gagman66
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With little or no warning, my Hard-drive DVD-Recorder/burner died tonight. I have had it since 2007. There is still gobs of stuff on the hard-drive that I never burned. The tuner just went out, quit working. What do I do now? Today's units don't seem to have built in tuner's? How do they work??? Can someone tell me? Thanks. Won't be able to get the new version of THE SON OF THE SHEIK tomorrow night on this unit.
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I can't believe that I could not find one domestic Lobby-card or Poster for THE FRESHMAN that wasn't a postage stamp size graphic. This foreign release Trade Ad shows that the film was distributed in some countries by Paramount, rather than Pathe. In America it was Harold's final feature for Pathe' as He signed a new distributors deal with Paramount pictures, continuing to produce his films independently. This allowed him to spend as much time as He needed on each and every release.
*Harold Lloyd-THE FRESHMAN (1925)*
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Wendy,
Here is a rare color George O' Brien Lobby-card for you. I think this film is from 1926. Seems like George played a boxer numerous times.
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Wendy,
More extraordinary uniforms here. I sure wish that I could be at the screening of the fully reastored *THE BIG PARADE* tomorrow in LA.at AMPAS. Kevin Brownlow hosting.
*Pola Negri-"The White Empress"*
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Wendy,
Hmm, Looks like this might be from *"Planet Of The Lobby Monkey's?"*
*Margaret Livingston and Helper*
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*Brigitte Helm-"Blonde Berlin"*
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Bronxi,
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Wendy,
*Alice Joyce-"Regal Lady"*
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Again as I mentioned in another thread, I wonder if Bill Irwin (or is it Erwin) might return to host Silent Sunday Nights? He was the original host of the prgram between 1994 and 1997. Although I did not have TCM until May 1st of 1999, I have seen recordings of Irwin hosting Silent Sunday's. Or maybe it will be Jeffrey Vance, David Shepard, or even Kevin Brownlow?
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Scottman,
It's great that you got to see this live. Please report back on *THE BIG PARADE* screening next week. See if you can get any information on when we might possibly be seeing the new restoration on TCM. Hopefully, Kevin Brownlow will know something. I am concerned about the Carl Davis score being way out of synch with the new version. Boy the Summer is just flying by. I guess they skipped 1924 since the Lincoln fragments covered that year?
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This was completely unexpected. Although it was clear that he had been struggling with his health for the past several months of intros.Hopefully, everything turns out well for him and he makes a full recovery. I wonder if Bill Irwin will return to host Silent Sunday Nights. Irwin used to be the host of the program up until about 1999.
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*DON JUAN* is now on DVD-R from Warner Archive. So where was the little 10 second plug after the broadcast and before the final Robert Osborne comments showing the cover that we have seen on other recent WA releases? It wasn't there. How are people supposed to know that it has been released? Disppointing, because they had a chance to inform people about the DVD-R and failed to do so.
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Maybe so, but DON JUAN is a much, much better movie than THE JAZZ SINGER. Anyway, I don't really care all that much for Jolson. Frankly on screen He gives me the Willies. Can barely stand the guy.
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*DON JUAN* is very much a Silent film. The Vita-phone score is magnifcent, but it's likely that it played many places as a straight Silent with live music. Very few theaters would have been wired for Vitaphone in 1926. This is one of my favorites and if you haven't seen it before tonight, it will be one of your favorites too. Awesome supporting cast including briefly Myrna Loy, Phyllis Haver and Helene Costello. Estelle Taylor is unspeakably evil as Lucrezia Borgia. A young Mary Astor is a true knockout as the Lady Adrianna. There is also Jane Winton as the Donna Isobel. One of John Barrymore's very best Silents.
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Bronxi,
Thanks. I hope that you did record *THE SHEIK the other night*, because it turned out to be a new version from David Shepard's Film Preservation Associates*.+ While I am not normally a big fan of Eric Beheim, I watched this last night and thought his music score was extremely well done. The cue's were very well chosen and highly authentic. Down to the song Rudy sings, which was his own favorite tune. Even if he didn't really cherish this movie. The music was far and away the best I have heard with this film. I had not seen this movie in along time and it was much better than I had remembered. The rich restored tinting and toning effects were beautiful. *SON OF THE SHEIK+* airing on the 21st will be a new transfer as well. I just whish TCM had run the more recent transfer of *THE THIEF OF BAGDAD.* The current Kino DVD which was actually released by in 2004 has a Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra score. Not the Gaylord Carter Theater Organ score. I think that they goofed.
*"The scores on both SHEIK films have been revised and re-recorded (like all electronics, music sampling keeps improving but unlike other electronics, it doesn't get cheaper). The image on THE SON OF THE SHEIK has been given extensive digital clean-up. It looks a lot less like a sow's ear but still would not be confused with a silk purse. Yes, the image on THE SHEIK is slightly soft. The only two surviving 35mm A-negative elements were a stretch-printed version (yuck) and a nitrate contact print struck in 1940 when the original negative was somewhat shrunken, so the contact was imperfect. The source print is b&w but a cutting continuity gave us the tinting log. No new DVD is planned at this time.*
*Many thanks to TCM; its fees make it possible to sometimes improve earlier versions of some of our films.*
*David Shepard*
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*Lois Wilson Fashion Shoot 1926*
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Wendy,
This one is for Bronxi!
*Valentino and Nita Naldi in Blood and Sand (1922)*
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*Bebe Daniels-"Back In Circulation!"*
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Wendy,
Be sure to look at the Norma Talmadge still in the other thread. Here is an Alice Joyce portrait that I think I got from you some months back?
*"Pretty Young Thing"-(1916)*
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*Olive and Ape-The Monkey Talks (1927)*
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*Betty Compson on Tippy Toes-1922*
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*Norma Talmadge-Jilted Bride*
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Another note from Mr. Shepard explaining about the surviving elements of THE SHEIK
*Yes, the image on THE SHEIK is slightly soft. The only two surviving 35mm A-negative elements were a stretch-printed version (yuck) and a nitrate contact print struck in 1940 when the original negative was somewhat shrunken, so the contact was imperfect. The source print is b&w but a cutting continuity gave us the tinting log.*
*No new DVD is planned at this time.*
*David S*
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No, I'm pretty certain that David Shepard and crew tried to replicate the original tints and tones as best he could with the battered survviing materials He has in his collection.This was an improved transfer of the film over what was released by Image Entertainment in 2002. However, both *SHEIK* titles only exist from about 4rth generation stock, with no camera negative to draw from. *SON OF THE SHEIK* is airing on TCM the 21st.
Here is a note that David Shepad posted yesterday.
{font:Georgia}*"The scores on both SHEIK films have been revised and re-recorded (like all electronics, music sampling keeps improving but unlike other electronics, it doesn't get cheaper). The image on THE SON OF THE SHEIK has been given extensive digital clean-up. It looks a lot less like a sow's ear but still would not be confused with a silk purse.*
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{font:Georgia}*Many thanks to TCM; its fees make it possible to sometimes improve earlier versions of some of our films."*
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{font:Georgia}*David Shepard* {font}
Help! Hard drive recorder/burner dies!
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Mark,
Thanks for the offer. I have another DVD recorder without a hard-drive that seems to be working just fine. I rarely use it. Plus I can also record on my computer. So I should be OK. It's just that the broken Stand-Alone Hard-DVR/Burner records the best picture. I'll be OK.
I looked at some new DVR's with built in burner's on ebay, but they did not appear to have many in stock at the present time. I prefer a unit with a built in tuner.