HarryLong
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>>Actually, AA was only the U.S. distributor, it was produced by a British company, Security Pictures
You're right, of course.
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>>at this time Robert doesn't want the contents of the E-mail posted here. He plans to include them in an article that He is publishing elsewhere
Nice. Give us a head?s-up when you know where & when it?ll appear.
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As you did it twice, I just have to point out that it's a statue not a statute.
And yes, I think even the original was painted from a model. And if memory serves there are several contenders claiming to be the model.
Interesting article here:
http://www.reelclassics.com/Studios/Columbia/columbia-article-logo.htm
... which begins:
"The "Columbia Lady" who has worn her toga and held her torch high for most of Columbia Pictures' seventy-five year history, has a history of her own, although the facts get a little fuzzy in places and are completely missing in others.
The logo first appeared in 1924, and though multiple models have come forward over the years and claimed to have posed as the original lady, Columbia Pictures themselves (now owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment) says they have no records or documentation to verify any of the claims."
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Which is part of what makes it horrific. I don't think we're supposed to admire them (unlike, say, Butch & Sundance), even if - in one interlude - we find people who do because they're going after banks during the time of the Great Depression. But I think the film makes it pretty clear that these two aren't reduced to a life of crime because of the economy when it introduces Clyde to Bonnie (& the audience) while he's in the process of stealing her mother's car... & she runs off with him.
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>>As far as I know, the Republic film library is now owned by Viacom (Paramount), at least in the U.S.
I think it might be best to qualify that as _mostly_ owned by Viacom/Paramount. Thanks to corporate mergers, selling of properties, yada-yada, a few Republic titles have ended up in other hands. The Republic library has bounced from Republic itself to Aaron Spelling to Paramount to Lionsgate and back to Paramount...
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>>THE TEN COMMANDMENTS is not generally regarded as a "guilty pleasure".
Admittedly it's not as funny as SAMSON AND DELILAH...
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QUEEN CHRISTINA is certainly Gilbert past his prime. It might be better to judge him on his silent films (and not for his voice - it was perfectly fine, but early sound recording equipment [or some have suggested sabotage by Mayer] did it no favors, along with the florid dialogue he had to deliver in his first talkie. Having said that, I don't "get" Gilbert myself. A friend remarked that it wasn't until he saw THE SHOW that he understood Gilbert's appeal.
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>>Zero Mostel also starred in A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum
Oh, nut-bunnies. I knew I was forgetting an obvious one!
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>>You wrote that when you first came to using the Internet, you attributed those nasty comments to: "passive aggressive teenagers who sit in their mom's basement and try to get people riled up for their own amusement." Do you still feel that way? I've come to the conclusion that it is a lot of middle-aged neurotic adults who exhibit that behavior on the internet more than teens.
Just because they?re middle-aged doesn?t mean they?re not living in their parents? basement.
>>Later on, this person disagreed violently with my views and outed me, revealing my name, address, phone number, and husband's name, which were obtained through googling my name. Yes, this can happen.
I was one of the early members (& still am) on a message board that got involved in some flame wars & I was clearly a friend/defender of the moderators. My email address (shown on my profile there) was hijacked to send viruses to several state-level government agencies in various areas, among other recipients. But a friend of mine, who posts under a pseudonym (as I do not) was somehow googled at the same time & ended up with his place of employment, his real name, his home address & other information posted on the rival board. I?m not sure it much matters if you put your information out there or keep it confidential. The toads will figure out a way to get at you.
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Personally I think they were wise to excise that footage in the first place. It's all unnecessary dialogue & it slows down the pace.
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Even in silent days the posters were in color. Some of them were quite lavish lithographs.
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I think the eating metal and drinking oil is a false memory but otherwise it's MISSILE TO THE MOON. It was remade as CAT WOMEN OF THE MOON, but I can't recall if there were any rock-men (who kinda looked like Gumby) in that.
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>>Obviously the Edgar Rice Burrough state doesn't care about their classic properties
Maybe the copyrights have expired & they haven't any control over them.
Then again, those Amicus adaptations back in the 1970s were pretty ghastly. Maybe they've never cared.
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FIEND WITHOUT A FACE is available on the Criterion label.
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>>there doesn't seem to anything but abysmal public domain copies out there
There was one version released on the Allied Artists label (that's the studio that produced it) - it was a bit pricey so I never bought it; can't say what the quality is.
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Never heard of the label. If you order it, let us know the quakity of the DVD (the film is pretty bad as I recall).
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Given the deluxe treatment TCM gave the "Cult Horrors" collection (each film with its own disc - splendid packaging), I hope Universal licenses all its future horror titles to TCM.
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>>I can see Criterion or Kino releasing it
You're getting very warm.
>>Island of Lost Souls comes with the Vampire Bat too..
Yeah, I really need another copy of VAMPIRE BAT...
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And speaking of under-rated - though he's not completely ignored by TCM programmers - Chester Morris doesn't get the respect he deserves.
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I'd like to see more of LaPlante, too; I'm mostly familiar with her silent films (CAT AND THE CANARY and THE LAST WARNING, natch). But she didn't stick around at Universal for very long after the coming of sound. Right after KING OF JAZZ she went to Warner Bros (I think) & then made a few films for them in England before retiring (TCM has shown at least one: THE CHURCH MOUSE), though she did do a few more film & TV appearances after a 10 year hiatus.
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>>Just because the classic Universal Horrors are available on DVD or have been shown on other channels is no reason to omit them from TCM.
My point was that there are a lot of worthy films that hardly get shown & my preference would be for these to be aired rather than ones that are nigh-impossible to avoid.
Much as I love BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN, I scarcely need TCM to show it when there are already 2 DVDs of it on my shelf.I can watch it anytime I like.
Meanwhile, the following Whale films are not on DVD & haven't shown up on TV in years:
Port of Seven Seas (1938)
Sinners in Paradise (1938)
The Road Back (1937)
One More River (1934)
By Candlelight (1933)
The Kiss Before the Mirror (1933)
The Impatient Maiden (1932)
Journey's End (1930 -- Not owned by Universal, admittedly, but I'd love to see a good, clean copy of it nonetheless.)
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I'd never even heard of the Talmadge version!
And checking IMDb, I see it was directed by Fred Niblo, so I'd really like to see it Does it still exist?
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And for those who can't wait that long, I've heard that TCM will show it prior to the DVD release.
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I thought it was because he was shaped like one.
Seriously, though. Can we properly term Mostel a leading man? He only had the starrring role in two films that I can think of (THE PRODUCERS and RHINOCEROUS). Basically he was a character actor.
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>>Harry, please be vigilant about who you attribute remarks to. You're responding to my post...and your first quote is something I wrote. But the second highlighted quote:
Sorry that distressed you. It would be nice if this board merely had a reply button rather than forcing one to reply to a specific post...