Film_Fatale
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The photographic evidence is most convincing, imho.
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> {quote:title=Bronxgirl48 wrote:}{quote}
> Okay, what about (and I'm not joking here) Rodney Dangerfield, Troy Donahue, and The Creature From The Black Lagoon?
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> It's the lips, and a certain fishy stare.
Good one, BG
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I agree with you gagman, even WHV could do a little more to get these silent classics out on DVD.
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It'll be interesting to see whether the new DVD scheduled for release this fall will be missing anything that had been included in the recalled version.
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Think perhaps this thread could use a bump.... B-)
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> {quote:title=PrinceSaliano wrote:}{quote}
> I didn't see it, but I'm pleased TCM aired a Paramount B from 1941. As to the film's merits (or lack of same), this is exactly the kind of fare TCM should be showing!
I have to agree that no matter how weak a film, and how bad the print, it's a good thing to see movies from the studio that apparently cared less for its film library than any other studio in Hollywood (this being one of those sold to MCA/Universal).
And yes, there's no question that in today's HD-friendly world, a lot of people get spoiled and can't/won't want to watch a classic movie if the only remaining sources are 16mm prints.
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Thank you filmlover, I must have read about it a while back and forgotten about it.
I'm looking forward to this 2nd volume but not too much in a hurry to get it. I'm not even sure if I've seen all the films in the 1st volume yet!
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There's a 2nd volume of Alice Faye coming out?
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Happy B-Day to the great George Sanders!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(July 3, 1906 - April 25, 1972)
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I don't own the Criterion Hitchcocks, though I can rent them when I want to watch them; I'm much more likely to buy this new set.
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Interesting tidbit from digitalbits:
Do you want to hear something EXTREMELY cool, especially if you're a serious film fan? Film archivists at the Museo del Cine (Cinema Museum) in Buenos Aires have recently uncovered the lost footage from Fritz Lang's original 1927 version of Metropolis in 16mm negatives! You can read more on this news here at ZEIT Online and here as well. Apparently a copy of the long version of the film was set to Argentina in 1928 for a theatre screening. Shortly thereafter, a local film critic came into possession of the film reels and added them to his private collection. They were later sold to Argentina's National Art Fund, and were eventually donated to the Museo del Cine, where they were eventually rediscovered by the museum's curator this past January. The footage isn't apparently in the greatest shape, but it CAN be restored to the point where Lang's original vision can finally be appreciated by audiences in theatres and on DVD and Blu-ray Disc. As fans of the film are no doubt aware, some 20% of the footage from Lang's original version was considered lost until this discovery. This is just extremely cool news! You can read our review of Kino's previous (and outstanding, we might add) DVD release here. Let's hope Kino is able to include the new footage in their forthcoming Blu-ray edition due sometime in 2009. Special thanks to Bits reader David J. for bringing our attention to this! We can't WAIT to see it for ourselves.
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Excellent news, shearerchic and filmlover! Thanks for sharing!
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Happy Canada Day!
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Happy B-Day, Olivia De Havilland!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(July 1, 1916)
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> {quote:title=filmlover wrote:}{quote}
> REALLY NICE two-page ad spread in Home Media Magazine about How the West Was Won DVD and Blu-ray release that we are all looking forward to, plus the Flynn Westerns and another Western box from WB:
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> http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/questex/hom852646MNJ/index.php
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> If you don't get directly to the page with the link, go to page 4.
Thank you for that link, filmlover!
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Always great to see you around, shearerchic
Also, great photo!
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You are missing something else here -- quite possibly the fact that the overwhelming majority of the content that TCM presents is apparently not available on HD format. At least not yet.
It's as simple as that.
Or where you hoping to watch classic movies NOT on HD, but with HD intros?
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The Coppola Edition? Sounds like an offer we can't refuse!
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Happy B-Day, Lena Horne!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(June 30, 1917)
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I just wish Columbia could have provided TCM with a letterboxed print.
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Yes, hun, that's what I said... Harryhausen.
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Happy b-day, Ray Harryhausen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(June 29, 1920)
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> {quote:title=MissGoddess wrote:}{quote}
> I'm glad now that I have never yet bought a Casablanca dvd---the Ultimate Edition looks like it is worth the wait! It's not Bluray, is it?
According to digitalbits, it's going to be both conventional DVD and Blu-Ray.
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> {quote:title=moirafinnie6 wrote:}{quote}
> Though I often try to find something enjoyable in just about any movie, the celebration of the birthday of George Sanders, on TCM must have been the result of a desire to show his lesser known films or leasing his better known movies must be getting tough to arrange. Some of his lamest films were, unfortunately, part of today's lineup.
It's true that they weren't necessarily his best movies, but at least it gives fans who know most of his best-known movies the chance to see him in other stuff... many of which can't be found/seen anywhere else.