What 8mm films did I watch last night?

[Osi Osgood]

I agree, a very good edit. For the record, some super 8 company in Germany, released this as a full feature!

[Graham Ritchie]

A couple of screen shots from two nights ago, even after all these years I think its one of the best edit Scope Super8 films released from Derann, I don't think that its ever been shown at present day conventions which is a pity, it was certainly one of the most popular films they sold at the time. Its also a good example of what Scope on Super8 should looks like.

[Steve Klare]

Tonight: Just kind of a...compilation!

(Sometimes I plan these things, sometimes they just kind-of happen...)

Draw the fires (S8, Look at Life highlights the passage of Steam from British railways)
Canoeing in Austria (16mm, Kayaking the wild rivers of Alpine Austria)
Pastoral Symphony (S8, 500' Extract from Fantasia, both Derann reels spliced together. Well done, Disney and Derann, Even better done, Beethoven!)

-and just when I was ready roll up the screen for the night, I had a sudden idea:
The Railrodder (Projected DVD, Buster Keaton takes us on an astounding trans-continental tour of Canada.)

Both by number of films and time on Screen, this was preponderantly a S8 Show!

[Steve Klare]

Well,

Today was Epiphany Sunday, and the Christmas decorations are starting to come down here.

-but still the same, Christmas couldn't really end until we sat down together and watched my Derann 600' print of The Small One. I've had it about 15 years now, and just by its seasonal nature we never see it twice in a year: we've come to look forward to it.
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Tonight was the night!
(Merry Christmas 2023!)

[Melvin England]

......... and the first show of 2024 was a spontaneous showing late yesterday afternoon.


The Fastest Animal on Earth - 1x 200' - The life of a Cheetah.

Blue of The Night - 1x 200' - Bing Crosby sings 3 songs... Blue of The Night (!), Silent Love, Every Time My Heart Beats.

A Star is Born - 1x 400' - Barbra Streisand and Kris Kristofferson. The best thing about this is a complete rendition of "Evergreen."

The Wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer - 1x 400' - This was a second copy I picked up recently complete with its original plastic box and this copy was far better than my first one !

The Sound of Music - 1x 400' - NOT what you are thinking. This was a composite reel of extracts from the full length cinemascope version which included full length songs "So Long,Farewell," and "Climb Ev'ry Mountain." There were other bits E.G. "Something Good" and the wedding scene amongst others. What has surprised me, thinking about it, is that somewhere out there, there is a butchered full length copy of what is normally a very expensive film to buy. Why anyone would do this is beyond me !

[Melvin England]

The last show of 2023.


Twister - 1x 50' Trailer

War of The Worlds -1x 50' Trailer

Breakdowns of 1936 - 1x 200' - Warner Brothers end of year bloopers reel. It is very strange to see the likes of Bogart, Cagney, Robinson messing it up.

Breakdowns of 1937 - 1x 200' - As above. Not sure if any other blooper years were ever released by them, or available on super 8

Singin' In The Rain - 2x 400' - Most (all ?) of the song and dance routines all nicely edited together.

The Lady Vanishes - 4x 400' - Hitchcock's 1938 version with Margaret Lockwood.


Happy New Year Everyone !

[Osi Osgood]

Such a wonderful list, Chip! Watched my new commercial reel, "70's Commercials" (the first of two 200ft reels). From Red Fox. Sadly, faded, and I will still search for a good color copy, which will be difficult, as, they were all printed on quick fade Eastman, ( part 2 was thankfully reprinted by Derann on LPP ), but given the right storage and circumstances, I might find a good one. I also watched my one and only super 8 release again, "Saturday morning Madness", also commercials, low fade

[Brian Fretwell]

Checking my memory (and shelves) I realised I had "Santa's Workshop" (Disney) so watched that as a late Christmas viewing.

[Chip Gelmini]

My schedule is locked in place for these last few days of 2023. So, I'm listing this early. It should be accurate when all is said and screened.

2023: Screenings Complete


Error correction: 4 DVD shows not 5

[Brian Fretwell]

"Walking in the Air" from The Snowman and "Mickey's Christmas Carol" for me yesterday, trying out the Scheider 12-30mm f/1.3 lens I bought at Blackpool in the Eunig 926GL. It worked well, but a pity the balance stripe head has packed up working as the Chistmas Carol is marked as a Stereo print.

[Oliver Feld]

What has happened? I only sent it once… Sorry!!!

[Oliver Feld]

Sorry…

[Oliver Feld]

My Christmas program was the heartbreaking „The Small One“ and of course „It’s a wonderful Life“. The days before Christmas I screened „West Side Story“, „The Sound of Music“ and (I don’t know why, because it doesn’t really fit with this season) „Predator“🤭.

[Graham Ritchie]

Christmas day at the moment so though I would look at some of our home movie Super 8 films taken around 1977- 1982. All shot on Kodak at the time and the colors looks great. How time passes, sadly my parents that are in it are no longer with us, but its nice to relive those times through a film projector.

[Brian Fretwell]

As it was Christmas ever I watched the Tom & Jerry "The Night Before Christmas" a Film Office print, on Agfa, with French title cards but the verse "The night before Christmas was in English.
A nice S8 start to the holidays!