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  1. Ronald Epstein

    DVD Review HTF REVIEW: "Almost Famous - Untitled - The Bootleg Cut"

    <img src="http://www.digitaleyesdvd.com/images/Covers/UNI88751DVD_Cvr.jpg" alt=" " /> <strong class='bbc'>Almost Famous UNTITLED: The Bootleg Cut</strong> In February of this past year, many of you may remember my rave review of Dreamwork's DVD release, <strong...
  2. Ronald Epstein

    DVD Review HTF REVIEW: Angel Eyes

    <img src="http://www.lasersedge.com/titleimages/21189.jpg" alt=" " /> <strong class='bbc'>ANGEL EYES</strong> Man, do I hate writing reviews like this. Just finished watching Warner's newest DVD, <strong class='bbc'>Angel Eyes</strong>, which starts Jennifer Lopez. Warner touts...
  3. Gary Tooze

    DVD Review REVIEW: Fox's "The Song of Bernadette" (with screen captures)

    Thought I saw something on this DVD here (by Joe Capps?) but can't find it now. :confused: There is a kind of sentiment expressed in the conclusion of Henry King's "The Song of Bernadette" that human suffering is a somehow co-related to spiritual enlightenment. This is not particularly a...
  4. StuartGalbraith

    DVD Review HTF REVIEW: "Giant"

    DVD Review – Giant Director, George Stevens; Producers, Henry Ginsberg and George Stevens; Screenplay, Fred Guiol and Ivan Moffat, based on the book by Edna Ferber; Director of Photography, William C. Mellor; Art Director, Boris Leven; Editor, William Hornbeck; Music, Dimitri Tiomkin. Cast...
  5. DaViD Boulet

    DVD Review AMATEUR REVIEW: Thoroughly Modern Millie (Highly Recommended)

    Appologies to Stuart if this trumps a review of this same title he was planning to release...but I've been *dying* to read a review of this title since it was announced so I'm posting my own to satisfy my need :) Title: Thoroughly Modern Millie Noteable Actors: Julie Andrews, Mary Tyler...
  6. StuartGalbraith

    DVD Review HTF REVIEW: "Murphy's War"

    DVD Review – Murphy’s War Director, Peter Yates; Producer, Michael Deeley; Screenplay, Stirling Silliphant, based on the book by Max Catto; Director of Photography, Douglas Slocombe; Art Director, Disley Jones; Editors, John Glen and Frank P. Keller; Music, John Barry and Ken Thorne. Cast...
  7. StuartGalbraith

    DVD Review HTF REVIEW: "The Desperate Hours"

    DVD Review – The Desperate Hours Producer and Director, William Wyler; Screenplay, Joseph Hayes, based on his novel and play; Director of Photography, Lee Garmes; Art Director, J. McMillan Johnson; Editor, Robert Swink; Music, Gail Kubik. Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Fredric March, Arthur Kennedy...
  8. StuartGalbraith

    DVD Review HTF REVIEW: "Jaws III"

    DVD Review – Jaws III Director, Joe Alves; Executive Producers, Alan Landsburg and Howard Lipstone; Screenplay, Richard Matheson and Carl Gottlieb, based on a story by Guerdon Trueblood; Director of Photography, James A. Contner; Art Directors, Paul Eads and Woody Mackintosh; Editors, Corky...
  9. StuartGalbraith

    DVD Review HTF REVIEW: "Chisum"

    DVD Review – Chisum Executive Producer, Michael Wayne; Producer and Screenplay, Andrew J. Fenady; Director, Andrew V. McLaglen; Director of Photography, William H. Clothier; Art Director, Carl Anderson; Editor, Robert Simpson; Music, Dominic Frontiere. Cast: John Wayne, Forrest Tucker...
  10. StuartGalbraith

    DVD Review HTF REVIEW: "Is Paris Burning?"

    DVD Review – Is Paris Burning? Director, Rene Clement; Producer, Paul Graetz; Screenplay, Francis Ford Coppola and Gore Vidal, based on the book by Larry Collins and Dominique LaPierre; Director of Photography, Marcel Grignon; Art Director, Willy Holt; Editor, Robert Lawrence; Music, Maurice...
  11. DaViD Boulet

    DVD Review Rescuers DVD Review (amature HTF member) Highly Recommended!

