Cinemascope
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The folks from WHV said in the last online chat that they're working on Brewster McCloud and that it will probably be out in 2008.
As for The Flim-Flam Man and Goodbye Charlie, maybe a DVD-R of the movies when they show up on FMC might have to do until Fox does a proper release? At least they show them letterboxed.
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Well, do you prefer it shaken or stirred?
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That's a good suggestion for anyone making an opinion of any movie star or film director!
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MGM/UA home video did release Manhattan Melodrama on VHS, so it's probably just a matter of time before WHV (which now controls those titles) might re-issue it on DVD.
Same with Ruby in Paradise, which is an RKO title. There have been other RKO titles that turned up on DVD in Europe first, such as Mr. Lucky with Cary Grant.
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I think another "gray market" title is Powell & Pressburger's A Matter of Life and Death (Stairway to Heaven).
It hasn't been officially released in North America on DVD. An online user review from someone who bought the DVD said it looked like something that had been recorded from a VHS.
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I'll try to check it out if it's available over here. Sounds like it might be interesting, and I can just use TiVo to skip commercials.
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I don't think RO got it wrong. Didn't he just say that there was no special reason for the movie's title? As far as I know, AH never said there was. Which is why people are still talking about it after all of these years.
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It took a little longer than usual after the 1st of the month (since "31 Days of Oscar" ran thru March 3rd) but the new TCM screensaver for this month is up, and it includes a beautiful photo of our SOTM, Gene Kelly! :x
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That would be my guess as well. Although for some reason I can't think of the first movies to use it... I just get it mixed up with rear-projection in my mind.
If the wikipedia is correct then The Old Man and the Sea would have been "one of the first films" in which bluescreens were used.
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Well I'd just gotten used to it being upside-down but now that you mention it, why not try it the old-fashioned way (old-fashioned for me!
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Actually, I would argue the exact opposite -- that R&H and the makers of the film didn't realize the obvious stereotypes or didn't think audiences would accept anything else in their entertainment.
Again, it isn't the worst example of racial stereotypes to have ever been made in Hollywood... there were probably far worse ones in the 30's and 40's.
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Well I hope if Robert and Carrie *do* read this thread they'll realize we're all actually quite looking forward to the new "Essentials" very much.
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Well, then you probably don't have much appreciation for that wonderful 20th century art form that was hand-drawn animation. Whatever it's flaws and the aspects of the movie that are dated, it is one of the best examples of mixing live-action photography with animated characters.
And those characters, I think, are still as charming as they were in the 40's, especially B'rer Rabbit. The songs are still a lot of fun, especially "Zippy-Dee-Doodah."
Those of us who have the Japanese laserdisc can at least enjoy the movie from start to finish. Most people can only watch a few clips from the movie that have been included in some sing-a-long videos.
I think everyone should have the opportunity to watch the whole movie if they so wished.
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I didn't say that you did -- it's the Walt Disney Co. that is doing the hiding.
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Ahhh I see the new screensaver is here! It looks awesome, thanks again!
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Ahhh I see the new screensaver is here! It looks awesome, thanks again!
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I think it's going to be one of the best documentaries ever shown on TCM.
May won't be here a second too soon!
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Look, there's a lot of movies that have elements that might be considered very un-PC by today's standards. There's no denying that much of this can make us uncomfortable today, but we have to judge movies in the context of the society that produced them, and American society still had a long way to go back in the 40's to achieve more fairness among all Americans.
I don't think hiding the past really accomplishes anything. When it's out in the open at least we can say, "Wow, the things they used to consider acceptable!" and express our regret over it but at the same time be thankful that we've progressed as a society since that time.
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Well I'll do some more reading on that decision, I'm always fascinated to learn new trivia about the complexities of our copyright laws. And as for those movies affected by it, I guess all we can do is hope and wait. Maybe someday they'll be made available once again!
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That was good too, but what really made the other song stand out for me is how good Lawford's French pronunciation was - which of course made June Allyson's character seem such a much better teacher. Of course, PL had learned French when he was still living in Europe, and I believe he was fully fluent.
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AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW
And she looked sooooooo cute with her eyes turned upwards like that, that is cute cute cute cute cute cute!
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Barbara Harris was excellent in that one, just as she was in A Thousand Clowns.
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Young Frankenstein might not be shown on TCM anytime soon, it's currently showing in the FMC.
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Scandal at Scourie is such a charming little film, I caught it the last time it was shown on TCM and absolutely loved it! And you're right, Ms. Garson looked awesome in Technicolor.
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That was beautifully said, Arkadin!