DVD: Paul Winters

DVD: Paul Winters

DVD:

Paul Winters

Richard Thomas, Ernest Borgnine

Lions Gate, 2002

all quiet on the western front
i believe this remake of the black and white film of the 1930's is the superior of the two. The Richard Thomas version is less preachy than the Lew Ayers version. Also, the ending is not "telegraphed" to the viewer as was done in the black and white film. In the ...

Frosty the Snowman/Frosty Returns

Jimmy Durante, Billy De Wolfe

Classic Media, 2004

Timeless Rankin and Bass Christmas Classic Paired With An Unfortunate "Update".
While it is a total joy to have the classic Rankin and Bass Christmas classic "Frosty the Snowman", on DVD what is disappointing is that it is unfortunately paired on this DVD with a dour "update", of the adventures of the most famous Snowman in the world titled ...

David and Bathsheba

Gregory Peck, Susan Hayward

20th Century Fox, 2006

real quality, intelligent script, well realized
This is like a good stage play. The screen writer has created a small masterpiece. Each line reveals some aspect of Israelite culture as well as developing the character and advancing the plot. Not a word is wasted; and the actors, especially Peck, express the script ...

The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming

Carl Reiner, Eva Marie Saint

MGM (Video & DVD), 2002

A Classic that's as Funny in 2008 as in 1966
I bought a DVD of this classic for my mother. She'd never heard about it, and I couldn't imagine missing it! In fact, I became a forever fan of Alan Arkin because of it. It's just as clever and funny as it was when it first came out. The cars are different, the ...

The Scalphunters

Burt Lancaster, Shelley Winters

MGM (Video & DVD), 2005

DEN
I consider this one of the great movies. I have watched it dozens of times and it never grows old. It is a witty, funny, dusty, tough, mean, fabulously entertaining Western. Burt Lancaster, Ossie Davis, Shelley Winters and Telly Savalas play their roles with ...

Rudolph & Frosty's Christmas in July

Red Buttons, Ethel Merman

Warner Home Video, 2004

A lovely film indeed!
A fan of the Christmas classics as well, I feel that this sequel works quite well with the other films. Is it long? Perhaps. Is it scary? Not really. It does get dramatic just as much as it is cheerful. We get to see the Origin of Rudolph's Nose as well as ...

The Night of the Hunter

Robert Mitchum, Shelley Winters

MGM (Video & DVD), 2000

Dream within a Dream.
As you watch this film, the irrational, troubling feeling that you know it... that the horror you mother tried to soothe away with a sip of sugar water saying, hush, it was only a dream... which you've always tried to forget, had been lurking here all the time, waiting ...

Red River

John Wayne, Montgomery Clift

MGM (Video & DVD), 1997

Any Who Says John Wayne Couldn't Act Is An Idiot
An epic masterpiece filled with some of the greatest character actors of all time..Like Charlton Heston, John Wayne was cheated out of many honors because of his poltics... Any who sees The Quiet Man, True Grit,Sands of Iwo Jima, She Wore A Yellow Ribbon, The Long ...

S.O.B.

Julie Andrews, William Holden

Warner Home Video, 2002

Hollywood Satire
Blake Edwards at his best. Takes on his own industry and tells it like it is. Rich satire and fantastic acting by Richard Mulligan especially!

Kotch

Charles Aidman, James Brodhead

MGM (Video & DVD), 2004

At last on DVD!
A charming film with Matthau giving an oscar-nominated performance as a fifth-wheel grandfather living with his son (Charles Aidman), daughter-in-law (Felicia Farr, aka Mrs. Jack Lemmon), and their infant son, whom Grandpa adores. Lemmon directed his pal Matthau in ...

The West Point Story

James Cagney, Virginia Mayo

Warner Home Video, 2007

Another great Cagney musical
I no sooner got the movie and it vanished. I think everyone in my family watched it before me. But it was worth waiting. His energy level was just like in Yankee Doodle Dandy. The quality of the dvd was very good.

The OH in Ohio

Parker Posey, Paul Rudd

Cyan Pictures, 2006

Sex Has Come Between Us! (3.5 Stars)
"The Oh in Ohio" is a self-assured slice of life that can touch viewers while disconcerting them all the while. Its comedic aspirations don't come to full fruition and its screenplay is a tad undercooked, but the actors overcome this with suave, easy charm. Poking ...

Frosty the Snowman/Frosty Returns

Jimmy Durante, Billy De Wolfe

Classic Media, 2002

Timeless Rankin and Bass Christmas Classic Paired With An Unfortunate "Update".
While it is a total joy to have the classic Rankin and Bass Christmas classic "Frosty the Snowman", on DVD what is disappointing is that it is unfortunately paired on this DVD with a dour "update", of the adventures of the most famous Snowman in the world titled ...

The Big Knife

Jack Palance, Ida Lupino

MGM (Video & DVD), 2002

Between a Rock and a Hard Place
Who ever thought that Jack Palance could ever deliver an emotionally wrought performance at this stage in his career? He does just that. He gives such a performance that it is just heartbreaking to watch him. Jack Palance had more range than he was ever given credit ...

Greg Garrison Presents The Best of the Dean Martin Variety Show - Volume 14

Dean Martin, Pat Boone

Guthy-Renker Entertainment

Everybody Laughs With Somebody Sometime
This is a general review of the entire DEAN MARTIN SHOW collection. Dean's show, which ran from 1965 to 1974 was a staple of television entertainment in its time, and by and large it holds up beautifully, even though thirty-odd years have passed. It was a true ...