Monday, October 31, 2011

Cinderfella

Cinderfella Review



In CINDERFELLA, Lewis plays Fella, a good natured klutz left to take care of his stepmother and her two spoiled sons in a fabulous mansion. Fantasy provides Fella with a way of coping with his life until the day his fairy godmother appears and helps him win the heart of a beautiful princess.


Sunday, October 30, 2011

Saturday, October 29, 2011

The History Of International Organized Crime : The History Channel exposes Organized crime in Sicily , Russia , Colombia , China , & India : Box Set - 250 Minutes

The History Of International Organized Crime : The History Channel exposes Organized crime in Sicily , Russia , Colombia , China , & India : Box Set - 250 Minutes Review



This enthralling History Channel production looks at both the origins and current state of organized crime in Sicily, Russia, Colombia, India, and China. The series of five shows is thoroughly researched and beautifully put together, clearly elucidating the complex sociological roots that gave rise to today's cartels. Such fascinating topics as Russian prison tattoos and the ancient Indian Thug cult are discussed along the way. Though the producers don't shy away from pointing out governmental missteps that have inadvertently assisted in the rise of organized crime, the series comes down firmly on the side of law and order, and is careful to show the ruthlessness and brutality of the black market. The only hitches in the series come in the form of quick repetitions of information (that once followed commercial breaks), but these are only occasionally noticeable. Though densely informative, The World History of Organized Crime never becomes dull or dry--indeed, once you start watching it, it's almost impossible to stop


Cinematographer Style

Cinematographer Style Review



Cinematographer Style Feature

  • A film about film, CINEMATOGRAPHER STYLE pays homage to the artists who transform ideas into images. It sets out to answer the essential questions: What is a cinematographer? What makes style? Is it inspiration, innovation, experience? With 110 masterfully edited interviews of celebrated cinematographers from around the world, CINEMATOGRAPHER STYLE creates a collective narrative about the proce
A film about film, CINEMATOGRAPHER STYLE pays homage to the artists who transform ideas into images. It sets out to answer the essential questions: What is a cinematographer? What makes style? Is it inspiration, innovation, experience?

With 110 masterfully edited interviews of celebrated cinematographers from around the world, CINEMATOGRAPHER STYLE creates a collective narrative about the process and progress of filmmaking. The distinguished group of artists including Vittorio Storaro, ASC, AIC (Apocalypse Now), Roger Deakins, ASC, BSC (No Country for Old Men), and Gordon Willis ASC (The Godfather) discuss their various backgrounds, their dreams and struggles, and, most importantly, the passion they have for their craft. Venturing further into the psyche of each cinematographer, this documentary traces how style and technique evolve, culminating in the new technological possibilities and pitfalls of the future. In the end, these diverse artists are united by one thing: a love of the moving image.

A visually striking and beautifully lit film, CINEMATOGRAPHER STYLE celebrates the passion, dedication, and art of the men and women who make movies look the way they do.

DVD Features: Uncut Interviews with legendary, award-winning filmmakers Vittorio Storaro, ASC,AIC and Gordon Willis, ASC; Filmmaker Biography


Thursday, October 27, 2011

The Godfather: Part II

The Godfather: Part II Review



Francis Ford Coppola took some of the deep background from the life of Mafia chief Vito Corleone--the patriarch of Mario Puzo's bestselling novel The Godfather--and built around it a stunning sequel to his Oscar-winning, 1972 hit film. Robert De Niro plays Vito as a young Sicilian immigrant in turn-of-the-century New York City's Little Italy. Coppola weaves in and out of the story of Vito's transformation into a powerful crime figure, contrasting that evolution against efforts by son Michael Corleone to spread the family's business into pre-Castro Cuba. As memorable as the first film is, The Godfather II is an amazingly intricate, symmetrical tragedy that touches upon several chapters of 20th-century history and makes a strong case that our destinies are written long before we're born. This was De Niro's first introduction to a lot of filmgoers, and he makes an enormous impression. But even with him and a number of truly brilliant actors (including maestro Lee Strasberg), this is ultimately Pacino's film and a masterful performance. --Tom Keogh


