Cinemascope

Finding a library near you that has movies to check out is always nice. I think most of them do 7-day loans, with possible renewal if nobody's put a hold on the title.

I doubt they've found any of the footage that was reportedly ordered destroyed by RKO. They've probably been looking for the best element for the normal 88-minute cut, although if I'm wrong about this and they've found it, it would indeed be a welcome surprise!

Well, you know, if you're a VIP I'm sure you can get an OCR ASAP, that sounds A-OK, huh?

You can say that again, katiekat!

Well sometimes you're able to find DVDs of recent movies in the local library. Any branches near your neck of the woods?

Well, must be easier to talk about movies getting your money when paying senior tickets!

> I hope maybe somebody can shed some light on Jack's > new look because I would like to know what that's all > about. Someone said earlier he plays a man with a terminal illness in the movie he's currently shooting.

Ever been to one of the Sound of Music sing-a-longs?

If it was just a bad projectionist, which I guess it might have been, the movie should look OK on DVD. You planning on watching it again on video?

OMG OMG OMG there's something on which PF, john and I actually agree on? *jaw drops*

Don't think I'd heard of it, either. Says on imdb.com that it's a Dutch film -- it sounds intriguing enough and I'd like to check it out eventually!

Really? I also saw it when it first played in theaters and for some reason a lot of the allegorical imagery really stuck with me -- starting with the concept of the "blue bird of happiness".

Well, it's better than nothing?

Gilda is right, most people just remember her from The Sound of Music and maybe Mary Poppins. Based on that, it wouldn't seem she was all that!

Well some movies are meant to be shown matted in theaters, but sometimes the projectionist doesn't do a good job of lining up the movie the way it's supposed to be. That's the first explanation that comes to mind, because I also saw it in the theater and didn't notice any boom mike.

The question was meant for newclassicfilmfan but I appreciate your answer all the same Anne. And I don't really disagree with you on any of that. I really do wish there were more adults going to the movies and fewer teenagers, it might help bring back some movies that obviously aren't meant for teenagers but not because of the rating, if you know what I mean. Yes, those movies you mentioned are good examples of that. Good Night, Good Luck is one of my recent favorites.

You do know they usually hire ghostwriters for that, don't you?

Ok, but I don't think you can compare Baywatch in Japan in the 21st century with Rawhide in Italy in the mid-60's. And Leone reportedly only went with Eastwood because he was the cheaper of the two actors considered....

Doubtful... at best. But I don't think JA really got a fair shake in Hollywood, or maybe it was just that less musicals were being made.

They're just talking about the film elements (negatives and such) that are necessary to make the best possible film-to-video transfer, I believe. There are actually different kinds of film elements that can be used to transfer a movie to video. I don't remember the technical names, I think some of them are interpositives, or something like that. Basically it means being able to put a movie on video even in cases where the original negative no longer exists.

I love Garbo, and I'm especially in awe of Crawford's early years at MGM. If you see her in some of the silent movies she was in (I think The Unknown is one of them) you'll know what a huge difference a few years made, I guess probably it was MGM's initiative to find a new look for Crawford that they felt might make her a more distinctive presence in movies. I'm also very much surprised at the things she was willing to do as an actress, like the part in Today We Live where she played with the (yuck!) cockroach. I don't think very many actresses would have liked to do that!

Awesome news, Izcutter!

Would you watch a dubbed version of a foreign-language film? What about American foreign-language films, like Letters from Iwo Jima?

Anyone know why currently has the rights to all of these films? I'm thinking how delightful it would be if some of them turned up on HD format in the next few years....

While she's not one of my favorite MGM stars I certainly recognize the great talent she had. Maybe people's impression of her has to do with the stage of her career they're more familiar with? Anyone wanting to see some of her most delightful work should check out (aside from the obvious Wizard of Oz) any of her musicals with Mickey Rooney (starting with the charming Thoroughbreds Don't Cry and classic musicals like The Harvey Girls and Meet Me in St. Louis. She was also particularly vulnerable and touching in romantic movies like The Clock.