Cinemascope
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Good point. It can be a big hassle.
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It's a pretty big list alright, 64 different titles credited to him on imdb.com.
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Awesome photos
Taped They Got Me Covered for later viewing
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But don't you think sometimes things need to be adapted a bit to work better on the big screen? It's kind of like the uniforms in X-Men, they made them black instead of all colors like in the comics and it probably looked better that way, don't you think?
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Master and Commander is alright but it hardly compares with Mutiny on the Bounty.
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I don't remember reading anything about Scaramouche being edited, and it was at one point a Criterion title, so they would have done everything possible to get the full and complete cut.
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In the early 60s MGM went through a very harrowing run of productions. Minus a Louie B. Mayer, the powers that be staked their entire studio almost on a picture by picture basis. While some of MGM's vintage sixties output (like Grand Prix) did well and kept the studio afloat, other well intentioned product (like the remakes of Mutiny on the Bounty and Goodbye Mr. Chips) just failed to gell at the box office.
It was a sad state of affairs, and it affected just about everything coming out of Culver City.
I'm not entirely sure that the original movie was a distant memory at the time the remake came out, there's a chance it showed on TV from time to time.
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You're out of luck with this duo, I'm afraid. Though skillful and talented, Marge and Gower Champion came into musicals as musicals themselves were indeed on their way out.
Sad, but true.
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So you don't think the voucher program will be much help?
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Let's hear it for the old-fashioned opening credits, and they don't get any more old fashioned than (bless his heart) the ones for movies like Abraham Lincoln, which premiered today and which (the opening credits remind us) was "personally directed by D.W. Griffith".
And just to clear up any confusion, the cast list is headed by helpful "Characters" and "Played by" headers.
I really get a kick out of the old-fashioned opening credits, they're so charming
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That's the spirit, bhf, let's just post like we're in the 30's and 40's, because it's swell!
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It's an awesome movie, gotta love the men in tights in 3-strip Technicolor!
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Ah, more illegal bootlegs! Thanks for sharing....
BTW why not post a link directly to your putfile homepage so those interested can browse everything at once?
http://www.putfile.com/johnboy2/media
http://media.putfile.com/01---Main-Title---Overture-Flower-Drum-Song
http://media.putfile.com/12---Julie-Andrews---Youre-A-Builder-Upper
http://media.putfile.com/04---Original-London-Cast-Recording---Wouldnt-it-Be-Loverly
http://media.putfile.com/11---Various-Artists---Someday-Ill-Find-You
http://media.putfile.com/Sansom-and-Delilah
http://media.putfile.com/Whistling-Away-The-Dark---Julie-Andrews
http://media.putfile.com/My-Love-39-73
http://media.putfile.com/They-Were-You
http://media.putfile.com/Mnday-Monday
http://media.putfile.com/Man-of-LaMancha-Linda-Eder
http://media.putfile.com/Nathan-Jones-49
http://media.putfile.com/17---
http://media.putfile.com/Processional-Waltz---The-Sound-of-Music
http://media.putfile.com/06---Much-More
http://media.putfile.com/Round-and-Round-78
http://media.putfile.com/12---Welcome-To-St-Francis
http://media.putfile.com/01---This-Is-My-Beloved
http://media.putfile.com/04---Just-Blew-In-From-The-Windy-City
http://media.putfile.com/01---The-Deadwood-Stage-Whip-Crack-Away
http://media.putfile.com/LeJazz-Hot---Julie-Andrews
http://media.putfile.com/Time-Is-My-Friend---Julie-Andrews
http://media.putfile.com/The-Tamarind-Seed---John-Barry
http://media.putfile.com/Soon-Its-Gonna-Rain
http://media.putfile.com/Hang-On-65
http://media.putfile.com/19---Edelweiss-Waltz
http://media.putfile.com/Superstar---Carpenters
http://media.putfile.com/Run-Run-Run-49
http://media.putfile.com/01---Theme-Noel-Harrison---The-Windmills-Of-Your-Mind
http://media.putfile.com/When-You-Wish-Upon-A-Star---Julie-Andrews
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I recently got the ULTIMATE SUPERMAN COLLECTION DVD SET, the one with the 14 discs. Needless to say I've got Man of Steel to last me a while! :x
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Has no one mentioned Sherlock Jr. (1924) yet?
Good one!
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Analog Television Sets Outlawed
Digital Transition Countdown Begins
The days of the rabbit ears are numbered?sort of.
As of March 1, U.S. retailers can no longer sell analog TVs. All television sets 13 inches and above must be sold with an embedded digital tuner. That's because in two years, over-the-air analog TV broadcast signals will go dark as part of the congressionally mandated push toward an all-digital medium to help free up the airwaves.
Trouble is, there are still about 20 million U.S. households using purely analog sets. And according to the National Association of Broadcasters, about 56 percent of Americans have "seen, read or heard nothing" about the digital transition. Then there are all the viewers who rely on an analog antenna for their secondary TV set.
The government has approved $1.5 billion for a voucher program to help analog TV owners manage the switch. The program, which goes into effect next year, will give viewers coupons for a digital converter box that will allow them to continue receiving television signals. The boxes are expected to cost between $50 and $70, and the coupons will be worth $40.
With the new boxes, viewers can still watch television for free. They can also still receive OTA digital signals, so those rabbit ears will still function if complimented by a digital receiver.
Still, the change is expected to cause some hiccups among poor and elderly viewers who are accustomed to a manner of viewing that has been unchanged for decades.
Most televisions sold in recent years that are 25 inches and above already have a digital (ATSC) tuner included. For more information, viewers can go to www.dtvtransition.org, which offers a handy countdown clock.
This article is part of TVWeek.com's High Definition newsletter, a weekly source of breaking HD news, articles and interviews written by Senior Reporter James Hibberd.
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I have both the "Collector's Edition DVD" with the Maureen O'Hara commentary and a laserdisc of the 40th anniversary edition, which also has some nice extras. I haven't had a chance to do a very detailed comparison of the picture quality.
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Awesome, finally all the major Three Musketeers movies are on DVD!
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The movie theatres are pricing themselves beyond acceptable standards to me. It does fuel my DVD collecting, however, but it's their choice.
Studios probably like that just fine, actually. They get to keep the profits from DVD sales 100%, unlike the box-office take, which they have to share with exhibitors.
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Search engines are your friend:
Appeared in the 1998 tour of Harold Prince's "Show Boat" as Parthy
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She really doesn't sing it all that well. Where's that bootleg from?
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Stuffed and mounted is a good description. I've always been fond of embalmed.
You're right, the description fits JA like a glove.
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Oh that's awesome MissG, gotta love a good revival theater!
Brando Documentary on TCM
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Um, that gives me a whole new perspective on Brando :0