The Godfather

The Godfather Review



Generally acknowledged as a bona fide classic, this Francis Ford Coppola film is one of those rare experiences that feels perfectly right from beginning to end--almost as if everyone involved had been born to participate in it. Based on Mario Puzo's bestselling novel about a Mafia dynasty, Coppola's Godfather extracted and enhanced the most universal themes of immigrant experience in America: the plotting-out of hopes and dreams for one's successors, the raising of children to carry on the good work, etc. In the midst of generational strife during the Vietnam years, the film somehow struck a chord with a nation fascinated by the metamorphosis of a rebellious son (Al Pacino) into the keeper of his father's dream. Marlon Brando played against Puzo's own conception of patriarch Vito Corleone, and time has certainly proven the actor correct. The rest of the cast, particularly James Caan, John Cazale, and Robert Duvall as the rest of Vito's male brood--all coping with how to take the mantle of responsibility from their father--is seamless and wonderful. --Tom Keogh


Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Tuesday, October 25, 2011

The Godfather Part II (Coppola Restoration) [Blu-ray]

The Godfather Part II (Coppola Restoration) [Blu-ray] Review



This brilliant companion piece to the original The Godfather continues the saga of two generations of successive power within the Corleone family. Coppola tells two stories in Part II: the roots and rise of a young Don Vito, played with uncanny ability by Robert De Niro, and the ascension of Michael (Al Pacino) as the new Don. Reassembling many of the talents who helped make The Godfather, Coppola has produced a movie of staggering magnitude and vision, and undeniably the best sequel ever made. Robert De Niro won an Oscar®; the film received six Academy Awards, including Best Picture of 1974.


Monday, October 24, 2011

Seinfeld - Season 5

Seinfeld - Season 5 Review



Seinfeld - Season 5 Feature

  • Condition: New
  • Format: DVD
  • Box set; Color; Dolby; Dubbed; DVD; Full Screen; Subtitled; NTSC
The fifth season of Seinfeld is without a doubt the series' best. By their fifth year, the Seinfeld gang had ironed out the bumps from the first two seasons, further developing characters. The loyal fan base that had been accumulating over the years was now more or less the entire nation’s viewing audience. The pressure was on to give this new, mega fan base a high dose of their unique, misanthropic comedy, and Jerry (Jerry Seinfeld), George (Jason Alexander), Elaine (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) and Kramer (Michael Richards) delivered in spades. Yes, other seasons may have funnier individual episodes, but as a whole season five consistently delivers the goods, including many of the show's all-time classic episodes. In the season opener, Jerry discovers the secret, sexual power of "The Mango." While vacationing in "The Hamptons" we not only learn that George’s date likes to sunbathe topless in front of his friends, but also that cold water has the power to shrink. In "The Stall’ Elaine is rejected while trying to share toilet paper only to learn that the selfish neighbor is Jerry’s girlfriend. In order to really make a life change, George decides to do "The Opposite" of all his instincts and surprisingly everything in his life falls perfectly into place. And of course, who can forget the ridiculous puffy shirt Kramer’s low-talking girlfriend talks Jerry into wearing on The Today Show. This box set also includes the featurette "Jason+Larry=George" explaining how Jason Alexander embodied Larry David’s alter ego to create George Costanza, plus deleted and behind-the-scenes footage and exclusive stand up footage of Jerry Seinfeld. --Rob Bracco 1. The Mango
What kind of fruit does Kramer attempt to return to Joe's Fruit Stand?
a) Plum
b) Mango
c) Peach
d) Kiwi

2. The Puffy Shirt
What does George's father wear in the pool?
a) Swim cap
b) Sneakers
c) Flip Flops
d) T-shirt

3. The Sniffing Accountant
Which grammatical element causes Elaine to break up with Jake Jarmel?
a) Split infinitive
b) Capitalization
c) Exclamation point
d) Question mark

