ValentineXavier
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Aha! TCM is old enough to vote!
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I also recall seeing it on TCM. I'm glad that someone posted about this doc. I meant to!
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> {quote:title=NoraCharles1934 wrote:}{quote}
> Now my understanding is that I require either an HD box or DVR from Charter in order to reunite me with my film fix. Is there any way of still using a DVD-R, or do I have to opt for the DVR, move my movies to a flashdrive and learn how burn discs on a computer. Yes, I really am this ignorant. Sorry. :8}
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I have Comcast, not Charter, but the situation is similar. Cable companies are dropping their analog channels, to free up bandwidth to hold more digital HD channels. If you have a HDTV, get a HD box, or HD DVR. With a HD box, or DVR, or SD digital box,you can run the S-Video output, and right/left audio outputs from your cable box to your DVDR (DVD recorder.) Then, you can record whatever is selected on the box, to your DVDR.
If you opt for a cable box, HD or SD, some can be programmed to change channels, so your DVDR can record from them while you are away. Many can't be programmed, and the cable CSRs don't seem to know what's what.
If you opt for a DVR, (my recommendation,) they have two tuners. So, you can record one channel, while watching another. If you want something you have recorded on your DVR on your DVDR, to make a DVD, you must play back the recording in real time, and record it on your DVDR. You can set this up to run when you leave the house, or when you go to bed.
If you want to program record several things from cable to your DVDR, it gets a bit more complicated. That requires setting up short dummy recordings that start just before what you really want. This will make the program you want show up on the displayed tuner, not the undisplayed tuner.
At any rate, no computer or flash drives are needed. Slaytonf also gave you good info.
Edited by: ValentineXavier on Apr 15, 2012 2:30 AM
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In no particular order -
*Pursued*
*Blood on the Moon*
*Little Big Man*
*The Ox-Bow Incident*
*The Treasure of the Sierra Madre*
*Run of the Arrow*
*One-Eyed Jacks*
*The Appaloosa*
*El Topo*
*Johnny Guitar*
I'm sure there are some others I like at least as well, but these are the ones that come to mind at the moment.
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Yep, it was a good interview. I was also surprised to see two friends of mine in the audience shots, about six times.
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> {quote:title=willbefree25 wrote:}{quote}Some don't like the 'bad boy' image he cultivates
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> On the contrary, I thought his act was real and enjoyed it, for a time. Silly naive me.
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> I give kudos to Bourdain for perfecting an 'image' that plays well to the mass populace. He's an ex-chef who's a seeming misanthrope who gets to travel for free and eat for free and now, for some inexplicable reason, gets to pontificate on movies with RO.
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> My question(s) - why? how? How do RO's fellow chair fillers get chosen?
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> Who's next? Adam Sandler? Alec Baldwin's Twinkie? Charlie Sheen?
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> Why not some of the real movie lovers who are movie experts from this board?
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Well, I think his "bad boy image" is true to who he is. But, I also think he makes it very up-front, for entertainment purposes. I don't find him to be a misanthrope.
If you had watched his intros, or even many of his shows, you'd know why they picked him. Beyond his popularity, he is a self-professed "film nerd," and has been so since childhood. It's clear that he enjoys classic film, and knows quite a lot about it, more than many of the celebrities that have been on TCM. I enjoyed his wrap-arounds, and his picks, but sadly, missed the fourth film. I was also very happy to see *Eyes Without a Face* presented in its OAR of 1.66:1.
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I'm a Bourdain fan, too. You've probably noticed that he often makes filmic references in his No Reservations show, like when in Vienna, stuff from *The Third Man*, including a sewer scene, and driving like *Bullitt* in San Francisco. Some don't like the 'bad boy' image he cultivates, but I look forward to seeing him discuss his picks. I'm even DVRing ones I have, to hear him.
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Sounds good enough to watch both versions back-to-back.
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> The only thing worse than that print was the choice of Ronald Reagan as Custer. Now, in spite of my politics, I've stated that I always thought Ronnie was a good actor. But NO actor can do EVERYthing. And shouldn't.
Perhaps because of my politics, I've always thought of Raygun Ronnie playing Custer as type-casting. But then, I've never thought of him as a good actor. I think the source of my bias was when I was a little kid, Reagan replaced the Old Ranger as host of Death Valley Days, one of my favorite shows. I loved the Old Ranger, and thus hated Ronnie.
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Thanks, but wait until you hear a few of my bad puns - you'll question my maturity...
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True, and you are more likely correct as to what film is in question. But, the communication with Dimitri, in Moscow, might make it the target in one's memory.
