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1.Saboteur starring: Priscilla Lane, Robert Cummings, Otto Kruger, Alan Baxter, Clem Bevans directed by: Alfred Hitchcock June 20, 2006
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Saboteur might be less than prime Hitchcock, but it has its moments; in fact, quite a few of them, in my opinion. Where it falls apart, however, is in an essential part of any movie...the leads, including the villain. Hitchcock usually was able to come up with interesting villains. Just think of James Mason, Robert Walker, Joseph Cotton, the never seen Rebecca, Paul Lukas, Ray Milland, Herbert Marshall or Claude Raines. In his best films, if he didn't have a charismatic villain he had such charismatic leads - Grant, Olivier, Donat, Bergman, Stewart, for example, that it didn't make much difference With Saboteur, we have as the male lead Robert Cummings, a pleasant actor, a fine light comedian but, in drama, just earnest, bland and conscientious. His partner here is Priscilla Lane, ... Read More

2.The Alec Guinness Collection (Kind Hearts and Coronets / The Lavender Hill Mob / The Ladykillers / The Man in the White Suit / The Captain's Paradise) starring: Alec Guinness, Stanley Holloway, Sid James, Alfie Bass, Marjorie Fielding directed by: Charles Crichton, Alexander Mackendrick, Anthony Kimmins September 10, 2002
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This a wonderful collection of Alec Guinness comedy films that I enjoyed as a young man. They brought back the laughter and memories when I first saw them. It is a very happy experience. At the time I first viewed them, I did not really appreciate some of the cast members who went on to stardom (Audrey Hepburn and Peter Sellers). Enjoy these classic films!

3.The Lavender Hill Mob starring: Alec Guinness, Stanley Holloway, Sid James, Alfie Bass, Marjorie Fielding directed by: Charles Crichton September 10, 2002
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What superlatives can one say about Alec Guinness that haven't been said? He was a great dramatic actor, as in "The Bridge on the River Kwai." He was a great comic actor, as in "The Ladykillers." Amd his genius comes through in the subject movie, in which he plays a mild bank clerk who becomes a mastermind thief of enormous comic proportions. All of the humor is visual/physical, as Guinness and his cohort Stanley Holloway try to chase down some stray loot--in the hands of little English schoolgirls. In one scene, for example, the two amateur crooks race down a tight circular stairway on the Eiffel Tower and cannot stop spinning when they reach street level. There a lot of laughs here, as in a great chase scene in police cars, and excellent performances. One bit of trivia: What ... Read More

4.Georges Bizet - Carmen / Peter Hall, Bernard Haitink, Maria Ewing, Barry McCauley, London Philharmonic, Glyndebourne Festival Opera starring: Barry McCauley, Maria Ewing, Marie McLaughlin, David Holloway directed by: Peter Hall September 27, 2005
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I can only echo the praise for Maria Ewing...she is astonishing...as one reviewer said, not coquettish at all, but obviously a woman with a strong death wish...what an actress she is. I bought this DVD because I have her in Salome and the Coronation of Poppaea, in both of which she is amazing too. But this is the best...she's riveting. She's not really attractive at all...rather scary, in fact, and one wonders why Don Jose falls for her...he must have death wish too. The rest of the cast is forgettable, but because of Ewing, this is a must buy. Wow.

5.Mozart - Le Nozze di Figaro starring: Anna Netrebko, Dorothea Roschmann, Ildebrando d'Arcangelo, Bo Skovhus, Christine Schafer directed by: Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Claus Gouh June 12, 2007
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If I had been in the audience at this performance I would have booed from the very beginning and throughout this horrible production. The singing was OK, the recits too slow and ponderous and WHAT was going on in the pit with all those pauses that added beats to pieces? The Eros dancer was unnecessary; the Count wa a simpering idiot and I couldn't decide if he was sweating or had allergies or a nose bleed. Bartolo in a wheel chair? COME ON! It became about picking up papers and how he would get back in the chair! The "non piu andrai" was the worst travesty. I'm sorry the Salzburg audience had to be subjected to this at those prices. I will have a great deal of trouble watching the rest and THANK GOD I didn't buy it!

