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This feed is subject to our terms of use: http://www.epinions.com/help/rss_terms http://www.epinions.com/user-Jaynrand Recent reviews written by member Jaynrand en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_490465431172?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Jaynrand - Back before many Epinionators were born, the movies went to widescreen and got the people back into theaters.  It's time for another size revolution.  This time its for those of us who were tired of straining to see our 15" CPU monitor screen... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~490465431172 Tue, 3 Nov 2009 16:05:49 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_490465431172?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_487512444548?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Jaynrand - At certain times in history, one person comes along who changes the world's perception about a subject.  Such a person is so persuasive and pervasive that his influence expands beyond his area of fame or expertise.  One such man was Rudolf... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~487512444548 Wed, 7 Oct 2009 17:07:46 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_487512444548?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_420085337732?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Jaynrand - When the blockbuster "Titanic" was released in 1997, interest in the real life tragedy reached epic proportions. The story had been the subject of several films and a plot point in many others. The previous U.S. version "Titanic" from 20th Century-Fox... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~420085337732 Wed, 27 Feb 2008 19:43:48 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_420085337732?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_420045229700?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Jaynrand - The wonderful thing about the DVD explosion is that eventually every movie we missed when we were growing up, we will be able to own or rent. In 1968, when Sean Connery was at the height of his James Bond fame, he took time off from the series to make... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~420045229700 Wed, 27 Feb 2008 14:46:46 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_420045229700?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_419816246916?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Jaynrand - Remember videos? Remember VCR's? You probably have several of those tapes around, and you may even be watching some of them on your new HDTV! What drove video back into the closet? DVD, of course. Now manufacturers and producers are in another format... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~419816246916 Mon, 25 Feb 2008 21:27:25 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_419816246916?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_419773451908?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Jaynrand - Quick, what female was in the Box Office Top Ten for more years than any other? It was none other than Miss Doris Day. In fact her ranking as one of the Top Ten females continued until 1966. The guys loved Marilyn, and the girls loved Rock. But... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~419773451908 Mon, 25 Feb 2008 14:51:59 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_419773451908?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_419301265028?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Jaynrand - What used to be Dime Stores are now Dollar Stores. And you never know what you may find when you wander in. Whether it be Family, General, or Tree though, you can usually find a selection of public domain DVD's for a buck each. That's where I found... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~419301265028 Thu, 21 Feb 2008 19:57:01 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_419301265028?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_418585284228?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Jaynrand - This has been a great year for Ross Hunter on DVD. In addition to the Lana Turner melodrama double feature, Universal now gives us three comedies for a low price in this set. All three &#147Tammy&#148 films made from 1957-63 are included. If you are... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~418585284228 Sat, 16 Feb 2008 13:38:09 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_418585284228?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_418193837700?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Jaynrand - Coming to this DVD double feature with a little history will add to your enjoyment of it - so first a DVD extra. There was a time when a STAR on the marquee meant money in the bank for the movie studios. Lana Turner was under contract to M-G-M for... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~418193837700 Wed, 13 Feb 2008 15:21:43 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_418193837700?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_417394298500?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Jaynrand - A lot of us of a certain age were introduced to several 20th Century-Fox releases via the NBC Saturday Night at the Movies program in the early 1960's. One of the films in that first season was this film biography of singer Jane Froman that starred... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~417394298500 Wed, 6 Feb 2008 19:29:03 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_417394298500?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_417369984644?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Jaynrand - Ancient history movie style is almost always enjoyable. The three films in this set each live up to the &#147epic&#148 title, and they each do it in a different way. Lana Turner was near the end of her M-G-M contract when she took off her clothes and... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~417369984644 Wed, 6 Feb 2008 15:50:09 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_417369984644?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_417296912004?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Jaynrand - Well, just about any movie produced by Sam Katzman and his Clover Productions could rightly be called a horror flick. But this set collects four of his Columbia Studios releases that were meant that way. The irony is that one of these flicks is funnier... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~417296912004 Wed, 6 Feb 2008 00:25:43 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_417296912004?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_417296518788?