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Jan Adolfsson
Film Handler

Posts: 55
From: Stockholm, Sweden
Registered: Oct 2012

posted November 21, 2012 04:28 AM

Hi everybody,

I've been looking for a complete list of Ken films but haven't found any? Maybe someone can point me in right direction?

If there exists none, why don't we make a Wikipedia page listing all titles?

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Jan Adolfsson
Film Handler

Posts: 55
From: Stockholm, Sweden
Registered: Oct 2012

posted November 21, 2012 03:23 PM

Hi again,
I did my job and searched the forum:)
I found all the lists you guys have put together. Amazing job! Especially the great spreadsheet, exactly what I was looking for. But I still think it would be great to put together all this information on Wikipedia so it would be easier for the general public to access. Thoughts anyone?

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Vidar Olavesen
Film God

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From: Sarpsborg, Norway
Registered: Nov 2012

posted November 21, 2012 03:25 PM

I was thinking a database, like imdb, only i8db, but everyone says it's too much. I still would have loved to compile as much as we can, even if it's not 100% complete.

Where are you located Jan? Sounding swedish your name :-) Not close to Strømstad by any chance?

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Winbert Hutahaean
Film God

Posts: 5468
From: Nouméa, New Caledonia
Registered: Jun 2003

posted November 21, 2012 03:59 PM

If we only specifically list films released by main distributors, I think we can do that. Just continue the Kirk Anderson's list.

quote:

Where are you located Jan? Sounding swedish your name :-)

Vidar, you can read his location right under his name.

Anyway, Jan this is to answer your very question:

F1-St. Valentine's Day Massacre
F2-Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid
F3-The Robe
F4-The Three Musketeers
F5-The Longest Day
F6-The Boston Strangler
F7-100 Rifles
F8-The Day The Earth Stood Still
F9-Curse Of The Fly
F10-The French Connection
F11-M.A.S.H.
F12-Patton
F12A-Patton's Speech (200", the opening sequence only)
F13-Viva Zapata
F14-Sound Of Music
F15-The Young Lions
F16-Buffalo Bill
F17-Those Magnificent Men In Their Flying Machines
F18-The Poseidon Adventure
F19-Tora! Tora! Tora!
F20-The Desert Fox
F21-Jesse James
F22-The Detective
F23-The Tall Men
F24-One Million Years B.C.
F25-The Bible
F26-Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
F27-The Sand Pebbles
F28-Titanic
F29-There's No Business Like Show Business
F30-The Blue Max
F31-Sodom and Gomorah
F32-French Connection II
F33-Sky Riders
F34-My Darling Clementine
F35-Von Ryan's Express
F36-Desiree
F37-Flight of the Phoenix
F38-Rains of Ranchipur (never been released)
F39-Our Man Flint
F40-Emperor of the North
F41-The King & I
F42-A Farewell To Arms
F43-Bandolero
F44-Carousel
F45-Love Is A Many Splendored Thing
F46-The Seven Year Itch
F47-Can Can
F48-Star Wars
F49 The Omen
F50 Damien Omen 2
F51 Silver Streak
F52 Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
F53 The Turning Point
F54 Damnation Alley
F55 The Seven Ups
F56 Dirty Mary Crazy Larry
F57 Sherlock Holmes Smarter Brother
F58 Butch and Sundance - The early Years
F59 The Towering Inferno
F59 The Towering Inferno Part 1/2 and 3
F60-Alien
F61 The Rose
F62-Rocky Horror Picture Show
F63-Empire Strikes Back pt.1
F64 Star Wars-Part 2
F65-Empire Strikes Back pt.2

295 Evel Knievel
296 Dillinger
297 Coffy
298 The Land that time Forgot
299 Hennessy
326 At the earth Core
327 Squirm
328 Girls Girls Girls
329 Fun in Acapulco
330 Blue Hawai
331 Gi Blues
335 The People that time forgot
336 The Inrcredible Melting Man
337 African Queen
339 Force 10 from Navarone
339 Love at first Bite
340 The Amityville Horror
341 Meteor
341 Meteor Part 1/2 and 3
777 Mako Jaws of Death

cheers,

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Winbert

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Vidar Olavesen
Film God

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posted November 21, 2012 04:02 PM

Duh ... Silly me, didn't even occur to me to see there :-/

It's some 5-6 hours away then I guess

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Winbert Hutahaean
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Registered: Jun 2003

posted November 21, 2012 04:28 PM

quote:
It's some 5-6 hours away then I guess

In Canada, we are still talking one province (state) for that far. [Wink]

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Jan Adolfsson
Film Handler

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From: Stockholm, Sweden
Registered: Oct 2012

posted November 22, 2012 02:12 AM

I still think the best alternative would be to include this as Wikipedia pages because it's such a common place for the general public.

It will not be as flexible as a true database, but Wikipedia still has a good search functionality

I can take on the task to start such a project. Wikipedia requires source references for the material posted, but hopefully I can find help for that here.

What do you think? I start small with a Ken film list and take it from there.