6.Puccini - Gianni Schicchi / Corbelli, Palmer, Giordano, Matthews, McLaughlin, Jurowski, Glyndebourne Opera starring: Massimo Giordano, Felicity Palmer, Alessandro Corbelli, Vladimir Jurowski, Marie McLaughlin July 19, 2005
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This is a truly brilliant production of Puccini's comic masterpiece. Although this one-acter, the third in Puccini's "Il Trittico" (trilogy) of one-act operas dealing with the subject of death, is less than an hour long, it packs a more than satisfying punch in the way of great music, well-drawn characters, and entertaining plot. Annabel Arden has done a marvelous job in drawing out the dark side of humanity in the story, which keeps this production from veering into caricature and slapstick; yet humor is still here in abundance. Vladimir Jurowski leads the London Philharmonic in a brilliant, well-paced reading of Puccini's motif-packed score. In the title role, Alessandro Corbelli once more shows us why he is considered one of today's most sought-after singing artists. His expressive face, ... Read More

7.Mozart - Requiem starring: Leonard Bernstein, Jerry Hadley, Marie McLaughlin, Maria Ewing, Cornelius Hauptmann January 09, 2007
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Sound, choir, soloists, place or recording/performance, history, etc... everything in this DVD is great! I do recommend it, also for those who already have any other DVD from Mozart's Requiem.

8.Richard Strauss - Arabella / Thielemann, Te Kanawa, Brendel, Metropolitan Opera starring: Kiri Te Kanawa, Wolfgang Brendel, Marie McLaughlin (II), David Kuebler, Helga Dernesch directed by: Brian Large June 19, 2001
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i've never seen so many big names in one opera before ; also, nathalie dessay has a little role in act II, but that's not really highlighted ; it's definitely a must-have for anyone who wants 2 hours of not stop beautiful music

9.The Irish R.M. - Series 1 starring: Peter Bowles, Bryan Murray, Lise Ann McLaughlin, Doran Godwin, Sarah Badel directed by: Robert Chetwyn June 08, 2004
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"The Irish R.M." is surely one of the most delightful shows I have happened across. It relies upon absurdity for humor, instead of the coarseness and crudity that have invaded almost every show on television. However, if you are not able to appreciate British humor...please do not waste your time watching this show. It is utterly delightful, but those who are unaccustomed to British humor may not enjoy it. However, my entire family, from my baby-boomer parents to my 11 year old sister love it, in addition to my college roommate. I really hope that seasons 2 & 3 become available on DVD soon. Peter Bowles is fantastic as the poor R.M., but the audience will probably fall in love with Flurry Knox, the R.M.'s rascally landlord.

10.Igor Stravinsky - Le Rossignol (The Nightingale)/ Dessay, McLaughlin, Urmana, Grivnov, Schagidullin, Naouri, Mikhailov, Conlon starring: Natalie Dessay, Hugo Simcic, Marie McLaughlin, Violeta Urmana, Vsevolod Grivnov directed by: Christian Chaudet November 08, 2005
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Get this DVD and also the Julie Taymore "Oedipus Rex" and you have two opposite poles of the mind and music of Stravinsky as well as the power of filmed stage opera and opera just for film. The brutal, gritty live production on stage of "Oedipus" is how that should be done. The dreamy, FX, studio production of "Le Rossignol" is just how that should be done. The music in both cases is perfection. They are perfect foils. Stravinsky - Oedipus Rex The music of "Le Rossignol" is excruciatingly beautiful. The stylistic clash resulting from Stravinsky having put the opera down to go through the epiphany of "Firebird" to "Petruchka" and finally opening...no, blowing the door off and ushering in 20th century music with "Le Sacre du Printemps" is no hindrance, as is often said. It is used by the composer to set up the ... Read More

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