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S E A R C H D V D B e a v e r |
The Bette Davis Collection
(5-disc)
The Star
Mr. Skeffington
Dark Victory
Now, Voyager
The Letter
NOTE: The Letter is compared on Blu-ray HERE
NOTE: Now, Voyager is compared on Blu-ray HERE
directed by
Stuart Heisler, Vincent Sherman, Edmund Goulding, Irving Rapper and William
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USA 1939
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The Bette Davis Collection includes 2 new-to-DVD classics, one old one remastered
and 2 previous releases,
featuring Davis in multiple Emmy-nominated performances as a captivating
adulteress, a manipulative beauty, and a former Oscar-winning actress
recovering from the end of her career.
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directed by
Stuart Heisler
USA 1952
As Margaret, Bette Davis got yet another good picture and earned her ninth Academy Award nomination. Davis's confident, perceptive performance lends absolute authenticity, as did a prop she provided. An Oscar statuette set noticeably on the car dashboard during Margaret's drunken spin through Beverly Hills was one of two Davis owned. Sterling Hayden and Natalie Wood co-star in this gripping story that has many moments of truth.
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Theatrical Release: December 11th, 1952
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| Runtime | 1:30:18 | |
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• New Featurette How Real is The Star? |
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The transfer is not bad at all - this print may have been quite dirty
and it has a dark resonance to it - bordering on sepia, but overall a
strong image. Typical for the set, the audio is original mono and
English, French and Spanish subtitles are offered. A 7 minute featurette
is the extra feature where it compares the real life of Bette Davis to
that of the character in the film. Eerily similar at times.
Another worthy DVD purchase with the type of quality we now expect from
Warner!
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YES, that is Natalie Wood !
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directed by
Vincent Sherman
USA 1944
Whose face ravaged, grotesque is in the mirror? Surely it's not that of Fanny Skeffington, the prettiest woman in New York. Fanny always used her beauty to manipulate her way through life. She's encouraged dozens of suitors, even after her marriage. But now diphtheria has robbed her of her only attribute. And without her looks, she's lost. Bette Davis earned her eighth Best Actress Oscar nomination portraying Fanny.
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Theatrical Release: May 25th, 1944
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| Runtime | 2:26:05 | |
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Release Information: Studio: Warner Studios Aspect Ratio: Original aspect Ratio 1.33:1 Edition Details:
• Commentary by the film's Director Vincent Sherman |
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This transfer is
very sharp with some heavy grain at times but conclusively a superior
image than one might expect for a film this old. There is some damage
and flickering contrast but neither are too intrusive onto the viewing
enjoyment. I loved the film to pieces and Bette Davis is pin-point
perfect in her role. This has a unique director commentary for a film
made over 60 years ago. A new featurette is also included as an extra as
well as the theatrical trailer. Good job by Warner!
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directed by
Edmund Goulding
USA 19
Bette Davis' bravura, moving-but-never-morbid performance as Judith Traherne, a dying heiress determined to find happiness in her few remaining months, remains a three-hankie classic. But that success would never have happened if Davis hadn't pestered studio brass to buy Dark Victory's story rights. Jack Warner finally did so skeptically. Who wants to see a dame go blind? he asked. Almost everyone: Dark Victory was Davis!
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Theatrical Release: April 20th, 1939
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Release Information: Studio: Warner Studios Aspect Ratio: Original aspect Ratio 1.33:1 Edition Details:
• Commentary by Film Historian James Ursini and CNN film critic Paul
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First MGM
released their DVD of Dark Victory - as expected the quality was
abysmal (see comparison below), then Warner re-issued in September 19,
2000 - I am unsure of this quality but it was in a Snapper Case, now
this Restored and Remastered Edition is brought out in both the Bette
Davis Collection and individually - in an Amaray Keep case. Although the
quality is infinitely better than the original MGM edition there are
still some damage marks and occasional contrast flashes in this release.
It still ranks very high in my opinion and remarkable that we can see
how far DVD production has come. Typical earmarks of a Warner
restoration process are the intensive grain prevalence that appears most
predominantly in close-ups.
Regardless of our
critique, this is a no-brainer purchase - actually the whole set is
especially if you have none (or even one) of the initial releases.
I haven't got into the commentary yet but am looking forward to
it.
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directed by
Irving Rapper
USA 1942
A tender love story, a taut psychological drama, an inspiring tale of physical and spiritual transformation. Now, Voyager is all three, as well as a Bette Davis career milestone, resulting in her sixth Best Actress Oscar nomination. She magically plays Charlotte Vale, a spinster who defies her domineering mother (fellow Oscar nominee Gladys Cooper) to discover love, heartbreak and eventual contentment. More magic is generated by a top-notch ensemble, Max Steiner's Academy Award-winning score and an improvised moment by Paul Henreid that became an instant classic: he lights two cigarettes at once and hands one to Davis. For the ultimate in romantic melodrama, it's Now Voyager now, then and forever.
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Theatrical Release: October 22nd, 1942
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| Runtime | 1:57:28 | |
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Original Aspect Ratio Average Bitrate: 4.80 mb/s NTSC 720x480 29.97 f/s |
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Release Information: Studio: Warner Studios Aspect Ratio: Original aspect Ratio 1.33:1 Edition Details:
• Max Steiner Scoring Session Music Cues |
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NOTE: This DVD is coded for regions 1 and 4 while the rest of the Boxset is 1 - 4 inclusive.
Although this is an exact
duplicate of the initial release, excepting that it comes in an Amaray
instead of a snapper case - it is still the best image in the Boxset. It
look like a brand new film. The print must have been in great shape.
Very sharp with perfect contrast. Original audio and solid subtitles.
There is no commentary but some might find interest in the Max Steiner
Scoring Session Music Cues. This is one of Warner's best 'classic film'
image transfers. Worthy for a purchase for that alone.
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directed by
William Wyler
USA 1940
"With all my heart I still love the man I killed..."
I count William Wyler among my favorite directors. Six years after exploding to stardom in Of Human
Bondage, Bette Davis equaled that excitement with another W. Somerset Maugham
role as an adulteress using her sexual wiles to escape a murder conviction in
The Letter. The film throbs with sultry tension thanks to Davis, an
impeccable supporting cast, atmospheric cinematography and the artistry of
three-time Academy Award winner Wyler, Davis' director on
Jezebel and
The Little Foxes. Nominated for seven
Oscars including Best Picture, Actress, Director and Supporting Actor (James
Stephenson, superb as the anguished defense attorney), The Letter remains
one of Hollywood's most special deliveries, a peerless example of melodrama as
movie art.
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Theatrical Release: November 22nd, 1940 - USA
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Warner
again shows us why the only real DVD Production studio competing with
them is Criterion. Perhaps a shade softer that we have become accustomed
to, but it still shows some fine film grain and great contrast levels.
Subtitles are perfect. The radio broadcasts are a bit of a bore for the
uninitiated, but the alternative ending is inspired. Another great DVD
from Warner only missing a commentary.
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