The new year (2010)
Somewhere along the way last year I missed blogging about my Halloween Horror Buy. Hammer Films is being resurrected (which somehow seems appropriate) and is re-releasing many of it older films so I went nuts and bought many of the Christopher Lee Peter Cushing horror films. I also purchased many of Vincent Price's Edgar Allen Poe film adaptions but I don't think I printed out a list of that buy before I bought them because I can't find it. If I do I'll blog it.
One of my new year's resolutions is to try not to fall as far behind in my blogging as I did last year so people can keep up with what I'm ordering. My January 2010 purchase this year is starting off with a purchase of the top grossing films of 2008. Anyone who has talked to me about our collection policy knows I try not to compete with local businesses so I usually wait a while to order top sellers on DVD. Most of this order is top grossing but for those film buffs who really care about classic film I do have some gems in this order. Kennel Murder Case is a 30's Philo Vance mystery classic. Beau Geste and the Angel and the Badman are two I've been trying to get for a long time. While looking for a made for TV of Great Expectations I found a David Lean version which is supposed to be "one of the greatest film ever made." (Leonard Maltin's 2010 Movie Guide) I also tried to find some of the great "Bollywood" but I got scared off by the reviews of film quality. It seems most Indian movies are filmed then dubbed so the sound quality drives fanboys nuts. One curiosity I found was a collection of the Three Mesquiteers. Bob Livingston, Ray 'Crash' Corrigan, and Max Terhune were the 'Three Mesquiteers' a b-feature western team in the 30's-40's who worked with John Wayne among others. I also found a copy of Death Takes a Holiday, the 1934 film that inspired Meet Joe Black.
THE MOVIES
Errand Boy Written and directed by Jerry Lewis. There are some serious Jerry Lewis fans out there.
Reluctant Astronaut Don Knotts, we have this one in Children's but w2e could also use a copy in Adult.
Kennel Murder Case. William Powell is Philo Vance, a 20's-30's New York Sherlock Holmes. This was directed Michel Curtiz and co-stars Mary Astor. (A must see classic).
Death Takes a Holiday is another one of those 30's classics that's fading away but this one has been remade twice (Meet Joe Black) and stars Frederic March.
Great Expectations Directed by David Lean with John Mills and Alec Guiness.
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo Van Johnson Spencer Tracy and an early appearance with Robert Mitchum. WWII bond raising at it's best.
Beau Geste I love this movie, its William Wellman directing Gary Cooper, Ray Milland, and Brian Donlevy as French Foreign Legionnaires.
She Done Him Wrong Mae West, Cary Grant, Gilbert Rolland, and Noah Beery. Mae West is Diamond Lil "Come up and see me sometime."
Criss Cross Noir directed by Robert Siodmak with Burt Langcaster, Yvonne De Carlo, Dan Duryea, (and Tony Curtis in his first role.).
Reap the Wild Wind. Cecil B Demille directs Ray Milland, John Wayne, Paulette Goddard, Raymond Massey, Robert Preston and Susan Hayward. Cecil got a special effects award and Ray Milland gets the girl after John Wayne turns bad guy!
Salaam Bombay Street Life in the Slums of Bombay.
Satya BollyWood's fresh look at gangsters by one of their better new directors.
Veer-Zaara An award winning love story from India.
Dark Knight A new chilling approach to the Joker won Heath ledger an Oscar.
Iron Man Big budget comic to movie with franchise written all over it.
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. The most recent entry in the venerable blockbuster series.
Hancock Will Smith is a skid row super hero. (It probably sounded better when they pitched it.)
Quantum of Solace The second of Daniel Craig's Bond Films with model Olga Kurylenko and new comer Gemma Arterton as the Bond girls.
Sex and the City-The Movie Title says it all. Based on the popular HBO television show.
Mama Mia! the Movie Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth and the Songs of ABBA. Based on the play.
Incredible Hulk Edward Norton, Liv Tyler, Tim Roth and William Hurt. Much superior to Ang Lee's 2003 version.
