Rodomontade. The dictionary defines this as: "Pretentious, vain boasting or bluster. A bragging speech." The word originated in Middle French from the Italian king Rodomonte, a boastful monarch who appears in a couple of Italian plays. This area of the CinemaToast
web site contains The Toast's personal optical video collection (DVDs).
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The Criterion Collection (founded in 1984) pioneered the correct aspect ratio
of wide screen movies on home video; first with laserdiscs then on DVDs and
today on Blu-ray. They were also one of the first producers of commentary
soundtracks, and definitive and special editions. This growing list are those
currently collected by CinemaToast. |
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The Disney collection of optical video at CinemaToast. The collection
parameters are "all Disney animation, from the very earliest right up to today's
releases, and all Disney live-action produced before Walt's death in 1966". |
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This is the list of all the DVDs at CinemaToast. Friends of The Toast interested in borrowing a movie should look here. Unless, of course, you have a laserdisc player in addition to your DVD player, then check out below.
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This is the list of feature films (not documentaries) set in San Francisco and filmed in San Francisco. Movies with significant and/or historical scenes of San Francisco are allowed. |
