August 22, 2008

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Features: The DVD Shelf

THE DVD SHELF: Joshua Logan's "Fanny," Granada's "Brideshead," Chekhov, "Blues in the Night"
11 Aug 2008
This month's column discusses the film adaptation of the Broadway musical Fanny (presented without songs), a box set featuring the legendary miniseries "Brideshead Revisited," a collection on Chekhov works the jazz-themed drama "Blues in the Night."

THE DVD SHELF: Carmen Miranda Collection and Linney and Hoffman as "Savages"
14 Jul 2008
This month's column discusses a new box set featuring five films of Carmen Miranda, including three Technicolor extravaganzas, and last year's drama "The Savages" with Laura Linney, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Philip Bosco.



THE DVD SHELF: Another "Muppet Show" Season, Plus Four Screwball Comedies
14 Jun 2008 -- This month's column discusses the third season of "The Muppet Show," featuring some theatrical guest stars, plus comedies from Sturges, Wilder and Mae West.

THE DVD SHELF: "Raisin in the Sun," "12 Angry Men," "The Red Balloon" and John Adams
19 May 2008 -- This month: the TV version of the 2004 revival of "A Raisin in the Sun" starring Sean Combs, Phylicia Rashad and Audra McDonald; Henry Fonda in "12 Angry Men"; the 1976 miniseries, "The Adams Chronicles" and more.

THE DVD SHELF: Twenty-one Movies for April (20 Apr 2008)

THE DVD SHELF: "Sweeney Todd," "Life After Tomorrow," Disney's "Enchanted" & "101 Dalmatians" (24 Mar 2008)

THE DVD SHELF: "5,000 Fingers of Dr. T," "Member of the Wedding," Lubitsch Musicals and Hitchcock (25 Feb 2008)

THE DVD SHELF: Lansbury's "Manchurian Candidate," the Complete "Slings & Arrows" (28 Jan 2008)

THE DVD SHELF: "High School Musical 2," "The Simpsons Movie" and 14 Classics in Box Sets (24 Dec 2007)

THE DVD SHELF: Fannie Brice in "Be Yourself!," Plus Friml's Operetta "Lottery Bride" (03 Dec 2007)

THE DVD SHELF: Jolson's "Jazz Singer," "ShowBusiness" and a Fragrant "Ratatouille" (04 Nov 2007)

THE DVD SHELF: "The 3 Penny Opera," a Mickey & Judy Box, "Jungle Book" and "Funny Face" (08 Oct 2007)

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