Quote: "The black comedy of To Be or Not to Be was certainly not to everyone's taste. Reactions at the time of its original release varied from those who saw the film as a masterpiece to others who condemned it for not treating the Nazi threat with the gravity it demanded."

Quote: "One must take most Hollywood biographies with a grain, if not a handful, of salt, but does make a reasonable effort at accuracy and completeness."

Quote: "A DVD presentation by Columbia that capitalizes (for the most part) on the attractive look of Zhou Yu's Train is not sufficient to compensate for the film's complicated narrative structure and ultimate air of pretention."

Quote: "The poorly thought-out camera work and jerky editing are so annoying that they detract greatly from the narrative information being conveyed. Nor does it help that that information is delivered in a somewhat monotonic style by Rod Steiger. Worst of all is a cheesy piece of theme music that keeps replaying so frequently that you feel you're experiencing some sort of an audio torture."

Quote: "Casque D'Or and Touchez Pas au Grisbi are two beautifully composed and finely executed French gangster films that illustrate director Jacques Becker's unique blend of evocation of time and attention to detail, tied together with just enough plot to drive events to inevitable conclusions."

Quote: "Of the three stories, 'The Hustle' is the longest and most fully-developed. It provides an excellent opportunity for Christopher Walken, who had just started to really generate attention with his role as the brother in Annie Hall. He offers the wide-eyed, almost puppy-like look that characterizes much of his early work, and it works very effectively here as he tries to please all three of the women, each interested in him for different reasons, without alienating any of them."

Quote: "The documentary packs a lot of material in its modest running time and introduces a lot of films that I suspect viewers will want to know more about or perhaps view in full. Unfortunately, virtually none of them are identified by title, although some players are named."

Quote: "Lassie enthusiasts will be pleased to have these vintage MGM efforts now available to them on DVD. Each film is diverting, although the overall quality declines slightly with each succeeding entry."

Quote: "Roan should really take more care with their back cover blurbs. Their plot summaries are inaccurate. Nor is highlighting Jackie Gleason on the front cover at all indicative of his small role in Lady Gangster; it's disrespectful to the film's actual stars."

Quote: "In Vincent Sherman's hands, the film became a powerful anti-Nazi statement that belies its use of second-rank players and B-level production values. The story is told with urgency and sincerity, is tightly edited, and is filmed in a noir-like style to convey the clandestine nature of the protagonists' activities."