Columbo is by far the best of all the TV murder mystery shows out there, and this video shows why. Two excellent episodes here, with two excellent guest stars. Regular Columbo villain Martin Milner turns in a great performance. But of course, it's Faulk that steals the show. Even better than volume 1 of the series, Peter Faulk has completely settled into the role and this is columbo as we know and love him.
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'The closer you look, the less you see', remarks the brilliantly Jewish lawyer in this film. Some have said the same about the typical Coen film script, but when it comes as multi-layered and intricate as this, as well as being shot in sublime film noir photography, who cares if the philosophy might not be as deep as it first appears? And every performance here is a delight, from the aforementioned sophisitic genius of a laywer who yet has to admit that this murder plot 'makes his head hurt', to the effortless beauty and charm of a teenage heartbreaker Scarlett Johansson. In fact, its hard to pick out any one above the others in this lovingly crafted work of genius, save perhaps for the magnificantly languid yet inwardly seething main character played ... Read More:
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Betty Grable and Carole Landis play waitresses in a Texas diner, who decide to use a small inheritance to travel to the millionaire playground of Miami to find rich husbands. With their aunt (Charlotte Greenwood) they arrive at the resort and Grable catches "millionaire" Don Ameche, while Landis sets her sights on Bob Cummings. But which one is the real millionaire? Sounds familiar? It should - the plot bacame the basis for the 1953 film "How To Marry a Millionaire."
But this 1941 film has the benefit of some spectacular music - and Grable scores big with Ameche in a couple of duets; some fast tap-dancing with the famed Condos Brothers; and a dazzling "Conga To Nursery Rhyme" ballroom sequence, partnered by ... Read More:
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To me, this was the first of the Fox DVD classics to actually disappoint. 'Alexander's Ragtime Band' is anything but a neglected masterpiece, but rather a quite annoying musical about the leader of a swing band (Tyrone Power who, sadly, has nothing better to do in this movie than just stand there waving his hands with the stick and smile harmlessly) and his on-off affair with a singer (pretty Alice Faye), and their best friend (charming Don Ameche) is the man caught in the middle. World War I comes and goes and serves as no more than a photo opportunity for Power in military gear.
The challenge for director Henry King and for the script writers has been to stuff enough of a plot down in the tiny cracks in between the 28 songs (!!!), some good ... Read More:
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To me, this was the first of the Fox DVD classics to actually disappoint. 'Alexander's Ragtime Band' is anything but a neglected masterpiece, but rather a quite annoying musical about the leader of a swing band (Tyrone Power who, sadly, has nothing better to do in this movie than just stand there waving his hands with the stick and smile harmlessly) and his on-off affair with a singer (pretty Alice Faye), and their best friend (charming Don Ameche) is the man caught in the middle. World War I comes and goes and serves as no more than a photo opportunity for Power in military gear.
The challenge for director Henry King and for the script writers has been to stuff enough of a plot down in the tiny cracks in between the 28 songs (!!!), some good ... Read More:
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It was a christmas present that I wanted to get the kids.
Since they put it on, there has been no turning back. It was great in a way to rekindal all of the memories I had as a child watching these films.
At the bargain price, it's a must have purchase.
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It was a christmas present that I wanted to get the kids.
Since they put it on, there has been no turning back. It was great in a way to rekindal all of the memories I had as a child watching these films.
At the bargain price, it's a must have purchase.
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