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Winbert Hutahaean
Film God

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From: Nouméa, New Caledonia
Registered: Jun 2003

posted November 22, 2012 09:23 AM

Wikipedia is now no longer written by free contributors but only those are registered(?) or verified. Jan, if you are a Wikipedia verified contributor and willing to take this job, I will help you with a bunch of information I have.

I will send you a PM.

thanks

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Winbert

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Hugh Thompson Scott
Film God

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From: Gt. Clifton,Cumbria,England
Registered: Jan 2012

posted November 22, 2012 10:35 AM

Wouldn't it make more sense,instead of covering the well worn
path of releases everyone is familiar with,go for the not so well
known, the obscure,diverse and rare releases,that way it would
be serving a purpose,instead of regurgitating the catalogues that
we know by heart and has been done before.

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Vidar Olavesen
Film God

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From: Sarpsborg, Norway
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posted November 22, 2012 10:41 AM

That is a good idea, but of course the list should contain all info we have. Cover scans, ruuning time, color or B/W, sound or silent, dubbed or original language, title as well as the changed titles I read in another post (ie if they have different names)

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Winbert Hutahaean
Film God

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From: Nouméa, New Caledonia
Registered: Jun 2003

posted November 22, 2012 10:48 AM

Hugh, for me the heart of Super 8mm is actually those digests (hence no rare) because it is only in super 8mm format we can find this type of films.

Digest is not found anywhere, nor Betamax, VHS, DVD, etc. In fact, for today's perspective digesting a movie is considered copyrights infringement.

With the availability of database of these digests in Wikipedia, the non-collectors will know that long time ago people enjoying movies in different way and perhaps will try to join.

ps: In some German DVD releases beside the usual behind the scenes, some also included the 1970s digests of the same film as bonuses. This is to show how digests are special.

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Hugh Thompson Scott
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From: Gt. Clifton,Cumbria,England
Registered: Jan 2012

posted November 22, 2012 12:37 PM

That is all very true Winbert,but personally I couldn't care less
about the general public and their perspectives of the hobby.If
they're interested,they will get involved.As for S/8 being the first
for digests, this was done many years ago for 9.5 users, who
could buy condensed versions of features.It was done then on std
8mm and in some cases on 16mm.So in effect S/8 was a bit
behind the other gauges in the concept of condensations.The idea
of listing releases seldom seen would be of more benefit to the
members of this forum, rather than the misinformation peddled
on Wikipedia for the masses.

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Jan Adolfsson
Film Handler

Posts: 55
From: Stockholm, Sweden
Registered: Oct 2012

posted November 22, 2012 12:38 PM

No offense Hugh, since I'm a complete newbie I have no interest in the rare and obscure, and as a newbie I know just about nothing. So for me, other newbies, and future newbies I think this is a great idea. In fact I've allready started.

Winbert, I am "now" a registred Wikipedia contributor, so if you and maybe other people here on the forum will help me with lists, data, and references to catalogues etc I will do this.

It will be fun!

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Vidar Olavesen
Film God

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From: Sarpsborg, Norway
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posted November 22, 2012 01:12 PM

That was my intention too, I've only been here a couple of weeks ... I'd like to know as much as possible about what where released just to know what to search for

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Hugh Thompson Scott
Film God

Posts: 3063
From: Gt. Clifton,Cumbria,England
Registered: Jan 2012

posted November 22, 2012 05:08 PM

Hi Vidar and Jan,the easiest way is to obtain catalogues or visit
some of the sites Laksmi and Winbert put up.There were more
a few weeks ago put up by Michael and Jean Marc and there
must be lots out there already waiting to be discovered.You've
got to take on board that the majority of people don't really
care that much,they can watch blu ray a lot cheaper,more
conveniently than going back to watching films on 8/16mm.
The general public have shunned film,therefore what is the point to compiling a list of stuff they aren't interested in.Any
info they want is already out there,a visit to ebay proves this.
That is why I suggested to list the stuff that rarely if ever
surfaces, and that would be of use to members of your forum.
To the public at large,film has gone the way of video,don't get
me wrong,I LOVE film with a passion,I've just bought "Castle
of Blood" on 16mm from the US,plus postage,plus customs for
a film I already own on DVD, members of the public would think
I was certifiable, but that's the difference.

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Winbert Hutahaean
Film God

Posts: 5468
From: Nouméa, New Caledonia
Registered: Jun 2003

posted November 22, 2012 06:08 PM

OK Jan, two complete list (Universal 8 & Tom & Jerry) have been sent.

You can start your project now and I will fully support you.

Check your PM.

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Winbert

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Jan Adolfsson
Film Handler

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From: Stockholm, Sweden
Registered: Oct 2012

posted November 23, 2012 02:12 AM

Hugh, I understand your point of view and agree on some of - film is in a sense "dead" and to the community it would certainly be of interest with listings of the more obscure prints. But to me that's for somebody else to do.

I will start another thread dedicated to Super 8 on Wikipedia.

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