Recent content by William Ferry

I'm glad to see the support for Betty Hutton's interpretation. As wonderful as Judy would have been, the role of Annie Oakley had Hutton's name all over it.

Or, as I call it, The Raymond Rohauer Syndrome.

Two thumbs up on both Angelo. It's also worth seeking out the accompanying book WHEN THE LION ROARS; it's a nice supplement to the series.

Nailed it! That was my first thought.

I can't recommend this enough. Great comedy satire. I've watched it countless times, and still laugh at it. It's my go-to film when I don't know what i want to watch, or if i just need a good laugh.

This is a very perceptive review. I had exactly the same reaction when I saw it: George Reeves' story was compelling enough to warrant its own telling.

The dubbing list is fascinating. Some observations: 1. Boy, Marni Nixon was busy! 2. THE BENNY GOODMAN STORY (1955): Manny Klein for Ziggy Elman (trumpet) - wait, what?!? Ziggy played the fralich-style solo on "And the Angels Sing" (with BG and also his own band). Manny Klein was a boss...

Brought to you by Carl's, Jr. Keeping on topic, I'll go with MARTY (1955); excellent movie, but really painful to me when I owned it on CED disc some 35 years ago. Being hopelessly single at the time, I think it hit too close to home. I'll also add THE MAGNIFICENT AMBERSONS (1942). A great...

IIRC, I think the general rule of thumb is, most WAC DVD titles are DVD-R. BluRay titles are usually "traditionally pressed" (I'm sorry, I don't know what the technical term is - what I mean is, they're manufactured just like the BluRays you'd buy in Walmart, Costco, etc.). Some WAC DVDs...

Yes! Use the Warners model - release it intact, with the disclaimer "that was wrong then, and it's still wrong today". For God's sake, don't tell anyone Donald Duck isn't wearing pants!

Here's hoping we can someday see John Nesbitt's PASSING PARADE, or the CAREY WILSON MINIATURES.

Let's hear it for Mish-Mosh the Muttonhead!

Pardon my ignorance, but is there a way to tell if a disc is pressed versus DVD-r?

IIRC, this was a Paramount release, so it's likely Universal owns it. Maybe it'll be in their Vault series someday...

Well, I lucked out. I'm in northwestern NJ, and it's snowing (about 4-5 inches thus far). And my letter carrier made it. I just read the booklet and map (loved the illustrations on both!). Fortunately, I'm down the road from a firehouse, so our street is always well-and frequently-plowed. Sorry...