Saul Bass 60s movies for sale

Spartacus Stanley Kubrick's epic adventure, presented in a restored edition, stars Kirk Douglas as the heroic slave who fights to lead his people to freedom from Roman rule. Included in this new version is the infamous bathing scene between Roman general Laurence Olivier and poet-slave Tony Curtis. With Jean Simmons, Peter Ustinov, Charles Laughton and John Gavin. Contains storyboards by Saul Bass. 196 min. Restored 1991 Super Technirama version; Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital Surround, Dolby Digital stereo, Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English; audio commentary by Douglas, Ustinov, others; scene-by-scene analysis; additional score compositions; restoration demonstration; deleted scenes; newsreel footage; interviews; behind-the-scenes footage. 196 min. Restored 1991 Super Technirama version; Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital Surround, Dolby Digital stereo, Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English; audio commentary by Douglas, Ustinov, others; scene-by-scene analysis; additional score compositions; restoration demonstration; deleted scenes; newsreel footage; interviews; behind-the-scenes footage.		Stanley Kubrick can be very interesting, but this is not his best. He took one of the very best B/W cinematographers around, Russell Metty, to shoot his first 70mm color movie. Figures, or doesn't it? (They hated each others' guts.) Great Music by Alex North! Bass' visuals are marvelous, naturally; but to see Kirk Douglas leading a slave revolution is revolting to me. Screenplay writer was Dalton Trumbo, his first official one since being blacklisted in Hollywood during the infamous McCartney hearings, a courageous Kubrick act; later he wrote Exodus. The best thing Trumbo wrote may have been Time of the Toad, on those same hearings; just as fine as what Erich Kästner wrote in Nazi Deutschland. back
The Fixer These original posters (not by Saul Bass) were used for the movie release available from MoviePosters.com: (left) - (right)		back
The Facts Of Life Satire of suburban married life stars Bob Hope and Lucille Ball as the participants in a would-be love affair that never gets off the ground thanks to each other's families. With Don DeFore, Ruth Hussey, Louis Nye. 103 min. NOTE: This Title Is Out Of Print; Limit One Per Customer.		back
The Fortune Cookie [DVD](1966) DVD Jack Lemmon and Oscar-winning Walter Matthau star in Billy Wilder's hilarious, cynical fable about a TV cameraman who is injured while shooting a football game and his brother-in-law, a conniving lawyer with a plan to collect $1 million in insurance money. With Ron Rich, Cliff Osmond, Judi West. 126 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital mono, French Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: French, Spanish; theatrical trailer.		back
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Ocean's Eleven
		Extreme left the original poster, rather obviously not by Saul Bass; the other one is for the 2001 re-make. back
		These are for the re-makes' follow-up Ocean's Twelve. They look much more like Bass' work. Then again, just as rather obviously as the ones for Ocean's Eleven, they are not. back
Ocean's Eleven "Something's up... could be a heist!" The "Rat Pack"--Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis, Jr., Peter Lawford, Joey Bishop--swings in the original caper comedy about a group of old Army buddies who plan to rip off five Vegas casinos in one night, faster than you can say, "Bingo, Dingo!" Look for cameos by Red Skelton, George Raft, Shirley MacLaine and others. DVD 127 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby mono, French mono; Subtitles: English, French, Spanish; audio commentary by Frank Sinatra, Jr. and Angie Dickinson; archival photos and footage; biographies; theatrical trailers; scene access.		I guess you'd have to be in the mood for this one. Something like Robin and the Seven Hoods, maybe? Actually, it looks better from here. But you never can tell, anyway. Even Robin had its moments. You can get both on one DVD, even. back
