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Topic: What Films did you show last night?
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Chip Gelmini
Phenomenal Film Handler
Posts: 1733
From: Brooksville, FL
Registered: Jun 2003
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posted October 19, 2009 11:41 PM
Monday Night October 19 2oo9 @ 8:30pm
Everything on super 8 sound
Short:
High Society Digest print 2 x 400'
Trailers:
Poltergeist
10 (Bo Derek)
Animal House
Stripes
Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs
Elmo Sound Demonstration Film
Feature:
Top Hat
You know, this is getting interesting. Watching all these movies every Monday night. I am enjoying my collection more than ever before. It's kind of weird, actually.
Before I was a projectionist in theaters, I spent alot of time with my hobby of super 8. Maybe because I wished for more. Maybe because I wanted to be that projectionist in a theater full of patrons. Maybe because I just wanted to have fun.
But since I no longer run movies for pay, I'm back to the super 8. Maybe because (ironically) purchasing a video projector gave more spark to the hobby. Being able to pick up copies of all those other movies I'd wished to be on super 8 that never would be.
But yet, since May, I've used the super 8 projectors more than any other summer or same period of time. This is reflected on my clip board, where I log in all shows run to the screen.
The time I spend in my little booth is mind boggling. You've all seen pictures of my set up and know the laundry shares the cinema. Well each day when I go down to get clean clothes for the day, I step in to the booth and give a visual check. You know, just to make sure everything is OK. Even if only for a moment.
That's the power of super 8. That I can spend so much time with it and not worry. Even when I sleep. I have reoccurring dreams that I am back at a theater running the booth, making my rounds, just making sure all is alright. I have dreams that I'm back at the Randhurst shopping mall in Mount Prospect Illinois in 1972 picking up my first Vernon dual 8 editor - or a bunch of 400 foot Scherer dual 8 reels with the snap in removable adapters.
Even with dreams of super 8 I'm addicted. And you know what?
It's still a lot of fun.
Thank you for listening! ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
[ October 20, 2009, 08:38 AM: Message edited by: Chip Gelmini ]
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David Pannell
Phenomenal Film Handler
Posts: 1072
From: Horsham, West Sussex, UK
Registered: Nov 2004
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posted October 20, 2009 04:39 AM
Having decided to leave the office a little early last night, I decided to screen a couple of B&W films; both 16mm.
First was Hitchcock's "Shadow of a Doubt", 1943, which I had been after for some time, and finally bought from Michael O'Regan whilst at the BFCC.
It stars Joseph Cotten and Teresa Wright (uncle and neice in the film), where Cotten (Uncle Charlie) is suspected of murdering wealthy widows for their money. Wright (also named Charlie, after her uncle) thinks he's the most wonderful uncle in the world, until her suspicions are aroused by a couple of undercover detectives. Naturally she begins to fall for one of the detectives, and things begin to reach a head when she falls victim to some of 'Uncle Charlie's' contrived accidents to get her out of the way - as he now realises that she knows a little too much.
It's interesting to note that Teresa Wright was the only performer ever to be nominated for Oscars for her first three films. She passed away in 2005 at the age of 87.
I'll leave it there, but I'm sure many will know the story anyway.
Next up was Carl Theodor Dreyer's "Vampyr", 1932, with Julian West as Allan Grey, Rena Mandel as Gisele, and Sybille Schmitz as Leone.
This film is always a surprise and delight, for it has German sound, English sub-titles, and musical background. The sound is pretty poor by today's standards, but certainly adds to the eerie atmosphere of the film - particularly the music.
An excellent example of the film noir genre, the story of which is briefly as follows (from IMDb):
"Young traveller Allan Grey arrives in a remote castle and starts seeing weird, inexplicable sights (a man whose shadow has a life of its own, a mysterious scythe-bearing figure tolling a bell, a terrifying dream of his own burial). Things come to a head when one of the daughters of the lord of the castle succumbs to anaemia - or is it something more sinister"?
All in all a thoroughly enjoyable horror evening.
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By-the-way..........
My dear wife (Carol) has just agreed that we can use / turn the spare downstairs reception room, currently affectionately refered to as "The Den", into a cinema room!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wow - how about that!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Dave.
Valves and celluloid - a great combination!
Early technology rules OK!
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Osi Osgood
Film God
Posts: 10204
From: Mountian Home, ID.
Registered: Jul 2005
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posted October 21, 2009 03:01 PM
As always, screenshots that are a pleasure to view, Gian!
Honestly, I have never been a fan of anime, (excpet for the first Robotech series: Macross saga, and the truly superb Cowboy Bebop, now THERE'S a Super 8 feature I'd love to see!),
but I'm glad that your search for an apparantly mint condition print of this has been fruitful!
Manga! (or is it Manja?)
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"All these moments will be lost in time, just like ... tears, in the rain. "
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Osi Osgood
Film God
Posts: 10204
From: Mountian Home, ID.
Registered: Jul 2005
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posted October 21, 2009 06:16 PM
You have a good point indeed, Gian.
I have noticed that, while the Japanese have been quite prolific with their anime, they have not been as good on restoration of their films.
I would love to see the unedited original Japanese version of "Robotech", nudity and all!
Tonights film show ...
Carrotblanca (Bugs Bunny, 1994 (I think) beautiful print, but I need to re-record the sound).
High Plains Drifter (2X400ft)
HOOPER! Optical sound (Burt Reynholds, Jan Micheal Vincent 1978)
Burt plays an aging stuntman who is getting pressure from a newcomer (Micheal Vincent). A reel homage to Hollywood stuntmen.
This is a japanese release and does have some Japanese subtitling to it, but it is in english sound. Besides, all the best scenes, all the action, there's no dialogue, so no subtitles!
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"All these moments will be lost in time, just like ... tears, in the rain. "
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