1492: Conquest Of Paradise - (Conquest Of Paradise) 7. The Double Life Of Veronique - (Concerto In E-minor) 8. King Kong - (The Empire State Building / Beauty Killed The Beast) 9. The Mission - (On Earth As It Is In Heaven) 10. The Abyss - (End Credits) 11. Amistad - (Dry Your Tears, Afrika) 12. The Chronicles Of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe - (Only The Beginning Of The Adventure) 13. The Lion In Winter - (Suite - with chorus) Disc Two: 1. The Omen - (Suite For Choir And Orchestra) 2. The Lord Of The Rings: (The Two Towers - Evenstar) 3. Edward Scissorhands - (Main Title / Ice Dance) 4. Passion Of The Christ - (Resurrection) 5. Star Wars: The Phantom Menace - (Duel Of The Fates) 6. Les Choristes - (In Memoriam) 7. The Last Valley - (Main Title / End Title) 8. The Sum Of All Fears - (The Mission) 9. Empire Of The Sun - (Exsultate Justi ) 10. Missa Luba - (Sanctus) 11. How The West Was Won - (Main Title - choral version) 12. Saving Private Ryan - (Hymn To The Fallen) 13. Henry V - (Non Nobis Domine) "CONAN:THE BARBARIAN" (1981-Basil Poledouris), with Arnold Schwarzenegger and resounding singers with brilliant orchestration --- then we have a selections from "THE MISSION" (1986-Enno Morricone), beautiful choir blends emotion, enhanced by haunting themes and counter melodies --- "THE LION IN WINTER" (1988-John Barry), a favorite among Barry fans, this arrangement and rendition has it all...next we travel with helmet in hand(with horns included) with ..another remake leaps to the screen with "HENRY V" (1989-Patrick Doyle), one can only marvel at Kenneth Branagh's Shakespeare film, but the music from a solo to full choir gives you goose bumps --- the CD is excellent, recorded in Dolby Surround sound is completely mesmerizing and outstanding orchestration, every instrument, every voice, crystal clear --- for all the "film-score-buffs", do not pass this one up --- needs to be in your every growing collection (nuff said) --- featuring the CROUCH END FESTIVAL CHORUS and their leader David Temple (Choir Master), world renown with a strong reputation for hitting the mark everytime --- for additional listening pleasure THE CITY OF PRAGUE PHILHARMONIC, conducted by Paul Bateman, James Fitzpatrick and as always Nic Raine these gentleman are the icing on the cake --- for additional listening pleasure we have the classical favorite "CARMINA BURANA" (1981-Carl Orff), the dark tale of Camelot --- now that's just for openers. Great job from the batons of Paul Bateman, James Fitzpatrick and Nic Raine with the guiding hand of producer James Fitzpatrick...executive producer Reynold da Silva and Silva Screen Records...presentation is flawless, with blends of immortal performances...doesn't hurt this release is a "HDCD" and "DOLBY SURROUND" sound extravaganza...looking forward to the next outing from our favorite CHORAL and ORCHESTRA in the genre of film scores and soundtracks...can't help it...I'm a "film-score-buff" nut! Total Time: 2-CD-Set ~ SILK #6040 ~ (10/03/2006)

Monday, 6 July 2009

Pride and Prejudice

Cambridge Literature is a series of literary texts edited for study by students aged 14-18 in English-speaking classrooms. It will include novels, poetry, short stories, essays, travel-writing and other non-fiction. The series will be extensive and open-ended, and will provide school students with a range of edited texts taken from a wide geographical spread. It will include writing in English from various genres and differing times. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen is edited by Richard Bain, Vice Principal, Norham Community Technology College, North Shields.
Customer Review: best Austen novel - so far
After seeing a number of adaptations, I finally decided to read all of Austen's novels. Northanger Abbey was not bad, and Sense and Sensibility is excellent. However, this is the best so far. While there is a lot of insightful comment on the custom of English society of the time, and discussion of the character's motivation, the book just sparkles during the interchanges between them. While those between Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy are justifiably famous, I would say that many of the others are at the same level. My favorite are perhaps the interchanges between Lady Catherine and Elizabeth. I am very much looking forward to reading the remaining three completed novels.
Customer Review: Drivel
This is a terrible novel. I was expecting a "classic" when I read this and the only reason that I can think of for this book to be considered a classic is because it was written by a woman at a time when women were repressed in society. The plot is shallow. It is simply a love story with a few hints of irony thrown in. The characters are very unlikable. In fact, I hate the characters because they are shallow and self-centered. Also, Austen clearly never learned that readers do not like run-on sentences because the so called "novel", consists of run-on sentences that sometimes consist of more than one page. Austen also describes everything way too much, when one sentence is clearly enough. This novel is complete trash, and I really regret having to read it for my literature class. I could have simply read the celebrity tabloids, and I would have been exposed to as informative and moving of a story as this piece of trash.

Alien Movie Classics Space Jockey with Astronauts Model Kit

Produced by Halcyon in 1992.

Wimbledon Classic Match: Federer vs Sampras

In many ways Federer is much like the man he succeeded at the All England Club in 2001. Federer showed his former idol the door with a sensational performance. The fourth-round thriller ended Sampras' remarkable reign - at least for the moment.
Customer Review: The best DVD for tennis lovers!!!
The highest video and audio quality for one of the most exciting tennis matches of history, I'm so glad of having it home!!!
Customer Review: A good match, but nadal fed better
A good match, but the 2007 and 2008 nadal federer finals had better quality tennis in them. Dont get me wrong, sampras was a great player but the tennis in here doesnt really show it. The majority of the points are quick and nothing too exciting. This match is just a symbol, the changing of the guard, thats all. If you are looking for good quality tennis, the nadal federer finals are the ones to watch

Dawn of the Dead Hare Krishna Zombie Action Figure Cult Classics 6

Wanted: Dead or Dead. This blue-skinned ghoul wanders the halls of the local mall, stalking and terrorizing the protagonists of the hit film Dawn of the Dead. Now he gets the Cult Classics treatment! This disturbingly realistic Hare Krishna Zombie has multiple points of articulation and includes storage boxes, a tambourine, removable glasses, and a storage-room base. He stands about 7-inches tall and comes in clamshell packaging. In scale with past Cult Classics releases, this is one menacing creature you know you want... or do you? Ages 5 and up.

Spider-Man Movie Classic 2 Villian Dr Octopus

Doctor Octopus featuring grabbing tentacle attack action, comes with a peel-off sticker. This version is based upon the movie version, the new villain in town glibly christened Ã¢Doc OckÃ¢ by J. Jonah Jameson. Outfitted in glasses and a heavy trench coat, Octopus is identified by his back-borne multi-segmented tentacle appendages. A tragic laboratory accident merged Octopus, mind and body, with his four durable telescoping tentacles. His mental link to his tentacle appendages became a freakish symbiosis---a process that transformed him from a diligent well-meaning scientist into a crazed supervillain. Though Octopus experienced brief periods of comparative lucidity, he generally retained an evil mastermind default setting.
Customer Review: Dr Octopus
This is a cool toy. I do have to say however that on the actual arms or tentacles those little fingers or claws well they all pop off and you have to keep track of them and search for all of them. Not really fun because they are tiny. That would be my only complaint really. I wish they would have come up with a better way to keep all those things attached because they're not supposed to come off at all, but they are supposed to move. Oh well. Cool toy overall.
Customer Review: Be careful with the octopus arms
This was a fun toy. He looks just like the villain from the movie. That said, the big problem I had with this toy is his durability. His octopus arms are not sturdy and 2 of them are broken on mine. He does not stand up to simulated battle with the other toys. My son likes to act out the parts from the movie and Dr. Octopus is just not up for this. If he is going on a shelf, the articulation is impressive, the design cool. If you plan on playing with him, you might want to be careful.

Classics From the Movies

Classics From the Movies
11 tracks!

