Lawrence B. Johnson

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Cookie's Fortune Brings Small Town Living Alive
Lawrence B. Johnson  |  Jan 21, 2001  |  0 comments

G<I>lenn Close, Julianne Moore, Liv Tyler, Chris O'Donnell, Charles S. Dutton, Patricia Neal, Ned Beatty, Courtney B. Vance, Donald Moffat, Lyle Lovett, Danny Durst. Directed by Robert Altman. Aspect ratios: 1.85:1 (widescreen), 1.33:1 (pan&scan). Dolby Digital 5.1. 118 minutes. 1999. USA Home Entertainment 0518. PG-13. $24.98.</I>

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Gone With the Wind Holds Its Own on DVD
Lawrence B. Johnson  |  Feb 21, 1999  |  0 comments

C<I>lark Gable, Vivien Leigh, Leslie Howard, Olivia De Havilland, Thomas Mitchell, Hattie McDaniel, Butterfly McQueen. Directed by Victor Fleming. Aspect ratio: 1.33:1. Dolby Digital 5.1. 233 minutes. 1939. MGM 906311. Rated G. $24.95.</I>

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How the West Was Won Remastered for DVD
Lawrence B. Johnson  |  Nov 15, 1998  |  0 comments

C<I>arroll Baker, Lee J. Cobb, Henry Fonda, Carolyn Jones, Karl Malden, Gregory Peck, George Peppard, Robert Preston, Debbie Reynolds, James Stewart, Eli Wallach, John Wayne, Richard Widmark. Directed by Henry Hathaway, John Ford, George Marshall. Aspect ratio: approximately 2.23:1. Dolby Surround. Additional language: French. 150 minutes. 1962. MGM 906292. Not rated. $29.95.</I>

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Mighty Joe Young Lives Large on DVD
Lawrence B. Johnson  |  Jul 23, 2000  |  0 comments

C<I>harlize Theron, Bill Paxton, David Paymer, Regina King, Rade Sherbedgia, Peter Firth. Directed by Ron Underwood. Aspect ratio: 1.85:1 (letterbox). Dolby Digital 5.1. 114 minutes. 1998. Walt Disney 16538. PG. $24.98.</I>

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The Train on DVD
Lawrence B. Johnson  |  Jul 18, 1999  |  0 comments

B<I>urt Lancaster, Paul Scofield, Jeanne Moreau. Directed by John Frankenheimer. Aspect ratio: 1.37:1 (black & white). Dolby Digital monaural. 133 minutes. 1964. MGM 907539. Not rated. $19.98.</I>

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The S&V Interview
A Tinkerer Named Sam
Lawrence B. Johnson  |  Nov 29, 2000  |  0 comments
A look at Sam Runco, the man behind some of the most dazzling developments in home theater.
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Five Classics Newly Released on DVD Deal with the Struggle of War
Lawrence B. Johnson  |  Nov 28, 1999  |  0 comments

A<B>ll Quiet on the Western Front</B> (DVD)<BR><I>Lew Ayres, Louis Wolheim, John Wray, Slim Summerville, William Bakewell. Directed by Lewis Milestone. Aspect ratio: 1.33:1. Dolby Digital mono. B&W. 130 minutes. 1930. Universal 20510. NR. $24.98.</I>

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The S&V Interview
For the Love of Music
Lawrence B. Johnson  |  May 31, 2002  |  0 comments
Meridian's chief designer and chairman Bob Stuart speaks out on musical truth as the Holy Grail of audio.
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Pioneer Elite PRO-200 rear-projection TV
Lawrence B. Johnson  |  Dec 03, 1998  |  0 comments
With the reality of digital television now almost within our grasp, manufacturers of big-screen sets must feel like sky-divers in free fall. Until the 'chute opens with the snap of digital displays finally hitting the stores, the market for large, expensive, conventional rear-projection models might appear to be controlled by nothing but the force of gravity. In a highly unscientific survey, I asked a few dealers around the country whether big-screen television sales were down and whether consumers seemed to be waiting for the coming of the first digital sets. The answer to both questions was a uniform and unequivocal yes.
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