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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20080725/ap_tr_ge/travel_brief_austria_sound_of_music
*'Sound of Music' daughter returns to Austria*
By VERONIKA OLEKSYN, Associated Press Writer
VIENNA, Austria - Seventy years after fleeing the Nazis, a woman whose family was immortalized in "The Sound of Music" has returned to Austria to visit her former home.
"I'm back home again," 93-year-old Maria von Trapp told reporters in Salzburg Friday after spending several nights in her childhood house, which has been transformed into a hotel.
Located in a posh part of Salzburg, the "Villa Trapp" once belonged to the von Trapps, who gained global fame in the 1965 blockbuster starring Julie Andrews, which tells the story of an Austrian woman who marries a widower with seven children and teaches them music.
The hotel is expected to officially open its doors to guests in October. Fans from around the world will have the chance to spend a night or two in the house the von Trapps called home between 1923 and 1938 before emigrating to the United States.
Maria von Trapp ? who was flown in from the United States for the hotel's inauguration late Friday along with several relatives ? appeared enthusiastic about the endeavor.
"I'm sleeping in the room where my brother slept ... it's very nice to be back again," she said in televised remarks.
The von Trapps' property was confiscated by the Nazis and SS chief Heinrich **** moved in. SS barracks were built in the garden and the property was secured with barbed wire and armed guards.
In the summer of 1947, the Missionaries of the Precious Blood bought the villa from the family. They later moved into a nearby building and rented it out to the business partners who spent $785,640) to convert it into a hotel.
Johannes von Trapp, Maria's half-brother, who was born in the United States, said the family has returned to Austria on numerous occasions over the years. He appeared pleased that the villa had been converted.
"I think it's a great idea ... it's an ideal high-quality property," he told The Associated Press by phone.
The Salzburg villa does not appear in the movie, which used a lakeside castle and other locations for the exterior garden scenes. All of the interior shots were filmed in a Hollywood studio, and the famous opening scene of Andrews running across an alpine meadow was shot over the border in Bavaria, Germany.
The von Trapps are expected to stay in Austria until early August.
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> {quote:title=scsu1975 wrote:}{quote}
> Ah, but this is how we remember Mr. Gilford:
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Ah, when that aired, I wonder if anyone would have thought he'd receive an Oscar nomination some day!
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Happy b-day, Jack Gilford!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(July 25, 1908 - June 2, 1990)
(If the name doesn't ring a bell he was nominated for an Oscar for Save the Tiger ).
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> {quote:title=lzcutter wrote:}{quote}
> I belong to an archivist list serve and we have been talking all morning about it.
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> I contacted an archivist who used to work at the Jefferson vault back in the 1980s at the time the writer says he found the lost print.
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> According to the archivist I contacted, there was never any nitrate film stored at the Jefferson vault nor did the MGM nitrate films go to UCLA Film and TV Archive as the writer purports.
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> The surviving MGM nitrate films have been stored at Eastman House since the 1970s.
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> If I get any more info I will keep you posted!
ahhhhhhhhh the plot thickens. I am on the edge of my seat
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'Young Frankenstein' to Rise on Blu-ray This Halloween
Mark your calendars, Mel Brooks fans: Fox has announced a Halloween arrival for the comedy classic 'Young Frankenstein.'
Widely considered one of Brooks' best satires, 'Young Frankenstein' will make its much-requested Blu-ray bow on October 7 (the studio previously released a special edition DVD back in 2001).
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J'aime les films de Jacques Tati! :x
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Happy b-day, Peter Bart!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(July 24, 1932)
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Sounds awesome!
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If you'd at least not throw a temper tantrum (which only confirms you're reacting at the level of an 8-year-old) then maybe I could hold some hope for an intelligent discussion.
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> {quote:title=Capuchin wrote:}{quote}
> For my money, too much emphasis is placed on the word 'classic' in Turner Classic Movies.
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> If you applied the same logic that some people want to use on TCM because of the name, then IBM shouldn't be making PCs. (International *Business* Machines, *Personal* Computers), International Harvester shouldn't be making cultivators, and General Electric shouldn't own media outlets.
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> I really think that if they were limited to airing only true classics, the TCM line-up wouldn't fill a month without repeats.
Yes, I think you more or less nailed it. I don't fuss over the definition of "classic" because that's always going to be a matter of opinion to a large degree.
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> {quote:title=CelluloidKid wrote:}{quote}
> We rise and we fall, but no matter what happens we end up wanting to be free. No cares & no responsibility. Just to do life over?
Sorry, but that post is just pitiful. It's much like what you'd get by asking an 8-year-old to explain what they got out of *Citizen Kane*.
No wonder that 95% of what you post is strictly cut-and-paste from other websites.
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Awesome news, edgecliff -- we can only hope that if they're taking their time it's because they wanted to find good source material or perhaps even restore the film a little bit, if possible.
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> {quote:title=CineMaven wrote:}{quote}
> Thank you Raining Violets101. I feel like a young sprite.
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> ...and sometimes like a Pepsi. ;-)
Huh? Ever felt like, say, mountain dew?
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Come to think of it, a singing happy b-day telegram with dueling banjos sure would seem appropriate...
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> {quote:title=lzcutter wrote:}{quote}
> Helen,
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> Ben Lyons is the son of critic Jeffrey Lyons.
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> Message was edited by: lzcutter
Ah, so for both Bens, it "runs in the family" ?
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Was *Mad Men* originally filmed in high-definition or on 35mm?
And if it isn't being filmed in HD, does it really look much better on a BR disc?
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I look forward to getting slimed in high-definition.
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Ronny Cox of Deliverance fame is 70 today!!!!!! Happy B-day, Ronny!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(July 23, 1938)
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> {quote:title=kas_to wrote:}{quote}
> where did you order it from?
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> I looked on the internet and couldn't find anything
You could probably find it in any store that sells DVDs or on amazon.com.
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I could be wrong but I think that *Remember the Night* was last shown on TCM in Dec. 2006.
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> {quote:title=Web wrote:}{quote}
> I hope Ben will also still be on TCM.
I'm sure he'll still be doing the weekend intros.
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> {quote:title=iowahawkeye wrote:}{quote}
> Well,i hope to see Paramount continuing to lease or hand over films for Legend to release on dvd.
Actually, iowa, Criterion has released on DVD some of the best Paramount titles, including both which are now owned by MCA/Universal (like the Lubitsch set) and those Paramount still owns ( Ace in the Hole, The Furies, Robinson Crusoe on Mars ).
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Actually filmlover, I was trying to get across that iowa's assertion that Universal owns "any Paramount film" from the 40's isn't quite accurate.
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> {quote:title=iowahawkeye wrote:}{quote}
> Yeah, i know it's crappy Universal that owns the rights for any Paramount film in the 40s...thats' why it's not released yet! They'd rather release The Big Lebowski for a 4th time and douple dip Hitchcock w/out any accompanying Blu Ray announcements! Yeah, we love Universal
No, they do not own the rights to "any Paramount film" from the 40's.
Paramount still owns 1944's *Miracle of Morgan's Creek*.
When the deal with MCA was made, it didn't include movies they didn't think could be shown on television.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY THREAD !!!!!!!!!!
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Happy B-day, Blake Edwards!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(July 26, 1922)
Happy B-day, Jason Robards!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Happy B-day, Helen Mirren!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(July 26, 1945)