ValentineXavier

If they had really wanted to upgrade these primitive forums' software, they would have moved them to V-Bulletin. It is much nicer, has lots of features that are normal on most websites.

> {quote:title=incredibull wrote:}{quote} >... there is a special type of icon--a repeated comma. Clicking on this strange icon copies the original post to which I am replying into this formerly blank composing area. > incredibull "That strange icon" isn't a "repeated comma." It is quotation marks.

I've lived in Latin America, and spent a fair amount of time in Mexico. Not all Mexicans have Indian blood, or the darker Mediterranean look of some of the Spanish. Some Spanish, i.e. some Galicians, and Castillians, look, well, maybe European, but might as well be French, as Spanish. Take the actor Fernando Rey. He looks like he could be related to Heston. As I said in the first place, Heston doesn't look like a stereotypical Mexican. But, There are a few Mexicans, and even more Spaniards, that don't look ethnically different from Heston. But, as to Heston's accent, well he didn't attempt a Mexican accent, as best as I can tell. I don't think that's so damning. Were the character real, he probably would have learned English in private schools, from grade school, and then attended US universities, and not had an accent at all.

I'm not really a Heston (or NRA) fan, but I think he does a fine job in *Touch of Evil*, one of my favorite films. True, he doesn't look much like a stereotypical Mexican. But, I have seen Spaniards that he resembles, and so he isn't unlike some Mexicans, in appearance. I do love the irony of his speech about 'being a policeman is only easy in a police state.'

How much better depends on the quality of the upscaling tech in the Blu-ray player. The Oppo Blu-ray player, a reference quality player that costs $500, has upscaling that is far superior to cheaper, and even many more expensive, players.

> {quote:title=VP19 wrote:}{quote} > Leander Pomfret was a teacher, not the principal, and in fact his character wound up at the same junior college where the students graduated to. > It's spelled Pomfritt, as in French for fried apple.

> {quote:title=JonasEB wrote:}{quote} > TCM just placed Jeanne Dielman on their free On Demand slate this morning (for Comcast customers anyway, not sure about any other service.) I found that to be a shocking and very nice surprise. I checked it out on Comcast OnDemand, in SD, not available in HD. The film was clearly cropped from 1.66:1 to 1.78:1. Criterion lists it as 1.66:1, so I trust that is accurate. I'll be watching it on their DVD.

> {quote:title=Swithin wrote:}{quote} > Val, wouldn't that make it South by Southeast? Right you are! That's what I meant to type... perhaps the famous Texas music and film festivals called SxSW lead me astray... Thanks for pointing it out, it's corrected now.

And then there is the "Letterboxed" labeling that needs to be corrected. I think it is reversed now, so that all LB stuff has no LB label, and all non-LB stuff is labeled LB, but I'm not certain that is true for all entries.

Looks good, but I sure wish *One-Eyed Jacks* was in there.

Cecil B. DeMille had the sets for the 1923 *The Ten Commandments* bulldozed and buried in the Guadalupe Dunes, where they were built. Today, they are a recognized archeological site. That's one form of reuse.

Yeah, I just read that in the August schedule thread, after I posted here. So, thanks, and what is your bribe rate, for Bunuel and Russell?

> {quote:title=Swithin wrote:}{quote} > But, forgive me, I have to say it: NOT NORTH BY NORTHWEST AGAIN!!!! It's on next month (June) as well. I know, I know, I just have to say it! Maybe they could run it backwards, and call it South by Southeast. Edited by: ValentineXavier on Apr 27, 2011 1:28 AM

WOW! 24 hours of Jean Gabin films. What a treat! I've seen several of them, but not most of them. I'm looking forward to it! So, Fred, what sort of a bribe would you want to wish/ask for some of my favorites, like a day of Luis Bunuel films, or a day of Ken Russell films? You seem to have the touch...

> {quote:title=Scottman wrote:}{quote} > > {quote:title=ValentineXavier wrote:}{quote} > > You can't find Chevalier Repellent any more. It hasn't been made since he died. I guess you could check eBay. Maybe someone has an old bottle of the stuff. > > ****! > I just about did a spit take on my computer screen! Nice one! Thank you, thank you, thank you... better on your screen than your keyboard.

