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Miracle On 34th Street [1947]

starring: Edmund Gwenn, Maureen O'Hara, John Payne, Gene Lockhart, Natalie Wood
directed by: George Seaton

Release Date November 07, 2005
I have liked this movie since I was a child and was sceptical when the Attenborough version came out - but delighted by the result.

This is a great feelgood Christmas movie that I have now shown to my 11 year old who loved it. It has all the charm of a Christmas story and you really want Chris Kringle to be the real Santa. Which, of course, he is.

Putting the two versions together - The original has a much stronger start and the remake has a better court scene and final scene. Perhaps one day there will be a combined version.

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I Love Lucy

starring: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz Jr., Vivian Vance, William Frawley

Release Date February 12, 2008
I have liked this movie since I was a child and was sceptical when the Attenborough version came out - but delighted by the result.

This is a great feelgood Christmas movie that I have now shown to my 11 year old who loved it. It has all the charm of a Christmas story and you really want Chris Kringle to be the real Santa. Which, of course, he is.

Putting the two versions together - The original has a much stronger start and the remake has a better court scene and final scene. Perhaps one day there will be a combined version.

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Gentleman Jim [1942] (REGION 1) (NTSC)

starring: Errol Flynn, Alexis Smith, Mel Blanc, Jack Carson, Alan Hale
directed by: Del Frazier, Friz Freleng, Raoul Walsh

Release Date March 27, 2007
Gentleman Jim is another case of print the legend, with Errol Flynn playing the legendary boxer as a brash but charismatic social climber in a rollicking entertainment that barely stops for breath. It's as pointless looking for historical accuracy here as it is in Flynn's The Charge of the Light Brigade - this is sheer hokum with all the stops pulled out, filmed on a surprisingly lavish scale and given a real sense of energy by Raoul Walsh's vivid direction. Flynn is still at the height of his powers (you'd never guess he suffered a mild heart attack during the production), with Alexis Smith a beautiful romantic sparring partner and perpetual sidekick Alan Hale along for good measure, this time as Flynn's father (Jack Carson takes sidekick duties this time). ... Read More:

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Rose of Washington Square [1939] (REGION 1) (NTSC)

starring: Tyrone Power, Alice Faye, Al Jolson, William Frawley, Joyce Compton
directed by: Gregory Ratoff

Release Date October 07, 2008
Gentleman Jim is another case of print the legend, with Errol Flynn playing the legendary boxer as a brash but charismatic social climber in a rollicking entertainment that barely stops for breath. It's as pointless looking for historical accuracy here as it is in Flynn's The Charge of the Light Brigade - this is sheer hokum with all the stops pulled out, filmed on a surprisingly lavish scale and given a real sense of energy by Raoul Walsh's vivid direction. Flynn is still at the height of his powers (you'd never guess he suffered a mild heart attack during the production), with Alexis Smith a beautiful romantic sparring partner and perpetual sidekick Alan Hale along for good measure, this time as Flynn's father (Jack Carson takes sidekick duties this time). ... Read More:

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Alice Faye Collection, Vol. 2 (REGION 1) (NTSC)

starring: Alice Faye, Don Ameche, Tyrone Power, Al Jolson, William Frawley
directed by: Archie Mayo, Buster Keaton, Gregory Ratoff, H. Bruce Humberstone, Irving Cummings

Release Date October 07, 2008
Gentleman Jim is another case of print the legend, with Errol Flynn playing the legendary boxer as a brash but charismatic social climber in a rollicking entertainment that barely stops for breath. It's as pointless looking for historical accuracy here as it is in Flynn's The Charge of the Light Brigade - this is sheer hokum with all the stops pulled out, filmed on a surprisingly lavish scale and given a real sense of energy by Raoul Walsh's vivid direction. Flynn is still at the height of his powers (you'd never guess he suffered a mild heart attack during the production), with Alexis Smith a beautiful romantic sparring partner and perpetual sidekick Alan Hale along for good measure, this time as Flynn's father (Jack Carson takes sidekick duties this time). ... Read More:

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Mad About Music [1938]

starring: Deanna Durbin, Herbert Marshall, Gail Patrick, Arthur Treacher, William Frawley
directed by: Norman Taurog