    Since Ron isn't reviewing right now and I don't see any other review linked I figured I start a thread with my own review of this title. Hope it's ok. Also, please feel free to post your own reviews of this title in this thread too...I have no problems with that at all. In fact, I'd love to see...
  12. Ronald Epstein

    DVD Review HTF REVIEW: "The Love Bug" Special Edition (HIGHLY RECOMMENDED) (with screenshots)

    The Love Bug Special Edition Studio: Walt Disney Year: 1968 Rated: G Film Length: 108 minutes Aspect Ratio: 16X9 Enhanced Widescreen (1.75:1) Subtitles: English It's a Love-in for Herbie... the incredible little car who shifts for himself! I don't know why...
  13. Ronald Epstein

    DVD Review HTF REVIEW: "Die Another Day" Special Edition (HIGHLY RECOMMENDED) (with screenshots)

    Die Another Day Special Edition Studio: MGM Year: 2002 Rated: PG-13 Film Length: 132 minutes Aspect Ratio: 16X9 Enhanced Widescreen (2.40:1) Subtitles: English, French & Spanish Although Ian Fleming's James Bond novels first appeared in the 1950's, it was not until the Bond films...
  14. Ronald Epstein

    DVD Review HTF REVIEW: "20,000 Leagues Under The Sea" (HIGHLY RECOMMENDED) (with screenshots)

    20,000 Leagues Under The Sea Studio: Walt Disney Year: 1954 Rated: G Film Length: 127 minutes Aspect Ratio: 16X9 Enhanced Widescreen (2.55:1) Subtitles: English In 1870 the French novelist Jules Verne published his novel "20000 leagues under the sea," a story of Captain Nemo, a man...
  15. Ronald Epstein

    DVD Review HTF REVIEW: "The Mission" (HIGHLY RECOMMENDED) (with screenshots)

    The Mission Studio: Warner Brothers Year: 1986 Rated: PG Film Length: 125 minutes Aspect Ratio: 16X9 Enhanced Widescreen (2.35:1) Subtitles: English, French & Spanish The year 1986 was a great year for film. It was a year that brought us (among others) Aliens, Blue...
  16. Gary Tooze

    DVD Review Criterion's "The White Sheik" - DVD Review with screen captures!

    The White Sheik Criterion - released April 29th, 2003 Fellini's first solo directorial effort (after co-helming 'Variety Lights') is partially written by director Michelangelo Antonioni! The story is about a young small-town couple vacationing on their honeymoon in Rome. The young bride, who...
  17. Gary Tooze

    DVD Review Criterion 'Drôle de drame' DVD Review with screen caps

    Drôle de drame Criterion - released April 29th, 2003 A huge international hit in the 30s, I suspect this seems a bit too labored and artificial now to quite captivate a modern audience the way, say, Children of Paradise still does. But the fan of 30s cinema (Marx Brothers and Carole Lombard...
  18. Gary Tooze

    DVD Review Criterion 'Antoine Doinel' Box-set DVD Review with screen captures !

    The Adventures of Antoine Doinel Boxset - released April 29th, 2003 The release of François Truffaut’s The 400 Blows (Les Quatre cents coups) in 1959 shook world cinema to its foundations. The now-classic portrait of troubled adolescence introduced a major new director in the cinematic...
  19. Ronald Epstein

    DVD Review HTF REVIEW: "About Schmidt" (HIGHLY RECOMMENDED) (with screenshots)

    About Schmidt Studio: New Line Year: 2002 Rated: R Film Length: 125 minutes Aspect Ratio: 16X9 Enhanced Widescreen (1.85:1) Subtitles: English and Spanish Schmidt Happens It's hard not to like Jack Nicholson. As an actor, Nicholson is in a class by himself...
  20. Ronald Epstein

    DVD Review HTF REVIEW: "Dances With Wolves" Special Ed. (HIGHLY RECOMMENDED) (with screenshots)

    Dances With Wolves Special Edition Studio: MGM/Orion Year: 1990 Rated: PG-13 Film Length: 236 minutes Aspect Ratio: 16X9 Enhanced Widescreen (2.35:1) Subtitles: English, French & Spanish The Civil War had ended, but one man's battle with himself was just beginning... This must be...
  21. Ronald Epstein

