What 16mm Films Did You See Last Night?

[Larry Arpin]

Watched FIRST MEN IN THE MOON in full Technicolor. It is a letterbox version with Edward Judd and a great performance by Lionel Jeffries. I've been watching my Ray Harryhausen 16mm films in reverse order starting with CLASH OF THE TITANS. Next up will be JASON AND THE ARGONAUTS.

[Melvin England]

In the last few days, I finally managed to catch up on the final two purchases I made recently.
Over a couple of nights I watched the following...

This Sporting Life - The Richard Harris film revolving around the sport of Rugby League.

Topper Takes a Trip - The second of a three film saga from the late thirties promoted as a comedy ghost story. Probably too tame for even Halloween but enjoyable none the less.

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[Larry Arpin]

This is my super rare British Technicolor print of JASON AND THE ARGONAUTS. These pictures don't do it justice. Color is much better. I've had prints in the past that were leaning to yellow but this is such a beauty. Next up is 3 WORLDS OF GULLIVER.

[Douglas Meltzer]

Larry,

That print looks spectacular!

[Larry Arpin]

This is my LPP print of 3 Worlds of Gulliver. Interesting history of this print. I originally received my first print with the last reel on faded Eastman. Then about a year or so later a print with the 1st 2 reels on faded Eastman and the last reel on LPP showed up on Ebay and I got it. Sold the faded reels. It seems all of Ray Harryhausen's feature have that magic that no other film has. Next up is 7th Voyage of Sinbad.

[Larry Arpin]

On another day I watched my VS affected print of When Worlds Collide in Technicolor. I have this in the freezer and take it out when I watch it then place it back in the freezer. Fortunately, there is no warping to the film. So hopefully, freezing it will keep it from warping.

[Dominique De Bast]

L'invention du diable (The Devil's Invention), an interesting documentary about the invention of cinema and the related linked inventions that preceeded it. The film shows several devices, everyone interested in cinema heard about, working for a demonstration.

[Larry Arpin]

Saw my beautiful Technicolor print of 7th Voyage of Sinbad. Very magical. Next up 20 Million Miles to Earth.

[Dominique De Bast]

The French 1938 film Ca c'est du sport (That's Sport), the title has little to di with the story which is about mariages. Henri Garat sings in this film. He was one of the biggest movie stars in the '30s but died poor and forgotten at the end of the '50s. Pierre Larquey and Rellys, also well known in thir time play good roles. The difference between a mother and a daughter is only 8 years, so the casting is a mystery regarding that :-) Interesting : the coloured actress Princesse Khandou appears also in this film. There is very little known about her : she played in 5 films in the '30s, then disappeard from the movie industry.

[Melvin England]

Continuing my thread from the Super 8 forum of a few minutes ago ("What Super 8 Films Did You See Last Night ?"), in my marathon 7 hour film session watching my new films purchased at Blackpool 2023, I also viewed my new 16mm films as follows.....


The Jazz Singer - 3x 1600' - starring Neil Diamond. For me, this was the first jaw dropper of the day. A film I have always wanted on 16mm. Just imagine me sitting in the auction, letting all the other general nondescript 16mm pass by and suddenly.....THIS ! It was advertised as "with colour fade" but, quite honestly, there really isn't much and the sound was booming. A great find.

Then came jaw dropper #2......


The Deer Hunter - 1x 2200' 1x 2000' 1x 1600' - Oh my goodness! Some of the opening credits are missing and the closing credits do finish abruptly but, oh boy, the story is complete! The color has started to turn pink very slightly in places but all the colour was still present. Interesting to note that this copy was in masked widescreen of 1.85:1. I suppose it would have been too much to hope for a proper cinemascope version, but is certainly much better than having a flat version. The "bars" above and below the image have a pinkish hue instead of perfect black but certainly didn't spoil the enjoyment of this classic, classic film.


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[Larry Arpin]

My beautiful print of 20 Million Miles to Earth. Since it is close to Christmas I may watch a Christmas movie next.

[Steve Klare]

Last night, we watched Christmas in Germany: A Story of Giving

Christmas in Germany: A Story of Giving (YouTube)

This one is very special here because of a Christmas we spent in Germany five years ago. We have family there still in my Grandfather's hometown and they invited us to join them in their celebration. We went to Christmas Markets in Heidelberg, Mannheim, Speyer and Stuttgart and rang in 2019 in Munich. We celebrated in their homes and around their tables and it felt like we'd been together our whole lives! (Of course, a year later we could just as easily celebrated Christmas on Mars as things developed in the months that followed.)

The film follows the tale of a young girl who notices her neighbor's loneliness and finds her a gift in the Christmas Market in Nuremburg.

(You watch this one with some hot mulled wine and it's like you are there! -more wine certainly helps!)

-I felt a little regret when I re-shelved it until December '24, but I guess that's the destiny of Christmas films!
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[Ken Souza]

Howdy

I thought I would chime in here I watched a beautiful 1999 print from the restored negative of Snow White. Screen shots don’t do it justice, it looks like Tech. Such a classic! Happy New Year to all.

[Melvin England]

Yesterday it was super 8, this evening it was 16mm.

I am pleased to say that I had an audience this evening whom I have been married to for several years!

The line up went like this......


Ginger Knutt's Christmas Circus - 1x 200' - Festive cartoon.

Runaway Choo Choo - 1x 200' - Looks like an early Walter Lantz cartoon.

Sgt. Bilko - 1x 1000' - An episode called His Royal Highness Doberman

The Waltons - The Torch - 1x 2000' - With Olivia in hospital, an old flame of John's returns to Walton's Mountain to take over running the Dew Drop Inn.

The Waltons - The Medal - 1x 2000' - A soldier appears in Walton's Mountain to deliver a posthumous medal awarded to Mary Ellen's late husband Curt, complete with a letter from The President.

I must say, the colours on both Walton episodes are beautiful. And hardly a scratch.

[Melvin England]

A rather long session in the Man Cave last night as you will appreciate when I tell you that it was.........


Pieces of Silver - 1x 400' (just to warm the projector up)

Lawrence of Arabia - 3x 2200' and 1x 800'


See what I mean ?