That is very sad news. Knowing Robert's passion for the 1951 "Scrooge" with Alastair Sim, I hope that Fred's lovely young maid is kindly encouraging him to join the warm, wonderful, eternal gathering just inside the double doors. Rest in peace, my friend.
Progress report: picked up Volume 4 on February 23, watched "His.Girl Friday" immediately with Danielle (who loved it), "Punch-Drunk Love" late the next night by myself (hadn't seen it since it came out on DVD and really enjoyed it), "Guess Who's Coming To Dinner" with Danielle (who had never...
If the major studios want to farm out all of their disc production to the boutique labels, I'm sure Kino Lorber, Arrow, Criterion, Indicator, Synapse et al will be happy to divvy up $1 billion (or slightly less) in sales. Enthusiastic disc manufacturers might even be able to grow the home video...
We showed the wonderful Fred Astaire piano scene to our dinner guests on Saturday night. It put big grins on our faces. The movie isn't great, but parts of it are, and I'm very glad to have such a nice Blu-Ray of it in my collection.
Thanks, Robert. Danielle's a home theater nut like me, so the relative cost of yearly Columbia 4K box sets is not an issue at chez Matychuk, but we do like to get the most for our money too.
I'll be picking the set up this weekend at my local video retailer. I know it's substantially pricier than the previous three, but I will then have them all. For my American friends, in U.S. dollars I will be paying $154, not much more than $25 each. NOW...I'll be 69 years old in a couple of...
Judging by the extras, I might be going for the StudioCanal. It's considerably cheaper, my local video retailer is getting it soon, and I do have the Criterion DVD for the Leo Marks piece, which is really good. Not waiting until May is only a consideration for people less optimistic than me.
I keep everything that comes with my movie discs, too. I've kept 100 or so code inserts for digital copies that I can't even use because I'm in Canada and they're U.S. imports with digital codes that won't work here. The latest one was for the 4K "Love Actually", which wasn't released in Canada...
The old Paramount DVD has no protruding leg bone either. Tod's horrified shriek when he sees his leg just isn't the same when it's only smeared with blood and somewhat awkwardly positioned, but I await more first-hand accounts before I start beating myself up over being wrong.
I just watched the Arrow Blu-Ray, and it is fantastic. "The Day of the Locust" is a movie I saw a few times when it was released, and it's always been a movie that I associate with "Shampoo" and "Chinatown", two of my all-time favorites. They're all mid-70's movies with acidic takes on Los...
American Graffiti (Universal)
I have no second choice, and in fact I feel about "American Graffiti" the same way as I felt about "Planes Trains and Automobiles"; I wish they were better but they'll do.
The thing I am curious about is which version of the movie will be on the 4K disc. I have the original Blu-Ray as well as the remastered Blu-Ray that came in a box with a "Love Actually" ornament, and they each use a different music cue during the party sequence. Take it away. IMBD:
"The Diane...
I have the purple suede Hitchcock box and the 2 disc hardcover book edition for DVD's of "Vertigo" and now I feel compelled to check them tomorrow when I get home. Ah, HTF, what would life be without you?
Merry Christmas, Jack. This is my 10th year since my own caregiving days ended, and I was also glad back then to have my own comforting Christmas viewing rituals to restore my equilibrium. One of them involves continuing to watch Christmas videos old and new right through Ukrainian Christmas...
Speaking as a full blooded Ukrainian Canadian, don't forget Ukrainian Christmas on January 7th! Now more than ever, it is important to continue to watch Christmas movies into the new year and beyond. Do it for my ancestors!
First of all, Merry Christmas to all of my HTF friends, especially the readers of this thread, which is my favorite. On Christmas Eve, I watched Alastair Sim & Company for probably the 200th time in my life, and as usual I found something new to ponder in this rich, delightful film, namely how...