Movie Collector OH
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Here are a couple images of Marion Hutton I snagged off the internet, these being from a similar angle.
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1 hour ago, scsu1975 said:
MovieCollector is spot on. Here is the same poster promoting the film in Philadelphia:
That's pretty cool seeing that. Good job!
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1 hour ago, Sepiatone said:
And too, in a way, looks like JO STAFFORD. And that homemade looking riser she's standing on makes me think it's from some kind of USO show or some other kind of benefit( war bond sales promotion perhaps). And those guys behind her possibly just a couple of local officials of some kind.
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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
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39 foot replica of the Green Dolphin?
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8 hours ago, jimmymac71 said:
limey ... where you been? I am trying to connect Tiffany to Linux. It would be a stretch to think she was a Mint girl.
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_tableUbuntu uses alliteration in naming its releases. "Bionic Beaver" is the current release:
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41 minutes ago, limey said:
I believe that either pronunciation is acceptable, although I've always tended to include the 'a', purely to differentiate. I think that the original BSD mascot designer was making use of that ambiguity, though I tend to go with the quote that follows from the wiki article that I linked to:
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 sayP.S.
Here are some descriptive "man" pages as evidence for any skeptics out there (man pages = manual pages - boy is this fun)
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53 minutes ago, limey said:
Given that BSD OS have long employed a demonic mascot called Beastie, it's almost become an accepted alt for daemon - certainly anyone who's been involved in coding can typically read one for the other without wincing too hard.
ps: Glad to see Tiff getting a mention on the forums once more! ?
*hides before a mob of pitchfork wielding forum users pushed to the edge by one too many TV references come after me*
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.
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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.
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1 hour ago, jimmymac71 said:
You can't play too much music on TCM!
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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1 hour ago, jamesjazzguitar said:
Hold on; I'm the one that said combing threads was done manually by a Mod. I.e. a human being.
You were the one that said it was likely automated. This is why I mentioned the demon (BTW, I'm a software engineer) and that a demon often runs 24\7. So they work even on Sunday and holidays! No time-off for a demon.
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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.
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3 hours ago, jamesjazzguitar said:
As for play in a steering wheel; maybe I don't understand what 'play' is but prior to power steering, one had to turn the steering wheel 'forever' to make a turn, especially a U-turn. Isn't that a reason drivers wore gloves or had rubber grips put on the steering wheel?
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.
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28 minutes ago, jimmymac71 said:
And that made it past the censor?
Didn't realize there were more ways than one to read that.
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10 hours ago, jimmymac71 said:
Cars in classic films is hilarious. Sometimes the background is fake enough for a child to notice. The play in the steering wheel would tip most cars over.
A tiny element of a movie was made where I use to live. Had to put my dog in the house as his woofs were making it to the film.
They all but bolted the camera to the right side of the car. I am a little sketchy here, but they may have towed the car instead of someone actually driving it. With the camera in front of the windshield, no one knew. This was mid-70s. The film came to TV and it was miserable, but I saw that tiny part on my road.
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.
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On 7/20/2018 at 6:37 PM, TheCid said:
Not really relevant but I remember back in the early 60's I visited the DJ's "booth" in a radio station. They had some old records that actually played from the center out. They were red if I recall correctly. I don't think they actually used them anymore.
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-
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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
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35 minutes ago, Dargo said:
LOL
Okay, but once again the issue I have and have always had with the guy is that he's generally known as being a "movie critic" and not just an "entertainer".
(...oh, and of course is like those idiot Kardashians and Zsa Zsa who possess(ed) no real talent and are/were "famous for being famous", too)
I do find Reed to be entertaining though (there's that godamn opinion thing again).
See how that works?
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1 hour ago, Dargo said:
Sorry MCOH, but I've never thought Rex was, yep I'm just going to come right out and say it here...all that "bright" or "incisive", OR for that matter, would know what "art" is or a truly artistic film is IF it bit him on his butt!
Case in point to follow.
Here's what Rex wrote about what many MANY other critics are now calling "The best film made since the turn of this century--David Lynch's Mulholland Drive (2001): "[it's] a load of moronic and incoherent garbage", and calling it the "worst film he's seen in 2001".
(...and trust me here, THIS example of his utter cluelessness would be just one in a long LONG series of such that I've noted over the many years I've watched his little act unfold over these many decades)
See that only makes me want to watch him more. For the entertainment factor of course..
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Rex Reed on "Momma Mia 2":
‘Mamma Mia! 2’ Is a No-Star, Sub-Mental Musical That Nobody With a Brain Needs to See
QuoteThe world is already a toxic place where any kind of sane future is newly threatened daily, so why, in a summer heat wave of ugliness and political danger, do we deserve yet another dumpster fire with delusions of grandeur as nauseating and stupid as a sequel to the monumentally inconsequential Mamma Mia!? Call this embarrassing dog’s dinner Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again or just call 911. Either way, it is nearly two hours of relentless, plotless, artless junk.
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.
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Here's one they played called Gadgets Galore (1955).
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On 7/19/2018 at 7:58 AM, Sepiatone said:
Regretfully, it came up BLANK on my PC screen for some reason. Somebody's gonna have to DESCRIBE it to me.
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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_videoIn 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.
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Here's a spackling knife, so you can separate yourself from the couch. Essential TCM gear.
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6 hours ago, Gershwin fan said:
You can see her n_pple in the uncensored photo. Probably why it was deleted.
There is always the chance though that it could have been a pastie bra that looked like the real thing.
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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.
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15 minutes ago, speedracer5 said:
Are there any classic trash can films? “Killer Trash Can From Outer Space,” perhaps?
This bit from Morons From Outer Space comes to mind:
What classic movies does TCM not show?
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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.