4. The Bris
Who does Jerry enjoy mimicking in The Bris?
a) Marlon Brando from The Godfather
b) Al Pacino from Scent of a Woman
c) Robert De Niro from Taxi Driver
d) Sylvester Stallone from Rocky

5. The Barber
What movie calms Jerry's barber Enzo during his fit of rage?
a) Edward Scissorhands
b) Shampoo
c) The Barber of Seville
d) Hairspray

Answers:

1. Peach
2. Sneakers
3. Exclamation point
4. Marlon Brand from The Godfather
5. Edward Scissorhands

Ready to buy? Sign in to turn on 1-Click ordering. a9.com Instant Reward Active. You Save 1.57% Tell a Friend Seinfeld - Season 5 (1990) Starring: Jerry Seinfeld, Julia Louis-Dreyfus Director: Andy Ackerman, Jason Alexander Rating: Seinfeld - Season 5 See larger image List Price: .95 Price: .47 and this item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping. See details You Save: .48 (35%) Availability: This title will be released on November 22, 2005. You may order it now and we will ship it to you when it arrives. Ships from and sold by Amazon.com. See more on holiday shipping. Edition: View highlights from Seinfeld: Seasons 5 & 6 and vote for your favorite scenes here. Other Versions (DVD) List Price Price Other Offers: DVD Seinfeld - Seasons 1 & 2 .95 .97 117 used & new from .99 DVD Seinfeld - Season 3 .95 .97 116 used & new from .00 DVD Seinfeld - Season 6 .95 .47 DVD Seinfeld - Season 4 .95 .97 97 used & new from .50 DVD Seinfeld - Seasons 5 & 6 Giftset (Includes Handwritten Script and Collectible Puffy Shirt) 9.95 .97 Better Together Buy this DVD with Seinfeld - Season 6 DVD ~ Jerry Seinfeld today! Total List Price: .90 Buy Together Today: .94 Customers who bought this DVD also bought * Seinfeld - Season 6 DVD ~ Jerry Seinfeld * Seinfeld - Season 4 DVD ~ Jerry Seinfeld * Seinfeld - Season 3 DVD ~ Jerry Seinfeld * Seinfeld - Seasons 1 & 2 DVD ~ Jerry Seinfeld * Friends - The Complete Tenth Season DVD ~ Lisa Kudrow * Star Wars, Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (Widescreen Edition) DVD ~ George Lucas Explore Similar Items: in DVD, in Books, and in Music Storyline Genres: Comedy Plot Outline: The continuing misadventures of neurotic New York stand-up comedian Jerry Seinfeld and his equally neurotic New York friends. Plot Synopsis: Jerry Seinfeld stars in this television comedy series as himself, a comedian. The premise of this sitcom is Jerry and his friends going through everyday life, discussing various quirky situations that we can all relate to (especially if we live in New York). The eccentric personalities of the offbeat characters who make up Jerry's social circle contribute to the fun. Plot Keywords: Title Spoken By Character | Stand Up Comedy | Eccentric | Ensemble Cast | Friend | Product Placement | New York Yankees | New York | Single | Sitcom | Apartment | Baseball | (Show all 21 plot keywords recommended by customers) Product Details * Actors: Jerry Seinfeld, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Michael Richards, Jason Alexander, See more * Directors: Andy Ackerman, Jason Alexander * Format: Color, Box set, Dolby * Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 * Number of discs: 4 * Rated: * Studio: Columbia Tristar Home Video * DVD Release Date: November 22, 2005 * Run Time: 498 minutes * Average Customer Review: Based on 15 Reviews * DVD Features: o Available Subtitles: English, Spanish, French, Portuguese o Available Audio Tracks: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo), French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono) o Featurette: Jason + Larry = George o Deleted Scenes: In the Vault o Inside Looks o Commentaries: Yada, Yada, Yada o Notes About Nothing o NBC Promos and TV Spots: Sponsored by Vandelay Industries o Exclusive Stand-Up Material: Master of His Domain o Bloopers: Not That There's Anything Wrong With That * Note on DVD sets: During shipping, discs in multidisc sets occasionally become dislodged without damage. Please examine and play these discs. If you are not completely satisfied, we'll refund or replace your purchase. * From IMDb: Quotes & Trivia * ASIN: B000BBOUEU * Amazon.com Sales Rank: #12 in DVD This is item 4 in The Seinfeld Series. Theatrical Release Information US Theatrical Release Date: May 31, 1990 MPAA: Production Company: Castle Rock Entertainment, West-Shapiro Filming Locations: Los Angeles, California, USA| New York City, New York, USA| Ren-Mar Studios - 846 N. Cahuenga Blvd., Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA Editorial Reviews Seinfeld: Season 5 Trivia 1. The Mango What kind of fruit does Kramer attempt to return to Joe's Fruit Stand? a) Plum b) Mango c) Peach d) Kiwi 2. The Puffy Shirt What does George's father wear in the pool? a) Swim cap b) Sneakers c) Flip Flops d) T-shirt 3. The Sniffing Accountant Which grammatical element causes Elaine to break up with Jake Jarmel? a) Split infinitive b) Capitalization c) Exclamation point d) Question mark 4. The Bris Who does Jerry enjoy mimicking in The Bris? a) Marlon Brando from The Godfather b) Al Pacino from Scent of a Woman c) Robert De Niro from Taxi Driver d) Sylvester Stallone from Rocky 5. The Barber What movie calms Jerry's barber Enzo during his fit of rage? a) Edward Scissorhands b) Shampoo c) The Barber of Seville d) Hairspray Answers: 1. Peach 2. Sneakers 3. Exclamation point 4. Marlon Brand from The Godfather 5. Edward Scissorhands

