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Why we should give a damn about Victor Fleming
26 December 2009 4:05 PM, PST | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
Victor Fleming directed two of the greatest films ever, The Wizard of Oz and Gone With the Wind. Yet he has rarely been given credit for their success. As the first critical biography of him is released, Philip French reassesses the legacy of the combative and intruiging director who created film magic with Judy Garland, Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh
Seventy years ago, on 15 December 1939, one of Hollywood's most legendary movies, Gone With the Wind, a celebration of what the American South endured as a result of the Civil War, had its whites-only world premiere in Atlanta, Georgia. Its stars were there – Vivien Leigh, who played the brave, capricious, head-strong, thrice married heroine Scarlett O'Hara, and Clark Gable, Hollywood's democratically elected king, who played the handsome, pragmatic hero Rhett Butler; and also present, of course, was its producer, the "boy wonder" David O Selznick, who had been developing the film for three years, »
- Philip French
DVD Review: Gone with the Wind (70th Anniversary Ultimate Collector’s Edition)
21 December 2009 6:08 PM, PST | BuzzFocus.com | See recent BuzzFocus.com news »
“As God is my Witness I’ll Never be Hungry Again.” And, you won’t ever be hungry again after picking up the 70th Anniversary Ultimate Collector’s Edition of Gone With The Wind. At least, you won’t be hungry for a quality home video release. That’s because as of 2009, Warner Home Video has officially taken the title of lead publisher of quality DVD and Blu-ray Ultimate Collector’s Editions. The Gone With the Wind DVD Ultimate Collector’s Edition is no exception. In 1939, Victor Fleming brought to life Margaret Mitchell’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. The film captivated audiences with its cinematic storytelling of a timeless love affair. The story highlighted the several periods of the Civil War in the South, while simultaneously calling into question issues of race, sex and class. Clark Gable stars as Rhett Butler, a handsome bachelor who has had his heart stolen by »
- Bags
Jennifer Jones, a Hollywood life
21 December 2009 8:30 AM, PST | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
The late Jennifer Jones experienced the classic Tinseltown story of discovery and stardom, but also endured depression and death. Brittany Murphy was just the latest to follow in her footsteps
Mrs Simon, Mrs Selznick, Mrs Walker, Phylis Isley, Jennifer Jones – all of those names were offered her, like landlines in the storm, and she gazed on all of them with insufficient belief or conviction. There was a time, in the 80s and the 90s, when I did everything I could to get Jennifer Jones to speak to me, or just to see me so that she might decide she could speak to me. And all the time I was asking her, or her lawyers, I had another Mrs Selznick crowing in my ear in her best Pierre Hotel witch act, "She doesn't have anything to say. She won't remember. She doesn't care to remember."
Well, she's dead now, at 90. Gore Vidal »
- David Thomson
As God Is My Witness.
16 December 2009 4:42 AM, PST | FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news »
Jose here with a post seventy years in the making.
On December 15th, 1939 the city of Atlanta celebrated what President Jimmy Carter would later call "the biggest event to happen in the South in my lifetime." The entire city had been holding a celebration for the previous three days which had them decorate their houses in Civil War era style, lined their streets with Confederate flags and hold the largest costume ball seen to the date.
The worldwide premiere of Gone With the Wind would become an event of such magnitude that even a recent bestseller dedicated an entire chapter to the effect it had on its characters.
If that was only the premiere, can you imagine the effect the movie had on the world?
Unrivaled to this day in scope, box office and critical acclaim (although that has come with its share of controversy...) the film remains the epitome of Hollywood's Golden Age. »
- Jose
Come Back to Me...Or Not.
11 December 2009 4:12 AM, PST | FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news »
Jose here with a look at one of the most misunderstood performances of the decade.
Nicole Kidman is arguably the actress of the decade. The woman did everything in the past ten years: thrillers, Ingmar Bergman redux, classy biopics, astonishing musicals, big special effects epics and even Lars von Trier. The last few years however have been full of incomprehensible Kidman hate (if this were the 1930's she'd be deemed box office poison and sent to oblivion).
