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11 reviews
Olivia de Havilland, Frank Sinatra

MGM (Video & DVD), 1998

terrific!
I just wish there would be a DVD available for this classic;I can't believe it hasn't happened yet!

It's a Wonderful Life (Colorized Version) [VHS]

602 reviews
James Stewart, Donna Reed

Starz / Anchor Bay, 1997

Do they live happily ever after?
We all know the ending: a victory for the George Bailey family and a defeat for the nefarious Henry F. Potter. But is it a lasting victory? Check out a book that follows the history of Bedford Falls up to the 21st century--Return to Bedford Falls. (Full disclosure: I'm the author of that book!)

Bad & Beautiful [VHS]

36 reviews
Lana Turner, Kirk Douglas

MGM (Video & DVD), 1998

how to write a great film
pay attention budding young screenwriters to films such as this and others from decades past . how did they manage to write great film with mature themes for general audiences ? they made it too smart for people of a certain age to be interested but conveyed all the same stuff a current film would need an R to achieve . this would earn a PG today . if that . but it's so good and worldly and ...

Oklahoma! [VHS]

154 reviews
Gordon MacRae, Gloria Grahame

20th Century Fox, 1998

Wonderful!
If you are a fan of musicals, then this is definitely one of the ultimates in musical taste and talent. Watch and enjoy!

The Rodgers & Hammerstein Collection (South Pacific, The Sound Of Music, The King And I, State Fair, ...

89 reviews
Gordon MacRae, Shirley Jones

20th Century Fox, 2000

Classics!
My mother has Alzheimer's and lives in an Assisted Living home with 8 other residents. I wanted to get them some movies that they would enjoy, and possibly remember. Well, this collection was a big hit. Some were actually singing along to The Sound of Music.

Song of the Thin Man [VHS]

20 reviews
William Powell, Myrna Loy

MGM (Warner), 1998

William Powell
I got hooked on the Thin Man series watching TCM. I purchased the entire collection on Amazon some years ago, and I continue to enjoy them to this very day. They are classics for good reason. The dialogue is classy, the plots are not insulting, and the cinematography is superb. I also purchased several other films with William Powell as the lead actor--Growing up with Father. Excellent ...

Crossfire [VHS]

23 reviews
Robert Ryan, Gloria Grahame

Turner Home Ent, 1996

"Hate is like a loaded gun."
Crossfire remains one of the best Hollywood message movies because, unlike the admirably intentioned Gentleman's Agreement, which it beat to theatres by a few months, it chooses to send its message via the form an excellent noir thriller rather than have an outraged star constantly saying "It's because I'm Jewish, isn't it?" It's much easier to get the message that hate is like a loaded gun ...

It Happened in Brooklyn [VHS]

11 reviews
Frank Sinatra, Kathryn Grayson

Warner Home Video, 1987

It Happened in Brooklyn
Excellent Movie, one of Frank Sinatra's best. Sellers quality was as promised, delivery time was perfect.

It's a Wonderful Life [VHS]

602 reviews
James Stewart, Donna Reed

Republic Pictures, 1995

Do they live happily ever after?
We all know the ending: a victory for the George Bailey family and a defeat for the nefarious Henry F. Potter. But is it a lasting victory? Check out a book that follows the history of Bedford Falls up to the 21st century--Return to Bedford Falls. (Full disclosure: I'm the author of that book!)

The Greatest Show on Earth [VHS]

64 reviews
Charlton Heston, Betty Hutton

Paramount, 1998

They Don't Make 'Em Like This Anymore
The 1952 Best Picture Oscar went to Cecil B. DeMille's The Greatest Show on Earth, a whopping piece of movie-making. Chock full of colorful costumes, daring stunts, delightful songs, pageantry and a legendary train wreck sequence, the picture is about as fun as a movie can be. If you want a good idea of what "stars" were in the 1950s, all you have to do is watch The Greatest Show on Earth. ...

Man Who Never Was [VHS]

62 reviews
Clifton Webb, Gloria Grahame

20th Century Fox, 1998

Very much better than I remembered
I remember watching this film as child back in the UK. Watching this DVD, I realised I had forgoten much of the detail of the plot, and the efforts by the Germans to validate the identity of the body. Great story, well acted and played with typical british understatement and the ending was very moving. Not a War movie in the traditional sense and very engrossing. I now have to read the book.