Release Date October 06, 2003
Gentleman Jim is another case of print the legend, with Errol Flynn playing the legendary boxer as a brash but charismatic social climber in a rollicking entertainment that barely stops for breath. It's as pointless looking for historical accuracy here as it is in Flynn's The Charge of the Light Brigade - this is sheer hokum with all the stops pulled out, filmed on a surprisingly lavish scale and given a real sense of energy by Raoul Walsh's vivid direction. Flynn is still at the height of his powers (you'd never guess he suffered a mild heart attack during the production), with Alexis Smith a beautiful romantic sparring partner and perpetual sidekick Alan Hale along for good measure, this time as Flynn's father (Jack Carson takes sidekick duties this time). ... Read More:

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Rancho Notorious

starring: Marlene Dietrich, Arthur Kennedy, Mel Ferrer, Gloria Henry, William Frawley
directed by: Fritz Lang

Release Date July 04, 2005
Gentleman Jim is another case of print the legend, with Errol Flynn playing the legendary boxer as a brash but charismatic social climber in a rollicking entertainment that barely stops for breath. It's as pointless looking for historical accuracy here as it is in Flynn's The Charge of the Light Brigade - this is sheer hokum with all the stops pulled out, filmed on a surprisingly lavish scale and given a real sense of energy by Raoul Walsh's vivid direction. Flynn is still at the height of his powers (you'd never guess he suffered a mild heart attack during the production), with Alexis Smith a beautiful romantic sparring partner and perpetual sidekick Alan Hale along for good measure, this time as Flynn's father (Jack Carson takes sidekick duties this time). ... Read More:

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I Love Lucy: The Complete First Season (REGION 1) (NTSC)

starring: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, William Frawley, Frank Nelson
directed by: Marc Daniels, Ralph Levy, William Asher

Release Date June 07, 2005
I love "I Love Lucy." Whenever I find it on TV, I watch and find myself laughing no matter how many times I've seen the episode. Naturally, it was one of the first shows I knew I wanted on DVD. I wished I'd waited for this set, however.

When season one was first released, it was huge and expensive. Knowing how much I wanted the show, I ignored the price and bought it. Now, over a year later, we get a set more in line with the other three released to date. Now there are only seven discs, and it's much thinner. This takes up a fraction of what the original did on my shelf. Yet all the extras and quality are still there. Believe me, I checked.

So what do you get? You get the 35 official season 1 episodes plus the "lost pilot" that was ... Read More:

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The Fighting Seabees (John Wayne) [1944]

starring: John Wayne, Susan Hayward, Dennis O'Keefe, William Frawley, Grant Withers
directed by: Edward Ludwig

Release Date June 05, 2006
I love "I Love Lucy." Whenever I find it on TV, I watch and find myself laughing no matter how many times I've seen the episode. Naturally, it was one of the first shows I knew I wanted on DVD. I wished I'd waited for this set, however.

When season one was first released, it was huge and expensive. Knowing how much I wanted the show, I ignored the price and bought it. Now, over a year later, we get a set more in line with the other three released to date. Now there are only seven discs, and it's much thinner. This takes up a fraction of what the original did on my shelf. Yet all the extras and quality are still there. Believe me, I checked.

So what do you get? You get the 35 official season 1 episodes plus the "lost pilot" that was ... Read More:

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I Love Lucy: The Complete Third Season (REGION 1) (NTSC)

starring: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, William Frawley, John Frank
directed by: William Asher

Release Date February 01, 2005
Lucy, Ricky, Fred, and Ethel are back with their third season. Little has changed in these 31 episodes (unlike future years when they start traveling). Still, the writers and actors come up with some of their best stuff to date in this five-disc set.

There are many episodes considered to be classics in this season. "Lucy and Ethel Buy the Same Dress" and almost ruin their friendship on TV over it. "Lucy Tells the Truth" and gets knives thrown at her for her efforts. In an effort to regain their husbands' attention, Lucy and Ethel attend "Charm School" with different results from what they expected. A "Bonus Buck" turns out to be a starchy deal. Lucy and Ethel learn "The Golf Game" in a way you've never seen before. This season also features two ... Read More: