DVD: Donna Reed

DVD: Donna Reed

DVD:

Donna Reed

Fred MacMurray, Charlton Heston

Paramount, 2005

"Camp" fun at its best
What a HOOT! For out and out Hollywood History at its best this is the film for you. Absolutely laughable from start to finish. We get blue eyed Donna Reed as Sacajawea gazing like a cow at at Charlton Heston as William Clark. "Oh Bill!", "Oh Janey!" they croon. ...

The Benny Goodman Story

Steve Allen, Donna Reed

Universal Studios, 2003

Benny Goodman
When I picture Benny Goodman I picture the image as portrayed by Steve Allen. The music is, of course, B.G's. I also have "The Benny Goodman Story," which is made from actual clips from his life. Hollywood has really only changed the story slightly to make it more ...

It's a Wonderful Life (60th Anniversary Edition)

James Stewart, Donna Reed

Paramount, 2006

The Big-Box Swindle of Bedford Falls
For many, "It's A Wonderful Life" is a staple to their holiday traditions. With all major networks vying to get their hands on this mediocre blockbuster, this little film transforms from ordinary to cult status every holiday. As a viewer, outside of the final act, ...

The Astronaut's Wife

Johnny Depp, Charlize Theron

New Line Home Video, 2000

"The Astronaut's Wife"
That this film is a psychological thriller, I whole-heartedly agree. I think my problem with another reviewer is that what-else-should it be? I liked, "2001." I liked Tarkovsky's, "Solaris." And, I liked Soderbergh's and Clooney's, "Solaris," remake. I liked Andrew ...

It's A Wonderful Life (Two-Disc Collector's Set) (B/W & Color)

James Stewart, Donna Reed

Paramount, 2007

The Big-Box Swindle of Bedford Falls
For many, "It's A Wonderful Life" is a staple to their holiday traditions. With all major networks vying to get their hands on this mediocre blockbuster, this little film transforms from ordinary to cult status every holiday. As a viewer, outside of the final act, ...

Dallas - The Complete Eighth Season

Larry Hagman, Victoria Principal

Warner Home Video, 2008

Dallas Season 10 out on DVD before the year is out
The 9th Season of Dallas may have been a dream, but it will be a great DVD set, this July 15, 2008! Warner Bros., I hope You plan to release Dallas Season 10 before 2008 ends! Dallas Season 10 would be a perfect Christmas gift release for all Dallas fans. Please ...

The Picture of Dorian Gray

George Sanders, Hurd Hatfield

Warner, 2008

New DVD release with commentary is announced
The classic moral/horror tale is to finally be released on DVD by Warner Home Video. The story has a Jekyl and Hyde type quality with Dorian making a wish after his portrait is painted that he will remain eternally young while his portrait grows old. George Sanders ...

The Donna Reed Show: The Complete First Season

Donna Reed, Buster Keaton

Arts Alliance America, 2008

Time to Celebrate!!
It's time to celebrate, the First Season of the ground-breaking and truly iconic classic The Donna Reed Show is coming to DVD after years of fan pleadings - along with a promise to release Season 2 next year! Joe Amodei, President of Arts Alliance America and Mary ...

Christmas Unwrapped - The History of Christmas (History Channel) (A&E DVD Archives)

Harry Smith (IX), Bobby Hyatt

A&E Home Video, 2005

Mark this DVD for annual viewing
Harry Smith does a nice job narrating this history of Christmas and is backed by a well-rounded and erudite group of experts on Christmas, religion, and folklore. This documentary appeared on The History Channel ten years ago but it isn't outdated. It's nice to have ...

WWII 60th Anniversary Collection (The Guns of Navarone/From Here to Eternity/The Bridge on the River Kwai) ...
Burt Lancaster, Montgomery Clift

Sony Pictures, 2005

Shadow of the Thin Man

William Powell, Myrna Loy

Warner Home Video, 2007

"Baby, you've arrived!"
The most fun and sophisticated series in the history of film continued with Maj. W.S. Van Dyke's 1941 entry, Shadow of the Thin Man. William Powell was back, of course, as Dashiell Hammett's greatest creation, Nick Charles. Myrna Loy was back as his better half, and ...

Trouble Along the Way

John Wayne, Connors

Warner Home Video, 2007

Trouble Along The Way
Trouble Along The Way The Movie A story about saint andrews church. From the very begining its clear the plot is that st andrews church needs money and teh duke is the man they think can provide. He plays Steve a former football coach who was thrown out for being ...

The Last Time I Saw Paris

Elizabeth Taylor, Van Johnson

Alpha Video, 2002

F. Scott Fitzgerald it ain't, but we'll take our swoony Bad Movie swill where we can get it.
Embittered expatriate novelist Van Johnson - who surely would have been our choice to play a surrogate for embittered, self-tortured expatriate F. Scott Fitzgerald - wanders scenic postwar Parisian locals mourning dead Elizabeth Taylor. Wherever he roams, someone is ...

Last Time I Saw Paris [Blu-ray]
Ann Codee, Sandy Descher

Blu-Ray Only Llc, 2008

The Last Time I Saw Paris is a towering film featuring Van Johnson as an author who falls in love with Elizabeth Taylor and struggles with alcoholism and his own fears as he tries to write the great American novel. In what would become her signature role Miss Taylor captures the many layers of this conflicted young woman in a beautiful and ...

Fathers Little Dividend/Last Time I Saw Paris
Spencer Tracy, Elizabeth Taylor

CATCOM Home Video, 2001

A Felix The Cat Cartoon & Hollywood Home Movies included! Like Being At The Movies, Just Add Popcorn! Father's Little Dividend: Fun Filled, sentimental and insightful view of becoming a grandfather! The Last Time I Saw Paris: At theiend of WWII, a G.I. reporter and part-time struggling author falls head over heels in love with a rich American girl ...