Owner of the Bird Cage Theatre Bill Hunley reveals the truth behind the building termed 'the wildest wickedest night spot between Basin Street and the Barbary Coast' by the New... more...York Times in 1882.
Advantages: Entertaining 70's cult movie Disadvantages: Not something to watch twice
, better plotted, and to be perfectly honest looks a far better movie as a whole. Now don't get me wrong this is not a quality movie, but for the audience it was aimed at (mainly drive in theatre goers) it's a pretty capable affair.
Unlike its predecessor this movie is set in a jungle prison, it looks a lot like the set of the BBC drama Tenko, with bamboo bars holding the women captive rather than iron bars. It's a lot more back to the roots of prison style approach, with no electricity to provide torture as in Doll House the devices here are far more "rustic" with women being hung by their hair as a form of "ultimate" torture. From this aspect this is a far more shocking movie and I suspect that when Umberto Lenzi created Cannibal Ferox, an Ruggero Deodato created Cannibal Holocaust they used Big BirdCage as a template idea in respect ...
Advantages: Classic Hitchcock - I can say no more !! Disadvantages: None
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Edgar Allan Poe Awards (1964):
Nominated for Best Motion Picture (Evan Hunter)
Academy Awards - Oscars (1964):
Nominated for Best Effects, Special Visual Effects (Ub Iwerks)
American Film Institute
Nominated for the AFI: 100 Greatest American Movies list
DVD
I have been disappointed in the past with some older fims that have been transferred to DVD, but with The Birds the picture quality is fabulous with good colour quality and l clear sound.
Format: PAL
Language English
Subtitles: German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number of discs: 1
Classification: 15
Studio: Universal Pictures UK
DVD Release Date: 17 Oct 2005
Run Time: 115 minutes
ASIN: B00005N6RU
"Special Features"
* All About The Birds - about how the piece came ...
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of The Birds (DVD)
Advantages: lovely mini-series to watch Disadvantages: bit long to watch in one go
Colleen McCullough wrote The Thorn Birds in 1977. The story of illicit love between a priest and a young girl, set in Australia, starting in 1920 and spanning the next 60 years in Rome and Australia.
The Thorn Birds was turned into a mini-series in 1983, starring Rachel Ward and Richard Chamberlain in the starring roles.
I remember watching this, I would have been 11 at the time and I have also read the book several times.
My husband gave me the DVD for Christmas, so here is a little review on The Thorn Birds.
CAST
+++++
Mary Carson - Barbara Stanwyck
Megan Cleary - Rachel Ward
Father Ralph de Bricassart - Richard Chamberlain
Fiona Cleary - Jean Simmons
Anne Mueller - Piper Laurie
Luke O'Neill - Bryan Brown
Dane O'Neill - Philip Anglim
Justine O'Neill - Mare Winningham ...
Owner of the Bird Cage Theatre Bill Hunley reveals the truth behind the building termed 'the wildest wickedest night spot between Basin Street and the Barbary Coast' by the New York Times in 1882.
Release details
DVD Region
DVD
Studio(s)
TERRA ENTERTAINMENT; QUANTUM LEAP
Release date
09/05/2005
No of Discs
1
Catalogue No
TE 2138 D
Barcode
0684457213826
Languages
Main Language
English
DVD Description
Owner of the Bird Cage Theatre Bill Hunley reveals the truth behind the building termed 'the wildest wickedest night spot between Basin Street and the Barbary Coast' by the New York Times in 1882.
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