Howard Hughes' Hell's Angels

British brothers become world war i pilots and fall for a platinum blonde. Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (mca) Release Date: 12/07/2004 Starring: Ben Lyon James Hall Run time: 135 minutes Rating: Pg Director: Howard Hughes
Customer Review: An interesting slice of film history, but very heavy going as a movie
Out of circulation for decades until producer-director Howard Hughes' death, Hell's Angels is one of those films that are perhaps better heard about than seen. The production of the film, that saw three pilots die and others - Hughes included - involved in crashes while the budget steadily climbed to $3.8m, an amount so huge in 1931 that it could never be recouped at the box-office, is unfortunately far more dramatic than anything on the screen. Indeed, it's a shame Universal couldn't accompany this DVD with a documentary: as it is, it's completely extras free. The story was regarded as mawkishly clichÃ©d in 1931 and it's not got any better with age. What's surprising is that, for all the spectacle and danger, many of the aerial sequences aren't as impressive as other early WW1 pictures like The Dawn Patrol or William Wellman's magnificent Wings (still the gold standard for WW1 aviation films and currently the only Best Picture Oscar winner not available on DVD). Indeed, the scenes covering the making of the film in Martin Scorsese's The Aviator are far more exhilarating and breathtaking than anything in the film itself. It's possible that the original version of the film was better - it was started and completed as a silent film in 1928 with Greta Nissen in the Jean Harlow role before the coming of sound convinced Hughes to bury the original version and entirely reshoot it as a talkie - but despite having the more than capable James Whale and Edmund Goulding as uncredited co-directors, the final cut often feels like a creaking home movie made for an audience of one. It still has its moments, but getting to them often feels like harder work than it should. The restoration is as good as can be expected, restoring the original tints and early Two-Strip Technicolor sequence (from a print sourced in John Wayne's private collection!), though often the age of the material is very apparent in the picture quality.
Customer Review: Howard Hughes Comes To Hollywood
Brothers Roy and Monte Rutledge ditch their native Oxford for England's Royal Flying Corps at the onset of the First World War. One of the brothers (James Hall) is madly in love with a beguiling and attractive girl named Helen, played by Jean Harlow. Meanwhile, after the news that war has been declared on Germany, their German friend Karl (John Darrow) is ordered back to his country to enlist in the war and fight Britain; a sentence he resents on account that he considers the English his friends. Karl ultimately ends up on a Zeppelin (a German airship) with orders to bomb an area in London. As the story progresses Roy and Monte volunteer for a risky mission: to bomb a German munitions facility using a German plane. Before they commence to their duty however, Roy and Monte decide to enjoy what could possibly be their last night together and Roy goes off and looks for Helen, only to find her in the arms of another man. (Sometime in mid 1934, The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) drafted a document that set the standards on what was acceptable to be shown on motion picture screens. A lewd scene in the movie involving Helen and a drunken man is a fine example of pre-code behavior). "Hell's Angels" was really a movie ahead of its time. Howard Hughes, the director, wasn't afraid to do anything if he knew it would be beneficial to the picture, and cost certainly wasn't an issue because the results were sensational. The aerial sequences alone were convincing for its time, and even today, because it was acheived through the means of practical effects and obviously required an aviator's skill. The color sections of the film (the destruction of the Zeppelin in particular), were also well done, creating the right atmosphere for a highly elevated airship in danger of being compromised. And the sacrificing of the German airman falling down a darkened pit without even so much as a whimper was both frightening and unnerving; this scene is a sparkling example of how images can triumph over words. But what I found most wonderful of all in this film was an eight minute, two-strip Technicolor scene featuring Jean Harlow, the only color footage that exists of the actress.

Alien 3 Face Hugger with Queen Foetus Highly Detailed Model Kit

From the Halcyon Movie Classics series of model kits. From the Alien 3 movie. Produced in 1992.

"Casablanca" Coffee Mug of Classic Movie Starring Ingrid Bergman & Humphrey Bogart

High-quality and beautifully detailed coffee mug featuring the Humphrey Bogart/Ingrid Bergman film "Casablanca"!

Sunday, 5 July 2009

Mayberry 101: Behind the Scenes of a TV Classic

For the past five years, Neal Brower has written a column called "Professor Brower's Class" in the Bullet, the official newsletter of The Andy Griffith Show Rerun Watchers Club. Each column centers on one episode from the popular television series, The Andy Griffith Show. Brower researches each episode with help from the show's writers, actors, and producers. His essays include their insights as well as Brower's own observations about production, photography, musical scoring, etc.

In this first volume of a projected three-volume series, Brower covers the 79 episodes that were written by writers Harvey Bullock, Everett Greenbaum, and Bill Idelson and their partners. Some of the episodes covered in Mayberry 101 include: "The Pickle Story," "Man in a Hurry," "My Fair Ernest T. Bass," "Opie the Birdman," "Mr. McBevee," "Prisoner of Love," "Rafe Hollister Sings," "Class Reunion," "Opie's Hobo Friend," "A Date for Gomer," and "The Darlings are Coming."
Customer Review: Fantastic!
I gave this as a gift to a friend who adores all things Mayberry. He absolutely LOVED it!
Customer Review: A must have for Andy Griffith Show fans
Neal Brower's book, "Mayberry 101" is one of those books that you pull out before or after you watch a classic episode of the Andy Griffith show. In Brower's book, the episodes are broken down by season and a little more information about each show is given along with comments from the writers, producers, directors and even the actors. I do wish there were more comments from the actors, but the book is still a gold mine of information for Andy Griffith show fans (like yours truly). I wonder what happened to the other two volumes of this book? This is Volume One, but according to what I have read/understood two more volumes were to be published. Get this book if you enjoy the Andy Griffith Show!

To Catch a Thief

This minor 1955 work by Alfred Hitchcock, one of the lighter entries of his creative peak in the 1950s, is still imbued with the master's stock themes of shared guilt and romantic ambivalence. It is also hardly lacking in Hitchcockian cinematic inventiveness, such as a famous, often-imitated sequence in which some smooching between stars Cary Grant and Grace Kelly is intercut with a fireworks show that just happens to be going on outside in a Riviera setting. Grant plays a reformed cat burglar who is suspected of reviving his trade, though he knows someone else is using his old methods. A very enjoyable experience, but don't get this confused with Hitchcock's other Cary Grant film of that decade, which was a masterpiece: North by Northwest. --Tom Keogh
Customer Review: Hitchcock Does Light Romantic Suspense
The tourists along the French Riviera are being robbed of their valuable jewelry. And the robberies have all the trademarks of notorious jewel thief John Robie (Cary Grant). There's just one problem, John retired years ago after serving time in prison and the French underground. But the police won't take his word for it and are insisting he's returned to his old ways. So John decides that the only way to clear his name is to find the real burglar. Working closely with insurance man Hughson (John Williams) he attempts to pick the next victim so he can catch the burglar. And he settles on Jessie Stevens (Jessie Royce Landis) and her daughter Frances (Grace Kelly). But Frances turns out to be more of a distraction then the bachelor John counted on. Will he succumb to temptation? And will he catch the thief? Those looking for a typical Hitchcock thriller will be highly disappointed. Yes, there's a bit of a mystery here, but it is pretty light. Instead, the middle segment is devoted to the budding relationship between John and Frances. And it is a complete hoot. I was laughing so hard at some of the lines. And they got away with some pretty suggestion comments, too. Frankly, I was disappointed when the movie went back to focusing on the mystery, although it was a satisfying ending. And I have to mention the scenery. It was filmed on location. I'm ready to hop the next plane to see the French Riviera myself. This may be lighter then Hitchcock's normal fair, but it is plenty fun. Sit back and get ready to enjoy a good film.
Customer Review: great classic adventure
This is a true classic, great drama, wonderful acting, incredible sets, locations and wardrobe. The chemistry in this movie between Cary Grant and Grace Kelly is great. This is a love story but with enough action and adventure to keep the guys watching too...a great date movie.

