And while his epics are special, I MUCH prefer his "smaller movies": the Noel Coward and Dickens films, Hobson's Choice, Summertime. I watch them much more often than any of his epics. To each his own, I guess.
Hoo, boy, ain't that the truth! I'm sitting here reading these posts about films people think are stinkers or they can't stand, and I'm thinking, "I love that film. Boy, that one is great! I couldn't run that movie down if I tried."
We are a VERY eclectic bunch!
I searched for years for a DVD for Cukor's The Blue Bird, and finally found one (sounds like the Spanish one Thomas described: widescreen but not anamorphic; no bonuses). I saw the movie in the theater all those years ago, and it was gone within a couple of days of my seeing it on opening day (I...