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Barry Attwood
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From: Enfield, U.K.
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posted December 17, 2008 03:53 PM

I've just come back from a digital screening of White Christmas , and apart from looking a bit flat, on the whole it was quite a good digital rendition (although in some scenes the eyes didn't look quite right, strange?), and to see this classic on the big screen for the first time was lovely. It's a shame it is only being shown for one day, still I suppose it's better than not at all. To think this was made 54 years ago, and is still highly entertaining today, that is the mark of a real classic.

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Osi Osgood
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posted December 17, 2008 05:36 PM

Barry,

Didn't that film suffer kind of the same fate as "It's A Wonderful Life"? That is, it didn't do well when released, but became a bonafide classic for years to come?

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Robert Wales
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posted December 17, 2008 06:17 PM

Actually, White Christmas was the highest-grossing film of 1954. ( and the first in VistaVision )

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Paul Adsett
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posted December 17, 2008 08:23 PM

The best thing about White Christmas for me, is the wonderful Rosemary Cloony( and does'nt she look sensational in that all black dress!) I love her duet with Bing, singing Count Your Blessings. Rosie of course was one of the best ever female vocalists. Many years ago I had the privelege of attending one of her cabaret shows at Disney's 'Top of The World' night club here in Orlando. She was so great and so classy.

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Michael De Angelis
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posted December 27, 2008 11:56 PM

Barry, Glad to hear that you had the chance to see White Christmas.

I could only wish to have the opportunity to view a professional film screening or a collectors print in IB Technicolor. The White Christmas finale must look terrific with the saturated red santa outfits and the beautiful snow falling down behind the Inn.

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