Post by BIGFANBOY on Nov 11, 2008 5:09:42 GMT -5
This week Paramount releases three classic films with new special edition treatments as part of their Centennial Collection. Pick up ROMAN HOLIDAY, SABRINA, and SUNSET BOULEVARD, in terrific feature-packed editions, looking better than ever.
There is an old saying: "See Naples and die... see Rome and live!" And Princess Ann (Audrey Hepburn) plans to do just that. While on a high-profile tour of European cities, this modern-day princess decides to rebel against her regimented royal obligations once her regal entourage reaches Italy. Determined to take in all the sights and sounds of the Eternal City, she sneaks off on an adventurous exploration... one that leads to an encounter with handsome American newspaperman Joe Bradley (Gregory Peck) and his affable photographer pal (Eddie Albert). Joe is desperate for an exclusive story - and he's got a colossal one once he discovers he's in the company of a runaway princess! Can romance be far behind? Nominated for 10 Academy Awards and the winner of three, Director William Wyler's timeless romp is an enthralling romantic comedy that will capture your heart and imagination.
Disc 1:
Feature Film
Disc 2:
Audrey Hepburn: The Paramount Years
Remembering Audrey
Rome with a Princess
Dalton Trumbo: From A-List to Blacklist
Restoring Roman Holiday
Behind the Gates: Costumes
Paramount in the '50s: Retrospective Featurette
Screen legends Humphrey Bogart and William Holden are the mega-rich Larrabee brothers of Long Island, New York. Bogie's all work; Holden's all playboy. They have little in common... except that they've both taken notice of a beautiful, sophisticated young woman, possessing a delightful zest for living, suddenly in their midst - Sabrina Fairchild (Audrey Hepburn). Could this really be the daughter of the Larrabee family's chauffeur, whom both brothers had largely ignored as she was growing up? It is... but now, after a stint in Paris, Sabrina has blossomed into a captivatingly glamorous woman of the world. And the fuse is lit for some family fireworks as both brothers fall under the spell of Sabrina and her irresistible charms. Billy Wilder directs this romantic comedy hit, adapted from Samuel Taylor's effervescent Broadway play.
Disc 1:
Feature Film
Disc 2:
Audrey Hepburn: Fashion Icon
Sabrina's World
Supporting Sabrina
William Holden: The Paramount Years
Sabrina Documentary
Behind the Gates: Camera
Paramount in the '50s: Retrospective Featurette
Gloria Swanson gives a career-defining performance as faded silent screen star Norma Desmond in Director Billy Wilder's dark and masterful film classic, Sunset Boulevard. William Holden is Joe Gillis, the young, down-on-his-luck screenwriter whom Norma drafts to help provide her with a workable script for her planned "return" to the modern-day screen. Erich von Stroheim is Max von Mayerling, Norma's devoted servant, who harbors a few personal revelations of his own. Hollywood has never taken a more ominous, compelling or electrifying look at Hollywood than in this brilliant, Oscar-winning tour de force that still mesmerizes with its witty, sardonic script, unforgettable cast, and provocative storyline.
Disc 1:
Commentary by Ed Sikov (author of "On Sunset Boulevard: The Life and Times of Billy Wilder")
Disc 2:
Sunset Boulevard: The Beginning
The Noir Side of Sunset Boulevard by Joseph Wambaugh
Sunset Boulevard Becomes a Classic
Two Sides of Ms. Swanson
Stories of Sunset Boulevard
Mad About the Boy: A Portrait of William Holden
Recording Sunset Boulevard
The City of Sunset Boulevard
Morgue Prologue Script Pages
The Score of Sunset Boulevard
Behind the Gates: The Lot
Hollywood Location Map
Paramount in the '50s: Retrospective Featurette
Edith Head: The Paramount Years Featurette
Original Theatrical Trailer
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