Wishbone Classic #02 Odyssey (Wishbone Classics)

Filled with hundreds of specific examples and organized into a coherent framework of practical concepts that can be applied by managers and entrepreneurs at all levels, Built to Last provides a master blueprint for building organizations that will prosper in the 21st century and beyond. In Good to Great, the most widely anticipated management book of the year, Jim Collins presents nothing less than a recipe book on how to make a good company great. Following the success of his international blockbuster Built to Last, where he and co-author Jerry Porras discovered the secrets of companies that were outstanding at their founding and then sustained greatness, Collins wondered what could be done for the company that is good or mediocre at best? He questioned whether there have been companies that started weak and finished strong, and if so, what can be said about these companies that might help managers turn a mediocre organization into a great one? So Collins and his research team undertook a massive five year study of every company that has made the Fortune 500 since the advent of that listing in 1965, and has crafted a book as practical and insightful as BUILT TO LAST. This exclusive deluxe box set brings together the two most important business books of the last decade from Jim Collins, the leader in modern business theory.
Customer Review: Odyssey Rules !!!!!!!!
This is the great story 0f the Odyssey of the great king and winner of the Trojan War !!Odysseus !!! This is one of the best books I have ever read !!! I love how detailed it was !!

Bass Flash Gordon Classic Movie Poster Flash Gordon Movie Poster - 41" H x 27" W

Bass Flash Gordon Classic Movie Poster -1936 Movie poster -"Flash Gordon" -Dimensions: 41" H x 27" W Features -Genre: science fiction -Starring: Buster Crabbe, Jean Rogers -Director: Frederick Stephanie About the Artwork Bring the golden age of Hollywood into your home with this reproduction print of Flash Gordon 1936 movie poster starring Buster Crabbe as Flash Gordon.

James Bond and Beyond: Classic Themes For Secret Agents

A unique tribute to the greatest spy movie and t.v. themes of all time. Mike Boldt presents classic themes as well as new, original songs that pay homage to the genre. Boldt's exciting arrangements retain the essence of the original tracks while adding a dynamic new intensity. "James Bond and Beyond" features the best of the secret agent classics: Agent 007, "The Man From U.N.C.L.E.", "Our Man Flint", "The Wild, Wild, West", "Get Smart", "Mission: Impossible", "The Persuaders" and three original new tracks: "Spies, Sleuths and Private Eyes" which evokes the best of John Barry, "007 At Casino Royale" inspired by the 1954 live t.v. debut of James Bond and "Mr. and Mrs. James Bond", a tribute to "On Her Majesty's Secret Service". Bonuses include rare, original radio ads for the U.N.C.L.E. feature films "The Spy With My Face" and "To Trap A Spy" as well as "Our Man Flint" and "The Venetian Affair".If you like the secret agent films of the 1960's, you'll love "James Bond and Beyond"-- a CD that is truly shagadelic!
Customer Review: High tech./non-singing mission accomplished
Mike has delivered another personal tribute to an era, filled with unprecedented visual and aural images of tempered, elegant, yet often explosive heroics for the whole family. It might get a little sensual (James Bond), a little gladiator-like (Wild, Wild West), or just "tongue in cheek" - still gotta Google that expression. For good ol' Maxwell Smart. The set is all electronic but master musician Mike B. has the feel and concept to make The James Bond Theme actually *funky*. He's contributed some originals, too: Spies, Sleuths, And Private Eyes and Mrs. And Mrs. James Bond. That later title bespeaks the necessity of a fast follow-up CD focusing on the Pussy Galore, Stephanie Powers, and Agent 99 [please get clearance on Barbara Felton purring ".....Ohhh, Max!"]. Radio promos are a great addition for the historian-collectors. In MB's previous tribute to The Alamo and John Wayne, the exploitation extras really put the set permanently over-the-top. Brother Phil Boldt flew in from Las Vegas to tickle the ivories himself on Your Z.O.W.I.E. Face, a super cut. Some listeners may associate him more with Rockabilly, as he is in The Rockabilly Hall Of Fame. Can't reach *5* stars here, though, as we miss the extraordinary voice of Mike Boldt. Would love to hear his voice, guitar, and drums up front next time 'round.
Customer Review: Horrible
While the theme variations are somewhat interesting, Mike Boldt crossed over the line on this CD. I expected at least a decent rendition of spy themes - but this guy did the whole thing on his synthesizer in his bedroom. Yechh. Give me my money back. When I think of spy music I think of real instrumentation, not cheesy synthsizer "impressions" of instruments. If you're going to charge full price for a CD, do the right thing - hire a band or at least tell us it's all fake instruments in the description.

Monopoly Disney Pixar Edition

There's a lot of wheeling and dealing going on at the Disney/Pixar-themed movie lot. How much would you pay for Edna Mode's mansion? How about the Parr's family home? Or maybe Gill's Pirate skull is more to your liking. Travel the board as your favorite Disney/Pixar-themed token, including Buzz Lightyear, Boo and Sulley, Nemo, Mr. Incredible, Lightning McQueen and Remy. Your favorite Disney/Pixar properties are now on the auction block, so make your way around the board as you buy, sell and trade your way to the top of the lot.

Includes a gameboard, title deed cards, money and banker's tray, six Littlest Pet Shop pet pawns, 16 catnip cards, 16 doggie treat cards, 12 dogs homes, 32 pet carriers, two dice and instructions. Tokens include Buzz Lightyear, Boo and Sulley, Nemo, Mr. Incredible, Lightning McQueen and Remy. For 2 to 6 players.
Customer Review: Great Version of Monopoly for the Disney Pixar Movie Lovers
This version of Monopoly is fabulous! We had been playing Monopoly Junior Toy Story edition for years and decided to upgrade. We made the right choice with this one. The kids, ages 11, 9, and 8 all stay interested with this version. I get tired of playing before they do. We haven't finished a whole game yet because it takes forever (what Monopoly doesn't) but the kids don't mind. They have just as much fun starting over each time. My second grader has also learned to add and subtract large numbers and also how to count money from playing this game. This game is not only fun but educational.
Customer Review: Great fun, but lack of female character's is a disappointment
I am a collector of Monopoly games and have always been impressed by the diverse selection of tokens available for each game - it's so fun to see if your favorite character made it in. With this Pixar Edition, this did not fail, it was just as exciting to see all my favorite Pixar characters, but the disappointment lay in the characters I did not see. Each Pixar movie has at least one female, so I was rather perplexed by the fact that one could not be included in the game. The only near female token is the Sully one that comes with Boo on his shoulder, other than that no Jesse from Toy Story or any other's you may be looking for. When I debuted this game at my monthly game night last month everyone had a great time, but about 80% of my guests also pointed this out. As much as I love this game, and as fun as it is to play, I find this an unfortunate oversite, thus the deduction of one star is required.

Dodgeball Classic Comedy Movie - Nobody Makes Me Bleed My Own Blood - Adult Tee T-shirt

