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  1. William Miller

    Buddy Hackett "Stanley" DVD Review

    Wow! I couldn’t believe the listing of this DVD when I first saw this on Amazon. Stanley was a live sitcom that debuted in September, 1956 and ran for 19 episodes and never was seen again. Classic TV fans just thought the kinescopes all went to Live TV Heaven and were lost forever. Now, out of...
  2. William Miller

    Jerry Lewis (Rock-a-Bye Baby, Geisha Boy & Boeing Boeing)

    I have watched the 3 new Olive Films Blu-rays of the 3 Jerry Lewis titles released on February 14th, (Rock-a-Bye Baby, Geisha Boy & Boeing Boeing). I am a little disappointed in the transfers. They are very clear and pure but are missing that "eye-popping" look that only Paramount Technicolor...
  3. William Miller

    I have a theory of why "3 Ring Circus" (Martin & Lewis) is not on DVD.

    All of the Martin & Lewis films are now on DVD except for "3 Ring Circus". Here is my theory of why this movie has not been released on DVD. Paramount is very paranoid about music rights these days. TV show collectors know what they have done to "My Three Sons", "The Fugitive" and "The Odd...
  4. William Miller

    Any hope for Wild Bill Hickok and Rin Tin Tin?

    Two legendary shows from the 1950's seem to be totally in limbo somewhere: The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin I am old enough to have fond childhood memories of these shows and would love to add them to my collection. They were both Screen Gems...
  5. William Miller

    Help! I need a Superman 101 course on all of the forthcoming DVD releases.

    Remember in Forbidden Planet when Robby's brain went on overload and started spinning around and smoking? That's the way I feel now about all of these forthcoming Superman releases. Can someone please give me a concise recap of what is coming out with the basic details?
  6. William Miller

    Costco can drive you crazy!

    I pay my dues to Costco every year mainly to save money on DVD's. Oh sure, I also buy the 12 pack of tuna and the 36 pack of Pepsi and the 48 pack of toilet paper. Costco always seem to have a better selection than Sam's Club on classic movies which is my main interest. They also seem to have a...
  7. William Miller

    Jerry Lewis makes big DVD announcement on the Larry King Show.

    Jerry Lewis was on the Larry King show tonight plugging his new book about Dean Martin. At the end of the show, Jerry announced that next spring Paramount will be releasing a box set of all the Martin & Lewis films. This is great news! No further details are known. I wonder if it will include...
  8. William Miller

    Ready for some belly laughs? Check out "The Naked Truth" DVD.

    I highly recommend the new MGM DVD of the 1957 British comedy "The Naked Truth" (U.S. Title: "Your Past is Showing") This inspired comic madcap adventure is one of the funniest movies I have ever seen. Terry-Thomas and Peter Sellers are in top form and are ably supported by a great supporting...
  9. William Miller

    R2 Fox Studio Classics have much better covers than R1.

    I love when DVD's use original ad artwork for the covers. Check out the great covers of these forthcoming R2 Fox Studio Classics. Way, way, way better than the U.S. versions. http://www.dvdtimes.co.uk/content.php?contentid=56652
  10. William Miller

    Fantastic news for Steve McQueen fans!

    From dvdtimes.co.uk: Warner Home Video have announced the Region 1 DVD release of The Essential Steve McQueen Collection for 7th June 2005. Hollywood’s real-life rebel and screen legend who defined cool like no other actor -- arrives on DVD through this essential collection which includes a...
  11. William Miller

    Repeat after me. We want "The Hill"! We want "The Hill" We want "The Hil

    One more time! We want "The Hill"! We want "The Hill"! We want "The Hill"! Warner is doing everything right these days except for not releasing on DVD the Sean Connery classic "The Hill". Many people want this and they want it now. I have the laserdisc but I am really looking forward to...
  12. William Miller

    "Across the Bridge" (1957) DVD. Don't let this one slip by you!

    Without much fanfare, Shanachie has released the rarely seen 1957 British film "Across the Bridge". Shanachie has always been basically an independent record label and most of their DVD's have been music oriented. But they have recently released some British films through an arrangement with...
  13. William Miller

    Has anyone found any new releases at Borders recently?