Human Desire (The Human Beast)

2 reviews
Glenn Ford, Gloria Grahame

Goodtimes Home Video, 1990

Adultery, Jealousy, Murdur, & the Perils of Train Travel !
ATTENTION film purists: Please don't tell me this is not as good as Jean Renoir's 1938 La Bete Humaine starring Jean Gabin and Simone Simon. Let's agree to accept that as a given. However, looking at Fritz Lang's Human Desire from 1954 on its own merits, I think the film is well directed, perfectly cast, well paced and entertaining. It stands up even in the jaded 21st century. Glenn Ford ...

Macao [VHS]

22 reviews
Robert Mitchum, Jane Russell

Turner Home Ent, 1996

Escape to Macao
Despite its detractors, and its troubled production history, this is one of Robert Mitchum's best films. This complex crime caper boasts a great cast and an exotic locale, making it a real winner. A lot was working against this film, however. Gloria Grahame hated RKO's Howard Hughes and was in the process of divorcing producer Nicholas Ray at the time Macao was made. The starting script was an ...

Without Love [VHS]

8 reviews
Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn

MGM (Warner), 1998

Celebrate This Film's First-Time DVD Release, By Gum!
"Without Love" is an often overlooked romantic comedy gem starring the iconic pair of Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn, who made nine immensely popular films together. This 1945 black and white film was their third movie, and features witty dialog and almost non-stop flirting by the pair, who were a real-life romantic couple off-screen for decades until Tracy's death in 1967. Tracy, a ...

Chilly Scenes of Winter [VHS]

16 reviews
John Heard, Mary Beth Hurt

MGM (Video & DVD), 1993

Beg for a DVD release!
Maybe it's just my age (baby boomer), but this edgy romantic comedy from 1979 has such wit and charm, it has always had a very special place in my heart. John Heard plays a somewhat lost, slightly wounded romantic, and Mary Beth Hurt is the perfect companion he meets while she's separated from the husband she never should have married. They are brought to life from Ann Beattie's novel with such ...

The Nesting [VHS]

4 reviews
Robin Groves, Christopher Loomis

Warner Home Video, 1993

The Nesting
This is an excellent movie. It is a true ghost story. For those of us who love a good ghost story this is one of my favorites. The special effects aren't great but the story is good and builds to a surprise conclusion. An eerie, fun ghost story.

Todd Killings, The [VHS]

3 reviews
Robert F. Lyons, Richard Thomas

Warner Home Video, 1993

Excellent Chilling Portrait of a Killer and an Era
"The Todd Killings" is a lyrical, visually striking, well acted, lesser scene thriller. This film is about a small California town, where a charismatic 23 year old named Skipper Todd (!)charms his way into the lives of high school age guys and girls. There is much talk of "turning on", random sex, Vietnam, and philosophical ramblings. The cast is astonishingly good, with many farmiliar faces ...

Sudden Fear [VHS]

60 reviews
Joan Crawford, Jack Palance

Kino Video, 2000

Quit your whining, this DVD rocks!
Alright, there are no special features. Alright, so there aren't even any subtitles. And there are a couple of seconds where the picture had grain- ok, I give. But overall, this film is excellently presented. I don't have any complaints about the sound or the picture- in fact, I thought it was remarkably clear considering that it hasn't been preserved as well as a lot of other pictures. Trust me, ...

Odds Against Tomorrow [VHS]

21 reviews
Harry Belafonte, Robert Ryan

MGM (Video & DVD), 1996

Cutting Edge Existential Reality
Odds Against Tomorrow (OAT) is only nominally about racism, though it does confront it's reality. What OAT is really about is the existential facts and fate each of these men chose, and were cast into, as a result of their past actions. Wise's directing and cinematography serve to cement, in as little time and space possible, both the chilling and human reality of what this means for each of the ...

Big Heat [VHS]

47 reviews
Glenn Ford, Gloria Grahame

Sony Pictures, 2000

One Of The Fastest-Moving Film Noirs
Intense characters, led by Glenn Ford's portrayal of "Det. Sgt. Dave Bannion," make this one of the better film noirs of the period, at least one of the ones most people seemed to enjoy the most.....me included. Ford is a believably 100 percent honest and tough cop who is unrelenting in getting his wife's killer. (His wife is killed early on in a car bomb.) Ford takes the law into his own ...