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Wed., July 26th, 1939
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Tuesday, July 25th, 1939
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One thing that needs to be remembered is the scriptwriting standard that during the first 20 minutes the characters are introduced and we get to know them, then something new is added to the story that takes it in a new direction. Sort of the start of act 2. Which then lasts for about an hour, and heads into a do or die situation, which is act 3 and usually runs 20-30 minutes, then a wrapup of a few minutes.
It has been a standard with the vast majority of films. Think Wizard of Oz, where the first act is her at home in Kansas, then the tornado drops her in Oz, which is the start of act 2. Act 3 is the do-or-die situation of the Scarecrow, Lion, and Tin Man breaking into the witch's castle to rescue Dorothy. (Another example, the original Star Wars film's act 1 ends with the death of Luke's aunt and uncle, going off with ObiWan. Act 3 starts with the attack on the Death Star.) (Casablanca, the turning point comes about the 20-minute mark when Ilsa walks into Rick's Cafe with Victor Laszlo. The end of Act/start of Act 3 is Rick pulling a gun on Renault/going to the airport.)
Check it out on your own with films on TCM, you will see it hangs true for 99% of the movies.
In the case of longer films like Land of the Pharoahs, the acts are a bit longer. Joan Collins is the change into Act 2.
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FredCDobbs, see what you have wrought?
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Sunday, July 23, 1939
Regular articles and ads return tomorrow. In the meantime, here is an article on Gable and Lombard from a 1939 movie magazine.
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Saturday, July 22nd, 1939
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Update on the Looney Tunes Blu-ray set...
Warner Bros. Senior VP George Feltenstein announced at a Comic Con panel today that the studio will release the [|http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Looney-Tunes-Platinum-Collection-Volume-One-Blu-ray/26307/] on Blu-ray this November. The panel was moderated by animation historian Jerry Beck, who also broke the news via a blog post on [|http://www.cartoonbrew.com/dvd/looney-tunes-on-blu-ray-the-platinum-collection.html]. The much anticipated release will bring 50 classic Looney Tunes cartoons to high definition.
The Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume One will arrive in two variations, each containing 3 Blu-ray discs. A standard digibook version will retail for $59.96 while an [|http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Looney-Tunes-Platinum-Collection-Volume-One-Blu-ray/26835/] will be available for $79.98. The Ultimate Collector's Edition will include a 52-page color book with rare images and sketches, a character shot glass, souvenier tin magnet and a framed Litho Cel with a certificate of authenticity. These will all be housed in a plastic box with a slipcover. Each Ultimate Collector's Edition box will be numbered for exclusivity.
Cartoon Brew has provided a preliminary outline of the toons that will be included on the set. These include:
Disc 1:
* Hare Tonic
* Baseball Bugs
* Buccaneer Bunny
* The Old Grey Hare
* Rabbit Hood
* 8 Ball Bunny
* Rabbit of Seville
* What's Opera Doc?
* The Great Piggy Bank Robbery
* A Pest in the House
* The Scarlet Pumpernickle
* Duck Amuck
* Robin Hood Daffy
* Baby Bottleneck
* Kitty Kornered
* Scardy Cat
* Porky Chops
* Old Glory
* A Tale of Two Kitties
* Tweetie Pie
* Fast and Furry-ous
* Beep Beep
* Lovelorn Leghorn
* For Scent-I-Mental Reasons
* Speedy Gonzales
Disc 2:
* One Froggy Evening
* The Three Little Bops
* I Love to Singa
* Katnip Kollege
* The Dover Boys
* From A to ZZZZ
* Chow Hound
* Feed the Kitty
* Hasty Hare
* Duck Dodgers in the 24 1/2 Century
* Hareway to the Stars
* Mad as a Mars Hare
* Devil May Hare
* Bedevilled Rabbit
* Ducking the Devil
* Bill of Hare
* Dr. Devil and Mr. Hare
* Bewitched Bunny
* Broomstick Bunny
* Six others to be announced.
A third disc will consist entirely of bonus features. These include:
* Behind-the-Toons featurettes
* Chuck Jones documentaries
* Two all new documentaries on Marvin the Martian and The Tasmanian Devil.
* Bonus cartoons including: Chuck Jones' FDR re-election film, Hell Bent For Election (1942), Air Force re-enlistment film, A Hitch in Time (1955) and Ken Mundie's expressionist anti-war short, The Door (1967).
* More to be announced
Amazon already has the pre-orders up for both versions with a release date of November 15th. These sport a discounted price of $41.99 for the digibook and $55.99 for the Ultimate Collector's Edition. Stay tuned for an update on additional special features and a complete episode listing.
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Friday, July 21st, 1939
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Thursday, July 20th, 1939
And here is an ad running today:
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I see Farrell listed for a number of films but I don't see him in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.
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Regretfully, the following is Region B, but oh what a release!!!
Eureka has announced Touch of Evil for Blu-ray. That's great in itself, but look what you get in the limited edition:
Touch of Evil:
LIMITED EDITION 2 X BLU-RAY ONLY
? Six versions of Welles? film: the 1998 reconstruction; the 1958 preview version rediscovered in the mid-1970s; and the 1958 theatrical version ? each presented in both 1.85:1 and 1.37:1 aspect ratios
? English SDH subtitles on all versions
? A host of extras presented for the first time in the UK
? A lavish 80-PAGE illustrated book containing the words of Orson Welles, and much more
Release date: Nov. 14th.
They will also be issuing Silent Running the same day.
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duplicate post, sorry.
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Wed., July 19th, 1939
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I don't think we've mentioned this before, but RHI is releasing "Laurel and Hardy - The Essential Collection". This will be a 10-DVD set that will a total of 58 features and shorts. Release date is Oct. 25.
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Tuesday, July 18, 1939
"I'm Ready for My Close-Up, Mr. DeMille" - Magazine Movie Star Portraits
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