Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Just got volume two (after loving volume one) and its even better than the first! The Grateful Dead and Deep Purple really take you back to that "moment in time". I also particularly like that they have stuff from "[...] Penthouse"-- Tony Bennett, Joe Williams, and Count Basie are outstanding!I know...
PLAYBOY AFTER DARK - 2ND COLLECTION (1969) Review
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John Bailey
on 12/31/2012
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The Story of English, Programs 1-9 (1986) Review
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class,
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Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)This series treats English seriously and intelligently. It regards English (in all of its forms) as flowers. All different but beautiful. Wonderful historical and cultural info too. I have used this with 6th graders and high school students(grades 9 to 12). Regardless of level there is something for...
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis 18 Volume Set Review
Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)"The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis" remains one of my all-time favorite TV series (along with "The Dick Van Dyke Show" and The Twilight Zone"), so I was delighted to find the entire series on one set. Unfortunately, these prints are no better than my old Beta and VHS copies recorded from the old Christian...
Have Gun - Will Travel - The Complete Third Season (1957) Review
Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)I purchased the entire Columbia House HGWT series, and still bought the first two seasons on DVD. Season three will be no exception.Everything I wrote about HGWT in my seasons 1 and 2 reviews still holds. The best TV writers were still generating excellent scripts, and the marvelous Richard Boone carried...
Instant Star: Season Two Review
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John Bailey
on 12/29/2012
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Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)I watched this show when it was on tv so I had to have it on dvd. Now I have my 13 yr old cousin obsessed with it lol. I think the guy who plays Tommy is smokin hot :)Click Here to see more reviews about: Instant Star: Season TwoClick here for more information about Instant Star: Season ...
Blade - House of Chthon (2006) Review
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John Bailey
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jill wagner,
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Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Blade: the Series is currently playing on HDNet. I watched the first three episodes and was totally hooked. I downloaded the rest of the episodes from iTunes and watched them all over the space of about a week. I regret having missed the show when it was running on Spike. I think the show's creators...
The Long, Long Trailer (1954) Review
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John Bailey
on 12/28/2012
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1950s,
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desi arnaz,
great movies,
honeymoon,
long,
lucille ball,
lucy movies
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Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Directed by Vincent Minelli, this comedy, starring Lucille Ball and Desi Arnez, was filmed at the height of the popularity of their television show, "I Love Lucy". In this film, Lucy was never funnier, and Desi was never better as her comedic foil. The plot is surprisingly simple. Tacy Collins (Lucille...
Power Rangers Dino Thunder, Vol. 2: Legacy of Power (2004) Review
Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)These are the episodes that will be on Volume 2,1404: "Legacy of Power"1405: "Back in Black"1406: "Diva in Distress"1407: "Game On"1408: "Golden Boy"Great that Tommy is a Ranger again.Click Here to see more reviews about: Power Rangers Dino Thunder, Vol. 2: Legacy of Power (2004)Click here for more information...
Hopalong Cassidy: Complete Collection Review
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John Bailey
on 12/27/2012
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western,
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Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)This item features 10 Hopalong Cassidy films from 1938 thru 1940, including the following titles (most of which appear on DVD for the first time):Bar Twenty Justice (1938)The Frontiersmen (1938)In Old Mexico (1938)Pride of the West (1938)Law of the Pampas (1939)Renegade Trail (1939)Range War (1939)Silver...
10 Days That Unexpectedly Changed America (History Channel) (2006) Review
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John Bailey
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albert einstein,
american history,
antietam,
california gold rush,
civil rights,
documentary,
elvis presley,
historical dimensions and perspectives,
history,
manhattan project
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Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)I love these documentaries. I don't quite understand the viewpoint of the other review. I work in the film industry and these docs are extremely well made by the best directors in documentary filmmaking. They picked days in history that lead up to great events - turning points. They highlighted parts...
The Twilight Zone: Long Distance Call/ I Sing The Body Electric (1959) Review
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John Bailey
on 12/26/2012
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ray bradbury,
sci fi tv series,
science fiction,
tv series
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Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)I SING THE BODY ELECTRIC was Ray Bradbury's sole contribution to the "Twilight Zone." One of the more subtle episodes, this story is strong on characterization and reaches out on an emotional level rather than to any notion of scientific curiosity of the introduction of a robot grandmother, beautifully...
Shelley Duvall's Faerie Tale Theatre -The Complete Collection Gift Set (1982) Review
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John Bailey
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bards and minstrels,
both boys,
brothers grimm,
faerie,
faerie tale theatre,
fairy tale retellings,
fairy tales,
fairytales,
movie,
shelley duvall
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Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)After years of waiting, Faerie Tale Theatre fans can finally own the series on DVD. Shelley Duvall's series originally appeared on Showtime 20 years ago and featured well-known and rising stars of the time. The series' enthusiastic interpretations of beloved fairy tales has made it a cult classic. Better...
The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat (1995) Review
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John Bailey
on 12/25/2012
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classic cartoon,
felix the cat,
twisted
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Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)no one likes to take chances on new things and unfortunately for this cartoon, it only ran for i think 2 years. this dvd is a nice look back at it, with some of the best episodes. its very nicely animated, a 30's 40's look animation with a nice soundtrack put in by the Club Foot Orchestra. The music...
Betty Boop, Vol. 1 Review
Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)This review is based on Volume 1 of this Television Classics set of 3 volumes in total.The title says BETTY BOOP 8 FULL LENGTH EPISODES 8 SHOWS ON 1 DVD. If you are like me, then you'll be under the impression you are getting 8 Betty Boop cartoons. This is NOT so! The first 5 are indeed Boop but the...
Laurel and Hardy Classic Shorts (Volume 1) Review
Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Laurel and Hardy's best films were made at the Hal-Roach-Studios in the 1930's, because Stan Laurel wrote the scripts, directed the films, and Laurel & Hardy ad-libbed, created the comedy beyond the script as the cameras were rolling (50% was ad-libbed). This 10-volume set of talking-shorts (20-minute-films)...
Hitler's Henchmen Review
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John Bailey
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alain resnais,
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documentary,
french cinema,
history,
hitler,
holocaust,
holocaust films,
holocaust movies,
world war ii
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Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)This is an excellent series, with a lot of hard-to-find footage and a wealth of data on the main people in Hitler's entourage. If you don't mind spending the money, then you won't be disappointed when you add this to your collection. The series focuses on the henchmen, not on Hitler himself. It does...
I Love Lucy Collection 2: Best of (1951) Review
Posted by
John Bailey
on 12/23/2012
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1950s,
classic,
classic tv,
comedy,
desi,
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i love lucy,
lucille ball,
lucy,
tv series
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Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)This collection is a wonderful treat for any I Love Lucy fan. The episodes on this set are timeless and are definitely some of Lucy's best! You get the following episodes, plus a tape that's nearly an hour long featuring music clips from the show:"Lucy & John Wayne" (aired 10/10/55)- After Lucy and...