What 16mm Films Did You See Last Night?

[John Burgess]

Always have a family film show Christmas night, this time fired up the old Elf ( the quietest of them all) the print was The Outsider ( aka The Guinea Pig) b/W 1948 . Richard Attenborough (plays a 14year old although he was 25 years old)from a working class background wins a scholarship to a Public School. The film follows his progress through this process which was quite controversial at the time. Great print , sharp and booming sound track. Audience verdict 10 out of 10.Just love old b/W prints they have so much atmosphere !
I wish all members a Great and Happy 2021, keep projecting, keep collecting and above all keep safe.
John

[Dominique De Bast]

Un soir de réveillon (translation would be more or less : New Year's Eve Dinner), a 1933 French film with Henri Garat, Meg Lemonnier, Arletty and Dranem, four famous actors at that time (Dranem was actually more a singer than an actor ; Meg Lemonnier was British, born in London). Like many early French talkies, there are several songs.

[Paul Suchy]

We did the usual Christmas screening (The Snowman and A Charlie Brown Christmas), but after 20 years, it's become a tradition.

[Dominique De Bast]

The night of the Christmas Eve, a 1941 French seasonal film : L'assassinat du Père Noël" (The Assassination Of Santa Claus). Interesting to see that the Christmas decoration were set a that time on the 24th December and not more than one month before like now. One of the main actors (Robert Le Vigan) had troubles at the end of the war for his antisemitic positions during the dark years and escaped to Argentina where he died in poverty (although he could have come back to France but refused).

[Janice Glesser]

I had all my boys over to watch It's a Wonderful Life.

[Dominique De Bast]

A 1966 French newsreel. As expected, different subjects among them the visit of the Tunisian president to Belgium (there ist a footage of prince Albert, the brother of the King of that time ; prince Albert is the father of King Philippe and they look very similar, when young, which is no longer the case, so it's nice to see that on the screen) or full song of a still famous singer (Adamo).

[Janice Glesser]

Some Like It Hot (1959)...Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis at their best!

[Bill Phelps]

What a great movie Janice! Nice looking print too!

[Janice Glesser]

Time After Time (1979) ... Classic 😀

[Dominique De Bast]

A few days ago, a French film : Les trois mousquetaires, the 1961 version of this classic novel. The print is Danish, so there are danish subtitles (which didn't distract me). Good colours. Last night, another classical French film (also a danish print) : L'as des as with Jean-Paul Belmondo. Good colours as well. Since the action is set almost all the time in Germany, there are some dialogues in German, but fortunately not too many as they are subtitled in...Danish. After that film, I watched a 1985 documentary in French (600m/2000ft) about Groenland. Very good colours (and no Danish subtitles ).

[Oliver Feld]

Thank You, Janice.
This is a feelgood classic which I could watch over and over again and You still find a new detail...!
Especially on the big screen.

[Janice Glesser]

Love that film Oliver. Another great Cary Grant movie. You are lucky to have that in your collection!

[Oliver Feld]

„Arsenic and Old Lace“... An amazing print and perfect for this special day

[Janice Glesser]

Hi Bill...Unfortunately my big old Sony TV Screen didn't survive the move. The screen itself was undamaged...but the plastic frame broke apart. It's probably for the best. My new living room doesn't really lend itself to the setup I had at my old house. I've decided to project to the wall for now until I can decide whether to use screen paint on the wall or a motorized screen. The wall is not white ...kind of a light tan color, but projection still looks good.

I brought in my swivel rocker patio chairs for the winter and for now they make nice seating in my new cine room. I'm continuing to look for seating options. The picture size on the wall is a little over 80" in width... much bigger than my old TV screen.

I really miss my old film setup...but the move has been great for me and I love the house. It may take awhile, but the new setup is going to be even better than the old one.



Even with some ambient light the contrast is good.

[Bill Phelps]

Janice...I take it since you moved you no longer have your old TV/screen set up from before? That really seemed to work good.