Hedda Gabler

In one of the great dramatic roles in all of theater, the always magnificent Ingrid Bergman seethes with frustrated ambition. Hedda Gabler is a woman who, for financial security, has married an earnest and dutiful academic who lacks the passion and imagination that drive Hedda. When Eilert Lovborg (Trevor Howard, The Third Man), a former lover, returns to their city, she discovers that a new woman has rescued him from his alcoholism and given him the strength to write a brilliant book. Consumed with jealousy, Hedda seizes an opportunity to ruin Lovborg's life--and by doing so, places herself in the power of the glib and predatory Judge Brack (Ralph Richardson, The Fallen Idol), who longs to have his way with her. This 1963 British television version of Henrik Ibsen's Hedda Gabler is skillfully condensed into a taut 75 minutes, fantastically played by the superb cast (which also includes Michael Redgrave, The Importance of Being Earnest). Bergman and Richardson, in particular, draw out every drop of hidden resentment and lust. Accompanying Hedda Gabler is a 1974 adaptation of Ibsen's The Lady from the Sea, in which a mysterious man from the past threatens the marriage of an older doctor (Denholm Elliott, Raiders of the Lost Ark) and a younger woman (Eileen Atkins, Cold Comfort Farm). This solid production feels a bit stagey and the script could have been better edited for television, but it does capture the metaphysical chill of the stranger's presence and the drama of the young woman's craving for personal freedom. --Bret Fetzer
Customer Review: Not Quite the Play But a Fine Film
Much as I hate to admit it, the insufferable Stanley N has said most of what I planned to say about this cinema adaptation of Ibsen's most popular drama. Yes, Ingrid Bergman is exquisite on screen, her close-ups being worth at least the few hundred words that have been cut from the script. Yes, the rest of the cast is worthy of sharing the screen with her. Yes, this would be a powerful psychological film even if it had somehow been crafted by Hollywood hacks. One thing Mr. N fails to mention is the visual beauty of the film, all the action being contained within the parlor and the porch of the Gabler mansion as if on a stage, yet with very fluid camera work worthy of that other Swede named Bergman. This film is available as part of the six-DVD, ten production Ibsen Collection from the BBC, which I've been carrying in my suitcase while on the road for a month. So far I've watched three plays: this Hedda Gabler made in 1963, An Enemy of the People, and Little Eyolf. "Enemy" has been curiously adapted, relocated in Scotland several decades later in time than the original; it's an intellectually shallow interpretation but a fairly strong piece of cinema on its own, well acted and directed. "Little Eyolf" is utterly faithful to the mood and content of Ibsen's drama; starring Anthony Hopkins and Diana Riggs, it has none of the stilted wordiness of Ibsen translations on stage even though it delivers the whole script without noticeable cuts. Again the visuals are evocative, graceful, and fluid. How I'd love to see the movie industry re-learn the art of editing more than five-second cuts! The filmed plays also include: Brand, A Doll's House, Ghosts, The Wild Duck, The Lady from the Sea, and The Master Builder. Eight radio plays are appended to various DVDs, but I haven't yet tried to listen to them. I heartily recommend this single film, but I urge everyone to consider the whole BBC collection. The dramas of Henryk Ibsen are not mere museum pieces. Though I hope films never completely replace stage productions, these films are good enough to bring Ibsen to life for home of hotel viewers.
Customer Review: Superb cast makes this a Must-See
It's been so long since I read the play that I can't compare this production, which another reviewer called "truncated," to the original. This is short but the collection of some of the finest actors in England plus Ingrid Bergman in her prime, make this a powerful performance. Ms. Bergman dominates every scene with her amazing presence. I had forgotten what a great actress she was. And, she is absolutely beautiful here. We are fortunate to have this on record.

Saturday, 4 July 2009

USAopoly Animal House Trivia

Animal House Trivia is the first and only game where fans pledge the Delta fraternity and relive hilarious moments from the film by filling in one-liners, quotes, and answering trivia while exploring Faber College and completing pledge tasks. Includes over 1,000 questions with various degrees of difficulty, illustrated Faber College campus map game board, custom Animal House playing card deck, custom Animal House icon movers bra, toga laurel, beer mug, and deathmobile.

Cast a Dark Shadow (B&W)

Customer Review: Dirk Bogarde and Margaret Lockwood star in this interesting and nasty bit of British semi-noir
"I know who I appeal to. Freda because she's my class and Monie because she was old and lonely." That's Edward 'Teddy' Bare (Dirk Bogarde) speaking. He's a charming young man. Monie (Mona Washbourne) was his first wife, considerably older than he and quite rich. He killed her and made it look like an accident. Freda (Margaret Lockwood) is his second wife. She's strong-willed, older than he, common and is quite well off. Teddy was thinking about other kinds of accidents that might happen even before they married. He already has spotted Charlotte (Kay Walsh), another older, wealthy woman he and Freda met shortly after their wedding. But Teddy didn't count on two things: That he might be too clever by half is one. The other is that Monie had a sister. Please note that there are no spoilers here; everything is laid out early. The plot is all about how Teddy will get his comeuppance, not about what he does. Cast a Dark Shadow is a British noir from the late classic period, as they say. It's a moody, murderous film filled alternately with sunlit days and scenes in the dark, curtained drawing room of the country house Teddy inherited from Monie. It's the room he killed her in. A lot of drama, melodrama and acting takes place in it. Don't misunderstand me. While the last fifteen minutes of the film nearly collapse from the weight of twists and double twists, from dramatic confrontations and from hysteria as psychological revelation, the bulk of the movie is an effective study of charming, shadowed nastiness. The film also has a sharply-written screenplay. After Teddy kills Monie he learns that her will, which she was about to change to give him everything, at the time of her death only gave him the house, none of her cash. "I tripped up that time," Teddy says to the chair Monie usually sat in, "but one thing's for sure, somebody's going to have to pay my passage." He has a bookmaker friend finance his wooing of Freda, who is as sharp as they come; she's not about to let Teddy get his hands on her money. But Teddy's friend wants to be paid back. "You've landed the fish," he tells Teddy, "but don't forget it's your Uncle Charlie who supplied the chips." Teddy, who occasionally looks through male muscle magazines, offers to sleep in Monie's room after an argument with Freda. She's having none of it. "I don't know what your arrangements were with Monica," she tells him, "but I didn't marry you for companionship." Bogarde at 34 was eager to escape the sensitive, funny young men he had been playing ever since he hit it big with Doctor in the House. He'd begun starring in action roles, but this was his first as a villain. I doubt too many remember him any more as the naive young man. He proved himself not only a very good actor, but outstanding at playing neurotically vicious characters, or troubled, middle-aged men, or just condescending representatives of the better classes. This is very much his movie. He's in just about every scene. Holding her own with him, however, is Margaret Lockwood. Through the Forties she was a huge star in Britain. She took off with The Lady Vanishes in 1938 and Night Train to Munich and The Stars Look Down, both in 1940. She was a brunette vision, slender, intelligent and with a slightly sly sense of humor lurking behind her eyes. Now at 44, her Freda Jeffries is startlingly effective, and nothing like Night Train's Anna Bomasch or Lady Vanishes' Iris Hamilton. She's still a vision, but Freda is common and crude, with a lower class accent, a loud laugh and a firm hand with Teddy. Freda was a barmaid at a pub, she says, who "married my guv'nor" and inherited his money when he died. Freda (and Lockwood) is still very attractive, but Freda looks at the world through experienced eyes. She tells Teddy at dinner before they are married that she's known a few men since she was widowed. "But it was just the moneybags they were after," she says with a loud laugh, "not the old bag herself." Cast a Dark Shadow is a modest semi-noir. Up to the last two or three scenes it's a stylish bit of murder, trickery and fate. My VHS version is from Alpha. It's not as bad as some public domain movie transfers are. There is a DVD disc from Mandacy named Mystery & Suspense Collection which holds this movie as well as The Red House and Night Train to Munich. The price is reasonable. If the transfers are any good, it would be worth getting. Neither Night Train nor Red House is a noir, but in my view both are first rate films.
Customer Review: bad Teddy Bare
This film based on a play called Murder Mistaken by Janet Green is directed with pace by Lewis Gilbert, and only reveals it's stage origins at the climax when the cast yell at each other. We begin with Dirk Bogarde as the irresistably named Teddy Bare, married to an older woman, who he kills for the inheritance. The murder occurs offscreen, with the camera moving to a curtain fluttering in front of an open window. Gilbert presents Bogarde as threatening from the opening where his wife (the touching Mona Washbourne) screams and he glowers as they ride the ghost train at an amusement park. Gilbert also uses Wellesian deep focus framing of the couple, for an expressionist effect. However Bogarde's next intended victim, his new wife Margaret Lockwood is a lot more resistant to his charms. It's hard to decide which of Lockwood or Bogarde is the more unlikeable character, so when they court to the strains of a torch singer's Leave Me Alone, you're not sure which one should leave and which should be left. Things are complicated by Lockwood being the aggressor, but as we see she is no fool, it becomes a game of outwitting. When Kay Walsh enters after Lockwood becomes the new Mrs Bare, and appears to be Lockwood's successor, the stage is set for a venomous triangle. The suggestion that Washbourne remains some sort of accomplice to Bogarde's actions and his confidante, with her symbolic rocking chair prefiguring Mrs Bates in Psycho, doesn' make sense since there was no hint that his wife was in on her own demise, even though we see that Bogarde enshrines her bedroom. Perhaps it is more a device left over from the theatre staging, so that Bogarde can deliver asides, more than a demonstration of his mental state. And the suspicious lawyer breathing down Bogarde's next makes similarly theatrically timed entrances. However Gilbert gives Bogarde a nicely conceived partially shadowed face when he is confronted with his past as motivation, and whilst the end may bear a hole, we're still willing to go along with it. This film was one of the roles Bogarde took on to escape his Doctor at Large typecasting, which explains his working class accent, though his character reading a muscle magazine just before he meets Lockwood is something left unexplained and a subtextual hint not further explored. Lockwood too roughens her Hitchcockian Lady Vanishes image. I liked 2 of Green's lines. At the wedding of Lockwood and Bogarde is told "You've landed the fish but don't forget who supplied the chips". And in response to Bogarde's anger at Lockwood invading Washbourne's bedroom, she says "If he had any more wives, I'd have to sleep in the bathroom".

