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Mark, Another thing he may be referring to is the recent trend in films to use desaturated colors. "Jarhead" and "Syrannia" both come to mind as examples of the technique I am referring to. I don't much care for the technique as it seems more like a gimmick than anything.

I have four: Beau Geste (the silent version) and the 1939 remake The Iron Horse The restored "Covered Wagon" Just my luck that the silent "Beau Geste" and "Covered Wagon" are in the Paramount Library. Though buzz around town is that with Brad Grey and new blood coming into the company they finally realize how far behind the curve they are with getting their library to DVD. So maybe, there's hope after all.... "Iron Horse" is Fox and the 1939 "Beau Geste" is a Paramount film now owned by Universal A girl can dream..... Message was edited by: lzcutter

crawdaddy, Sorry for the mistake. I got to the home theatre forum via digitalbits. HTF hold chats with Feltenstein and the Warner Bros crew at least twice a year. They're great chats and I appreciate you making sure that the right hosts get applauded!

One thing we tend to forget is that not every film in the Warners Library is dvd ready. I had no idea that there was a long lost prologue to "City of Conquest" and I commend WBrothers for taking on the task of finding it. Same with holding off on "The Sea Wolf" until they can find an full length version. Most people imagine studio film libraries as being pristine, up to date with the most modern technology, with films just sitting on the shelf waiting for their DVD debut. As the conversation with George Feltenstein shows, the reality is much different.

Here are some highlights from the chat with George Feltenstein and others earlier this week: Norma Shearer: "We plan to release more of Miss Shearer's films in the not too distant future. Right now, we need to do restoration on a lot of them as none are "DVD-ready" aside from the previously issued "THE WOMEN". Happily, the original camera negative of ROMEO & JULIET was confirmed to be in existence, so we are making new film elements on that, and we hope to get out some of her early pre-code pictures and some of the silents as well." "Caged is coming as is GREED (which made a respectable showing--9th--in DVD Decision 2004, and is currently the top vote-getter in TCM's poll of "most requested films not on DVD"), Victor Seastrom's THE WIND and THE SCARLET LETTER, King Vidor's THE BIG PARADE (restored in 2004), THE CROWD, and SHOW PEOPLE" "We planned to have the BOWERY BOYS out starting in January of this year releasing all the films chronologically. Then we got the first 8 titles in and saw how awful some of the masters were, and realized we had to start from scratch, so we are re-evaluating our release plans for the BOYS while we search the globe (literally!) looking for excellent quality 35mm materials. This may force us to delay the chronological releases." "Another NOIR set following #3 this year." Charlie Chans: "We do own THE BLACK CAMEL, but only in the U.S. and Canada. We plan to release it with the later Monogram Chans we own, but no date is set. We are having trouble locating good elements on all the Monogram Chans, but we are on the case, as it were, and as mentioned before, are planning on the other mystery/detective series as well." "There is a strong likelihood of an ANDY HARDY box, but it definitely won't be this year. Possibly 2007 or 2008. We work at least 2 years ahead of time, so all this planning is part of our process. It would probably be one boxed set with thin cases" "We plan a Joan Crawford collection V.2 for 2007. FLAMINGO ROAD is currently being restored from the original nitrate negative, and more are on the way. " "However, you will get to see Joan in a stunning new transfer, from the original nitrate negative, in DANCING LADY, part of our upcoming , terrific, CLARK GABLE SIGNATURE COLLECTION, in June" "We're looking into more of Ginger's RKO films, and there will be more Gable, more Crawford, and more Harlow, this year and next, but not in coupled boxed sets. They will be devoted to the single stars. Highly unlikely we'd release SHINE ON, HARVEST MOON any time soon (although it's a fun film, it's not very well known, and never even made it to VHS), but we never say never!" "We also hope to do another big Doris Day set focusing on her early WB films, especially the musicals. But we have two Doris Day non-musical films coming this year.. we'll keep you guessing! " "There will absolutely be James Cagney and Robert Mitchum boxed sets in 2007. You will also see other Westerns this year aside from the Ford films and the Wayne/Ford films already announced" "Vincent Minelli: We have restored SOME CAME RUNNING, and it will likely go in a Sinatra box in the future. HOME FROM THE HILL, will be in the Mitchum box, FOUR HORSEMEN may be in a GLENN FORD boxed set. Haven't done any restoration work on COBWEB yet, but would love to see it released. Speaking of Vincente Minnelli, please don't forget about our 5 MGM musicals coming 4/25 in the CLASSIC MUSICALS FROM THE DREAM FACTORY BOX. They look great and the extras are very cool!" "No solid plans for MANTON, but its possible it could be included in a STANWYCK boxed set. We have enough of her great films for at least two or three boxed sets!. " "Also, we hope to address MAISIE with a boxed set as well as the DR. KILDARE series, and as we said we are looking at with Andy Hardy" "We want to release A SUMMER PLACE. it will probably be next year, as will a Natalie Wood set. " "The WARNER GANGSTERS 2 box" will be officially called WARNER TOUGH GUYS COLLECTION, but will resemble the GANGSTERS box in design. The reason we couldn't call it GANGSTERS 2 is that one of the titles inside is CITY FOR CONQUEST (fully restored with original prologue!) and that is not a gangster film per se, since Cagney plays a boxer. So we had to come up with a different moniker for the box. We won't reveal any more titles yet tonight, but each one has either CAGNEY, EDW G. ROBINSON, or BOGART (or combinzations thereof) and as such, we hope you'll be pleased. As was the case last year, each film has been remastered from new film elements made off the original nitrate camera negatives. They look amazing!" "We won't release THE SEA WOLF until we can find the full length version in 35mm. Right now our only source for the original theatrical version is a 16mm print. We'd rather keep looking around the world, as we did for CITY OF CONQUEST (we found the lon"g-lost prologue in Europe), and try to give such a great film as THE SEA WOLF, a deserving presentation. If we don't find the footage, we will resort to using the 16mm sequences for the cut scenes, but we hope to find 35mm material." "We are doing a SECOND Errol Flynn box with all fully-restored titles in 2007. Both CHARGE and GENTLEMAN JIM will be in the box." "Yes, there will be a LON CHANEY COLLECTION VOLUME II, with The Unholy Three, Tell It to the Marines and He Who Gets Slapped. UNHOLY THREE has been restored from the original camera neg" "We hope to revisit the Garland STAR IS BORN when it comes time for High Definition, and maybe even release the '37 version which we actually own the materials for." "We hope to do a 2 disc SE of AN AMERICAN IN PARIS in Ultra Res, We had hoped it would be this year, but it's looking like 2007 now. We know we need to revisit RIO BRAVO, but have no date. " "We see no reason to revisit ARSENIC and Old Lace as it was an excellent transfer from the original nitrate." So, there's ample evidence of Warner's committment to their library and to preservation and restoration. And thanks to Digitalbits for hosting a wonderful chat!

