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Greg Marshall
Jedi Master Film Handler
Posts: 612
From: Nashville, TN USA
Registered: Sep 2008
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posted February 13, 2010 05:56 PM
I know what you mean, John. The Kenner Easy Show PLASTIC projector, with those cartridges, was my very first in the early 70's. I grew tired of that quickly, and discovered the RACK OF FILMS at Woolco. Unfortunately, I grew up in a small town, and no one stocked the films... the Woolco store was in Nashville, and was about an hour from where we lived. A majority of what they stocked were the 50' and 200' films, and multiples of them. They never stocked any of the 400's.... probably a little expensive for alot of people at that time. Not that many color/sound 200's were there, but I do remember getting my Star Wars, Butch Cassidy, and a Mighty Mouse with color/sound. I HAD to have them, though, I did not own a sound projector. Grrrr... the monster ran deep!!!!!
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Michael De Angelis
Phenomenal Film Handler
Posts: 1261
From: USA
Registered: Jul 2003
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posted April 14, 2018 10:59 PM
Alfred Hitchcock's Spellbound also a Super 8mm feature release was part of the Selznick library along with the S-8's of Rebecca.
Don't forget that the Ken Films sales list in the '80's was printed "newspaper style" and the MGM releases included Laurel and Hardy's: The Devil's Brother and Bonnie Scotland at the cost of $300.00 for each feature that Derann also printed. James Bond's Dr. No was listed in one issue and never listed again.
Keith Wilton committed himself to The Three Musketeers project in providing the best shot for shot exposure/light settings, and in the UK that's termed: "Grading," and in the USA is: "Timing." Derek said to Keith that the expense to perfect "Musketeers" is becoming more expensive than worthly expected because too much time is devoted to the project, and this dedication is to the delight of collectors, the release is the most stunning on Super 8.
To clarify, Fuji had their low fade stock, and LPP is the low fade film stock only made by Eastman Kodak.
The best Fuji low fade stock is from 1980 and on, otherwise, the previous years of color film stock loses the yellow dye, and the film fades to purple.
UA had the best black and white Standard 8mm negatives taken from the source materials, which produced a gorgeous print down quality that's striking in appearance.
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Robert Statzer
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Posts: 21
From: Richmond, IN, USA
Registered: Nov 2018
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posted November 14, 2018 02:42 PM
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In 1978, Ken and MGM came to an agreement for Ken to distribute selections from MGM’s vast library, starting with “Dr. Zhivago”.
What year did MGM launch their own Super 8 division? I'm thinking the earliest I ever saw a display of MGM offerings had to be 1980 or 1981. (Usually Tom & Jerry titles, but sometimes things like THE WIZARD OF OZ or Brando's MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY.)
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I used to love those old "10 Commandments" Ken reels when I was a little kid in the 70's. I seem to recall that the 50' reels had different scenes than the two 200' digests.
I've always wondered why a 50' reel had material not found on the 200' version. (And some 200' reels had material not on their 400' counterpart.) None of the 50' SON OF ZORRO is on the 200' version. (The same thing was going on over at Columbia; the 50' BATTLE IN OUTER SPACE is the battle on the moon, while the 200' version is the aliens attacking earth.)
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OK, I just got a copy of 'The Sound Of Music', and 'Butch Cassidy', both 400' versions. I have to say that both of these prints have kept, I'd say, 65-75%, if not more, of their color... especially TSOM.
My 400' VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA still looks fantastic. Can't say the same for my ONE MILLION YEARS B.C.. (I also have those two 200' reels from ONE MILLION that Walton put out...all footage not found on the Ken Films release. Combining them all would have made for a great 800' reel if it weren't for the color fade on the Ken Films version. My Walton reels still look fantastic.) ]
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