For Whom the Bell Tolls

Hemmingways classic novel about love set against the spanish civil war. Includes trailer notes and bios. Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (mca) Release Date: 09/02/2003 Starring: Gary Cooper Ingrid Bergman Run time: 116 minutes Rating: Nr Director: Sam Wood
Customer Review: Bad Hemingway Karaoke
I love the passion in this film! Always! Made in the year o' my birth.('43) (Still) This film kills Fascists! Now more than ever, despite its and our, scaredy cat, watered down versions. Great character actors--Akim Tamiroff and his "people" insurgent guerrilla band; Mother Courage, force of Nature, "Pilar", Katina Paxinou, who won the Academy Award for this. And of course, Bergman and Cooper, May and December, blue eyes, Rushing mountain stream, snowbound Love in Bomber Jacket. "I'll hold the legs of the machine gun..Roberto!" They move the earth! But the soundtrack sucks! It's barely audible in places. Bad lipsynch! And we need those words! Now more than ever! They still "Tolls"...
Customer Review: Five Kleenexes! at least
I'm not a fan of war films. There is too much shooting for me in this and I wondered if Hemingway had a love affair with guns. It's very long and some of the sets look really fake. Sometimes I lost track of the characters. However I had to give it five stars! Why, after all these criticisms? One, for the theme. Although these specific characters were fictional, they were based on real people who gave their lives fighting for their principles. Not the least of these heroes and heroines was an American who gave up his academic career, as did a lot of others, to go to Spain to help the locals fight fascism. This is a story worth telling. Secondly, the cast is perfect! It's said that Hemingway personally selected Cooper and Bergman and they are wonderful. Gary Cooper was such a special man, his presence alone makes the film worth watching. The young Ingrid Bergman adds her own luminous qualities to the character of Maria. You can see why the American guy fell for her in spite of his resolve not to become personally involved. They are magic together, in spite of the age difference and one quickly forgives the fact that she doesn't look at all like a Spanish peasant. Who cares? The scene where they have their last night together could have been excessively, embarrasingly maudlin if played by lesser actors, but these two really pull it off. Anyone who can sit through the scene where she is forced to leave Cooper without shedding at least a few tears must have no heart. The Greek woman who plays the amazingly strong Pilar, is certainly memorable, too, as is the Russian who plays her loose cannon of a husband, Pedro. It is a little dated and, as I said earlier, very long. But it is worth sitting through (it took me two evenings) and you'll remember it for a long time. Bring Kleenex!

Docks of New York (1928) (Silent)

Customer Review: Excellent film
Throughout the years, being myself mostly a `30s-`50s classic-films buff, I've "learned" or have been able to watch, like and enjoy the Silents, and to recognise when a Silent Movie rises "above" the average (i.e.: "Sunrise"), and this grim, realistic Von Sternberg picture surely does! Before Josef Von Sternberg created the bizarre, sumptuous and decadent world in which his "creation" (Marlene Dietrich) "breathed life", in many films between 1930-1935, he made some GREAT films, also at Paramount Pictures, during the late Silent Period, among them "Underworld", "The Last Command", "Thunderbolt" and this one I'm reviewing. Here, macho-man George Bancroft (excellent) plays a very rough stoker who wants to spend his only day on land, having fun, drinking at bars, surrounded by women of "easy virtue", but then he meets Betty Compson (I won't tell any further details about tho movie's plot, in order to not "spoil things") and his life changes... Strong performances by all the cast, especially Bancroft, Compson and alluring russian actress (Olga) Baclanova, better known for her nasty role in the 1932 Tod Browning horror masterpiece, "Freaks". The film's scenery, art direction, the sets, the "mood" are EXCELLENT, truly depicting the life in these "Docks" of New York. A great movie by all accounts.
Customer Review: A pleasure to watch!
I can only echo what others have already said about this excellent silent movie made in 1928, when techniques and styles were well developed - only to be abruptly ended a year later when sound arrived. So for anyone a bit reluctant about silent films, or simply new to them, then "Docks of New York" is a great place to start. It is a simple yet touching story of true love in an unlikely setting: the rough dockyard neighbourhood with its drunken barroom brawls and 'ladies of the night'. It moves at a comfortable pace and takes in much visual detail, while building a certain suspense about what happens next, making this film a real pleasure to watch. Definitely worth having!

Last Time I Saw Paris/Fathers Little Dividend

Customer Review: GO LIZ
I REALLY ENJOYED THE MOVIE IT WAS A GOOD WAY TO SPEND A RELAXING SUNDAY AFTERNOON

Friday, 3 July 2009

All Quiet on the Western Front (Universal Cinema Classics)

If a classic movie can be measured by the number of indelible images it burns into the collective imagination, then All Quiet on the Western Front's status is undisputed. Since its release in 1930 (and Oscar win for best picture), this film's saga of German boys avidly signing up for World War I battle--and then learning the truth of war--has been acclaimed for its intensity, artistry, and grown-up approach. Director Lewis Milestone's technical expertise is already stunning in the great opening sequence, as a professor exhorts his students to volunteer for the glory of the Fatherland while troops march past the windows. Erich Maria Remarque's novel is faithfully followed, but Milestone's superbly composed frames make it physical: the first battle scene, with the camera prowling the trenches as they fill with death and chaos, was surely the Saving Private Ryan of its day. The cast is strong, with little-known Lew Ayres finding stardom in the lead (Ayres became a pacifist and conscientious objector during World War II; although he served in battle as a medic, the stance harmed his career). This DVD has no extras beyond a vintage re-release trailer and Robert Osborne's useful introduction, but the main draw is the excellent picture and sound quality of the print--the movie looks better than it has in years. Those indelible images are now clear enough to cut glass: Ayres' lonely look back at the disappearing troop truck; the blinded soldier who runs into enemy fire at night; the fine pair of boots wasted on a boy with an amputated leg; and the final, devastating seconds, arguably the defining cinematic image of war in the 20th century. --Robert Horton
Customer Review: 3.5 stars out of 4
The Bottom Line: A compelling adaptation of Remarque's classic novel, All Quiet on the Western Front offers striking images--including battle scenes that look great today--and a wonderful ending that perfectly encapsulates the spirit of the book.
Customer Review: War/Antiwar
I have read the story both in English and in German. It is a classic tale describing the uselessness of warfare from the viewpoint of the soldier who is caught in the middle between two warring nations and/or cultures. He, as does most everyone, wants to be a hero, but what is heroic when you are cold, wet, and hungry. His death came, although the movie doesn't make this clear, after World War I is over. In reply to a dispatch from Berlin asking how things were came the answer: "All (is) quiet on the Western Front." The movie does a fairly good bringing out Remarque's intent. Very similar in theme to "The Red Badge of Courage."

Jaws T-Shirts - Vintage Poster - Medium

Jaws T-Shirts - Vintage Poster

Prince Caspian: Coloring and Activity Book and Crayons (Narnia)

This coloring and activity book invites young readers to experience the magic of Narnia with mazes, connect-the-dots, puzzles and more!

