Movie Collector OH

Yes. It's not a big thing to do a simple transfer, it just needs funding. As long as the film is in good enough shape it can be transferred. Here is a random company I found that specializes in transfers. They do 2K to 10K resolution scanning. They have rate sheets linked at the bottom. They charge by the foot, so someone more familiar with average film lengths than me can do the math. http://www.cinelab.com/35mm.html I suspect that many of the early digital transfers could be noticably improved upon, simply as a result of newer scanning technology in use today since the earliest batches of films were transferred. That would be kind of a side issue for me though, as I'd want to make sure everything in decent condition at least had a first pass, and of course everything else had proper attention before it completely deteriorated. Seeing the documentaries of film vaults which don't have sufficient funding to even do a first transfer on most of what they have is a sore point for me.

Here are a couple images of Marion Hutton I snagged off the internet, these being from a similar angle.

That's pretty cool seeing that. Good job!

I noticed the unfinished look about the stage too. Not that uncommon back then, outside of Hollywood. That was before the days of technical theater grads and rolls of black scrim on hand to cover unfinished or uneven surfaces for a more professional appearance on temporary staging. One of the things we take for granted these days - I just did a picture search for black scrim and got a bunch of results targeted at wedding DJs. LOL

39 foot replica of the Green Dolphin?

You can capitalize the word Stretch if you want. That is the name of the current version of Debian Linux, from which Linux Mint (and Ubuntu) come. [The development path for Linux Mint goes something like this: Debian >>> Ubuntu >>> Linux Mint] Debian has been using Toy Story characters for its release names - "Stretch" being the current release. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debian_version_history#Release_table Ubuntu uses alliteration in naming its releases. "Bionic Beaver" is the current release: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ubuntu_version_history#Table_of_versions

There are plenty of inside jokes like that in the Linux community, such as.... I'm probably not telling you anything new here, but... "Go fsck yourself" (fsck = File System Check....roughly equivalent to Checkdisk in Windows) -communicated between Linux peeps to tell them to go check their work "Go 'rm -rf /' yourself" (rm = remove, -rf = recursive forced, / = root directory. Taken together as "rm -rf /", this is roughly equivalent to format c : on a Windows machine. -not as nice a thing to say P.S. Here are some descriptive "man" pages as evidence for any skeptics out there (man pages = manual pages - boy is this fun) FSCK https://linux.die.net/man/8/fsck RM https://linux.die.net/man/1/rm

Hey good to see you around again. It's spelled "daemon" but pronounced "demon", hence the artwork (in my estimation). That may also account for the confusion. EDIT: Also these days in various Linux distros there is a new(er) way of managing a system. In the past there was (and in some cases still is) Sys Init, which started up or shut down a system by cycling through different run levels, which was all very easily configurable. Now there is "systemd", which is more complex and more resembles Windows services in the way it actually starts things. The "systemd" is short for "system daemon". I configured a Systemd script to back up my dad's documents directory using a differential Tar backup to a secondary hard drive each time he shuts down his computer. It was doable, but not as easy as with Sys Init.

Just watch them pull out Momma Mia 1 & 2 in a row now, as part of a Meryl Streep day. At least those are Universal, so they would have to pay.

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As far as the use for DVD chapters, whenever I author a DVD, my computer program automatically inserts a new chapter every 10 minutes. With one movie per DVD and no DVD extras, it isn't an issue. That makes it much easier to skip around on a DVD, when used in a stand-alone unit. So for me the chapters are meaningless, arbitrary jump-points, and not one bit more.

That's all true too. When ball and socket joints in the steering linkage get loose over time, the front wheels are able to turn side to side a bit on their own, due to external factors like road surface and wind. To compensate, the driver must steer back and forth some. The worst case I have seen was with unpowered steering on an old 1960s or 70s era van, during the 1990s down in FL, a retirement vehicle that didn't get driven that much. In order to just keep going straight on a clear sunny day, it seemed the driver sometimes had to turn the steering wheel a quarter turn each way. It's a wonder the ball joints didn't let go and completely pull out of their sockets.

Didn't realize there were more ways than one to read that.

Apparently play in the steering wheel was expected to be more common back then and people drove around all the time on worn out ball joints.

These are called transcriptions - such as "old time radio" shows which you can listen to online these days. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrical_transcription#Transcription_discs

I have a few Soviet-era films. I haven't seen those yet. Times may or may not be correct here - too late for me to dig around to find out. Solyaris (1971) - 167 min Miss Mend (1926) 250 min Stalker (1979) 2h 42min

I do find Reed to be entertaining though (there's that godamn opinion thing again). See how that works?

See that only makes me want to watch him more. For the entertainment factor of course..

Rex Reed on "Momma Mia 2": ‘Mamma Mia! 2’ Is a No-Star, Sub-Mental Musical That Nobody With a Brain Needs to See http://observer.com/2018/07/mamma-mia-here-we-go-again-is-plotless-artless-junk/ This is how you do a movie review. It is not a matter of whether or not you agree with him, that is not the point. I am NOT in a cult or looking for a soul mate. Just curious what he thinks, for better or for worse. Though I am fairly certain I would agree with him if I were to see this. Years ago I went with some friends to the first Mamma Mia. Let's just say not only was it not ABBA, it really wasn't ABBA. We didn't buy tickets to see the first Momma Mia though. It was an escape from another bad movie, the one which we DID pay to see, whatever that might have been. We got up and left Momma Mia and ended up in about halfway into yet another bad movie. We must have dropped in to 4 or 5 different movies like that at our cinema megaplex that night. The last one wasn't too bad. Actually had fun doing that though, it was a bit like a gong show with four of us as the judges.

Here's one they played called Gadgets Galore (1955).

The video posted appears to be HTML5 Video, codec H.264, which has been included on web browsers after a certain year (as it became standardized). HTML5 Video is a simple drop-in replacement for the older Flash video, which has been plagued with all kinds of bugs since day one, hence the change. Youtube has switched over to using HTML5 for newly uploaded videos for a few years now. If you go into your browser and find and click the "Help" menu, then click "About", you normally will have a chance to see which version of whatever browser you are using. About halfway down on this Wikipedia page is a chart, look up your browser under the H.264 column, to see if it meets the minimum required version to see these videos. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTML5_video In any case I'm not going to hold my breath. Here is an animated Gif of the same thing. It is from Tombstone Canyon (1932). It is goofy, but their use of a live model reminds me of the Gainsborough Pictures titles.

Here's a spackling knife, so you can separate yourself from the couch. Essential TCM gear. More great ideas later.

There is always the chance though that it could have been a pastie bra that looked like the real thing.

Until someone quotes your words. After that, write addendum posts below that. Better yet, compose and review it before you submit it. I speak from experience here. The Reason For Editing tab is to guarantee your changes are seen, more than anything else. I forego that and just type a capital "EDIT:" below my original post. Or a capital "P.S.". Nothing screams "I can't organize my own thoughts" louder than using the "Reason For Editing", especially if there is the option to not use it.

This bit from Morons From Outer Space comes to mind: