Cinderella 19651/29/2024 ![]() ![]() MENUS:: Basic, non-animated menus that essentially use film-themed images and cover art.ĮXTRAS: A retrospective featurette with interviews that lasts just under 10 minutes, sing-along to "In My Own Little Corner", 3 Bonus Trailers, weblink and filmographies.įinal Thoughts: While there are certainly a great deal of fans for this adaptation of the popular tale, there's really no way I can recommend the DVD. At least it's fairly clear and crisp, with only occasional noticable harshness to the music and dialogue. SOUND: The 2.0 soundtrack is somewhat stronger than the picture quality, if it's still nothing very remarkable. I'm really suprised that the studio could not find a better source for the DVD - the image quality is to the point where it's reason enough to not recommend this title. While not completely unwatchable, this is not that far from that level. Some shimmering, edge enhancement and a general "digital" appearance also are apparent throughout.Ĭolors also looked weak, with a slightly faded and flat appearance. Mild noise is occasionally seen, as well as some occasional lines across the screen and other problems similar to what one might see from a videotape they'd watched too often. Other flaws are apparent besides the very noticable softness, through. Sharpness and detail are definitely weak, as the picture goes from appearing soft to hazy and undefined. Not only does this often appear noticably more like VHS (and bad VHS, at that) quality than DVD, it looks like someone's old and worn video copy was used to transfer to DVD. The considerable fan base for this edition of the classic tale that are expecting at least moderately pleasant image quality are going to be sorely dissapointed. VIDEO: "Cinderella" is presented by Columbia/Tristar in the show's original 1.33:1 full-frame aspect ratio. While certainly not the most famous adaptation of the classic tale, good performances elevate this edition above many of the others and have gained it a decent fan base. 3 performance at the Broadway Theatre.A 1965 made-for-TV feature, "Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella" is an adaptation of the classic tale starring Lesley Ann Warren, Stuart Damon, Walter Pidgeon, Ginger Rodgers and others, complete with music from the famed Rodgers and Hammerstein duo. The new Broadway production stars Keke Palmer as Cinderella and Sherri Shepherd as the stepmother. It affected not only me but it affected so many people who were kind enough to let me know how it impacted their life." She eventually left the show to film the TV movie in California. Warren had been on Broadway as a 17-year-old in "110 in the Shade" in 1963 when she auditioned for "Cinderella" during the run. "It was such a momentous experience for me." "It brought me back to that 18-year-old girl that I was creating that role," she said. When she recently started working on "Ten Minutes Ago" again, she felt very emotional. Warren, 68, was nominated for an Academy Award in Blake Edwards' gender-bending "Victor Victoria" and had recurring roles on TV's "Desperate Housewives" and "In Plain Sight." It is crazy because it truly doesn't feel that way to me. Warren joked that the idea of 50 years having past "makes me sick. Next year is the 50th anniversary of that production and a special DVD of it was released last year. ![]() Warren's turn as Cinderella, which came eight years after Julie Andrews played the part in a TV movie, also starred Walter Pidgeon, Stuart Damon, Ginger Rogers and Celeste Holm. The actress hasn't seen the show live but caught one song during the Tony Award telecast and called it "scrumptious." "I'm really looking forward to it," Warren said by phone Monday from Los Angeles. 23 production of "Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella" and join the cast during the curtain call to sing "Ten Minutes Ago." Warren, who starred in the 1965 television version of "Cinderella," is slated to attend the Sept. NEW YORK (AP) - The Cinderella onstage on Broadway next Tuesday will have another Cinderella in the audience - Lesley Ann Warren.
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