Actually, perhaps my memory is failing me. I haven't seen either film in quite a while, but I can't find Dimitri, or a Russian Premier, on the cast list of either film. I certainly remember the US Prez talking to him on the phone. But, we never see him. Perhaps that accounts for no listing in the cast.
Edited by: ValentineXavier on Apr 10, 2012 2:18 AM
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I also tend to end my emails with "thanks." Obviously, if said email contains a complaint, the "thanks" is for reading your complaint, and thanking them in advance, for doing something about it. Being friendly and polite is almost always more effective than ranting, raving, and being rude to people, especially when you want them to do something for you.
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WARNER ARCHIVE DROPS BALL ON KAY KYSER DVD
I hope that the ball wasn't heavy enough to damage the DVD.
I'm sure that someone will correct me if I'm wrong, but it is my understanding that WB's -R releases are virtually always bare bones, no extras, and minimal, if any restoration. If that's the only way we can get movies that may not be popular enough to support a more expensive release, so be it.
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Well, it's hardly a surprise that when you are satirizing things, the resulting satires will resemble what they satirize. Brooks did a lot of brilliant stuff, and a lot of mediocre stuff. I like even some of the mediocre stuff.
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> {quote:title=JakeHolman wrote:}{quote}Quick question. Are you an American? *I'm not sure.*
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> Jake in the Heartland
Is that because Darkblue believes in justice for minorities?
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Personally, I think the film *Titanic* is one of the most over-rated of all time. But, it was a social phenomenon. I saw it once, and that was enough for me. But, for someone who likes the film, well done 3D could be nice, especially in the confined spaces.
I doubt that Cameron's diving on the Titanic was done for publicity. He enjoys that sort of exploration.
On 3D - I didn't care for the old 3D of the 50s - it didn't work for me, and gave me a head ache. Modern 3D systems work very well, when done properly. At one time, movies were silent, then they talked. They were black and white, then they came in color. Both changes were moving closer to appearing real. 3D, when done naturally, and not with throw-it-at-the-screen gimmicks, is closer to reality. I'm sure that one day, 3D will be the norm.
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> 2. The director, in return, must brand her a liar.
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??? I think one of us was bit by a dead bee...
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Well, I saw the redux version, and liked it. But, it has been so long since I saw the original cut, I can't really compare them.
I would say that as a rule of thumb, if the director was happy with the original cut, it probably shouldn't be revisited. But, if the studio demanded cuts that the director didn't like, and later, they have the opportunity to issue a cut that better matches their original intentions, go for it.
Several films that I think are better in their later, longer, directors' versions are *Brazil*, *Heaven's Gate*, *The Man Who Fell to Earth*, *The Wicker Man*, *The Devils*, and *Touch of Evil*. Some of these were released as U.S. cuts, and later we got the European cuts, which were much better. The Welles film was restored as closely as possible to his original intent, using a 50 odd page letter he wrote, requesting the changes.
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Your complaints are best addressed to the Texas Board of Education. I was describing their attitude, not mine.
Fred, this whole thread is "political," but your point is taken.
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> > Kids should be learning about him in school today.
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> Learn about HIM? That could be problematic as there are some states that don't even want kids to be learning the truth about 'founding fathers'.
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Sad, but true. I read that Texas is doing their best to erase Thomas Jefferson from their history texts, because he was a "liberal."
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Sorry. I find that you can either laugh, or cry at the horrors of life. I try to laugh at them as much as I can.
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*The Manster* isn't a great film, but it is an interesting film, if you like Japanese film. Although the director and cinematographer are from the US, many who worked on the film are Japanese, including the art director, and the second unit/assistant director. It is a moderately cheesy horror film of the era, with the look of a classic Japanese film of the era.
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> Then, all of a sudden we heard that he and some other "captured" German rocket scientists were coming here. We were told in newsreels and newspapers that the Russians had captured a bunch of German rocket scientists too, and they were putting them to work making long-range missiles.
I was in 7th grade in 1961, at John Marshall in Oklahoma City. This was post-Sputnik, and we had a missile engineering course in HS! Back then, the word was that the US got most of the German guidance people, and the Russians got most of the propulsion people, and this could be seen in our products.
In the 50s, V2s were often shown in Sci Fi shows as the "space ship" involved. Or, if it wasn't real V2 footage, the ship shown at least looked a lot like a V2. Back in the late 50s, I had three picture books by Willy Ley, conjecture on future space ventures. His space station looked very much like the one in *2001*. I don't know if he got credit in the film, but he should have.
Classic Westerns
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> Odd, but I never thought of *The Treasure of Sierra Madre* as a "western".
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A lot of people don't. But, it has gold prospectors, bandidos, indios, burros, gun fights, and gila monsters. You just don't see a lot of horse riding. So, I wouldn't call it a horse opera, but it's clearly a western to me.