Cinemascope
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You did say that gender was the only factor in the quality of a person's writing, and that's gender stereotyping, isn't it?
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That's still a case of gender stereotyping. You can't simply say that no man could ever be a good writer, or that any woman is a bad woman because she cannot write well. Not to mention the fact that you can't compare copy that's prepared for a formal presentation or an essay with something written for a bulletin board....
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Are you now the self-appointed moderator of the boards? Please let me know, perhaps you are expecting everyone to bow to you, and curtsey every time you are online.
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Happy B-Day, Peggy 24.
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Last I heard you were complaining about posters who wanted to be self-appointed moderators of the boards.... I guess that doesn't include you, huh?
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And you talk about others wanting to be moderators of the boards?
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Well, talk about gender stereotyping! Next I'm sure you'll claim that we're all bad drivers and that we really shouldn't be let outside of the kitchen... thanks a lot for showing what you really think of women.
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stoney, you continue to misrepresent other people and make up malicious lies and claim that you "know" somehow that I have posted under other usernames when in fact there's no truth to that whatsoever. But here's the good part, you actually get upset at others if they think they recognize a troll who has earlier posted about the "destruction" of TCM.
You can't have it both ways. If you have suspicions which may for all you know be completely unsubstantiated, then you should understand that others may have suspicions, too, about those who come here and speak of a "downfall" or "destruction" simply because of the Oscar month schedule.
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Hollis, you made a comment about critics not being able to do anything but find shortcomings in movies, didn't you? Well, if that's the case, then I'm sure you haven't read a lot of critics, because a lot of them love to praise the movies and directors that have achieved an artistic goal or vision.
If you don't like reading film criticism at all, then that's totally your right, but you can't be saying that critics "only find shortcomings" in movies... most of the ones I know don't, except when they review bad movies.
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Sorry to disappoint you, but I've never posted in these boards under any other name.
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You are the only one who's trolling here... you keep badgering, flaming, and engaging in name-calling because... because you want to bring attention to the importance of treating others respectfully?
That's just plain hypocrisy, no matter how many sarcastic putdowns you accompany it with.
Smiley ---->
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Yes, there is a bully -- the one who is constantly badgering and flaming others. And we all know who that is.
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stoneyburke, I am sorry that whatever it is that your real goal is, you cannot imagine accomplishing it without badgering others, flaming them, and ridiculing them. Is that the only way you can think of to try to exercise some influence on the boards?
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Sorry, Dewey, I am not into S&M and thus have no need to "dominate" anyone.
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Is "ceasing to deride people" not an example of politeness? In any event, there is nothing but hypocrisy in telling others how they should act or what they shouldn't say because you find it improper somehow, yet at the same time you won't stop badgering and flaming other posters on the boards.
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Ah, I guess it's too hard to stop flaming, huh?
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What are you saying? Hollis is john 001?
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Well let me know what you decide...
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Of course you're a hypocrite -- you're supposedly calling on others to be polite to each other, and you do so by badgering me and calling me names, flaming me in every way you can think of. If that's not hypocrisy, I don't know what is. If you truly believed in trying to set a tone of cordiality and politeness, you'd make it a point to set the example, but in fact you've done the very opposite.
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Well I've been collecting P&P since college... here's some links that may be useful:
The Powell And Pressburger Collection
Synopsis
Contains eleven Emeric Pressburger and Michael Powell films. Includes A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH, THE RED SHOES, THE LIFE AND DEATH OF COLONEL BLIMP, A CANTERBURY TALE, I KNOW WHERE I'M GOING, 49TH PARALLEL, BATTLE OF THE RIVER PLATE, ILL MET BY MOONLIGHT, THEY'RE A WEIRD MOB, THE TALES OF HOFFMAN, and BLACK NARCISSUS.
A Matter of Life and Death is currently on sale (75% off) at amazon.co.uk:
Although Criterion did a good job with its Black Narcissus DVD, the image quality is said to have been surpassed by later DVD releases in the UK and France (with the French WHV DVD reportedly the best, by far):
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If you enjoy it, why care if it makes a certain list or not?
I can totally see both sides of it, why some think it's a comic masterpiece and others find it, well, overlong? It's just a matter of taste.
One thing I will say is, this is not an easy movie to enjoy in home video format, even when letterboxed. The original aspect ratio was wider than a regular Cinemascope format, it was recently shown here in San Francisco and they had to adjust the screen especially for it.
Also home video versions (and the TCM version) don't include the police radio calls heard in theaters during the intermission... it helped a lot in maintaining the mood during the break.
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I actually watched Captain from Castile on FMC not too long ago... CR makes the most dashing Hernan Cortes I've ever seen in a movie...
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Indeed, that's how most people old enough to have seen the movie when it first came out remember it... which I'm sure was a large part in being awarded Best Picture of the Year...
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Well, there are a lot of movies that *were* released on VHS and/or Laserdisc, in transfers that seemed quite adequate at the time. Now perhaps it takes longer because those same video masters would no longer seem acceptable, people are getting used to sharper images and restored masters, and many also expect some extras... so invariably that tends to take longer than it did in the days of VHS and laserdiscs.
What the Blue Blazes- The down fall of TCM
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stoneyburke, you're the only one who has been trolling here this morning. You have repeatedly resorted to badgering, bullying, misrepresenting other posters in the board, and made up false and unsubstantiated accusations against others.
Nothing that you have insinuated about me is true in any way shape or form, you simply make entirely unsubstantiated accusations without a shred of evidence and engage in the vilest attempts at character assassination. And then you have the gall to insist that everyone should be respectful on the boards.
I have no need to hide in any way. I've never posted in these boards under any other name, can you say the same?