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Jaynrand - Well, folks, the purpose of titles and posters are to get people into theaters and drive-ins, and in this glossy set we have some prime examples of exploitation. All of the films include their original trailers. First up, Attack of the 50 Foot Woman... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~417296518788 Wed, 6 Feb 2008 00:22:08 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_417296518788?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_417296256644?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Jaynrand - Some movies are epochal, and now thanks to DVD, they do not become apocryphal. When the Brothers Warner - pushed by Harry - jumped into the production of sound features, the technique was widely regarded as a novelty. The Vitaphone process had been used... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~417296256644 Wed, 6 Feb 2008 00:18:14 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_417296256644?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_417295732356?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Jaynrand - Questar released Season Five of this landmark series with chopped up syndicated episodes and even the syndicated opening credits. It was awful. My fingers were crossed that a new distributor would get it right. Folks, I got the set today - and it's... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~417295732356 Wed, 6 Feb 2008 00:13:46 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_417295732356?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_417292586628?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Jaynrand - Someone at Questar is out of his Mesopotamian mind! Make Room for Daddy" was an important and popular television series. It was THE Desilu product that inherited the coveted Monday night at 9 p.m. slot vacated by "I Love Lucy" when it switched to an... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~417292586628 Tue, 5 Feb 2008 23:59:52 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_417292586628?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_216260382340?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author Jaynrand - My Pontiac Grand Am SE was six years old when I bought it from my brother. He had had it about eight months, but wanted to buy a truck. I had been driving a 1998 Isuzu Amigo (which is ANOTHER nightmare), so I decided to give the Pontiac a try. Years... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~216260382340 Mon, 2 Jan 2006 16:44:50 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_216260382340?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_214653963908?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Jaynrand - Times change. Stars fall and are forgotten. Even worse, an actor is remembered for only one type of role and his unique work is pushed to the background. It is our good fortune to finally have one of Danny Kaye's finest performances on DVD. 'The Five... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~214653963908 Tue, 20 Dec 2005 00:53:20 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_214653963908?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_211159977604?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Jaynrand - As we move further into the digital revolution, home theater sound is becoming the norm for all of us. The range of equipment available is as wide as the range of televisions and players. For the average homeowner looking for a reasonably-priced system... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~211159977604 Mon, 14 Nov 2005 13:55:34 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_211159977604?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_208369585796?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Jaynrand - Singer-actor Bing Crosby finished out 23 years at the Paramount Studio with this colorful film that shares the title of ANYTHING GOES with a Broadway show and an earlier movie. Crosby had starred in the original version of the film back in the 1930's... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~208369585796 Wed, 26 Oct 2005 09:20:40 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_208369585796?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_176429108868?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Jaynrand - In 1960 "A Summer Place" was in wide release. This movie dealt with adultery and was based on a glossy novel by Sloan Wilson. The OTHER adultery-as-story big movie for the year was "Strangers When We Meet" based on the novel by Evan Hunter. The first... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~176429108868 Sat, 12 Mar 2005 19:44:45 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_176429108868?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_158135389828?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Jaynrand - Well mrbrown who wrote an earlier review of THE APPLE has gotten his wish and it is now available in a widescreen stereo surround sound DVD! And yes, bad movie lovers, it is a must. It is the "far-off" year of 1994 as envisioned by director Mehanhim... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~158135389828 Tue, 12 Oct 2004 07:44:35 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_158135389828?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_157968469636?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Jaynrand - This Willa Cather quote opens an astonishing Claude Lelouch film from 1981. Lelouch who is perhaps best known as the director of the art house favorite A MAN AND A WOMAN does such remarkable work here, you realize most other film directors are merely... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~157968469636 Sun, 10 Oct 2004 16:03:16 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_157968469636?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_157883600516?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Jaynrand - With DVD releases coming fast and furious these days, it's easy to miss something. I read about the double feature release while seeking information on something else. And am I glad I stumbled across it! Tailor-made for a couple of unique screen... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~157883600516 Sat, 9 Oct 2004 13:21:19 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_157883600516?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_156883127940?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author Jaynrand - Way way back in the last century, in 1968, the movie-going public was being bombarded with the screen biography of a stage star long dead. We were told that this movie was great and that we would love its star. The subject of the movie was Fanny Brice,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~156883127940 Tue, 5 Oct 2004 16:46:40 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_156883127940?linkin_id=8003929