8mm Forum: Your Film Purchases This Month

This is topic Your Film Purchases This Month in forum 8mm Forum at 8mm Forum.

To visit this topic, use this URL:
https://8mmforum.film-tech.com/cgi-bin/ubb/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=003878

Posted by Simon McConway (Member # 219) on July 22, 2008, 04:54 PM:

I imagine quite a few of us received our newly purchased films today and maybe tomorrow, as both Derann & Paul Foster have updated their lists and have therefore been sending out films. I'll bet a few people had the UPS van at their door this morning, as I did, bringing my order from Derann. I was imagining loads of other projectors being fired up as I looked at my print of Little Lord Fauntleroy (16 mm) from Derann. I now look forward to a Tom & Jerry (16 mm) classic coming from Paul Foster in the next few days and a print of Snow Drift At Bleath Gill coming from Barry at Independent 8.

So, has your order arrived yet...and what did you buy?

Posted by Osi Osgood (Member # 424) on July 22, 2008, 07:13 PM:

Futureworld (optical sound) from Derann

and from ebay ...

a slew of great cartoons:

Flinstones: Groom Gloom (review of that soon)
Jetsons: Private Property
Woody Woodpecker Convict Concerto (I got a second copy of that and I ended up putting this on ebay, as it's identical in color, a nice print, by the way, with the original title cards!)
Cat napping: Tom and Jerry

and ...

The Phantom of the Opera 5x400 (silent version)

I'm really looking forward to this one, in the hope that this might be that Blackhawk version with the two strip Technicolor sequences, (that are unfaded, as some of those Blackhawk prints had the color on bad fade eastman, and so those sequences looked like crap! Here's hoping with fingers crossed!)

Posted by Jean-Marc Toussaint (Member # 270) on July 23, 2008, 10:54 AM:

Also bought a Flintstone episode from Ebay (The Golf Champion) on 16mm. And the 35mm trailer to "Roller Coaster".

Posted by peter booth (Member # 242) on July 24, 2008, 10:51 AM:

Did a part exchange with Barry at Independent 8 and stocked up with cartoons,travel,serial episodes(Batman)East Side Kids Ghosts On The Loose (Thunderbird print)CIR Splicer.
From Paul Foster a Path'e Pic(Optical sound)
Night Mail from Simon.
Missed out on 3 films from Derann,but UPS turned up this morning with an ST1200HD I managed to buy from them.I am also watching Spaceballs on Ebay that Tom has for sale,I shall have to curb my expenditure for August at least,regards,Peter.

Posted by Osi Osgood (Member # 424) on July 25, 2008, 11:09 PM:

It is quite easy to get carried away with it all, isn't it?

Posted by peter booth (Member # 242) on July 26, 2008, 04:50 AM:

You are quite right Osi,but what the heck,you can't take it with you.I haven't had to re mortgage the bungalow,yet!!!
Peter.

Posted by Steven J Kirk (Member # 1135) on July 26, 2008, 03:12 PM:

Hi Peter, I just bought your Elmo ST600. Didn't realise you were a fellow member of the board! That should buy another few films. ( When I sort out the wretched PayPal 4 digit thingy to sort out confirmation!)

Posted by Kevin Faulkner (Member # 6) on July 26, 2008, 05:47 PM:

ET Full feature. Superb LPP print from the US. Now whos got a copy of Star Wars for sale?

Kev.

Posted by Jean-Marc Toussaint (Member # 270) on July 27, 2008, 03:32 AM:

As soon as I can get my paws on a good 35 print... [Big Grin]

Posted by Robert Tucker (Member # 386) on July 27, 2008, 06:28 AM:

The Land That Time Forgot on 35mm plus bonus second reel in Technicolour!

Posted by peter booth (Member # 242) on July 27, 2008, 06:41 AM:

HI Steven,I thought I recognised your name when you emailed,think you'll like it,its a nice machine and with extra lamps and belts a good price.If you are having trouble with Paypal send me a cheque,regards,Peter.

Posted by Jean-Christophe Deblock (Member # 792) on July 27, 2008, 12:17 PM:

HI everyone,

I'v bought "The Concord, AIRPORT '79 featurette" from Ebay.
This film doesn't exist on DVD.

Regards,

JC.

Posted by Keith Ashfield (Member # 741) on July 27, 2008, 01:13 PM:

Jean-Christophe - Just in case you are interested and at the risk of "going off topic", AIRPORT'80 CONCORDE is available on Region 1 & 2 DVD,as part of the "AIRPORT TERMINAL PACK".This box set contains all 4 Airport films.

Posted by David Kilderry (Member # 549) on July 28, 2008, 12:56 AM:

I received my Xanadu 2 x 400 print from Derann last week in a nice 800ft box with original artwork afixed to it. Fast service as always too.

Then yesterday at the annual Cinema and Theatre Historical Society film collectors swap meet here in Melbourne I bought:

A box of 10 9.5mm films including one in colour.

A full 1600 ft reel of 16mm TV spots for mostly 1960's features.

A pile of 16mm docos and travelogues including some in technicolour.

Another box of 10 16mm colour trailers.

Two features on 16mm, The Car and Waiter There's A Girl In My Soup - some fade on both.

Some Moviemaker magazines and Pathe 9.5mm catalogues too.

All of this for less than $250.

I did not buy any Super 8 this year but had some for sale on my table. It was a great day with projectors and film in all formats available. Heaps of 16mm and even four 9.5mm projectors. It is Australia's largest cine film only type fair.

There were pictures of last years event in Small Format a few months ago.

David

Posted by Paul Spinks (Member # 573) on July 31, 2008, 08:11 AM:

This month I did quite well with my purchases and got some nice old films all from ebay.
"The League of Gentlemen" 4x400ft.
"Stand In" 5x400ft. (A nice old film with Leslie Howard and Humphrey Bogart).
"North Sea Hijack" 2x400ft. (Actually My wife bought this one as she prefers this U8 digest to the full feature.)
"The Silent Scream" 16mm full feature. (Barbara Steele and Yvonne DeCarlo).
"Touch of Madness" 16mm. (An episode from William Castles 1970's horror series "Ghost Story".

I also bought a couple of Super 8 projectors as I am terrified of having my film collection with no working equipment to show it. I am rapidly running out of space as I have quite a few now so I am thinking of using one of those self store places.

Paul.

Posted by Tom Johnson (Member # 841) on July 31, 2008, 01:42 PM:

I bought three Universal 8s: Dracula, The Wolf Man & This Island Earth. Haven't had a chance to view them yet, but it's great to fill those holes in my Universal horror collection. --Tom

Posted by Mark Williams (Member # 794) on July 31, 2008, 02:17 PM:

I haven't bought that much this month on film,as I have been buying more Blu Ray discs..

LOGANS RUN-1 X 400FT-lovely colour!!
MIDNIGHT EXPRESS-1 X 400FT
THE HUMAN FACTOR-50ft trailer.

UBB.classic^TM 6.3.1.2