This Columbia DVD release of Picnic proves that William Holden and Kim Novak's provocative dance to "Moonglow" still sizzles more than anything that Zalman King has ever come up with. Star William Holden was reportedly so embarrassed about doing the movie's justly famous dance sequence that he had to get rip-roaring drunk just to get up the courage to film it. Of course, Holden and Novak's dance of seduction is only one great sequence in one of the key movies of the 1950s. While there aren't really any meaningful DVD extras here (unless you count trailers, subtitles, vintage advertising), this release restores the look of the original Cinemascope aspect ratio in a pristine anamorphic widescreen transfer and adds a superb Dolby Digital 2.0 audio track. The DVD greatly benefits from a mid-'90s film restoration project that saw Picnic back on the big screen in art houses across the country. Cinematographer James Wong Howe is rightly considered one of the greatest Hollywood cameramen and this DVD shows off his beautiful Technicolor work on Picnic. Interviews with surviving cast members like Kim Novak and Cliff Robertson about the making of the film would have been nice, but lack of supplemental features aside, this is still a fine DVD presentation.
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From the Pulitzers prize winning play come this movie excellent movie adaptation with an Amazing cast of William Holden and Kim Novak. But the movie truly belong to Rosalind Russell who steals every scene she is in as the spinsters teacher with more than just teaching on her mind.
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Bob Fosse's Sweet Charity (1969) has arrived on DVD in a nicely produced if not overly ambitious edition from Universal. The film has been transferred very cleanly in its proper anamorphic aspect ratio (2.35:1), giving Robert Surtees' cinematography the best showcase that it's had since the original release. The volume has been set slightly low, but not so much so that it can't be fixed with a simple volume adjustment. Otherwise, the movie has been treated well, mastered with the overture from its original reserved-seat-engagement release (this was one of the very last films released that way), although the 16 chapters seem a little skimpy for a 153-minute film. The bonus features include the original trailer and a pair of behind-the-scenes featurettes made at the time of the movie's release. "From the Stage to the Screen -- A Director's Dilemma" is a 1969 behind-the-scenes account of the production featuring lots of footage of director Bob Fosse at work and mostly explaining how the first-time film director approached the project. "The Art of Exaggeration" is a documentary hosted by Edith Head, the legendary costume designer, who walks us through her work on the movie and the logic behind it. The first short is good, but the second is delightful. Head shows us a succession of costume tests, most of which were, themselves, set to music in order to give all concerned a better idea of how the costumes would look in the context of the score as well as the shots for which they were needed. The supplements are all full-screen (1.33:1) and are a little bit faded toward red, in contrast to the well-preserved feature film. The disc opens on a simple two-layer four-selection menu (including French- and Spanish-language audio and subtitles) that is easy to use and maneuver around.
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Not a great Adaptation of this delightful Broadway Musical. They should do a remake of it. As this was boring, especially after seeing it on stage. Terrible Directing and cinematography.
The 1967 madcap musical comedy Thoroughly Modern Millie comes to DVD with a widescreen anamorphic transfer from Universal. The Dolby Digital Surround Sound is in English and Spanish. Closed captions are accessible. There are no special features.
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Excellent Movie Musical or the Roaring 20's with Mary Tyler Moore, Julie Andres and Carol Channing. Memorable score with a scene stealing Beatrice Lillie to boot.
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In SOMETHING FOR THE BOYS, three New York cousins machinist Blossom (Vivian Blaine), showgirl Chiquita (Carmen Miranda), and con man Harry (Phil Silvers) inherit Magnolia Manor, a Texas plantation. A charming family summer house, right? Wrong: This particular parcel is plagued by termites, taxes, and other troubles. Soon Sgt. Rocky Fulton (Michael O'Shea) from the nearby Army base makes them an offer they can't refuse: He'll convert the
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