What 16mm Films Did You See Last Night?

[Bec Ward]

Spies Like Us (1985)
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[Dominique De Bast]

The Perils Of Pauline (1947). I'm lucky to have the film with a French soundtrack (the songs are in English with succint subtitles). As expected, Les exploits de Pearl White (the title in French) is inspired by the life of the famous actress.

[Lincoln Thorn]

For a cold and chilly day: A cold and chilly classic… THE FOG!

[Lincoln Thorn]

SORCERER (1977). 16mm.

[Lincoln Thorn]

I was able to enjoy my wonderful copy of THE MUPPET MOVIE last week, which was a real treat to show the little ones in the family.

I have a new projector coming next week that I plan on working out with my print of SORCERER (1977).

[Janice Glesser]

Love that movie Oliver! What a great print you have.

[Oliver Feld]

The glorious HOUSEBOAT starring Cary Grant and breathtaking Sophia Loren and some of the most talented and adorable children of all time! A wonderful print and a great feature for the big screen.

[Edward Nicielnik]

The Men From Snowy River 1982 Scope Kirk Douglas Tom Burlinson Jack Thompson

[Dominique De Bast]

Just now and recently : several French musical digests (made by an individual) from '30s, '40s and '50s films.

[Pierre Mdihi]

Hi,
Thanks for your reply.

Indeed after having checked again the image is a little truncated on the sides but with the black edges it is much less obvious.

Happy new year all

[Adrian Winchester]

Pierre - according to IMDB, 'Hook' has an aspect ratio of 2.39:1. As your print is clearly 'squarer' than 2:1, there must be some cropping at the sides, but at least it doesn't have the cropping at the top and bottom that would apply if it was a scope print!

[Dominique De Bast]

I have a question, the film is not in scope (no anamorphic lens required) but the film seems to be print with the complete image (not a square image) . There is dark line on the top and downside.

On the video do you think it's the complete image?

No idea, Pierre, but the titles should give you an indication. If they are not cut, there is a good chance the picture is complete. Hope you enjoyed your Christmas projection.

I've just watched two "séances musicales", musical extraits from French films. I also watched other séances musicales a few nights ago. They are entertaining and repeteables. Some have only the songs of a film, others are kind of digests and have more dialogues.

[Janice Glesser]

My family all got together and made a delicious ham Christmas Eve dinner topped with a peach cobbler and homemade eggnog at my house tonight. After dinner they played a party game and then we watched my 16 mm print of "It's a Wonderful Life."

[Pierre Mdihi]

Hi everyone,

Last night i check the film i was going to project for Christmas. It will be Hook from Steven Spielberg, i think it's perfect for this time of year. I was in heaven when i bought it.

Here some extract from the movie. On the video it's look a bit red but in reality the colors are great.

https://youtu.be/I5FCetQHOqg
https://youtu.be/JvXrlFlkxrM

I have a question, the film is not in scope (no anamorphic lens required) but the film seems to be print with the complete image (not a square image) . There is dark line on the top and downside.

On the video do you think it's the complete image?

Happy Christmas all

[Dominique De Bast]

Several night ago : Train de plaisir. As the title suggests, it's a French film. Nice 1936 comedy with intersting views of a train and a train station. Unfortunately, my copy is, for an unknown reason slightly abridged. Still enjoyable, tough.