    DVD Review HTF REVIEW: "Kiki's Delivery Service" (HIGHLY RECOMMENDED) (with screenshots)

    Kiki's Delivery Service Studio: Walt Disney Year: 1989 Rated: G Film Length: 105 minutes Aspect Ratio: 16X9 Enhanced Widescreen (1.85:1) Subtitles: English I sometimes have to stop and think about the fact that I am a man nearing my 40th birthday and I am finding...
  22. Ronald Epstein

    DVD Review HTF REVIEW: "Standing in the shadows of Motown" (HIGHLY RECOMMENDED)

    Standing in the shadows of Motown Studio: Artisan Year: 2002 Rated: PG Film Length: 110 minutes Aspect Ratio: 16X9 Enhanced Widescreen (1.85:1) Subtitles: English and Spanish The best kept secret in the history of pop music If I asked you who performed the songs...
  23. Ronald Epstein

    DVD Review HTF REVIEW: "The crime of Padre Amaro" (HIGHLY RECOMMENDED) (with screenshots)

    The crime of Padre Amaro Studio: Columbia Pictures Year: 2002 Rated: R Film Length: 119 minutes Aspect Ratio: 16X9 Enhanced Widescreen (1.85:1) Subtitles: English, French and Spanish ...lead us not into temptation.... I really put some thought into this. If I was...
  24. Ronald Epstein

    DVD Review HTF REVIEW: "Evelyn" (with screenshots)

    Evelyn Studio: MGM Year: 2002 Rated: PG Film Length: 95 minutes Aspect Ratio: 16X9 Enhanced Widescreen (2.35:1) Subtitles: English, French and Spanish The story of a father's love that changed a nation Amongst this week's selection of screeners is an enjoyably...
  25. Ronald Epstein

    DVD Review HTF REVIEW: "The Other Side of Heaven" (with screenshots)

    The Other Side Of Heaven Studio: Walt Disney Year: 2001 Rated: PG Film Length: 113 minutes Aspect Ratio: 16X9 Enhanced Widescreen (1.85:1) Subtitles: English An ordinary boy and his journey among extraordinary people who would change his life forever. I don't...
  26. Ronald Epstein

    DVD Review HTF REVIEW: "Friends" The Complete Third Season (with screenshots)

    Friends The Complete Third Season Studio: Warner Brothers Year: 1996-1997 Rated: NR Film Length: 587 minutes Aspect Ratio: Full Frame (1.33:1) Subtitles: English, French and Spanish What happens when six friends live in fabulous Manhattan apartments, drink coffee and...
  27. Ronald Epstein

    DVD Review HTF REVIEW: "DrumLine" (HIGHLY RECOMMENDED) (with screenshots)

    DrumLine Studio: Twentieth Century Fox Year: 2002 Rated: PG-13 Film Length: 118 minutes Aspect Ratio: 16X9 Enhanced Widescreen (2.35:1) Subtitles: English and Spanish Half time is game time I am asking every person now reading this review to put some faith in me...
  28. Ronald Epstein

    DVD Review HTF REVIEW: "8 Mile" (with screenshots)

    8 Mile Studio: Universal Year: 2002 Rated: R Film Length: 111 minutes Aspect Ratio: 16X9 Enhanced Widescreen (2.35:1) Subtitles: English Look, What if You Had One Chance to Seize Everything You Ever Wanted? Would You Capture it? Or Would You Let it Slip? By...
  29. Ronald Epstein

    DVD Review HTF REVIEW: "The Ghost and Mrs. Muir" (HIGHLY RECOMMENDED) (with screenshots)

    The Ghost and Mrs. Muir Studio: Twentieth Century Fox Year: 1947 Rated: NR Film Length: 104 minutes Aspect Ratio: Full Frame (1.33:1) Subtitles: English and Spanish Outstanding! Nothing has given me more joy these days than discovering some magnificent films for...
  30. Ronald Epstein

    DVD Review HTF REVIEW: "Swimfan" (with screenshots)

    Swimfan Studio: Twentieth Century Fox Year: 2002 Rated: PG-13 Film Length: 85 minutes Aspect Ratio: 16X9 Enhanced Widescreen (2.35:1) and Full Frame (1.33:1) versions Subtitles: English, French and Spanish His biggest fan just became his worst nightmare. Ever...
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