The backlash began with the release of Cold Mountain Anthony Minghella's Civil War epic which some had decided would be the new Gone With the Wind the minute it started shooting. When it was released and Nicole's Ada Monroe just wasn't Scarlett O'Hara, it was as if people decided Nicole had cheated them from what they all thought would be a third consecutive Best Actress Oscar nomination (it says a lot that »
- Jose
Blu-ray Review: Gone With the Wind
9 December 2009 10:32 AM, PST | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »
Packed in a velvet box filled with three discs full of bonus features, a 20-page reproduction of the original program, a 40-page book about the production, eight art prints, and a CD sampler, one might accuse Warner Home Video of gilding the lily for their premier release of Gone With the Wind on Blu-ray. Amazingly, however, the set manages to seem like exactly the amount of excess that would be necessary to properly celebrate one of American cinema's earliest masterpieces. Newly remastered in high definition and arriving with some eight hours of supplemental material, Gone With the Wind remains a classic by which all others should be judged, and now the same can be said of its home-entertainment iteration.
Initially I considered covering this film in Cinematical's "Shelf Life" column, but watching just a few of the film's opening scenes I knew it would be redundant to re-christen Gone With the Wind as amazing, »
- Todd Gilchrist
Blanchett as Blanche in Tennessee Williams's Streetcar Named Desire
8 December 2009 1:54 PM, PST | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »
As the famous -- not to say infamous -- Blanche DuBois and directed by Liv Ullmann in a harsh Scenes From a Marriage frame of mind, Cate Blanchett pulls out all stops throughout Tennessee Wiliams's supernal tragedy, A Streetcar Named Desire, now at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. In a Sydney Theatre Company performance already on its way to icon status and threatening to force Vivien Leigh into some pedestal-sharing, Blanchett with her slash-of-a-mouth, high-cheek-boned blond beauty is the very definition of mercurial. Although Williams held the image of a moth in his head when writing the play during those preparatory years -- and had The Moth as a preliminary title and even likens Blanche to a moth in an early stage direction -- he also has Blanche regard herself as a butterfly. »
- David Finkle
Stage Door: A Streetcar Named Desire
7 December 2009 3:39 PM, PST | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »
"A woman's charms are 50% illusion," says Blanche DuBois in the classic play A Streetcar Named Desire. But Cate Blanchett's bravura performance of the fragile, overdramatic Southern belle in Tennessee Williams' masterpiece is the real deal. The current revival at Bam, through Dec. 20, is a shattering production, stripped to essentials. The part of Blanche is the role of a lifetime -- and most of us know her from watching the Oscar-winning Vivien Leigh battle Marlon Brando as her brutish brother-in-law Stanley Kowalski. However, each generation renews its poetry and despair and this production, which originated at the Sydney Theatre Company, where Blanchett and husband Andrew Upton are the artistic directors, is notable on two fronts. First, this is Blanchett's show. From the moment she steps on stage, her nerves shot, her dignity held together by fierce illusion, our eyes never »
- Fern Siegel
Gone With The Wind 70th Anniversary Blu-ray Review
4 December 2009 12:19 PM, PST | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
There is nothing wrong with Gone with the Wind. Yes, it’s a bit racist. Heck, it’s a lot racist and you get to cringe listening to Clark Gable say things like “darkie.” The black characters are mostly shameful, and the film revels in the greatness and loss of the South. There are interesting ambiguities, though. Rhett Butler (Gable) recognizes that the civil war is stupid and bound for failure, but later on enlists. Okay, there’s a lot wrong with the film, but it’s also one of those films of such grand dramatic heft that it is also undeniable. My review of Gone with the Wind after the (Kris Kross will make you Jump) jump.
It’s hard not to wrestle with the history of the film, and Spike Lee has decidedly dismissed it. He’s not unfair for doing so; there are a lot of problems with the text. »
- Andre Dellamorte
New York theatre review: Cate Blanchett dazzles in A Streetcar Named Desire
3 December 2009 7:40 AM, PST | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
Despite a flat-batteried opposite number in Joel Edgerton, Blanchett's Blanche pours life into a new production of Tennessee Williams's classic
Towards the end of Tennessee Williams's A Streetcar Named Desire, the tragically self-deluded Blanche Dubois stares out of the window and with a flick of the wrist exclaims: "I don't want realism, I want magic!" Cate Blanchett, in a new production that opened in New York on Monday night, uttered the words with such wistful longing that she caught perfectly Blanche's burden and self-denial. A performance that began strongly and ended triumphantly earned Blanchett a standing ovation at the Bam Harvey theatre.
