Friday, February 26, 2010

Veillées d'armes (1994) aka The Troubles We've Seen: A History of Journalism in Wartime

Title: Veillées d'armes (1994) aka The Troubles We've Seen: A History of Journalism in Wartime
Director/Writer: Marcel Ophüls/Marcel Ophüls
Cast: Christiane Amanpour, Paul Amar, Sergio Apollonio, Isabelle Baillancourt, Nigel Bateson, Martin Bell, Eric Bouvet, etc.
Genre: Documentary
Duration: 224 minutes.
Languages: Spoken languages include English, German, Serbo-Croatian, and French. All French dialogue appears without subtitles, and the sections of non-French dialogue only have hard-coded French subtitles. There are no English subtitles.
Description: This highly intellectual European documentary examines the benefits and moral basis for war reporting in the 20th century. It is done in two separate films that are part of a three-part project. The acclaimed documentarian Max Ophüls is featured in both films. Included is archival footage, movie clips, interviews, and the reminiscence of Ophüls as he depicts the attempts of journalists to find the truth about the various 20th century wars. The truth is often very difficult to find. Most of the documentaries focus upon the current war in Sarajevo.

In case you missed the note above: All French dialogue appears without subtitles, and the sections of non-French dialogue only have hard-coded French subtitles. There are no English subtitles.

[First CD] Source: French DVDRip. Not mine.
File size: 700MB | Resolution: 592 x 368 (1.609:1)
Video: 809kbps XviD 25fps
Audio: 48kHz 104kbps 2-channel Joint stereo MP3

[Second CD] Source: French DVDRip. Not mine.
File size: 699MB | Resolution: 592 x 368 (1.609:1)
Video: 709kbps XviD 25fps
Audio: 48kHz 104kbps 2-channel Joint stereo MP3

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http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=145f51cb02c66a5aab1eab3e9fa335ca9f5e48c9140c34f8

Make Way for Tomorrow (1937)

Title: Make Way for Tomorrow (1937)
Director/Writer: Leo McCarey/Viña Delmar, Josephine Lawrence, Helen Leary, and Noah Leary.
Cast: Victor Moore, Beulah Bondi, Fay Bainter, Thomas Mitchell, Porter Hall, Barbara Read, Maurice Moscovitch, etc.
Genre: Melodrama
Duration: 91 minutes.
Languages: English, with soft English subtitles.
Description: While not a box-office success, this drama, directed by Leo McCarey, developed a potent reputation among film critics and movie buffs for its sensitive and perceptive treatment of the problems of the elderly. When McCarey won the Oscar for Best Director the same year for The Awful Truth, he remarked that the Academy gave him the award for the wrong movie. Barkley and Lucy Cooper (Victor Moore and Beulah Bondi) are a couple in their late 60s who have fallen on hard times and have been given the bad news that the bank is foreclosing on their house. Barkley and Lucy turn to their five children for help, but none are willing or able to do much for them; their son George (Thomas Mitchell) says that Lucy can stay with him and his wife Anita (Fay Bainter), while Nellie (Minna Gombell) and her husband Harvey (Porter Hall) can take in Barkley, but neither couple have the space or the means to house them both. Living with their children and their new families proves stressful for everyone involved, and Lucy decides to take up residence in a home for older women. She and Barkley realize that this will probably mean a permanent separation for the two of them, and they try to enjoy one last outing together before they part. Remarkably, Beulah Bondi was only 46 years old when this film was made, making her less then ten years older than several of her on-screen children; make-up wizard Wally Westmore used his bag of tricks to age her the appropriate two decades for the role.

Here's hoping the blog doesn't get taken down because of this.

Source: DVDRip, sourced from the Criterion DVD.
File size: 1.07GB | Resolution: 576 x 432 (4:3 or 1.333)
Video: 1279kbps XviD 23.976fps
Audio: 48kHz 384kbps 1-channel Mono AC3

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http://rapidshare.com/files/356366968/make.way.for.tomorrow.1937.part2.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/356369751/make.way.for.tomorrow.1937.part3.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/356372799/make.way.for.tomorrow.1937.part4.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/356375122/make.way.for.tomorrow.1937.part5.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/356376284/make.way.for.tomorrow.1937.part6.rar

Also, two video extras: an interview with Peter Bogdanovich and an interview with film critic and writer Gary Gittens.

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http://rapidshare.com/files/356320600/make.way.for.tomorrow.1937.extras.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/356323326/make.way.for.tomorrow.1937.extras.part2.rar