I should have known that replacing a Canadian actor with an Austro-Hungarian one would get a rise out of you...

> {quote:title=FredCDobbs wrote:}{quote} > > {quote:title=ValentineXavier wrote:}{quote} > > *But, apart from that example,* the fact that something is shot with spherical lenses does NOT mean it was intended to be in 1.33:1, or 1.37:1. Super 35, and similar 35mm spherical processes, have been in use since the mid 80s, and used to shoot thousands of films. Sometimes it is shot with 3 perf hole frames. > > Blah, blah, blah. *That has nothing to do with this made-for-TV movie.* > I said as much in my post. But your earlier post implied that just because a film is shot with spherical lenses, it must be a 4x3 film. That is not so.

Any friend of The Dude is a friend of mine...

From what I can find out, you are probably right about *Gettysburg* being intended to be shown in 4x3. However, on DVD, VHS, and the coming BluRay release, it is in widescreen. I find it very odd that it was released in WS on VHS. They didn't even release genuine WS films in WS on VHS. But, apart from that example, the fact that something is shot with spherical lenses does NOT mean it was intended to be in 1.33:1, or 1.37:1. Super 35, and similar 35mm spherical processes, have been in use since the mid 80s, and used to shoot thousands of films. Sometimes it is shot with 3 perf hole frames. But, it is often shot with 4 perf hole frames, allowing various mattes, for various aspect ratios. This is often used to produce a 1.85:1 film for theaters, which the DP and cameramen see while shooting and composing frames. But, it allows a 4x3 frame for SD TV, without pan-and-scan, or cropping. You simply strike a full frame print, but you lose the intended frame composition. This often causes problems, because unintended objects, like mike booms, can creep into the 4x3 frame, since the full frame wasn't visible during filming. But, as 16x9 TV takes over, I'd bet that most people go to three perf, to save film, and fit modern TVs.

Now, V'Ger IV, where Spock parts his fingers, and gives the immortal Vulcan salute, "Diphthong and Lobster."

> {quote:title=MovieMadness wrote:}{quote} > So what is TCM able to do to solve this? I think the widescreen TVs were not set up for old movies like this, and they also were not set up for letterbox movies broadcast at 4:3 it seems. > > Are the movies they play on TCM HD which are 4:3 showing borders on the left and right sides on widescreen? Eventually all the stations will probably go HD and TCM will have to do something that makes these movies enjoyable on windscreen TVs. > > PS With my widescreen set on Auto I now see all different sizes, with commercials full screen, in 4:3 and also Letterbox 4:3. Same for the regular programming. Yes, eventually all channels will go to widescreen content. We will see most movies in their intended aspect ratio. Wide screen movies will fill the 16x9 screen from side to side. 4x3 content, such as old movies, and old TV shows will fill the 16x9 screen from top to bottom, leaving black bars on the sides. Those who just can't stand the black bars on the sides will set the TV picture size to "wide" for the 4x3 content, and see oval wheels. So the only thing that will change, or needs to, is that we will eventually not see any pan-and-scan, or cropped movies. Of course the few Cyclopean viewers like Fred, who don't understand that since most of us have two eyes, our natural field of vision is wider than it is tall, will continue to complain that widescreen films are a hoax

The three month schedule IS still available, TCM just doesn't have the links on their pages. There are a couple of places where people have posted them on the forums. Generally, if you have an address for this month's schedule that includes the number of the month in it, you can change the 4 to a 5, a 6 or a 7, and get the later schedules. You can adjust the time zone similarly. Check the "Next two months where are they" thread, in General Discussions. Edited by: ValentineXavier on Apr 25, 2011 8:33 PM

*Das Boot* is excellent. I have only seen the theatrical release. It was originally a miniseries on German TV. That 293m version is available on DVD. I should check it out sometime, as you may like to do!

> {quote:title=FredCDobbs wrote:}{quote} > > Your 1.33 is actually 1.333333...:1 Just divide 4 by 3. *So what? Why do you always like to argue?* Now, if that isn't the pot calling the kettle black...

You can't find Chevalier Repellent any more. It hasn't been made since he died. I guess you could check eBay. Maybe someone has an old bottle of the stuff.