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Film Burning: A Tragic Blunder - by sasheegm - I started collecting films in the 1960s, although my interest in them dates back to my childhood in Brooklyn, N.Y. My neighborhood was called the Bushwick/Ridgewood section. It was a fairly poor section of Brooklyn, dominated by American-Italians and American-Germans. In fact we had one theater called the Willoughby, which showed only Italian films, and the Wagner, which showed only German films. I think it was these two theaters that tweaked my interest in foreign films. In later years it's pretty much where I learned to try and understand most of the two languages, since my mother and father never taught me Italian. read more....
Warner Archive Collection - The Warner Archive Collection is a manufactured-on-demand DVD series. Started by Warner Home Video back in March, 2009 with the intention of putting their vast previously unreleased films on DVD for the first time ever. As of October 2011, the collection has reached over 800 titles of films, TV shows, and television films from the vaults of Warner Bros. Pictures, MGM, and RKO Radio Pictures among others. The collection continues with new releases each week. Sony Pictures and Universal have also started similar services after the success of Warner Archives. As of fall 2011 the releases are primarily available online in the US via Warner, with many (not all) titles also available through Amazon.com. Availability outside the US is sporadic as Warner's website will not ship out of the US. Some titles are beginning to show up in limited quantities on Amazon.ca in Canada.
Why I love The Maltese Falcon - by timcote7... - The Maltese Falcon is the quintessential Film Noir, where every character's character must be called into question. The detectives, police force and clients in this film all seem to have duplicitous motives for their actions. Even the girl Friday, Effie seems suspect as she rolls a cigarette, sitting provocatively before Sam Spade on his desk. As this murky tale unfolds you will be treated to masterful direction (from first timer, John Huston), powerful acting and photography. Finally, a glimpse of redemption glimmers as we see the fate of Bogie's love interest settled and the "stuff that dreams are made of" is carried off. If I carry off only one film to my desert island, this is it.