Product Description:
DISC 1 THE MANGO- Jerry learns Elaine faked orgasms with him and pleads for another chance. Kramer's banned from his local fruit stand and George discovers the sexual power of mango. THE GLASSES-George loses his glasses and thinks he sees Jerry's girlfriend with his cousin. A strange dog bites Elaine and Kramer helps Jerry buy a powerful air conditioner. THE PUFFY SHIRT-During dinner with Kramer's low-talking girlfriend, Jerry unwittingly agrees to wear a puffy pirate shirt for his upcoming "The Today Show" appearance. THE SNIFFING ACCOUNTANT-Jerry thinks his accountant is a drug addict. Jerry, Kramer and Newman plot a stakeout. George plans another career change: bra salesman. THE BRIS-Jerry and Elaine agree to be godparents to their friends' newborn boy. They find a shaky mohel to perform the bris. Kramer is convinced he saw a pigman at the hospital. DISC 2 THE LIP READER-George tries to get Jerry's deaf girlfriend to read lips at a party. Kramer becomes a ball boy at the U.S. Open. THE NON-FAT YOGURT-Jerry and Elaine try to confirm that their favorite frozen yogurt is non-fat. Their research causes a stir during the NYC mayoral election. Elaine dates George's boyhood nemesis. Now, for the first time, see two versions of this episode! THE BARBER-Jerry frets over leaving his incompetent barber. Elaine enlists Kramer to participate in a bachelor auction. THE MASSEUSE-Jerry's masseuse girlfriend won't give him a massage. Elaine dates Joel Rifkin - not the mass murderer. THE CIGAR STORE INDIAN-Jerry offends Elaine's friend with a cigar store Indian. Kramer sells his coffee table book idea to Elaine's boss. DISC 3 THE CONVERSION-George converts to the Latvian Orthodox religion for a girl. Jerry spots a suspicious ointment in his girlfriend's medicine cabinet. THE STALL-Elaine agonizes over a woman's refusal to pass toilet paper under the stall of a public restroom. Kramer convinces Jerry that his girlfriend makes a living as a phone sex operator. George befriends Elaine's "mimbo" boyfriend. THE MARINE BIOLOGIST-George starts dating an old classmate when Jerry tells her that George is a successful marine biologist. Elaine's electronic organizer injures a passerby when her Russian novelist client launches it from their limo. Kramer golfs on the beach. THE DINNER PARTY-En route to a dinner party, Elaine and Jerry pair off to buy a babka. George's jacket gets in the way at the liquor store where he and Kramer look for a bottle of wine. THE PIE-Jerry meets his girlfriend's father and loses his appetite. Elaine discovers that a mannequin resembling her has been showing up in window displays. George plots to buy a suit on sale. Kramer dates a Monk's cashier. THE STAND-IN-Kramer is hired as a stand-in on a soap opera. He encourages Mickey to put lifts in his shoes, but his advice doesn't sit well with the other little people. George is ready to break up with his girlfriend until he discovers that she's being urged to call it quits with him. DISC 4 THE WIFE-Jerry lets his girlfriend pose as his wife so that she can receive his dry-cleaning discount, but the scam backfires when his family learns of his "marriage." Elaine's health club boyfriend wants to turn George in for peeing in the shower. THE FIRE-George panics during a fire at his girlfriend's son's birthday party and bolts for an escape route. Kramer saves Elaine's co-worker's pinky toe. THE RAINCOATS (PARTS 1 & 2)-Elaine dates a "close talker" who loves spending time with Jerry's parents. Jerry is caught making out during Schindler's List. Morty and Kramer go into business together. THE HAMPTONS-A weekend getaway to the Hamptons spins out of control when Jerry's girlfriend sees George, a victim of "shrinkage," naked. THE OPPOSITE-George decides to do the opposite of his instincts and everything falls into place, even a job with the Yankees. Meanwhile, Elaine loses her boyfriend and her job, but Jerry remains "even Steven."