Suzy, Nashville was on here at 9:30 pm PST (Los Angeles). Are you by chance in Canada? If so, they probably had to substitute those films as neither are owned by TCM and had to be rented.

Brian Keith is wonderful in a supporting role as TR in "The Wind and the Lion".

While DVDs may have a longer shelf life than VHS, one thing to keep in mind-especially about the ones burned at home, is that it very likely 25 years from now the DVD players that play these discs may no longer be around. DVDs may still the preferred medium 25 years out but there are no guarantees that the players of today will be incorporated into the players of tomorrow. So, 25 years from now, if you want to be watching your movies recorded from TCM, you should stay up with technology and migrate accordingly.

I had this problem with shows that I tivo'd earlier this season on ABC. Finally, ABC got its act together and fixed the schedule so that the times reflected on the Tivo were accurate. As an example, I would tivo Lost and not get the last minute or so of the show. Finally about half way through this season, ABC adjusted the times to show that the show ended a minute or two after the hour. Fixed the Tivo cutting off the ending problem. Perhaps TCM needs to adjust their schedule?

Whether it's videotape, cds or dvds, all three mediums have a definite shelf life. These are not permanent ways to store fims you love. Videotapes after ten years can become problematic with sound bleed through and degradation of image. Plus, running older tapes through your machine can clog the heads of the VCR. Plus, there will come a time in the next few years when they will stop making VCRS which will render VHS another relic on the battlefield of changing technology. CDs and DVDs only have about a ten year shelf life and with the coming Hi-Def and Blu-Ray formats, a change in DVDs is coming. Blu-Ray and HD discs hold more information than the DVDs now made. Blu-Ray says its machine will play both older discs and the new Blu-Ray discs. But, like videotape, there will come a time when you will need to migrate your current DVDs to whatever new technology medium becomes available. We would all like to think that the films we have taken the time to record and add to our libraries will still be able to be enjoyed as we grow older without our having to do anything more than take the videotapes or discs out and watch them. The reality is, with changes in technology happening so quickly these days, nothing is a permanent medium.