Streetcar is a high-risk undertaking for anyone, inviting as it does comparison with the black-and-white splendour of the 1951 film version. Blanchett plays the role with much less coquettishness than did Vivien Leigh, holding the audience's attention by revealing, gradually, the extent of her deceptions. Her subtle »
- Ed Pilkington
DVD Review: Breathtaking 5-Disc Gift Set For ‘Gone With the Wind’
25 November 2009 10:48 AM, PST | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »
Chicago – If local news reports are to be believed, nearly everyone reading this will go holiday shopping sometime during the upcoming weekend. To those of you that are considering a DVD giftset purchase like the recent release of “The Wizard of Oz,” “Christmas Vacation,” or even “Mamma Mia!,” you couldn’t do much better than the breathtaking five-disc release marking the 70th anniversary of “Gone With the Wind”.
The lavishly-packaged new collector’s edition giftset of “Gone With the Wind” is one of those overwhelming releases in which the film itself practically becomes an afterthought to the collectibles and special features. Honestly, if you haven’t seen “Gone With the Wind,” it’s required viewing for the history of film. One of the most beloved movies ever made, even if you don’t love it (and I’ll admit that it’s not a personal favorite of mine like it »
- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
Movieweb's 2009 Blu-ray Holiday Gift Guide!
24 November 2009 5:51 AM, PST | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »
Listen up hi-def humbugs and Blu-ray Scrooges! This is the year you'll not just want, but need, to buy a new hi-def plasma screen and a shiny black Blu-ray player for Christmas (and/or whatever other holiday you choose to celebrate with lavish gifts). Why? Because this technology has reached its performance plateau. And it is finally at a reasonable price most of us can afford. Not only that, it serves as the one prefect gift the entire family can enjoy together. With more Blu-ray titles being released right now than ever before, there simply couldn't be a better time to dive head first into this leading technological platform.
But wait! There's one thing you don't want to overlook after all that exciting new equipment has been unwrapped. Without a stack of Blu-ray discs strategically placed in each family member's stocking with care, your gorgeous new HD flat screen becomes a delectable serving tray, »
“The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond” Poster and Trailer
18 November 2009 4:17 PM, PST | Filmofilia | See recent Filmofilia news »
The poster and trailer for the upcoming drama “The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond” have appeared online.
“The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond” is based on a recently rediscovered original screenplay by legendary writer Tennessee Williams (”A Streetcar Named Desire”, “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof”). Starring Bryce Dallas Howard and Chris Evans, the Paladin release will open in New York and Los Angeles in late December, with expansion to major markets following in early 2010. Academy Award-winner Ellen Burstyn, Academy Award-nominee Ann-Margret, Mamie Gummer, and Will Patton co-star in the film which was directed by award-winning short filmmaker and stage and screen actress Jodie Markell, in her feature debut.
Widely considered the most important American playwright of the post-wwii, era, Williams wrote the “Teardrop Diamond” screenplay at the height of his late-1950’s heyday, amid such classic plays, (which themselves were adapted into classic films), as “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, »
- Allan Ford
New on DVD This Week
17 November 2009 3:00 PM, PST | The Flickcast | See recent The Flickcast news »
Here’s a list of some of the new movie and TV shows coming to DVD and Blu-ray this week that we’re looking forward to seeing. Also, there’s some classic, and not-so-classic, movies hitting Blu-ray for the first time this week as well.
Of all the new releases, we’re particularly interested in the Blu-ray versions of movies and TV shows such as J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek, Gone with the Wind, Thirst, Rome: The Complete Series and the Blu-ray debut of David Fincher’s awesome Fight Club (shown above with Brad Pitt and Edward Norton). We are Jack’s excitement at this release finally coming out.
Check them out:
Movies
Bruno ~ Sacha Baron Cohen, Paula Abdul (DVD and Blu-ray)
Clerks ~ Brian O’Halloran, Kevin Smith (Blu-ray)
Downhill Racer (The Criterion Collection) ~ Robert Redford, Gene Hackman (DVD)
Fight Club ~ Edward Norton, Brad Pitt, Helena Bonham Carter (Blu-ray)
Galaxy Quest ~ Tim Allen, »
- Heather Toshiko
[DVD Review] Gone with the Wind - 70th Anniversary Ultimate Collector's Edition
17 November 2009 10:00 AM, PST | JustPressPlay.net | See recent JustPressPlay news »
For those of you who have been living under a rock (or were born in the last 15 years or so), here is a very abridged summary of Gone with the Wind: it enters on the lives of Scarlett O'Hara (Vivien Leigh), Rhett Butler (Clark Gable), and their friends and families, and how they're affected by the Civil War.
