John Cassavetes - Five Films (Shadows / Faces / A Woman Under the Influence / The Killing of a Chinese Bookie ...25 reviews
John Cassavetes-Five Films

Criterion, 2004

Brilliant and beautiful and raw depictions of how vulnerable we can be

+ good price, fast shipping, thanks!
+ John Cassavetes defines Independent Film.
+ John Cassavetes: Five Films
  
  











  



  
Blade Runner (Four-Disc Collector's Edition)643 reviews
Harrison Ford

Warner Home Video, 2007

Top Five Best Sci Fi Movies Ever Made

+ the ultimate Bladerunner - don't miss
+ One of the single greatest films of all time, released in flawless HD X 5!!!!
+ The Original the Best!!
  
  











  



  
His Girl Friday111 reviews
Cary Grant, Rosalind Russell

Sony Pictures, 2000

THOROUGHLY ENJOYABLE FAST PACED GRANT FILM!

+ Fastest smartest dialogue there is. The screwballiest of the screwballs
+ His Girl Friday
+ "I often wish you weren't such a stinker!"
  
  











  



  
Nothing But a Man13 reviews
Ivan Dixon, Abbey Lincoln

Cinema V, 2004

Groundbreaking film

+ A Good One!
+ Nothing But a Man
+ "A Typical Man"
+ Very Powerful Film
  
  











  



  
The Wind12 reviews
Lillian Gish, Lars Hanson

MGM/UA Home Video, 1999

Silent film reaches the peak of its art form at the dawn of sound

+ A Haunting Wind
+ The Wind Beneath My Wings
+ One of the creepiest and best silent films around
+ Be Swept Along
  
  











  



  
It Happened One Night103 reviews
Clark Gable, Claudette Colbert

Sony Pictures, 1999

"Capra-Corn" at Its Best

+ Classic
+ Wonderful
+ Just keep your eye on that thumb.
+ Classic
  
  











  



  
Sweet Smell of Success66 reviews
Burt Lancaster, Tony Curtis

MGM (Video & DVD), 2001

Holy Crap!!

+ Great film - Correct aspect ratio?
+ Impeccable, influential noir.
+ The Real Price of Success
+ Sweet Smell of Sucess
  
  











  



  
The Films of Kenneth Anger, Vol. 122 reviews
Kenneth Anger

Fantoma, 2007

A Craftsman And His Works

+ Fantomas' DVDs have absolutely solidified my appreciation of Anger as a filmmaker.
+ The Most Influential Filmmaker You've Never Heard Of
+ Happy about Anger
+ What was that?
  
  











  



  
An American in Paris92 reviews
Gene Kelly, Leslie Caron

Warner Home Video, 2000

Outstanding.

+ Fantastic 50's Musical
+ One of the two best musicals of all times
+ An American in Paris Movie Review from The Massie Twins
+ An American in Paris
  
  











  



  
Point of Order!22 reviews
Roy M. Cohn, Joseph N. Welch

New Yorker Video, 2005

MASTERFULLY EDITED TO MAGNIFY McCARTHY'S MALEVOLENCE

+ Point of Order!
+ McCARTTHY 'SDOWNFALL-BUT NOT OF McCARTHYISM!
+ McCarthy's Come-Uppance
+ Strong documentary
  
  











  



  
Treasures III: Social Issues in American Film, 1900-19346 reviews

Image Entertainment, 2007

Historically important but also entertaining

+ entertaining movies creatively designed to influence people
+ Treasures III is NOT region encoded
+ Magnificent
  
  











  



  
Chulas Fronteras1 review
Los Alegres De Teran, Flaco Jiménez

ARHOOLIE, 1997

Chulas Fronteras: poignant and powerful music and culture

Chulas Fronteras is THE documentary ne plus ultra on tex-mex (norten~o) music, combining wonderful, authentic music past and present with up-front dialogue with the musicians who play it and the Tejanos whose roots are so deeply intertwined with it. Timothy Harding, an incredible and well-known ...
  
  











  



  
Badlands72 reviews
Martin Sheen, Sissy Spacek

Warner Home Video, 1999

Hmmmm ! -- Question .........

+ Quick on the Draw with a Finger on the Trigger

Picture of the jacket-cover for this movie says: Starring Martin Sheen & Sissy Spacek. But you look to the right of the cover it reads: Starring: Dona Baldwin, Ramon Bieri. What is one to deduce about this ????
  
  











  



  
The Cecil B. Demille Classics Collection7 reviews
Dustin Farnum, Monroe Salisbury

Passport, 2007

Excellent budget collection

+ Massive set-superb value!!!
+ An Interesting Assortment

I just got this and have only watched the first four movies so far -- "Squaw Man" through "the Cheat". Very interesting, with excellent picture quality for the money. The distributor has apparently used, and apparently legally, some other company's cleanup of some of these films. These versions ...
  
  











  



  
Shane174 reviews
Alan Ladd, Jean Arthur

Paramount, 2000

SHANE, a classic western

+ Unutterably beautiful
+ A Good Story
+ My wife chuckled when I said this film nearly made me cry
+ VERY PLEASED
  
  











  



  
Touch of Evil (Restored to Orson Welles' Vision)161 reviews
Joe Basulto, Joseph Calleia

Universal Studios, 2000

Orson Welles and Noir

+ unleashes an electrical charge!
+ "He was some kind of a man." "Adios."
+ One of the best murder scenes
+ Welles and film noir: a winning combination
  
  











  



  
The Black Pirate14 reviews
Douglas Fairbanks, Billie Dove

Kino Video, 2004

Good film, very good extras

+ Fairbanks' Art Director: Only the Best Would Do
+ Classic Swashbuckler
+ THE MASTERPIECE
+ Historic but not so much fun as other Fairbanks films
  
  











  



  
Lassie Come Home21 reviews
Pete Smith, Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Warner Home Video, 2004

A very sweet movie

+ Film was good...
+ Great heartbreaking movie
+ a great movie for fam!!!!!!
+ tradícionális gyerek és családi film
  
  











  



  
The Godfather, Part II (Two-Disc Widescreen Edition)145 reviews
Al Pacino, Robert Duvall

Paramount, 2005

Continuing the Saga

+ slightly disappointed
+ Just As Good As The Original!!!
+ Epic masterpiece
+ BETTER THAN "1"
  
  











  



  
Cat People / The Curse of the Cat People24 reviews
Simone Simon, Tom Conway

Turner Home Ent, 2005

One of My Favorite Holiday Movies

+ Horror and Beauty, Lewton & Torneur
+ Ordeal of the Cat People
+ These Cats Belong Together
+ Neglected classic