Famous Pick-Up Lines

Do you think that Bogey wrote his own material? With Famous Pick-Up Lines, you can rehearse the dame- and gent-killing lines featured on one side, then flip the card over to find an image and description of the classic scene and film on the other. Go get 'em tiger!
Customer Review: Famous Pick Up Lines - Makes A Great Gift For Movie Buffs
Famous Pick-Up Lines is one of those niche products that is really designed to be given as a gift. I don't know that if I would have passed this in the store, it would have screamed "buy me!" But I am very happy that I did receive this as a gift. As a fanatical movie buff and student of all the backstories, I was very pleased with this product. Essentially, you have an attractive box (with a scene from Casablanca, of course) that contains thirty movie flash cards. On one side you'll see the famous one-liner, and on the other a film still and some info on the movie it comes from. The information is short and sweet. But I could totally see this being used as a quick party trivia game when you get together with your fellow movie geeks. Or just enjoy reading them alone. Either way, these are really cool. So if you have somebody on your list who loves classic films and would appreciate a trip down memory lane, then this is a great stocking stuffer or gift. Definitely worth a look. Enjoy.
Customer Review: FLASH! SEX AND THE CITY ... HOLLYWOOD-STYLE
Getting an education in love and marriage and the birds and the bees and all tings in-between doesn't get more retro than this. This is a set of flashcards, each featuring a famous one-liner and movie still from all the classic heartfelt flicks. Fatten up on the skinny on the films and you'll be scoring big time. Here's looking at you, kid!

City Lights

City Lights is a film to pick for the time capsule, a film that best represents the many aspects of director-writer-star Charlie Chaplin at the peak of his powers: Chaplin the actor, the sentimentalist, the knockabout clown, the ballet dancer, the athlete, the lover, the tragedian, the fool. It's all contained in Chaplin's simple story of a tramp who falls in love with a blind flower girl (Virginia Cherrill). Chaplin elevates the Victorian contrivances of the plot to something glorious with his inventive use of pantomime and his sure grasp of how the Tramp relates to the audience. In 1931, it was a gamble for Chaplin to stick with silence after talking pictures had killed off the art form that had made him famous, but audiences flocked to City Lights anyway. (Chaplin would not make his first full talking picture until 1940's The Great Dictator.) After all the superb comic sequences, the film culminates with one of the most moving scenes in the history of cinema, a luminous and heartbreaking fade-out that lifts the picture onto another plane. (Woody Allen paid homage to the scene at the end of Manhattan.) This is why the term "Chaplinesque" became a part of the language. --Robert Horton
Customer Review: One of the most beautiful films ever
City Lights is regarded by many as Chaplin's best film. It is a serio-comedy that will make you laugh and make you cry.
Customer Review: These lights shine brighter than most...
Recently I had the privilege of catching part of a Charlie Chaplin marathon on TCM and I have to say that I am blown away with the man's genius. I've desperately wanted to get my hands on Chaplin's work since watching `Chaplin' starring Robert Downey Jr. but I've not had the opportunity or the time to really sit down and give him his due time. Thankfully I had the time to watch a few of his films last month, among them was `City Lights', the film for which Chaplin's title of genius is hinged on. Many regard this film as his finest film, and many even consider it one of the greatest films of all time. Now, I must admit that I personally adored `The Kid' and consider that the better of the two, but there is no denying that both films are leagues ahead of most films churned out by Hollywood these days. The film follows Chaplin's character of the Tramp as he meets and falls in love with a blind flower girl. Upon meeting her he is moved to try and raise enough money to pay for her to have a surgery on her eyes to restore her sight. The film follows his pursuit of this money, from meeting and swaying an eccentric millionaire as well as trying his hand at a few rounds of prizefighting with an overzealous stranger. In the end the story is a story of love, and Chaplin marvelously displays this to the audience. Charlie Chaplin proves without sound or color that there is so much more to an actor than the convenience of modern technology. The fact that Chaplin at this point could have made the film with sound but chose not to was truly a stroke of genius for this film proves that real film, that a real story transcends the boundaries of sight and sound. Chaplin and company say more with their eyes and actions than most actors can convey today. The picture is crisp despite its lack of color, and the story is beautiful and very easy to follow. One may shiver at the idea of watching a silent film, hesitant, feeling as though the experience may be a waste of time, but how wrong they would be. My wife is one that refuses to watch a silent film, calling me stupid for even bothering, but I say that it is her loss, for these films are so much deeper richer than most of the films handed to us today. Now that I have stolen a taste of all that Chaplin can deliver I am heavily anticipating my next sampling. I'll take Chaplin over Sadler any day.

The King Elvis Presley Tie by RM Style - Multicolor Polyester

A Rock'n and Roll'n Elvis Presley adorns this polyester necktie. Tie features a black and blue background, three images of Elvis, and the words The King Elvis Presley at the bottom.
Customer Review: Awesome Tie
This is one of the best ties an Elvis fan can have. Graceland doesn't even sell ties, so you'll need to just get it here. I was the hit of school wearing this one. The designs are cool, but its not too loud.

The Green Hornet: 13 Episodes (Hollywood Matinee Serials)

13 episodes (over 4 hours) of the classic Hollywood matineee serial "Green Hornet" starring Gordon Jones & Kaye Luke. Britt Reid, the millionaire publisher, dons a mask and goes out to fight crime in his famous automobile, "The Black Beauty." "Kato," the Korean science wizard, whom Britt saved from attackers years ago, has now pledged his life to serving Reid any way he can. Each chapter opens with the familiar Green Hornet theme, "Flight of the Bumblebee." This video includes: Ch. 1 The Tunnel of Terror, Ch. 2 The Thundering Terror, 3 Flying Coffins, Ch. 4 Pillar of Flame, Ch. 5 The Time Bomb, Ch. 6 Highways of Peril, Ch. 7 Bridge of Disaster, Ch. 8 Dead or Alive, Ch. 9 The Hornets Trapped, Ch. 10 Bullets and Ballots, Ch. 11 Disaster Rides the Rails, Ch. 12 Panic in the Zoo, & Ch. 13 Doom of the Underworld.
Customer Review: poor
on a scale of one thru five..i rate the video a one-very poor..but the sound was ok

Return to Never Land (Pixie-Powered Edition)

Unlike Disney's other sequels to their classic films, this follow-up to the 1953 version of Peter Pan debuted in theaters. World War II has turned Wendy's preteen daughter, Jane, into a realist, a girl who insists there's no need for stories and fun while London is crumbling. Hook kidnaps Jane (thinking she's Wendy) and returns to "the second star to the right" to foil Pan. Alas, the film doesn't build on this new story line (the London scenes have the most emotional impact), and what follows is a thin reworking of the original. On the plus side, a clever octopus takes over from that old crocodile, and Jane turns out to be a solid--and modern--role model. Those from ages 4 to 9 who have been brought up on the original should enjoy these adventures, even if the story, like Peter himself, "hasn't grown up." The 72-minute film is shown with the delightful 1948 short "Pluto's Fledgling." --Doug Thomas
Customer Review: Cute!
Not much to say on this one. But I recommend! So, I guess if I AM SUCH AN EXPERT HERE lol, go purchase/ watch/ borrow/ rent/ whatnot lol. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED! Little ones, too! No need to see Peter Pan first, but of course, always good to see the 'first' one. :P
Customer Review: not as good as original
I bought this for my kids ages 3, 6 and 8. They are all big fans of Peter Pan. None of them cared for this movie-I was surprised. I have no complaints on the quality of the movie.