Sunday, October 23, 2011

3 Godfathers

3 Godfathers Review



It's hardly shameful that The Three Godfathers ranks as the slightest John Ford Western in a five-year arc that includes My Darling Clementine, Fort Apache, She Wore a Yellow Ribbon, Wagon Master, and Rio Grande. The source, a Peter B. Kyne story both hard-bitten and sentimental, had already been filmed at least five times--once by Ford himself as Marked Men (1919). The star of that silent version, Harry Carey, had recently died. This remake is dedicated to him ("Bright Star of the early western sky") and proudly introduces his son, Harry Carey Jr. (who had already appeared in Howard Hawks's Red River--as did his father--but we won't quibble).

Just before Christmas, three workaday outlaws (John Wayne, Pedro Armendáriz, Harry Carey Jr.) rob a bank in Welcome, Arizona, and flee into the desert. The canny town marshal (Ward Bond) moves swiftly to cut them off from the wells along their escape route, so they make for another, deep in the wasteland. There's no water waiting for them, but there is a woman (Mildred Natwick) on the verge of death--and also of giving birth. The three badmen accept her dying commission as godfathers to the newborn. Motley variants of the Three Wise Men, they strike out for the town of New Jerusalem with her Bible as roadmap. It becomes increasingly apparent that saving the child's life will cost them their own.

Ford's is the softest retelling of the tale; in place of Kyne's bitter/triumphant final twist, he adds a very broad comic postlude. Elsewhere, the nearly sacramental treatment of the mother's death is followed by an extended gosh-almighty sequence of the banditos reading up on childcare. But it's all played with great gusto and tenderness--especially by Wayne, who's rarely been more appealing. Visually the film is one knockout shot after another. This was Ford's first Western in Technicolor, as well as his first collaboration with cinematographer Winton Hoch. What they do with sand ripples and shadows and long plumes of train smoke is rapturously beautiful. It's also often too arty by half, but who can blame them? --Richard T. Jameson


A&E Mafia Collection : The Prohibition Years , Birth of The American Mafia , The Kennedys and The Mob , Unions and the Mob , Empire Of Crime : 250 Minutes

A&E Mafia Collection : The Prohibition Years , Birth of The American Mafia , The Kennedys and The Mob , Unions and the Mob , Empire Of Crime : 250 Minutes Review