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?It is as though one can actually travel in time for a few moments to see the hearts and minds of those who made and watched them. They were different in many ways, the same in others.?>> Susanb, That's one of the great things about film, that in my opinion, makes it an art form. Film has the ability to take us back in time, visually show us who were, what we held important, what we believed in and how we lived. We can look at films from any decade and see how we changed as a society, as a culture, as a nation and internationally. It can be done wordlessly, with a gesture, with great fanfare, as a filibuster but the images and the words stay with us sometimes for years to come. Watching good films can change your life, change your opinion, make you more resilute in your beliefs, make you want to know more a person, place or subject. It's an incredibly powerful form of communication. It is one reason why film preservation should be more important in this country. It's our national artform and the history contained in those frames have the ability to teach us something about ourselves while making us laugh or making us cry.

Movieman and Jar, Harry Carey, Jr wrote a book a few years back called "In the Company of Heroes" about what it was like to be a member of the Ford Stock Company. It's a really good read and I recommend it. So often many of the books center on what a SOB Ford could be (and Lord knows, he could) and overlook that a number of actors and technicians were incredibly loyal to him. Plus Ford's shooting down of Cecil B DeMille's attempt at overthrowing of the DGA with just a few spoken words is yet another facet of him that makes it hard to pigeonhole him.

Bella, It's the sled from Citizen Kane. Hope this helps!

Silent Star Noah Berry, Sr is the father of Noah Berry, Jr and Wallace Berry would be Jr's Uncle. Ford stock players Harry Carey, Sr and Olive Carey are the parents of Harry Carey, Jr. "She Wore a Yellow Ribbon's" Joanna Dru and "Hollywood Squares" host the late Peter Marshall are brother and sister. Nanette Fabray is Shelley Fabares' aunt

Path, Hopefully it will be the recently restored version of "King and I". I had the opportunity to see the restoration last year on the big screen. The restoration work is top notch. The prints we have seen over the last thirty years are so faded compared to what the film looked like when originally released that watching the restoration is in many ways seeing the film for the first time the way it was meant to be seen. Here's hoping

James MacArthur' s father would be Charles MacArthur husband of Helen Hayes and partner of many scripts with Ben Hecht. Gwen Paltrow's father is the late Bruce Paltrow of "St. Elsewhere" fame.

Fred, I was here in Los Angeles at the time but not living in the Valley. I was living in Hollywood at the time going to school. Lived in Hollywood almost 20 years before moving up the 5 freeway towards Newhall and then back to the Valley. Really like the Valley. Hard to believe I have been here that long.

Fred, That is a great idea!

Talia Shire is Francis Ford Coppola's sister Lloyd's sons are Beau and Jeff.

Which makes Bridget Fonda Henry Fonda's granddaughter.

Kyle, I have a fondness for films about the yearly days of filmmaking ever since I saw "Hollywood", Kevin Brownlow's muti-episode documentary on the silent days. I find "Locust" and "Tycoon" interesting movies but very cold and especially with "Tycoon" disengaged. So much of Bogdanovich's work is hit and miss and "Nickelodeon" is far from perfect but it is infused with warmth for its characters and story, much of which, if memory serves (it's been years since I have seen it) is based on men and stories that the original silent stars and directors told to Bogdanovich when he was the new kid in town back in the late 1960s before he had hit the big time with "Picture Show". HBO Films are always hit and miss but "And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself" is enjoyable to watch because of the actors and the basic story behind it about going to Mexico to film Villa and the Revolution is based on Raoul Walsh's adventures. Kevin Brownlow is one of the advisors on the film. Alan Arkin and the young guy who plays the Walsh like character are quite good as well. Brownlow's "Hollywood" series is supposedly coming to DVD later this year and I recommend it for anyone that has an interest in the early days of filmmaking and the free wheeling, go for broke atmosphere that was party of the every day enviroment. There are some great stories in it and it is great to be able to watch our National Art form take shape and fly. Thanks for the compliments!

I was about your age when I discovered classic movies but that was long ago and definitely a galaxy far, far away- before the invention of satellight, cable, dvd or vhs, when we had to walk 5 miles through the snow and could only see classic movies on the Million Dollar Movie or late at night when our parents thought we were sleeping. Well, maybe not the walking 5 miles through the snow, but the rest is true. So I am always glad to hear that someone else has discovered our national treasure. Enjoy it and pass it on. If you want to discuss the films we are all here to chat with you!