Holiday Family Collection

Celebrate the holidays with classic films television shows and cartoons from yesteryear. This DVD pack includes 14 feature films 51 of America's favorite holiday TV episodes and 29 cartoons for hours of family fun.Combining it's popular Holiday Family Favorites and Holiday TV Classics DVD sets Mill Creek Entertainment is proud to present this 8 DVD set featuring programming for the entire family!System Requirements:Running Time: 2520 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: CHILDREN/FAMILY UPC: 683904888808 Manufacturer No: CRTN88880
Customer Review: Many great memories
This is an excellent collection of truly classic Christmas and holiday movies, cartoons, and TV shows. They bring back many good memories of "Christmas's Past". I remember watching many of these when I was a kid. And while some of the shows are not the best quality, I think that adds to their character. Lets face it, some of us that have been around as long as these films, have a few wrinkles ourselves. So don't hesitate to buy this collection if you like good wholesome entertainment.
Customer Review: You can't beat this collection for enjoyment, just some poor VHS quality on some programs. (explained)
This "FAMILY HOLIDAY COLLECTION" with 12 Holiday Movies (from 1935 - 1964), 49 Holiday TV Episodes (1950's and 60's) and 27 Christmas Cartoons (1940's - 1960's) is a very nice mix of seasonal Favorites of yesteryear. 8 DVD's and over 40 hours of Holiday entertainment! NOTE: Most is in Black and White format, direct VHS transfers, ALL 4:3 aspect ratio (Standard) and some are grainy with some audio inferiority. But for the most part a very enjoyable and entertaining mix for the holiday's. My favorites and suggested viewing for the movies: Beyond Tomorrow (1940) a very nice story about 3 old rich gentlemen who take in a young forlorn couple during the holidays (with a nice twist). The Miracle on 34th Street (1955 made for television) not as good as the 1947 version with Natalie Wood but still a fun story. And Scrooge (1935) a rare English version nice touch (a little grainy but a treat to experience). My favorite Cartoons were The First Christmas, Howdy Doody Christmas, Jingle Bells, and Rudolph, the Red Nose Reindeer. My favorite Tv episodes were many; All 5 of the "Ozzie and Harriet", Racquet Squad (the Christmas caper), Charles Dicken's The Christmas Carol with Vincent Price as the narrator, The RUGGLES (Christmas Eve 1952) and the A Child is Born. Also there is a BONUS virtual fireplace sequence too!! (very clear with crackling burning logs in COLOR) Just sit back and enjoy some really memorable Christmas / Holiday fun!! I recommend this Collection for any family there something here for everyone!!!! Enjoy.

Thursday, 2 July 2009

Reel Classics: Nostaligic Movie Favorites

Reel Classics: Nostaligic Movie Favorites
Attila Fias plays these favorites on solo piano:1) Over The Rainbow 2) Moon River 3) Singin' In The Rain 4) Thank Heaven For Little Girls 5) When You Wish Upon A Star 6) Cheek To Cheek 7) Puttin' On The Ritz 8) I Could Have Danced All Night 9) Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend 10) A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes 11) Blue Moon 12) The Shadow Of Your Smile 13) Lara's Theme 14) A Time For Us 15) Smile
Customer Review: One of the Best Movie Compilations I Have Found
This is a marvelous C.D. The selections represent some of the finest songwriting ever done for motion pictures. Attila Fias' skills as a virtuoso pianist are on display for all to enjoy as the master piano player fires through these standards. Each piece is perfectly rendered and a joy to listen to.

Movie Classics

Halloween Michael Myers Classic Horror Suspense Movie Sequel The Shape Returns Adult Black T-Shirt

Octoberfest Poster

11 x 17 Portrait

Shanghai Surprise

Customer Review: READABLE BUT NOT UNFORGETTABLE
I always loved China, so I saw the movie and the only thing I really liked of it was the opening song. I got the book with a magazine and I was very surprised when I read it: it was a real story, with even some historical background on China's '30s, and not taken from the movie. The book is decently written and the plot not that stupid, even if several weak points exist. Maybe 3 stars are a little too much, but after all it gave me some relaxing summer evenings, so it deserves them. But if you really like China's warlord period in the '30s, you should read Robert Elegant instead, even if his style is slower then Kenrik's, but his insight on chinese history and culture far deeper.

Wild Orchids (Silent)

Customer Review: Garbo At Her Exotic Best In A Passionate Silent Melodrama
The Greta Garbo of the silent era is a fascinating creature to watch on screen in so many ways. Often during the late 20's playing a vamp, femme fatale, or adulterious wife her work in this early period makes a most interesting contrast to her later roles as the tragedy queen of MGM's glossy 1930's historical pieces and romantic melodramas. "Wild Orchids", coming from 1929 is what is called a "transitional talkie", meaning that it was one of the very last silent films produced and had sound effects incorporated into the sound track which makes for interesting viewing if only to witness first hand this very brief interlude in movie making before sound came fully in. Indeed Garbo was deliberately held back from talkies by MGM because of fears of what her accent would do to her loyal public's perception of her. "Wild Orchids", really can be viewed as the epitome of the lavishness expected from the legendary 1920's. Indeed the word "exotic", best sums up this production from the final period of the silent era that sees Garbo really in command of the screen in a tale of romance, infidelty, and revenge; the sort of melodrama that quickly went out of fashion once the 1930's and the depression got underway. Teamed with frequent co star veteran character actor Lewis Stone as her elderly husband and the handsome Danish actor Nils Asther as her Javanese lover Garbo still manages to command both the screen and the viewers attention with that very special screen presense that was uniquely her's. Based on a story by John Colton, "Wild Orchids", opens with a ship ready to sail to Java and we are introduced to John Sterling (Lewis Stone), and his much younger wife Lillie (Greta Garbo). Later on we learn that the very joyful departure at the dock hides the fact that Lillie is a frustrated and neglected wife as John pursues all of his many business ventures. Lillie is joining John on this trip to Java in the hope it might make her more a part of John's life. On board the ship the Sterlings make the acquaintance of the Javanes Prince de Gace (Nils Asther), who is travelling back to his country. The Prince is instantly smitten with the beautiful Lillie and begins to pursue her. Lillie at this time is intent on keeping her marriage intact and she continually rejects the attentions of this handsome stranger. Becoming very friendly with John the Prince invites the couple to stay in his palace in Java from where John will travel out to inspect some tea plantations he intends to buy. Once staying with the Prince Lillie finds that John really views her presence on this business trip as a nuisance and no place for a woman. Lillie feels rejected and the exotic lure of Java begins to weave its magic between Lillie and the Prince. Lillie in a last attempt to get her husband's love dresses up in a magnificent Javanse costume she admired from one of the performances the Prince staged for their entertainment however when John abruptly orders her to take it off the way is open for the Prince to show his love for a more willing Lillie. The pair fall in love and begin an affair however things start to go wrong when they are all out on an exursion to some distant tea plantations and get caught in the rain and stop at one of the Prince's properties. After returning from one of his visits John learns of the pairs affair after seeing them together and he begins to plot his revenge. Having stated that he wants to go on a tiger hunt he urges the Prince to arrange one however he has an ulterior motive for wanting to go on it as he plans to try and kill the Prince. When a tiger is heard near their camp that evening John insists that the Prince come out with him in the dark to try and trap it. However once out in the jungle and in sight of the tiger the Prince discovers his gun has been tampered with and that he is at the mercy of the tiger. He is mauled by the animal and near death and Lillie manages to get him back to the camp. Regretting what he has done in his desire for revenge John gets the Prince back to the palace where he is cared for by the staff and begins to recover. Deciding to leave and guessing that Lillie in the light of what he has done would not want to return to the United States with him, John is surprised that Lillie does want to return and that her husbands love has always been what she has wanted. The pair reconcile and leave in the hope that despite what has happened they can work at repairing their marriage. Everything about "Wild Orchids", despite the at times rather predictable story is the best that a major studio like MGM could offer. Garbo has never been more superbly displayed in her silent efforts than here as the frustrated wife of a much older man. It seems that no matter how predictable or absurb a story might be Garbo by her sheer effort and magnetism could make it work. While "Wild Orchids", is far from her best role she really adds so many extra elements to he rplaying to make thi swoman almost seem at times like a real person. Teamed with frequent co star Lewis Stone, he and Garbo despite the age difference always worked well together. Here as neglectful husband and lonely unfulfilled wife they have never been better together and Lewis Stone still best remembered as Judge hardy in the Andy Hardy series of films really shows his dramatic worth in the climatic tiger hunt revenge scene when he is pure evil in his jealousy over his wife's affair. Nils Asther was probably a strange choice to play a Javanese Prince but he does well as the seductive lover here and would go on to team with Garbo again in her next effort "The Single Standard" right at the end of the silent era. The production of "Wild Orchids", is of much interest in many ways most importantly for its extremely interesting synchronised sound effects that take the form of crowd noises, car horns, market scenes etc. Only really used in the early part of 1929 it is a rare experience to watch what is a silent film but one which has sound incorporated into it despite there still being no spoken dialogue. Another important relationship developed further with this film and that was Garbo's famed collaboration with MGM designer Adrian who here creates one of Garbo's most famous visual images of her entire career when she dresses in the gold lame Javanese outfit supposedly to arouse so passion in her husband. Garbo has never been more exotic than in this one brief scene on screen and it marked the start of a wonderfully creative working relationship between star and designer. Directed by veteran Sidney franklin "Wild Orchids", of course is very much a product of its time and might not appeal to all movie watchers however the films performances are lively and move along at a good pace. The slowly building elements of suspicion and then revenge are well handled by Sidney Franklin and despite the films rather too convenient "happy ending" it is guaranteed to hold your attention despite the films very long running time of just under two hours. For all lovers of exotic screen melodramas and certainly for students of this closing period in Hollywood's silent era "Wild Orchids", makes fascinating viewing. Greta Garbo delivered a special kind of magic on screen even in her early days during the silent era and she has one of her best early roles here as the woman torn between her responsibilities as a wife and the passion she feels for the handsome young man paying her some much needed attention. Interest in alot of these early silent efforts seems to be reviving after many decades of neglect and thankfully we have preserved many of these early efforts by legendary performers like Greta Garbo. For a taste of Hollywood's idea of the "exotic", orient peopled with attractive individuals driven by passion "Wild Orchids", makes most enjoyable viewing and I recommend it to all fans of early Hollywood.
Customer Review: A Silent on the Verge of Sound
This 1929 silent film is almost a "talkie" with its synchronized sound and fitting music, making it an interesting viewing experience, whether you are used to silent films or only 'talkies'. The sound effects are things like a cheering crowd, slamming doors and hand clapping, and the music is quite varied, according to the mood and scenes, such as Javanese natives performing their tribal dances (though it's not authentic Javanese music; only a Hollywood version of 'something exotic'!) This aspect alone makes this silent film worth experiencing, but add to that the excellent performances by the principle players: Greta Garbo, the wife who longs for more romance and attention from her husband; Lewis Stone, the 'blind' husband who only has his business on his mind; and Nils Asther as the enigmatic Javanese prince who tries to seduce the neglected and frustrated wife. Greta Garbo goes through many emotions, all of which she plays wonderfully, and each of the characters is solid and realistic. The story is, in fact, just like Erich von Stroheim's "Blind Husbands", only more detailed and sophisticated, and in a more exotic setting. Even if the storyline is familiar or somewhat simple, the actual telling of the story, the acting performances and visual -and audio! - experiences make up for it very nicely.