This collection of documentaries produced by A&E presents a broad overview of organized crime in America, beginning with immigrants who formed gangs soon after arriving in the late 19th century. The focus is on Italian-American gangsters, though there are mentions of Irish and Jewish gangs, which at various times cooperated with or competed against the Mafia, and one program in the collection presents interesting skeins of conjecture while seeking to document links between the Mob and the Kennedy political dynasty. The documentaries use vintage newsreel footage as well as clips of Hollywood versions of gang life to illustrate the narration provided by Bill Kurtis. Assorted mob experts appear on camera, and though much of the material they present is entertaining, it's hard to say how credible much of it is. A flamboyant "Mob historian," William Balsamo, speaks Brooklynese from behind sunglasses, and at times his scholarly insights could almost pass for the wisecracking Senate testimony of Willi Cicci in Godfather: Part II. Despite some sensationalistic excess, these programs do tell the generally accepted story of how organized crime boomed during Prohibition, infiltrated labor unions, and eventually found a gold mine in Las Vegas following World War II.


Saturday, October 22, 2011

The Godfather Collection (The Coppola Restoration) [Blu-ray]

The Godfather Collection (The Coppola Restoration) [Blu-ray] Review



THE GODFATHER: Popularly viewed as one of the best American films ever made, the multi-generational crime saga The Godfather (1972) is a touchstone of cinema: one of the most widely imitated, quoted, and lampooned movies of all time. Marlon Brando and Al Pacino star as Vito Corleone and his youngest son, Michael, respectively. It is the late 1940s in New York and Corleone is, in the parlance of organized crime, a "godfather" or "don," the head of a Mafia family. Michael, a free thinker who defied his father by enlisting in the Marines to fight in World War II, has returned a captain and a war hero. Having long ago rejected the family business, Michael shows up at the wedding of his sister, Connie (Talia Shire), with his non-Italian girlfriend, Kay (Diane Keaton), who learns for the first time about the family "business." A few months later at Christmas time, the don barely survives being shot by gunmen in the employ of a drug-trafficking rival whose request for aid from the Corleones' political connections was rejected. After saving his father from a second assassination attempt, Michael persuades his hotheaded eldest brother, Sonny (James Caan), and family advisors Tom Hagen (Robert Duvall) and Sal Tessio (Abe Vigoda) that he should be the one to exact revenge on the men responsible. After murdering a corrupt police captain and the drug trafficker, Michael hides out in Sicily while a gang war erupts at home. Falling in love with a local girl, Michael marries her, but she is later slain by Corleone enemies in an attempt on Michael's life. Sonny is also butchered, having been betrayed by Connie's husband. As Michael returns home and convinces Kay to marry him, his father recovers and makes peace with his rivals, realizing that another powerful don was pulling the strings behind the narcotics endeavor that began the gang warfare. Once Michael has been groomed as the new don, he leads the family to a new era of prosperity, then launches a campaign of murderous revenge against those who once tried to wipe out the Corleones, consolidating his family's power and completing his own moral downfall. Nominated for 11 Academy Awards and winning for Best Picture, Best Actor (Marlon Brando), and Best Adapted Screenplay, The Godfather was followed by a pair of sequels.

THE GODFATHER PART II: This brilliant companion piece to the original The Godfather continues the saga of two generations of successive power within the Corleone family. Coppola tells two stories in Part II: the roots and rise of a young Don Vito, played with uncanny ability by Robert De Niro, and the ascension of Michael (Al Pacino) as the new Don. Reassembling many of the talents who helped make The Godfather, Coppola has produced a movie of staggering magnitude and vision, and undeniably the best sequel ever made. Robert De Niro won an Oscar®; the film received six Academy Awards, including Best Picture of 1974.

