Classic Film for Christmas

I thought that I would share with you the classic movie related items that I received as gifts for Christmas! I had a wonderful day with my family, but honestly I am just like a kid when it comes to opening presents in the morning.

First of all I received the book "Bette Davis: Larger than Life" by Richard Schickel & George Perry. This is a beautiful large hard cover book published my Running Press, who also published the books "Lana: The Memories, the Myths, the Movies" and "Lucy at the Movies". I wrote a post on these books a few months ago, you can read it here. I LOVE these books!!! They are perfect books as far as I'm concerned. All of them have many glorious black and white, and color pictures.
Second, I got the DVD set "TCM Spotlight: Esther Williams, Vol. 2". I bought the first Esther Williams set a while back and enjoy each of those films, so I just had to get the second one right!?! I have not seen any of the films in this collection as of yet, but plan to start any day now.

Finally, I got "The Claudette Colbert Collection". I posted of this set a while back, you can read that here. Claudette Colbert is one of my favorite actresses, and I was so excited when I first learned of this box set. I have already watched two of these films since Christmas.

Did any of you receive any classic movie related gifts? If so leave a comment, I would love to hear of them!

Drums Along the Mohawk (1939)

"Drums Along the Mohawk" is one movie on the long list of great films made in 1939. What a wonderful year in movie history! I recently watched this for the first time, and wondered why I had not seen it before. My dad owned the video, but I never thought that it would interest me. After a few minutes of the film, I learned how wrong I was!

This film is directed by the marvelous John Ford, and filmed in glorious Technicolor. Usually I am one who loves and argues for black and white films, but in this case, Technicolor was the right choice. The use of color in this film was beautiful. It was a special treat to see Claudette Colbert in color, which she rarely did. Costars include Edna May Oliver, Eddie Collins, and John Carradine.

Set in the Revolutionary War, a newlywed couple (Colbert & Fonda) move to Mohawk Valley to settle on a farm. Their life in Mohawk Valley starts out rough. Shortly after their move, British allied Indians come and burn down their home and farm. The couple make many friends, and experience many hardships along the way. Until the end, when the war is over, and they display their new flag with pride.

"Drums Along the Mohawk" will be one of my next DVD purchases. I can't believe that I didn't already have this wonderful film in my collection. If you would like to purchase this film, click here.

In the mean time, here's the trailer!

Happy Birthday Claudette Colbert!

Today, Sunday September 13, would have been Claudette Colbert's 106 birthday. She is one of my favorite actresses of all time. This week to honor her birthday, I think that we all should watch one of her wonderful films. Maybe I'll have a marathon... who knows. Happy Birthday Claudette!!

The Claudette Colbert Collection

I am really excited about the new Claudette Colbert collecton! This is definetly a must have for my DVD collection.

The Claudette Colbert Collection is coming to DVD on November 3. In this set are six of Claudette's wonderful movies. These movies are...

"Three Cornered Moon" - 1933
"Maid of Salem" - 1937
"I Met Him in Paris" - 1937
"Bluebeard's Eighth Wife" - 1938
"No Time for Love" 1943
"The Egg and I" - 1947

The only film already available on DVD is "The Egg and I", and it is in the Ma and Pa Kettle Collection Volume 1.

You can pre-order this collection today from Amazon for $36.99. It is so wonderful that they decided to put out this set of one of my favorite actresses of all time! Now, how about a Jean Harlow collection???? I've been waiting a long time for that one. Rumor is, it will come out in 2011 for Jean Harlow's 100th birthday. I sure hope so!!!

Here is a link to pre-order...

http://www.amazon.com/The-Claudette-Colbert-Collection/dp/B002KGREFQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1251085653&sr=8-1