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This Week's Dvds
Topic Started: Mar 2 2006, 04:59 PM (54,793 Views)
Laughing Gravy
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The Criterions I ordered in the DDDVD sale arrived today, so I now have Forbidden Games (1952), Peeping Tom (1960), Rene Clair's A Nous la Liberte (1931) and Under the Roofs of Paris (1930, and it includes Clair's 1924 silent Paris qui dort), The Importance of Being Earnest (1952), and Shock Corridor (1963). I've already got an offer to take Shock Corridor off my hands! *L*
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I picked up all three of the Glamour sets, couldn't pass them up at that price; as well as TOO LATE FOR TEARS and THE SADIST (on LG's recommendation - which I am glad I did).
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Forbidden Games--what a great film. The Criterion disc includes several interviews with the director René Clément and the actress Brigitte Fossey, who was the little girl in the film. Clément plays the auteur to the hilt in an old TV interview, but the new interview with Fossey reveals a charming, vivacious sixty-year-old who is delighted that the film she made as a six-year-old still has a loyal following around the world. She shares some interesting anecdotes, notably about Clément's methods for getting a performance out of her (crying for the camera, etc.).

I ordered two old favorites from the DDDVD Criterion sale: Mon Oncle and Billy Liar.
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Well, there ya are -- Paul Panzer, he of impeccable taste, told me that all the Criterions I ordered were faves of his EXCEPT Forbidden Games. Go know, right? Different streets for different feets.

Stopped at the used DVD/CD store with the kids after the movie, and procured The Dick Van Dyke Show: Complete Season Two for $40 -- more than $20 off Amazon's discount price! Wow! And THAT is the season with It May Look Like a Walnut -- possibly the funniest episode of any sitcom ever!
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Yes, those Dick Van Dyke seasons are quite pricey. I got the first season when Amazon.com temporarily lowered the price to $19.95, got the second season when I joined a TV club and got two season sets for $19.95 and then got the other three on sale...but nowhere near those prices.

I only got two DVDs this past week, the Doris Day/Rock Hudson comedy Lover Come Back (the only one of their 3 films I didn't have) and the Kevin Costner version of Wyatt Earp. You'd swear he directed it (it's 190 minutes long) but it was actually directed by Lawrence Kasdan who had earlier done Silverado.
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This week I received from Grapevine Video Captain Celluloid vs The Film Pirates (1966) and Phantom Express (1932). My new purchases included Mr. Henderson Presents, the Warners Laurel & Hardy collection, and the twofer of Day the World Ended/The She-Creature (I have the British DVDs, but the American Day is supposedly letterboxed).
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I went for THE COMPLETE MR. ARKADIN, from Criterion; as well as BOB NEWHART: SEASON THREE and the Robert Benchley collection.
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Someone was mentioning at an e-mail list I'm on that a disc of Judge Roy Bean was coming out. It turns out this was an Alpha title...4 episodes for $6.98 from Amazon.com. I found another version, however, for $8.99 from Platinum. The Platinum version does cost $2 more but it is a 2-disc collection and they don't say how many episodes but the running time is given as 250 minutes. That means 10 episodes if the episodes are 25 minutes each...so $2 more for 6 more episodes is more than fair to me...and the quality should be just as good, possibly better, so I ordered the Platinum version. That'll probably be here by Saturday.

Speaking of Platinum, do they have a website? I'd like to see what all they have available, particularly regarding TV series.
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This week I received the following dvds :

1) JAMBOREE (Warner via Amazon)
2) THE SPIDER'S WEB (Richard)
3) DEADWOOD DICK (Richard)
4) HOP HARRIGAN (Grapevine)

Last week on the 14th I received a sharp looking dvd of FEDERAL OPERATOR 99 from Rodney. I've been watching a chapter each day since it arrived.

I'm saving SPIDER'S WEB & DEADWOOD DICK for later but from what I've seen of both so far, I am extremely pleased with the quality of both serials. I never dreamed I'd find either of these serials in such fine condition.
These editions come as close as possible to being damned near-perfect.
I've only had a glance (7-8 minutes tops) of the 1st chapter of HOP HARRIGAN. Fine looking serial of better than acceptable quality.
I can't wait to finally watch all 3.

Starting Wednesday -influenced by a few comments I read in the Balcony's Jungle Room, I began running an RKO Tarzan movie (personally taped off of AMC years ago) following each day's chapter of FED OP 99. I've closed each afternoon's matinee session by running an episode from the 1st box set of the SUPERMAN tv series.

Wednesday or Thursday night Mrs. Mantan & I enjoyed an eye-popping psychedelic film -THE GANG'S ALL HERE- (1943) directed by Busby Berkeley and starring Carmen Miranda & Alice Faye. Not available on dvd to my knowledge.
I tivo'd the film from The Fox Movie Channel.
Completely enchanting nonsense that had to be the most satisfying non-serial movie experience of the week.
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Gives new meaning to "Yes, We Have No Bananas," doesn't it, Mantan?

I got THE COMPLETE MR. ARKADIN and also picked up Kurosawa's RAN on a discount table. I didn't realize it had as an extra a feature-length film on Kurosawa by French documentarian Chris Marker. Such a deal!
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I'm expecting a number of titles this week...I think they're all TV series. Today I received the first of them, the western series Judge Roy Bean starring Edgar Buchanan. This aired in the 1950s and I didn't know until now that it was actually shot in color. I know that Alpha has a release of this, but I went instead with the Platinum version. I got a 2-disc set containing 10 episodes. I watched one episode so far and the quality's about what you expect, I'd say. Glenn Strange guested in the episode I saw.
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It's a western week here. Today I received three double-feature DVDs from Grapevine: Rin-Tin-Tin, Jr. in Caryl of the Mountains and Death Goes North; Bob Steele in The Gallant Fool and Texas Buddies; and Tom Tyler and Tom Keene in two different movies entitled, God's Country and the Man.
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Frank Hale
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I'd like to hear your comments on the "Mr. Arkadin" disc, Mr P.

I haven't sprung for it, but I saw "Confidential Agent" at college (very strange IIRC), and have heard the "Lives of Harry Lime" radio show that was apparently Mr. Welles' first take on the idea. The reviews of the DVD have been very positive.

[4/25 Edit: I meant "Confidential Report". I was thinking about Lauren Bacall, for which I assume no one will blame me.]
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There are three DVDs, the book, and a booklet. So far all I've done is read the novel, Frank. I'll report on the DVDs as I wade through them. First I'll watch the "new" version. Nothing is likely to change the fact that the tiny budget caused important stuff to take place offscreen. It's nice to see a relatively happy ending to the ARKADIN fiasco, but I'd be much happier about a complete DVD of THE LEOPARD.
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The biggest DVD I'll get this week (possibly today or tomorrow) will be the just-released 5th box set of TV's The Rifleman. There's 20 episodes on each set which means we'll have 100 episodes released. I wonder how many were made in all? Could they eventually offer them all?
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