Recent content by ptb2007

Absolutely agree with you Greg. When young I remember seeing Fall of The Roman Empire in 70mm in the theatre and my jaw hit the floor the first time we saw the Roman Forum! All those epics from the 60s should be put onto Blu Ray in their correct 70 mm aspect ration. El Cid I see has just been...

Has anybody seen the Blu Ray of El Cid? Wonder about the quality. Is it going to be worth shelling out or is the Miriam Collection dvd going to be the one worth keeping?

We have a tv channel in the Uk called Movies for men that shows the occasional wide screen 60s epic. Last week we had 'The Warrior and the Slavegirl' and Robert Aldrich's dire but compulsive 'Sodom and Gomorrah'. Both were dodgy prints though shown in full wide screen, with the occasional wobble...

In the UK this coming Tuesday BBC2 is showing "The Magnificent Showman" which is another title for 'Circus World', unless there are two circus movies out there starring John Wayne with Rita Hayworth playing Claudia Cardinale's mother! Being on BBC2 I doubt it will be shown 2.35:1 but probably...

I imagine you are in the USA Martin, as us European fans of Hammer are bemoaning the fact that Columbia has a large library of Hammer titles still unreleased that we want, while the films you mention have had great DVD releases in the uK and Europe. We are luckier than you guys too as we can...

I want to see every single swords and sandals movie (peplum in Europe) released on dvd using a decent 2.35:1 print starting with HERCULES UNCHAINED!

Just taken delivery of my Korean copy of '55 Days'. Visually very good, corrrect shape for 70 mm, nice colour, but the sound is not that great, a bit woolly at the start. Does have the overture music over the menu though.

Thanks for that Mike. I'll check it out.

I assume you are talking about Circus World, but what of 55 Days? Is there a decent version available on DVD anywhere you know of guys?

Heston was superb in 'Ben-Hur' and always had a commanding presence.

"Ditto Alexander" means what?

I'd say the failure of Heaven's Gate was the release of a savagely cut version that made no sense at all. The full length 70mm version is imo a masterpiece!

I marvel at some of the reactions as I just watched the dvds and was thrilled to have such a richly coloured, proper wide screen, terrific sound DVD of the movie at last! It isn't the Astoria Charing Cross Road with the Roman statues and the high screen masking - if only!- but for my money, on...

The review says it is 2.35:1 rather than a 70mm format, but it does give us a date for Fall - April 20th. How reliable is DVD Savant? Some earlier posts don't seem to think much of the author. Any neutral comments?

Citizen Kane Academy frame black and white, directed by the wonder boy who had his hand into everything. Not a great example. I would also suggest that maybe he didn't want to stay in Italy a further 4 months after shooting ended, or that Warners didn't want the extra expense that would incur...