1/16/08 at 2:01pm
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Cinema Classics: Screwball Comedies on APRIL
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Cinema Classics: Screwball Comedies on APRIL
1/16/08 at 6:00pm
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My nominations for the next wave would be:
Remember the Night (40) She Loves Me Not (34) - an hilarious film practically never shown anywhere The Gilded Lily (35) The Affairs of Susan (45) All of these films are truly outstanding and would be great additions to any classic film collection.  |
I would buy every one of these too!
1/17/08 at 3:14am
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I wonder if we'll ever see ISLAND OF LOST SOULS released as part of this series?It should've been on DVD years ago, imo.
1/17/08 at 3:28am
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I pre-ordered all of these titles off Amazon for 9.99
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1/18/08 at 1:17pm
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Am I the only one who want's "Female On The Beach(1955)" ?
1/18/08 at 2:05pm
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I'd ;ike to see Universal do a "Ladies in Distress" package in the spirit of WB's camp classics last year: Joan Crawford in FEMALE ON THE BEACH, Doris Day in MIDNIGHT LACE, Esther Williams in THE UNGUARDED MOMENT, and Loretta Young in THE ACCUSED.Charles Hoyt
1/18/08 at 8:26pm
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Originally Posted by Charles H
I'd ;ike to see Universal do a "Ladies in Distress" package in the spirit of WB's camp classics last year: Joan Crawford in FEMALE ON THE BEACH, Doris Day in MIDNIGHT LACE, Esther Williams in THE UNGUARDED MOMENT, and Loretta Young in THE ACCUSED.
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I would buy this set in a wink - 3 of these are among the titles I most want on DVD!!!
Sing your worries away, smile, be kind and accentuate the positive!
DVD wish list: The Accused (48), Margie (46), I'll Get By (50), The Constant Nymph (43), The Voice of the Turtle (47), The Barretts of Wimpole Street (34), Her Twelve Men (54), The Lost Moment (47), I Walk Alone (48), The Glass...
DVD wish list: The Accused (48), Margie (46), I'll Get By (50), The Constant Nymph (43), The Voice of the Turtle (47), The Barretts of Wimpole Street (34), Her Twelve Men (54), The Lost Moment (47), I Walk Alone (48), The Glass...
1/18/08 at 8:27pm
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Originally Posted by Charles H
I'd ;ike to see Universal do a "Ladies in Distress" package in the spirit of WB's camp classics last year: Joan Crawford in FEMALE ON THE BEACH, Doris Day in MIDNIGHT LACE, Esther Williams in THE UNGUARDED MOMENT, and Loretta Young in THE ACCUSED.
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I'd buy the set for the first two alone and let the last two be blind buys.
4/1/08 at 8:18pm
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Just a bump to refresh the memory, these will be out soon, so don't forget, people
4/2/08 at 3:26am
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Originally Posted by PaulP
Just a bump to refresh the memory, these will be out soon, so don't forget, people
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Thanks for the reminder and if we want the studios to release such titles then we need to continue to purchase them.Crawdaddy
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4/14/08 at 4:37pm
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Reviews are up at DVDBeaver.com - Eclectic Cinema and Digital Versatile Discs - DVD - all regions, reviews, comparisons, filmBTW Amazon lowered the price on Midnight to 9.99 but not for the rest!
Most Wanted on DVD: Little Nellie Kelly (1940), Bachelor Mother (1939), Tin Pan Alley (1940), Mother Wore Tights (1947), Easy to Love (1953), The Devil and Miss Jones (1941), Theodora Goes Wild (1936), Penelope (1966), The Opposite Sex (1956), Lovely to Look At (1952), Naughty...
4/15/08 at 9:47am
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BTW, TCM is playing Easy Living, Midnight and The Major & the Minor on April 22, so if you are like me and haven't seen the first two and want to do so before buying, you're in luck."Movies should be like amusement parks. People should go to them to have fun." - Billy Wilder
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4/22/08 at 11:49am
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I just got back from the Costco here in Huntsville, AL, and they had twin packs of all the Universal Cinema Classics titles, including the new releases, for $12.99.- The Major and the Minor/She Done Him Wrong
- Easy Living/Midnight
- The Heiress/Going My Way
- Scarface/No Man of Her Own
- All Quiet on the Western Front/So Proudly We Hail!