    The Borders store that I go to every Tuesday has not had any new releases in the past month. Borders has been so good in getting almost every title in on street date. And if they are not on the shelves yet on Tuesday morning, they usually have a cart with that week's new releases on them so you...
  14. William Miller

    VCI is selling DVD-R's. Will this start a new trend?

    I just got in the mail a Christmas catalog from VCI. They are offering 14 new DVD titles that will only be available on the DVD-R format. The titles are mostly B Westerns. The covers look very nice. The price is $9.99 each. VCI states the reason they are doing is: "It means that we don't...
  15. William Miller

    Did I find a rare copy of The Omega Man at Borders?

    While I was in various "O" sections at Borders today, trying to find the Odds Against Tomorrow DVD, I accidently stumbled across The Omega Man DVD with the original cover that was supposed to be released in 1999 and then postponed. Being the silly collector that I am, I bought it immediately...
  16. William Miller

    Horror of horrors! New Annie (1982) Special Edition P&S only!

    The Columbia press release states that the new Annie (1982) Special Edition will be P&S only. This can't be true. They wouldn't do this to a Panavision movie, would they? The first release, which contained a 2.35 version, had some framing problems in a few scenes. I guess there won't be...
  17. William Miller

    Say goodbye to the Countess Dracula/Vampire Lovers DVD

    It looks like MGM has done it again. Remember when they pulled Swamp Thing because of complaints that the PG rating did not match the actual sexual content in the movie? The rumor is that they have done this again with the recently released Countess Dracula/Vampire Lovers DVD. Countess is...
  18. William Miller

    You can buy the Sunrise DVD on August 12th at Costco.

    If you go to Costco on Tuesday, August 12th, you should be able to find 2 different 4 DVD blister packs from 20th. One contains All About Eve, How Green Was My Valley, Gentleman's Agreement and Sunrise. The other contains An Affair to Remember, Song of Bernadette, Love is a Many Splendored...
  19. William Miller

    According to Best Buy and Borders, the Omega Man DVD doesn't exist.

    My local Borders and Best Buy stores got in all of the new Warner Horror/SF titles today except for The Omega Man. I asked the clerk at Best Buy to look in their computer to see if it came in and it showed that it will be released on December 31st, 2010. I told him that I would be back in 7...
  20. William Miller

    Your official eyewitness report of the "Attack of the Crab Monsters" DVD.

    Against my better judgment, I did place an order with Amazon for the "Attack of the Crab Monsters" DVD. As a devoted fan of Monster Movies, I decided I couldn't live without it. I knew it probably would be of dreadful quality but the cover looked good and if worse came to worse, I would have a...
  21. William Miller

    The 4 "Vault Disneys"--Outstanding extras but very disappointing transfers.

    I watched most of the extras first on the 4 new "Vault Disneys" and I was ecstatic. And just when I was ready to proclaim these the greatest DVD's of all time, I started to watch the main features. Ecstasy turned quickly to melancholy. The video quality of all 4 look about the same. And they...
  22. William Miller

    Dumbo lays an egg.

    I guess Disney spent all of their restoration money on Snow White. Dumbo is awful. Excessive grain and a flickering, fluttering picture. And while the new "stereo" soundtrack sounds good, I don't think the original mono soundtrack is on the DVD. Add in the politically correct editing and the...
  23. William Miller

    Criterion "Charade" officially out-of-print.

    I just noticed on Criterion's website that not only is Dead Ringers out-of-print but also their great DVD of Charade. They say that they tried to keep the rights but failed. This is a real shocker because Charade is a well known public domain title. Maybe someone has copyrighted the music or...
  24. William Miller

    Sacheen Littlefeather missing from Godfather set.

    On the bonus disc, they show the original video tape from the 1973 Oscar ceremony of The Godfather winning Best Screenplay and Best Picture. But they didn't show us Marlon Brando winning Best Actor for The Godfather. This was the famous moment when Brando sent up the infamous Sacheen...
  25. William Miller

    Cheesy Godfather packaging.

    Paramount has given us the greatest movie of all time in a incredible junky package. The DVD's come in flimsy cardboard folders that all fit in the outside slipcase. But the folders all don't fold right and many of the sets that I looked at today had at least one of the inside folders...
  26. William Miller

    Do you love Anchor Bay? Do you hate Madacy?

    Just in case you didn't know, they are owned by the same company. (Handleman Company)
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