I don't really know what else to say about it. I mean...it's Gone with the Wind. It was re-released about a million times, and, as far as I know, faces no real threat of a remake. It's a classic — a wonderful, untouchable classic. I didn't read the book, so I don't know personally how faithful the movie is. A friend recently told me, though, that one of our high school English teachers told him it was the best film adaptation of a book she had ever seen. And trust me — this woman's word is law. »
- Jess Goodwin
Blu-ray Review: Gone With the Wind (70th Anniversary)
17 November 2009 2:04 AM, PST | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »
Photo: Warner Home Video An immaculate and beautiful presentation wrapped in a red velvet box, Warner Home Video's 70th Anniversary Blu-ray release of Gone With the Wind is a must for any avid film fan or Gone With the Wind fanatic, and I can only assume all of us know one or more of the latter and are obviously all members of the former. Not only is the packaged presentation some of the best I have seen from the studio, the film itself has never looked better and I can't imagine it ever will, at least not on home video.
When it comes to Blu-ray high-definition we are really getting down to the true essence of today's films and when we're talking about restoring a 70-year-old film onto the new media, one of my primary concerns was the expectation of too much grain, primarily in the lavish colors. Fortunately »
- Brad Brevet
Review: 'Gone with the Wind' 70th Anniversary DVD
16 November 2009 6:57 PM, PST | Comicmix.com | See recent Comicmix news »
Since Gone With The Wind’s release in 1939, David O. Selznick’s adaptation has become one of the most hailed and loved feature films of all time. Adjusted for inflation, it remains today the number one box office champion with a total gross of $1,450,680,400. It deservedly won 10 Academy Awards and continues to be included in Top 10 lists with many catch phrases entering the public lexicon followed plus a score that is instantly recognizable.
On Tuesday, in time for your holiday shopping needs, Warner Home Video is releasing the 70th Anniversary edition of the film in a variety of formats. What was provided to ComicMix was the standard two-disc “plain vanilla” edition. We can tell you that it looks and sounds great and we suspect looks even more spectacular in its Blu-ray format.
Is there anything left to say about this beloved film? I had heard of it growing up but »
- Robert Greenberger
Original screen costumes on display at Gone with the Wind exhibition
6 November 2009 7:23 AM, PST | Boxwish.com | See recent BoxWish news »
70 years ago audiences first fell for the spirited love affair between southern belle Scarlett O’Hara (Vivien Leigh) and certified scoundrel, Rhett Butler (Clark Gable), and now, as the American civil war classic makes its Blu-Ray debut (out on 16th/ 17th November here in the UK and here in the Us) it’s a great time to relive the splendor of the multi Oscar-winning epic with a trip to the Gone with the Wind exhibition. Having opened in April, this fantastic showcase is hosted at the Hollywood Boulevard Cinema in Woodridge, Illinois and features the Shaw-Tumblin Gwtw Collection, which boasts the distinction of being the world’s largest collection of Gwtw memorabilia – definitely worth giving a damn about. »
Birthday Suits: Tilda's Frontal & Sam's Moon
5 November 2009 9:30 AM, PST | FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news »
I was going to try out this new quickie daily birthday feature. Only it's not quickie it's longie. I can't even do filler without breaking my back. Sigh, I'll never be a mega famous blogger. I care too much!
Today's birthdays 11/05
For those prone to celebrating the filmic and famous.
1905 Joel McCrea undervalued 40s star. Read this great piece on his career
1913 Vivien Leigh, more on her soon
1931 Ike Turner didn't deserve Tina. But, ugh, remember how great Laurence Fishburne was in What's Love Got To Do Without It?
1940 Elke Sommer, the German movie star turns 69 years young today. She was very generous with her birthday suit back in the 60s. Wouldn't you be if you looked like that? On a sad note I have never seen the infamous movie The Oscar (1966) which is about the Oscars that she co-stars in. Is it as bad as they say? I must see it. »
- NATHANIEL R
AFI's 100 Years ...100 Movie Quotes
4 November 2009 4:45 AM, PST | Extra | See recent Extra news »
"Extra" brings you AFI's 100 Best Movie Quotes of all time! From "The Wizard of Oz" to "Taxi Driver," see if your favorites made the list!
AFI's 100 Years...100 Movie QuotesGone with the Wind (1939)
“Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn.” —Said by Clark Gable as Rhett Butler to Vivien Leigh as Scarlett O’Hara.
The Godfather (1972)
“I’m going to make him an offer he can’t refuse.” —Marlon Brando as Don Corleone.
On the Waterfront (1954)
“You don’t understand! »
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