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Topic: What Films did you show last night?
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Jose Artiles
Master Film Handler
Posts: 357
From: Spain
Registered: Oct 2005
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posted January 21, 2009 08:09 AM
jajaja,yes Douglas i was the first surprised here,i dont expect too much because the seller told me again and again that they don want to sale something so old that he has in the basement of the shop i can convince him thanks god. Here in canary island ,especialy where i live in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria theres a lot of old shop that in the 70īs and 80īs selling films and equipment and i usually take a walk and ask to the now old owners if he has someting in the basement about super 8 and the most of times have films,cameras and projectors new in boxes,last week i found a shop called MARTELL that was an elmo and yelco distributor ,they show me the basement and i see at least 8 yelco 630 stereo el,i ask for a price and after a call to the owner they sell me 2 brand new at a price of 45 pounds each,i want to back looking for elmos,sadly almost all the old super 8 stores in canary islands keep the 80 per cent of the material new and sealed on cold basements but if you ask usualy you can find great surprises if you can contac to the owner of the shop.
-------------------- As Steven Spielberg says.... Nothing beats old school projection. Digital is just an imitation.
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David Pannell
Phenomenal Film Handler
Posts: 1072
From: Horsham, West Sussex, UK
Registered: Nov 2004
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posted January 26, 2009 04:29 AM
On saturday evening (24th), my wife went to babysit our grandchildren, so it was an opportunity for me to screen one of the old oldies, which I hadn't seen for quite a while.
1937 Gainsborough production of "Oh, Mr Porter", starring the much loved Will Hay. Standard 8, black & white, sound.
Even though humour has changed somewhat over the years, I still found myself giggling and laughing at some of the railway antics they got up to, - to say nothing of the misunderstandings along the way.
85 mins. of delightful clean old fashioned fun. I thoroughly enjoyed it!
-------------------- Dave.
Valves and celluloid - a great combination! Early technology rules OK!
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