Wanted Another high action thriller based on a comic book with James McAvoy, Morgan Freeman, and Angelina Jolie.
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor. Third in the popular 'Mummy' Series but without Rachel Weisz.
Journey to the Center of the Earth Family friendly comedy adventure based on the Jules Verne novel.
Eagle Eye Shia Labeouf and Michelle Monaghan in a fast action thriller of mistaken identify and a Big brother sees everything government.
You Don't Mess with the Zohan Another crude and demented Adam Sandler comedy.
Bucket List Rob Reiner directs Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman.
Marley and Me Worlds worst dog makes it into the movies with Owen Wilson and Jennifer Aniston.
21 Kevin Spacy leads a bunch of MIT students counting cards in Las Vegas and gets caught by Lawrence Fishburn. Based on a true story.
Cloverfield Shakey Cam version of a 1950's monster movie that's pure adrenaline.
National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets. This time Nicolas Cage, Diane Kruger, Jon Voight, and Justin Bartha go after the Golden City of Cibola.
27 Dresses. Katherine Heigl love weddings but can't seem to get married.
Vantage Point Dennis Quaid is the Secret Service agent that unravels a Rashomon puzzle with the help of Forest Whitaker and Sigourney Weaver to save president William Hurt.
Charlie Wilson's War Tom Hanks is the sleazy congressman, Phillip Seymoure Hoffman is the slimy CIA agent, and Julia Roberts is the Crusading socialite that secretly aid Afghans against the Russians.
Michael Clayton George Clooney's morals are put to the test in corporate America.
Angel and the Badman Badman John Wayne is tamed by Quaker Gail Russel.
Three Mesquiteers Ultimate Collection. Bob Livingston, Ray 'Crash' Corrigan, and Max Terhune are the three b-feature cowboys that star in these movies.
TELEVISION
Band of Brothers
Battlestar Galactica: the miniseries
Great Expectations
Jeeves and Wooster
NONFICTION
Isdora Duncan Masterworks 1905-1923
Pirates of Penzance Gilbert and Sullivan/Australian Opera
I can't believe I'm Knitting
I can't believe I'm Crocheting
One of my new year's resolutions is to try not to fall as far behind in my blogging as I did last year so people can keep up with what I'm ordering. My January 2010 purchase this year is starting off with a purchase of the top grossing films of 2008. Anyone who has talked to me about our collection policy knows I try not to compete with local businesses so I usually wait a while to order top sellers on DVD. Most of this order is top grossing but for those film buffs who really care about classic film I do have some gems in this order. Kennel Murder Case is a 30's Philo Vance mystery classic. Beau Geste and the Angel and the Badman are two I've been trying to get for a long time. While looking for a made for TV of Great Expectations I found a David Lean version which is supposed to be "one of the greatest film ever made." (Leonard Maltin's 2010 Movie Guide) I also tried to find some of the great "Bollywood" but I got scared off by the reviews of film quality. It seems most Indian movies are filmed then dubbed so the sound quality drives fanboys nuts. One curiosity I found was a collection of the Three Mesquiteers. Bob Livingston, Ray 'Crash' Corrigan, and Max Terhune were the 'Three Mesquiteers' a b-feature western team in the 30's-40's who worked with John Wayne among others. I also found a copy of Death Takes a Holiday, the 1934 film that inspired Meet Joe Black.
THE MOVIES
Errand Boy Written and directed by Jerry Lewis. There are some serious Jerry Lewis fans out there.
Reluctant Astronaut Don Knotts, we have this one in Children's but w2e could also use a copy in Adult.
Kennel Murder Case. William Powell is Philo Vance, a 20's-30's New York Sherlock Holmes. This was directed Michel Curtiz and co-stars Mary Astor. (A must see classic).
Death Takes a Holiday is another one of those 30's classics that's fading away but this one has been remade twice (Meet Joe Black) and stars Frederic March.
Great Expectations Directed by David Lean with John Mills and Alec Guiness.
