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**Brian Fretwell** · February 14, 2024, 01:48 AM

Checked my 1x400ft os Smokie and the Bandit, fading, but still only noticable in dark shots then ran "Un Chien Andalou" silent on LPP. I'm not sure where I got that from.

**Douglas Meltzer** · February 14, 2024, 10:25 AM

Brian,

That's quite the double bill!

**Melvin England** · February 17, 2024, 04:16 PM

I was back in the Man Cave tonight after a week or two away. I felt like watching something that wasn't too taxing on the brain, so I watched the following....

Royal Wedding 1x 50' Trailer

Diamond Horse-shoe 1x 50' Trailer

My Blue Heaven - 1x 50' Trailer

North By Northwest - 1x 400' - The Hitchcock classic. Basically wanted to watch it to see Cary Grant. This afternoon I binge watched the ITV series "Archie" on ITVX ( a UK catch up service for independent television) which was a biography of his life according to Dyan Cannon. (Archibald Leech = Cary Grant). Highly recommended if you can get to see it.

That's Entertainment - 8x 400' - The classic MGM compilation film. Reel quality varied from "ok" to "excellent." A bit of a mish mash for me as I built it up from various sources. A real (reel) compilation film in all senses of the word!

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**Oliver Feld** · February 21, 2024, 02:24 PM

„2001 - A Space Odyssey“… The Cineavision version presenting the original Widescreen format. This film belongs into the big screen.

**Melvin England** · February 22, 2024, 02:42 AM

Oliver - I WISH ! OH I WISH !

The best I have to put up with is a fairly faded copy of the trailer.

......Maybe one day !

**Chip Gelmini** · February 22, 2024, 08:32 AM

Been a long time since I added here. In the last 12 days or so

HALLELUJAH I'M A BUM / AL JOLSON
WOODY ALLEN'S TAKE THE MONEY AND RUN
DISNEY HUNCHBACK OF NOTREDAME
KING KONG 1933
SILENT SHORTS VOLUME 6 ON 2 X 1200 MOSTLY BLACKHAWKS

A few years ago I bought a case of Goldberg 1200 foot reels for super 8. They were full of the silents. The sale was going to be reels only - but the seller decided he didn't have enough time to pull the prints. So I got everything for a re-negotiated slightly higher price. It was quite the score - because all 6 volumes are 2 hours each. So 12 hours of silent super 8 !!!!! If I did this right - that would be 33 reels @ 400 foot!

All of these screenings super 8 sound & full length 2 hour programs.

**Chip Gelmini** · February 22, 2024, 08:43 AM

Melvin based on your comment I just sent a message that was incorrect. Please ignore that with apologies. The message was private regarding a silent movie I own.

**Douglas Meltzer** · February 22, 2024, 09:57 AM

Reel #6 of Universal 8's feature release of Howard Hughes' Hell's Angels. These are amazing aerial combat scenes.

**Graham Ritchie** · February 24, 2024, 09:31 PM

I remember watching the full Super8 feature of "Hell's Angles" at one of our long ago Sunday night meetings. I think it was on Elmo 1200ft reels, good movie.

A couple of nights ago it was the turn of another Elmo 800ft reel of cartoon shorts ""Professor Tom", "Lady and the Tramp"

, "Bedknobs and Broomsticks", "The Rescuers" both 200 footers joined together. color wise they are all still pretty good, considering I bought them new back in the 1970s there general condition has lasted well. What I did notice was with "Professor Tom" being a bit jumpy in the GS1200, nothing new with that, as I remember having to give the odd new Walton Tom and Jerry prints a light lube, even when they were brand new when using the ST1200 back then.

Its certainly a bit of a nostalgia trip watching those Disney shots, they were certainly very popular in there day.

Decided to lube it and run the 800ft reel again, this time round, perfect

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The Rescuers...

**Melvin England** · February 25, 2024, 02:27 AM

Last night, I decided to dig out a pile of films that I have not projected for absolutely years. It was very enjoyable. Almost like seeing them for the first time..... but not quite.

The Omen 1x 400' - Gregory Peck.

Damien - Omen II - 1x 400' William Holden. Completely forgotten just what excellent and gory edits these are.

The Champ - Jon Voight & Ricky Schroeder. What a tear jerker.

King Solomon's Mines - 1x 400' - Stewart Granger.

Logan's Run - 1x 400' - Michael York and Jenny Agutter. A great edit and completely worth it for a certain 3 seconds or so. If you have this one, you will know EXACTLY what I am talking about !!!

New York, New York - 1x 400' - Robert De Niro and Liza Minelli. One of Scorsese's less popular films. But good.

Distant Drums - 3x 400' - Gary Cooper.

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**Oliver Feld** · February 25, 2024, 11:35 AM

„A Night To Remember“… The Kenneth More classic by Roy Baker.

**Osi Osgood** · February 25, 2024, 12:31 PM

Oliver, how has your 2001 held up? Those Cineavision prints can be hit and miss.

**Oliver Feld** · February 26, 2024, 08:01 AM

The print had faded (like I think the most prints of this title) and years ago I‘ve sent it to Alberto to Italy. The red tint has changed to a more comfortable brownish tint and colours like yellow, red (!) and blue have returned. Otherwise it’s a flawless print which is working on the big screen (3-4 meters). It has Stereo sound and I love to watch it once a year.

**Graham Ritchie** · February 28, 2024, 02:46 AM

By the way the Oliver trailer was released in Scope as new in Super8 and 16mm you could buy from Derann. I have the Super8 Scope trailer color wise its fine, however sound wise could have been a bit better

Last night after the VP ran this reel

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A couple of screen shots taken last night