1994 Classic Update Cream of the Crop CC14 Matt Smith (Baseball Cards)

1994 Classic Update Cream of the Crop CC14 Matt Smith (Baseball Cards)
1994 Classic Update Cream of the Crop CC14 Matt Smith (Baseball Cards)

James Dean GRID SELF PORTRAIT Classic Movie Star Role Model Juniors White T-shirt

For any James Dean fan Available up to sizes XL!
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Movie Classics

Leading Men Sing the Movie Classics

Customer Review: Leading Men Sing The Movie Classics
Great songs from great musical movie classics. I was really pleased with this album because these songs were sung as they were meant to be, romantically and with class.

Wednesday, 1 July 2009

Classic TV Commercials of The 50's & 60's (37 Vintage Commercials)

Leading Ladies Sing the Movie Classics

Go for Broke (1951)

The 442nd Regiment, comprised of Nisei - loyal Americans of Japanese ancestry - exhibits heroism far beyond the call of duty, overcoming the Nazis as well as the extreme prejudice of white Americans who cannot accept "Japs" on their side. Van Johnson plays one of those bigots. Academy Award Nominations: Best Story and Screenplay

John Lennon Revolution army green 2-sided T-Shirt

Check out the cool design of this John Lennon T-shirt. The front of the shirt has a portrait of John from 1980, in a posterized red style. The back has a unique Evolution montage. This heavyweight shirt is processed using a special over-dye technique to give it a one-of-a-kind look, and super-soft feel. Officially licensed, high quality silkscreen, won't fade or crack. Celebrate John and his music with this fantastic shirt. Awesome gift for the Beatles or John Lennon fan.

Scarface - The World is Yours Lounge Pants for men

These knit lounge pants for men feature Scarface and read 'The World is Yours, Scarface ' on the front and rear on a black background.
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The scarface lounge pants was a Christmas gift for my 26 year old son. He loves them. Great fit and looks great, a good gift :)
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These sleep pants are perfect for the guy that has everything. Very comfy and nice fabric. Very fast shipping!

Legends of the Silver Screen - Classic Interlude Jigsaw Puzzle 1000pc

Hollywood's Greatest Legends come together in in this jigsaw puzzle. Perfect for the movie trivia buff in all of us! Collect all seven puzzles in the Legends of the Silver Screen series.

Barney Miller: The Complete Second Season

Changes are in store for the men of the 12th Precinct in the second season of Barney Miller, which is presented in its entirety in this three-disc, no-frills collection. Chief among the wrinkles to the show's proven formula are the departure of Gregory Sierra's Chano Amenguale, who would leave for his own series after this season; also, Barbara Barrie, who made a strong impression as Barney's wife Liz in the first season, would be relegated to the sidelines for much of this episode run before leaving the series, though she does earn her own storyline for the first and only time in "Social Worker." Otherwise, the second season is focused largely on Barney and the rest of the detectives (as most fans preferred) as they wrangle with crazed gunmen ("The Sniper"), a marauding rodent ("You Dirty Rat"), job insecurity ("The Layoff") and a punishing New York city summer ("Heat Wave"). Hal Linden's smart performance as Barney remains the glue that holds the series together, though there is excellent work from Abe Vigoda as Fish and Max Gail as Wojciehowicz, especially in "The Kid" (Fish becomes enamored of a pickpocket's mother) and "Discovery" (Wojo investigates police harassment of a gay couple). Series followers will also note the presence of future cast members Steve Landesburg and Ron Carey among the guest cast; both would join the show (as Detective Arthur Dietrich and Office Carl Levitt) in the third season. Video quality is a little worse for wear in certain episodes; the set also features two superfluous "mini-episodes" of Charlie's Angels and The Facts of Life as its supplemental features. --Paul Gaita
Customer Review: DVD TV
I bought season one long time ago, now bought season two. I now remember it on TV growing up. Still good and funny.
Customer Review: Love this show!
I was beginning to think they'd never get around to putting Season 2 on DVD, but here it is, and it's just as wonderful to watch in this decade as it was in the '70s and '80s. So when's Season 3 going to be available???

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TVG CLASSICS - 10 PACK CLASSIC TELEVISIO (DVD MOVIE)

TVG 10 Pk Classic Television 60 episodes1). The Andy Griffith Show Vol 1 - 6 Shows2). The Andy Griffith Show Vol 2 - 6 Shows3). The Beverly Hillbillies Vol 1 - 6 Shows4). The Beverly Hillbillies Vol 2 - 6 Shows5). The Cisco Kid Vol 1 - 6 Shows6). The Cisco Kid Vol 2 - 6 Shows7). The Lucy Show Vol 1 - 6 Shows8). The Lucy Show Vol 2 - 6 Shows9). Roy Rogers Vol 1 - 6 Shows10). Roy Rogers Vol 2 - 6 ShowsFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: CHILDREN/FAMILY UPC: 796019691093 Manufacturer No: 69109

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