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    What's the last TV DVD/Blu-ray you bought?

    Just picked up R2 Beiderbecke Trilogy, with James Bolam, which has extras including Got Lost series with Alun Armstrong. Also Alfred Hitchcock Presents series 2 + 3 on R2.
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    Directors Misc Directors #011 - Mark Sandrich

    Of these, seen and own 9: Here Come the Waves (1944) 6/10 Holiday Inn (1942) 7/10 Carefree (1938) 7/10 Shall We Dance (1937) 8/10 Follow the Fleet (1936) 7/10 Top Hat (1935) 9/10 The Gay Divorcee (1934) 8/10 Cockeyed Cavaliers (1934) 8/10 Hips, Hips, Hooray! (1934) 7/10
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    What's Your Favorite Live Album and Why?

    Mine are Deep Purple's 'Made in Japan' and Rainbow's 'On Stage'. MIJ because of the sparring between Gillan's vocals and Blackmore's guitar on Strange Kind of Woman; OS because of Ronnie Dio's singing of Mistreated. Both are fabulous. I'd also put in a vote for Elvis Presley's 'Live in...
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    Watching a movie that turns out bad

    I have a fair few sitting there waiting to be watched but there aren't many films I've given up on. Usually because there's something which grabs my interest in the first place (director, actor, plot, etc.). I'll give any musical a chance although some do try the patience. And I do like The...
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    Upcoming Vintage TV-on-DVD releases from Alpha Video

    I'm currently working through Golden Age Theater and Golden Age of Television, which are really good. Excited about The Lone Wolf as I've wanted to see that for ages.
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    STUDIO ONE - WOW!

    Re Mill Creek releases of Studio One material. The Dark Crimes set has The Man Who Had Influence, There Was a Crooked Man, Two Sharp Knives, Flowers from a Stranger, and Plan for Escape; Historic Classics has The Nativity and Pontius Pilate, plus The Night America Trembled. There's probably...
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    DVD Review HTF DVD REVIEW: MGM: When the Lion Roars

    Still have this taped from TV at the time it aired - but how nice that it finally gets a DVD release. About time!
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