- Arabian Nights/Unconquered
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4/22/08 at 3:21pm
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Originally Posted by Will Krupp
Well I don't think ANY of them really qualify as screwball, but who cares? i cant BELIEVE we're finally gonna get MIDNIGHT.....one of my all time favorites!!! Woohoo!!
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Yeah, great movie, the best of the bunch by far, though Easy Living and Major and the Minor aren't too shabby either!
4/22/08 at 4:37pm
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Originally Posted by Tim Tucker
I just got back from the Costco here in Huntsville, AL, and they had twin packs of all the Universal Cinema Classics titles, including the new releases, for $12.99.
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Thanks for the post Tim - but I wish they would have paired them off better! All of the 3rd series, but they have mixed the first with the second on two of the pairs and I already have the first series.
I'll be picking a few of these up though!
4/22/08 at 6:33pm
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TCM ran a poll notlong ago(maybe it's still going on?) for which catalog/classics people wanted to see released on dvd. I was greatly disappointed to see Midnight hovering very close to the bottom of the long list. I thought for sure that would kill a release anytime soon- so it's all the more a relief to be getting this now. This was the last Claudette Colbert/ Universal owned title on my original (circa 2000) "most wanted" DVD list and it feels so great to finally be able to strike it off.
4/25/08 at 1:00pm
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My order shipped from DVDPlanet last week... Hurry up UPS!!
4/29/08 at 4:04am
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Does anyone know where I can order replacement keep cases that Universal uses with the security snaps on the side?Thanks!
4/30/08 at 11:22am
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^^ Bump!!Anyone know where I can order these cases with the security locks that Universal uses?
5/1/08 at 10:28am
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| Anyone know where I can order these cases with the security locks that Universal uses? |
I have to ask. What do you want those cases for? I hate those snaps more than almost any other case. If you want to pay for shipping, and for some new cases for me, I'll gladly ship you mine.
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Billy Wilder
"This business has come a long way in the last 30 years, but why should I depress you"
I.A.L. Diamond on the Movie Business (1986)
5/1/08 at 10:58am
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Because I like to keep symmetry.And because half of my new discs came with these stupid TCM Robert Osborne introduction stickers on the plastic keep cases (god knows why they don't just put them over the shrinkwrap?) which destroyed the front of the case when I tried to peel them off.
I don't care one way or the other about the security tabs, they take all of 0.5 milliseconds to open and are no more a hassle for me than any other standard keep case. I'd just like to stick with the same packaging for the series. If you want to send me yours, I'll gladly cover the postage cost... so long as they're not all scratched and blotched up. I'll throw in an extra $2 for you to go to the store to pick up new cases. Deal?
5/15/08 at 7:40am
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Savant on The Major and the MinorI am so ecstatic about having the film on DVD at long last. To this day, M & M remains my favorite Billy Wilder film. The unforgettable comedic turn by Ginger Rogers is what makes it all work.
Sing your worries away, smile, be kind and accentuate the positive!
DVD wish list: The Accused (48), Margie (46), I'll Get By (50), The Constant Nymph (43), The Voice of the Turtle (47), The Barretts of Wimpole Street (34), Her Twelve Men (54), The Lost Moment (47), I Walk Alone (48), The Glass...
DVD wish list: The Accused (48), Margie (46), I'll Get By (50), The Constant Nymph (43), The Voice of the Turtle (47), The Barretts of Wimpole Street (34), Her Twelve Men (54), The Lost Moment (47), I Walk Alone (48), The Glass...
5/30/08 at 7:23am
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Savant on Easy Living (37)I just watched the film again earlier this week. One of THE funniest screwball comedies of the 30s for sure. I do hope we see a Mitchell Leisen boxset at some point. A genial, but highly underrated director. His films hold up so well.
Sing your worries away, smile, be kind and accentuate the positive!
DVD wish list: The Accused (48), Margie (46), I'll Get By (50), The Constant Nymph (43), The Voice of the Turtle (47), The Barretts of Wimpole Street (34), Her Twelve Men (54), The Lost Moment (47), I Walk Alone (48), The Glass...
DVD wish list: The Accused (48), Margie (46), I'll Get By (50), The Constant Nymph (43), The Voice of the Turtle (47), The Barretts of Wimpole Street (34), Her Twelve Men (54), The Lost Moment (47), I Walk Alone (48), The Glass...