THE GODFATHER PART III: One of the greatest sagas in movie history continues! In this third film in the epic Corleone trilogy, Al Pacino reprises the role of powerful family leader Michael Corleone. Now in his 60's, Michael is dominated by two passions: freeing his family from crime and finding a suitable successor. That successor could be fiery Vincent (Andy Garcia)... but he may also be the spark that turns Michael's hope of business legitimacy into an inferno of mob violence. Francis Ford Coppola directs Pacino, Garcia, Diane Keaton, Talia Shire, Eli Wallach, Sofia Coppola, Joe Montegna and others in this exciting, long-awaited film that masterfully explores the themes of power, tradition, revenge and love. Seven Academy Award® nominations, including Best Picture.


Friday, October 21, 2011

The Godfather, Part II [VHS]

The Godfather, Part II [VHS] Review



Francis Ford Coppola took some of the deep background from the life of Mafia chief Vito Corleone--the patriarch of Mario Puzo's bestselling novel The Godfather--and built around it a stunning sequel to his Oscar-winning, 1972 hit film. Robert De Niro plays Vito as a young Sicilian immigrant in turn-of-the-century New York City's Little Italy. Coppola weaves in and out of the story of Vito's transformation into a powerful crime figure, contrasting that evolution against efforts by son Michael Corleone to spread the family's business into pre-Castro Cuba. As memorable as the first film is, The Godfather II is an amazingly intricate, symmetrical tragedy that touches upon several chapters of 20th-century history and makes a strong case that our destinies are written long before we're born. This was De Niro's first introduction to a lot of filmgoers, and he makes an enormous impression. But even with him and a number of truly brilliant actors (including maestro Lee Strasberg), this is ultimately Pacino's film and a masterful performance. --Tom Keogh


Thursday, October 20, 2011

Godfathers of Mondo

Godfathers of Mondo Review



Godfathers of Mondo Feature

  • Mondo Cane
  • Goodbye Uncle Tom
  • Cult
  • Rare
  • Hard to find
This 90 minute subtitled documentary on the Mondo films of Gualtiero Jacopetti and Franco E. Prosperi can be viewed in Blue Underground superb Mondo Cane Collection. It features the two directors talking about their films, the controversies said films made, the favorite films of both, as well as other things. Self congratulatory at times, insightful at other, but always intriguing and endlessly watchable to anyone even remotely interested in the TRUE Mondo films (that is to say not the false crappy Mondo pretenders to the throne like "Faces of Death", "Asia Extreme", "Mondo Topless", etcetera) This is very compelling stuff and I, not only recommend it, but the entire DVD set.


Andre Rieu: Radio City Hall Live in New York

Andre Rieu: Radio City Hall Live in New York Review



Andre Rieu: Radio City Hall Live in New York Feature

  • If you have not opened the item, you can return the product to us for refund, credit or replacement within 7 days.
  • Street Date: 4 September 2007. DVD Release: 11 Sep 2007.
  • Studio: DENON. Region: 0: Region-Free.
  • Display: Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV, NTSC. SubTitles: English.
  • Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital Stereo, Dutch, English, French, German, Spanish. Disc Info: Discs:1 ~ Format:Ntsc ~ Region:0.
ANDRE RIEU LIVE IN NEW YORK - DVD Movie


Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Godfather 1 [VHS]

Godfather 1 [VHS] Review



Generally acknowledged as a bona fide classic, this Francis Ford Coppola film is one of those rare experiences that feels perfectly right from beginning to end--almost as if everyone involved had been born to participate in it. Based on Mario Puzo's bestselling novel about a Mafia dynasty, Coppola's Godfather extracted and enhanced the most universal themes of immigrant experience in America: the plotting-out of hopes and dreams for one's successors, the raising of children to carry on the good work, etc. In the midst of generational strife during the Vietnam years, the film somehow struck a chord with a nation fascinated by the metamorphosis of a rebellious son (Al Pacino) into the keeper of his father's dream. Marlon Brando played against Puzo's own conception of patriarch Vito Corleone, and time has certainly proven the actor correct. The rest of the cast, particularly James Caan, John Cazale, and Robert Duvall as the rest of Vito's male brood--all coping with how to take the mantle of responsibility from their father--is seamless and wonderful. --Tom Keogh