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| 1. Sunset Boulevard: Centennial Collection | 
| Starring: William Holden, Gloria Swanson, Erich von Stroheim, Nancy Olson, Fred Clark
Directed By: Billy Wilder
November 11, 2008
n 1950, director Billy Wilder who ha shad a string of cinema hits such as "Double Indemnity", "The Lost Weekend", "A Foreign Affair" began work on his next film "Sunset Boulevard" with writers Charles Brackett ("A Foreign Affair, "The Lost Weekend", "Ninotchka") and D.M. Marshman Jr. ("Taxi", "Second Chance").
For Wilder, it was his interest in how life has treated the talents of the... more
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| | 2. Sunset Boulevard (Special Collector's Edition) |
| Starring: William Holden, Gloria Swanson, Erich von Stroheim, Nancy Olson, Fred Clark
Directed By: Billy Wilder
November 26, 2002
n 1950, director Billy Wilder who ha shad a string of cinema hits such as "Double Indemnity", "The Lost Weekend", "A Foreign Affair" began work on his next film "Sunset Boulevard" with writers Charles Brackett ("A Foreign Affair, "The Lost Weekend", "Ninotchka") and D.M. Marshman Jr. ("Taxi", "Second Chance").
For Wilder, it was his interest in how life has treated the talents of the... more
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| | 3. Grand Illusion - Criterion Collection | 
| Starring: Jean Gabin, Dita Parlo, Pierre Fresnay, Erich von Stroheim, Julien Carette
Directed By: Jean Renoir
November 23, 1999
Though I personally enjoyed this film very much, I must admit I was through a good portion of it before I began to feel it's magic. I think that it may be difficult for contemporary movie-watchers to appreciate it's historical context, and that some of the attitudes and behavior depicted may seem unrealistic to modern minds. There have been such great changes in social conditions and cultural attitudes... more
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| | 4. Grand Illusion: Essential Art House | 
| Starring: Erich Von Stroheim, Jean Gabin, Jean Dasté, Pierre Fresnay, Marcel Dalio
Directed By: Jean Renoir
September 09, 2008
"The Grand Illusion" (1937) could mean to represent many things. As one of the escapees mentions at the end, nature has no borders, those are artificial things made by people. Mankind creates many illusions, and Renoir invites us to ask what is the grandest illusion of them all. The film deals with many aspects of class, ethnicity, language, and focuses on the arbitrariness of these differences. These... more
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| | 5. So Ends Our Night |
| Starring: Fredric March, Margaret Sullavan, Frances Dee, Glenn Ford, Anna Sten
September 19, 2006
This is an unjustly neglected work: complex, subtle, and harrowing in its treatment of one of the major tragedies of the 20th Century: the rise of Nazi Germany and the persecution of that murderous regime of jews and of course, any opponents.
One of the more striking features of the film is that it was released in 1941, well before the full horror of the Nazi concentration camps was made known... more
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| | 6. The Billy Wilder DVD Collection (Stalag 17 Special Collector's Edition / Sunset Boulevard / Sabrina 1954) |
| Starring: William Holden, Gloria Swanson, Humphrey Bogart, Audrey Hepburn, Don Taylor
Directed By: Billy Wilder
March 21, 2006
I also found it at Wal-Mart today for $5. I was totally amazed that it was that cheap! It took me all of a half a second to put it in my cart! lol. I already have Sunset Boulevard in my collection, but who cares? I don't mind having two copies of a true classic. ... more
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| | 7. Fright Night (10 Movies On 3 DVDs) |
| Starring: Bela Lugosi, Vincent Price, Lon Chaney Jr., Erich von Stroheim, Jack Nicholson
November 30, 2004
I'm not doing a full review of each of these TEN films (I have pretty much done that under their individual titles) - but I chiefly wanted to make some relevant points about some of these movies which should help you decide whether to purchase this 3-DVD package or to get them in alternative offers.
First, I want to say that for the price, this package is actually a pretty good deal... more
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| | 8. Crimson Romance |
| Starring: Hardie Albright, William Bakewell, Vince Barnett, Herman Bing, James Bush
Directed By: David Howard
May 23, 2006
CRIMSON ROMANCE is scripted by John Bright, the man who also gave us THE PUBLIC ENEMY (1931).
Set during the Great War, it's the story of Fred von Bergen (James Bush), a first-generation German-American who returns to his homeland after losing his aviation job because of anti-Teutonic prejudice. Fred and American friend Bob Wilson (Ben Lyon) become German pilots; both men take a fancy... more
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| | 9. The Mask of Diijon | 
| Starring: Erich von Stroheim, Jeanne Bates, William Wright, Denise Vernac, Edward Van Sloan
Directed By: Lew Landers
July 27, 1999
Though intended as crime drama, this offbeat offering has as much to do with horror as noir. Von Stroheim, with his sinister squint and creepily cocked fedora, seems a preternatural presence as he skulks through the story, somehow hypnotizing the hapless into uncharacteristic performance. Modern viewers may find themselves tottering toward helpless tittering as he uses flicks and flashes from a lighter... more
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| | 10. The Great Flamarion | 
| Starring: Erich von Stroheim, Mary Beth Hughes, Dan Duryea, Steve Barclay, Lester Allen
Directed By: Anthony Mann
January 31, 2006
The Great Flamarion might be a poverty row knock-off of Scarlet Street, but it has much to offer to those fond of noirs and who like effective performances from unexpected sources. In Mexico City in 1936 at a second-string variety act theater, shots ring out in the middle of a clown act. The performers congregate back stage, the audience starts to panic and a clown tries to convince everyone to take... more
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