Film_Fatale
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> {quote:title=CelluloidKid wrote:}{quote}
> Now I hope this comes to America!
Well, the only way an R2 DVD can come to America is if you special order it.
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> {quote:title=visualfeast wrote:}{quote}
> After seeing the picture of Tilda Swinton, I'm reminded of Brad Renfrew.
Do you mean Brad Renfro, who died just last January?
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> {quote:title=anndz wrote:}{quote}
> If you have an issue with a certain member...take it off of the board, and confine it to PM's. Airing those issues, on the board, only makes you seem desperate for accolades and affirmation. Thanks.
I suggest that you follow your own example, if you have an issue with certain members.
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Best of luck with those dental implants!
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If Thelma or anyone could send me a PM with the name of those people, I may be able to send a letter or e-mail...
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> {quote:title=talkietime wrote:}{quote}
> The TCM database lists Craig's Wife at 75 or 85 minutes. Leonard Maltin's Classic Movie Guide lists it at 75 minutes.
...and, for what it's worth, imdb.com says 73 minutes.
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> {quote:title=CelluloidKid wrote:}{quote}
> I love the film _"Love with a Proper Stranger"_ can't wait to see why Ms Field's like this film, & why she choose it!.
Why she like the film or why she likes the film? Why she choose it or why she chose it?
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> {quote:title=lzcutter wrote:}{quote}
> That is one of the things that makes studios like Universal and Paramount reluctant to spend the money to restore their films and release them.
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> However, there is a market for them as Warners Home Video has shown over the years. WHV realizes that different films have different markets and that they can make money from each market.
Those studios who don't find it worthwhile should at the very least allow other companies to license them (like they have with some titles for Criterion and the new Legacy Films).
Even if they aren't worth as much as newer films, they're still studio assets, and they are unwise to just let them gather dust, for which they presumably incur storage expenses that are not being offset by any income.
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Anyone else looking forward to today's TCM premiere of the 1967 *The Happening*? I'm told that it was the film debut of Faye Dunaway. Even if it's not a great movie it should still be interesting.
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Oh, now that I think about it, I think I've seen that DVD set somewhere.
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I'm actually thinking I'll give *Skidoo* a try.
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Record, yes. Watch, no. Not yet. But glad to have the recording!
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> {quote:title=Edgecliff wrote:}{quote}
> Thanks for the info Filmlover. Guess I got Filmlover and Film Fatale mixed up. Would still prefer to wait at least until Christmas before I make any decisions about purchasing a Blu-Ray machine. And then again the prices for the discs are not competitive with SD dfiscs which is annoying.
Look at the bright side. If you get them from Netflix, it won't cost you any more to get a Blu-Ray disc than it would a conventional DVD. They're the ones who will pay for the difference. Then, if at some point in time you feel that BR is still worth owning, you can wait until it goes on sale or the SRP is reduced by the distributor (which will eventually happen with BR titles, I'm sure). But having rented the title from Netflix before, you'll know exactly what you'll be getting for your money.
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More news re WB animation:
*Sylvester and Tweety Mysteries, no longer missing*
The Looney Toons Golden Collection may be coming to an end, but the more modern incarnations of a certain cat and bird will be coming to DVD. Sylvester and Tweety Mysteries: Season 1 comes to DVD from Warner.
The series features sweet natured Granny, who opens a detective agency, unleashes her mystery solving talents and embarks on a globe-trotting adventure along with her beloved pets Sylvester the cat, Tweety Bird and bulldog, Hector. Together, the gang investigates everything from disappearing objects to bizarre events. Their cases take them all over the world, including Japan to investigate the theft of the world?s largest tuna; Monte Carlo in search of a missing platinum roulette wheel; Denmark, where Granny herself is accused of stealing rare Danish pastries; Ireland, where they must find the world-famous Blarney Stone and much, much more. On top of having to help Granny, Sylvester and Tweety still find time to engage in their old antics with Tweety constantly having to outsmart Sylvester?s attempts to trap and have him as a meal.
No extras at all seem to be on the set which contains the 13 episodes of the first season, but the set will arrive for $19.97 on September 9th.
And from digitalbits:
There's some good news to report this morning: Yesterday, we'd mentioned that the forthcoming Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume Six would be Warner's last Golden Collection release. That is, in fact, true. However, rest assured that this doesn't mean the studio is finished with Looney Tunes and other classic animation releases. Animation historian Jerry Beck, who has been working with the studio on the series (and is also the editor of the fine Cartoon Brew website), had this to say yesterday over on The Animated Show forums:
"This is indeed the last GOLDEN COLLECTION.
However, It is NOT the last Looney Tunes DVD release from Warner Home Video. In fact, we have huge plans for 2009 and beyond for Looney Tunes DVD releases. I'm not allowed to say any more at this time."
So there you go, folks. More classic Warner animation IS on the way. We've got our fingers crossed for a nice big Blu-ray collection. We'll post official details as we have them from the studio.
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Happy b-day, John Gilbert!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(July 10, 1897 - Jan. 9, 1936)
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0318105/
Happy b-day, Fred Gwynne!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(July 10, 1926 - July 2, 1993)
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> {quote:title=PrinceSaliano wrote:}{quote}
> I think she made 3 pre-codes for Columbia, one of which (VIRTUE) has played on TCM. Unfortunately, all her Paramount pre-codes are currently unavailable.
Were those pre-codes ever released on home video, in any format?
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I kinda like what they did with those lights in the background. Did you see those? I wouldn't want to try that kind of decorating at home, but I like to watch it on the telly.
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> {quote:title=MissMusical wrote:}{quote}
> Oh, I meant her appearance. Indeed she is a great actress! She just spooks me a bit.
It's just an act.
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Yes, it would be great if they can get the rights....
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You make a very good case for the Blu-Ray player, filmlover
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> {quote:title=MissMusical wrote:}{quote}
> Egad! Tilda Swinton gives me the creeps...
Why? She's a great actor B-)
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heh heh, really think dramamine would help?
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Do you ever write a sentence that doesn't end with an exclamation mark?
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I am not "gung-ho" on any format at all, but I do keep an eye out for any movie sales.
On the subject of BR specifically, a better term would be "resigned" - I'm resigned to the fact that this seems more than likely the format of the future, at least unless some sort of download/streaming allows us to watch movies with the same picture quality at a similar cost (and in the very near future)
And of course if you have Netflix, you don't actually need to buy the Blu-Ray titles, you just rent 'em.
I really do think a lot of classics like *Lawrence of Arabia* and *El Cid* are going to look absolutely gorgeous in Blu-Ray, when they get around to releasing them.
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> {quote:title=PrinceSaliano wrote:}{quote}
> Carole Lombard appeared in about 16 pre-codes for Paramount (1934 & prior). I doubt if any are currently available to TCM, including NO MAN Of HER OWN.
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Didn't they show that around the same time that UHV released it on DVD?