Reviewed By Jason LockardI have been a fan of documentaries my whole life! Whether it's presidents or gangsters. Inventors or actors. Sports events to war documentaries I love to see them all! Well, I don't think I am alone in this. I know there are people out there just like me!
Well, the good folks at Mill Creek Entertainment has put together an impressive box set of Hollywood documentaries that will have any movie buff, celebrity fan or Hollywood historian drooling! Let's take a look at what is included in this collection.
Classic Hollywood was a time when stars were icons. They looked the part of Hollywood anytime they went out. These men and women have become icons of entertainment. These are the stars highlighted in this collection.
DISC 1: Katharine Hepburn / Bette Davis / Audrey Hepburn / Ingrid Bergman / Greta Garbo / Marilyn Monroe / Elizabeth Taylor / Judy Garland / Marlene Dietrich / Joan Crawford / Barbara Stanwyck / Claudette Colbert
DISC 2: Grace Kelly / Ginger Rogers / Mae West / Vivien Leigh / Gloria Swanson / Olivia DeHavilland / Rita Hayworth / Lauren Bacall / Sophia Loren / Jean Harlow / Lana Turner / Julie Andrews / Ava Gardner
DISC 3: Humphrey Bogart / Cary Grant / James Stewart / Marlon Brando / Fred Astaire / Henry Fonda / Clark Gable / James Cagney / Spencer Tracy / Errol Flynn / Gary Cooper / Gregory Peck
DISC 4: John Wayne / Laurence Olivier / Gene Kelly / Orson Welles / Kirk Douglas / James Dean / Burt Lancaster / Jack Lemmon / Paul Newman / Sidney Poitier / Robert Mitchum / Edward G. Robinson / William Holden
DISC 1: Warren Beatty, Sean Connery, Robert De Niro, Clint Eastwood, Mel Gibson, Jack Nicholson, Al PacinoDisc 2: Robert Redford, Burt Reynolds, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sylvester Stallone, John Travolta, Dick Van Dyke, Robert Wagner, Michael York
Disc 3: Julie Andrews, Kim Basinger, Candice Bergen, Catherine Deneuve, Faye Dunaway, Jane Fonda, Jodie Foster
DISC 4: Goldie Hawn, Lauren Hutton, Angela Lansbury, Shirley MacLaine, Ann-Margret, Barbra Streisand, Kathleen Turner, Raquel Welch
It is the biggest night in entertainment The Academy Awards ceremony. Celebrating the best in Film. This collection explores how The Academy Awards came to be. And some of the best films in recent history. Here is what is included on this set.
DISC 1: Birth of an Icon, The Golden Era, The Vintage Year, Hollywood Goes to War, The Post War Years DISC 2: A Method and a Message, Movies Are Better Than Ever, The Epic Years, A Time of Change, Hollywood Comes of Age
DISC 3: 1972-1976, 1977-1981, 1982-1986, 1987-199, 1992-1996, 1997-2002
This series of documentaries explore the lives and careers of these polarizing legends of Tinseltown. They are masterfully produced and narrated. The are in-depth, but short enough to not get bored with. There is so much information and entertainment in these documentaries. It will have any viewer watching one episode after another. They are that good.
The audio and video quality in this 11 disc DVD set is crisp and the DVD menus are easy to navigate. Than there is the special bonus of getting the entire documentary set on digital as well. With this you can watch every documentary anytime, anywhere through the Mill Creek website on your computer, smartphone or tablet. Or you can access the series on your account through the Mill Creek Roku channel.
The Packaging is sturdy. Each collection has its own DVD case. The discs are stacked. The cardboard slipcase has amazing artwork and would make a great display piece for anyone's collection. It is a focal point in my Hollywood collection.
So if you love documentaries! Or if you love Hollywood! You have to check out this release! Almost 100 Episodes for less that $30! That is an amazing bargin. Head over to www.MillCreekEnt.com or your local video provider and pick this one up today!
Moral Rating: Some movie clip of violence, adult situations and talk of sexual content.
Audience: teens and adults
Genre: documentary
Length: Almost 47 hours
DVD Released: 2018
DVD Rating: A+
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