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One Two Three Billy Wilder's hilarious jab at American big business and Cold War politics is highlighted by James Cagney's rapid-fire performance. He's a Coca-Cola exec in West Berlin whose future is in jeopardy when the boss' visiting daughter secretly marries a Communist East Berliner. The supporting cast includes Arlene Francis, Horst Buchholz, Pamela Tiffin. DVD 108 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital mono, French Dolby Digital mono, Spanish Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, French, Spanish; theatrical trailer.		This was not much of a hit when it was released, but it was pretty good enough for me. May be one of Horst Buchholz' best roles. A scene that stuck in my mind is this uniformed East German cop, or somep'n, swinging his blackjack over some dame's décolleté while remarking about her remarkable Glockenspiel. back
Birdman of Alcatraz Fascinating true story of Robert Stroud, the convict who spent his years in prison becoming a renowned authority on bird life. Burt Lancaster is superlative in the title role, and able support is given by Edmond O'Brien, Karl Malden, Thelma Ritter and Telly Savalas. Directed by John Frankenheimer. DVD 143 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English Dolby mono; Subtitles: French, Spanish; theatrical trailer.		One of the best Frankheimer moivies, as I remember it. Haven't seen it for quite some time; a pity. back
Walk On The Wild Side New Orleans' infamous "Storyville" brothel district in the 1930s is the setting for this steamy drama. Laurence Harvey is the stranger in search of lost love Capucine, now working for madame Barbara Stanwyck. Jane Fonda's second film role, as a sympathetic hooker, and the implied lesbianism of Stanwyck's character are points of interest. DVD 114 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, French		back
It's A Mad Mad Mad Mad World A veritable "Who's Who" of film comedy was assembled by director Stanley Kramer for this slapstick extravaganza. A group of strangers learns about $350,000 in hidden loot from a dying gangster and sets off on a madcap cross-country race to find it. Spencer Tracy, Milton Berle, Sid Caesar, Buddy Hackett, Ethel Merman, Mickey Rooney, Dick Shawn, Phil Silvers and Jonathan Winters star, with dozens of cameos ranging from Jack Benny to the Three Stooges. DVD 161 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital 5.1, French Dolby Digital 5.1; Subtitles: English, Spanish, French.		Never cared much for Stanley Kramer. The film isn't all bad, but.. let me put it like this, if you liked Mash you may like this. The one-strip Cinerama screen was so crookedly distorted, there wasn't a horizon straight. Check out how titles were cleverly arranged to get around that untidy problem. back
Kiss Me, Stupid Billy Wilder's once-controversial farce stars Dean Martin as a Las Vegas crooner who is detoured to a small Nevada town where he meets two amateur songwriters (Cliff Osmond and Ray Walston), who'll do just about anything to get their songs sold, from sabotaging Martin's car to hiring a local hooker to seduce him. Kim Novak, Felicia Farr co-star; songs by Ira and George Gershwin. DVD 126 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital mono, French Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, French, Spanish; theatrical trailer.		Another one Those Who Criticize did not like. I did. It's no masterpiece. Neither are most critical reviews. Maybe this is the place to remark on Kim Novak, another one who had to get over her image of a "mere" sex bomb. She was quite a girl; just check her in Vertigo and The Man with the Golden Arm. back
Not With My Wife, You Don't! The stale marriage between Air Force officer Tony Curtis and wife Virna Lisi gets an unexpected twist when George C. Scott, Curtis' old war buddy and Lisi's ex-flame, reappears on the scene in this saucy bedroom farce. With Carroll O'Connor. VHS118 min.		back
Grand Prix Don't like the movie very much; awfully stiff and stilted. But it's amply worth it for the work of Saul Bass. Incredibly exciting split-screen sequences. A cast of thousands! Toshiro Mifune is totally miscast as a rich industrial and speaks a phonetically perfect English (but did not understand a word of the text). Yves Montand is at his usual second-rate best.		Here is a grapevine story. I was told that there was this crazy character around who was a maniac. When he needed a shot of the public, the loony coot started directing all those extras. You, at that point, raise your hand and order a hot dog, and after that lady down there has sat down, you hot-dog vendor walk over to him. Meanwhile, you... Etcetera. Shows you what they knew. It was well worth it. back