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo Van Johnson Spencer Tracy and an early appearance with Robert Mitchum. WWII bond raising at it's best.
Beau Geste I love this movie, its William Wellman directing Gary Cooper, Ray Milland, and Brian Donlevy as French Foreign Legionnaires.
She Done Him Wrong Mae West, Cary Grant, Gilbert Rolland, and Noah Beery. Mae West is Diamond Lil "Come up and see me sometime."
Criss Cross Noir directed by Robert Siodmak with Burt Langcaster, Yvonne De Carlo, Dan Duryea, (and Tony Curtis in his first role.).
Reap the Wild Wind. Cecil B Demille directs Ray Milland, John Wayne, Paulette Goddard, Raymond Massey, Robert Preston and Susan Hayward. Cecil got a special effects award and Ray Milland gets the girl after John Wayne turns bad guy!
Salaam Bombay Street Life in the Slums of Bombay.
Satya BollyWood's fresh look at gangsters by one of their better new directors.
Veer-Zaara An award winning love story from India.
Dark Knight A new chilling approach to the Joker won Heath ledger an Oscar.
Iron Man Big budget comic to movie with franchise written all over it.
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. The most recent entry in the venerable blockbuster series.
Hancock Will Smith is a skid row super hero. (It probably sounded better when they pitched it.)
Quantum of Solace The second of Daniel Craig's Bond Films with model Olga Kurylenko and new comer Gemma Arterton as the Bond girls.
Sex and the City-The Movie Title says it all. Based on the popular HBO television show.
Mama Mia! the Movie Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth and the Songs of ABBA. Based on the play.
Incredible Hulk Edward Norton, Liv Tyler, Tim Roth and William Hurt. Much superior to Ang Lee's 2003 version.
Wanted Another high action thriller based on a comic book with James McAvoy, Morgan Freeman, and Angelina Jolie.
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor. Third in the popular 'Mummy' Series but without Rachel Weisz.
Journey to the Center of the Earth Family friendly comedy adventure based on the Jules Verne novel.
Eagle Eye Shia Labeouf and Michelle Monaghan in a fast action thriller of mistaken identify and a Big brother sees everything government.
You Don't Mess with the Zohan Another crude and demented Adam Sandler comedy.
Bucket List Rob Reiner directs Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman.
Marley and Me Worlds worst dog makes it into the movies with Owen Wilson and Jennifer Aniston.
21 Kevin Spacy leads a bunch of MIT students counting cards in Las Vegas and gets caught by Lawrence Fishburn. Based on a true story.
Cloverfield Shakey Cam version of a 1950's monster movie that's pure adrenaline.
National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets. This time Nicolas Cage, Diane Kruger, Jon Voight, and Justin Bartha go after the Golden City of Cibola.
27 Dresses. Katherine Heigl love weddings but can't seem to get married.
Vantage Point Dennis Quaid is the Secret Service agent that unravels a Rashomon puzzle with the help of Forest Whitaker and Sigourney Weaver to save president William Hurt.
Charlie Wilson's War Tom Hanks is the sleazy congressman, Phillip Seymoure Hoffman is the slimy CIA agent, and Julia Roberts is the Crusading socialite that secretly aid Afghans against the Russians.
Michael Clayton George Clooney's morals are put to the test in corporate America.
Angel and the Badman Badman John Wayne is tamed by Quaker Gail Russel.
Three Mesquiteers Ultimate Collection. Bob Livingston, Ray 'Crash' Corrigan, and Max Terhune are the three b-feature cowboys that star in these movies.
TELEVISION
Band of Brothers
Battlestar Galactica: the miniseries
Great Expectations
Jeeves and Wooster
NONFICTION
Isdora Duncan Masterworks 1905-1923
Pirates of Penzance Gilbert and Sullivan/Australian Opera
I can't believe I'm Knitting
I can't believe I'm Crocheting
posted by Rob Finch at 12:29 PM
0 comments
