What 8mm films did I watch last night?

[Brian Fretwell]

Back to "A NIGHT in Casablanca" I finally got to watch the part four I bought in Blackpool. A bit late due to a splice failing when cleaning and I got lazy about repairing it. Also remembering that my tape splicer was given to me for my birthday in 1975!!!!!!

[Douglas Meltzer]

That new Casablanca thread can be found here.

[Melvin England]

A very interesting question which I feel needs to be discussed as a new topic elsewhere.

[Joerg Polzfusz]

Hi!

Yesterday evening, I watched „Casablanca“ (1942) on S8 in a friend’s home cinema - for maybe the tenth time. And I simply love the movie as it has so many details and side-stories. After the screening, I had a little discussion with a friend who summarized it as a lovestory of Rick and Ilsa. But isn’t the main topic the lovestory of Ilsa and Victor? Or is it the friendship between Rick and Sam or Rick and Louis? Or is it about helpless refugees being stuck somewhere? Or is it about Rick‘s way back to fighting the evil? Or is it about fighting the nazis (with everything else only being deception)?

What do you think?

(My opinion is that Casablanca is simply great because there’s no real answer to my question. And hence you can simply watch the movie all over again and again - when you are open to watch the film this time from a completely different point of view.)

[Melvin England]

As we are getting well into the festive month, I thought it was time to dig out some Christmas / Christmassy films for the evening.

So, tonight in the Man Cave I watched.....

The Night Before Christmas - 1x 200' - The Tom and Jerry Version

The Night Before Christmas - 1x 200' - The Disney version.

The Small One - 1x 200' - The story of the donkey that was chosen by Joseph to carry Mary to Bethlehem.

Snowdrift at Bleath Gill - 1x 200' - Ok, the event took place during a torrid February but is totally suitable for Christmas and winter.

Ginger Knutt's Christmas Circus - 1x 200' - An Animal Land cartoon. Some serious scratches throughout, so will be looking out for a better copy in 2024

A Walt Disney Christmas - 1x 400' - Festive fun with all the gang.

The George Burns and Gracie Allen Christmas Show - 1x 600' - A real rarity this one. I have just traced this tele cine transfer to an original transmission date of Christmas 1951

The Snowman - 1x 600' - Enough said.

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[Douglas Meltzer]

Alice,

Welcome to the 8mm Forum! I see you're in Saratoga County. That's such a pretty part of New York.

[Alice Manzi]

So sorry. What a mess!

[Brian Fretwell]

Last night the first spool of the 4x400ft of A Night in Casablanca". Unfortunately due to the 926gl take up spool misbahaving it deposited all of it on the floor behind the sideboas it was sitting on so I called it a hlat for the night. I managed to re-spool it OK today and have just watched part 3 (I don't have part 2). A generally good print from a worn master and variable frame lines, but as I only paid £10 for the three parts at Blackpool this year I can't complain.

[Lincoln Thorn]

Last night I hailed the holiday's with my lovely 800 ft print of BLACK CHRISTMAS.

[Chip Gelmini]

Secret of NIMH with the Snowman film short
followed by
Return of the Jedi with Trail Mix Up attached to the front

both full length including the Snowman @ 30 minutes.

[Brian Fretwell]

I finally found time to watch some purchases from Blackpool. The trialers for "The Creeping Flesh" and "Dracula has Risen from the Grave" (A little faded), the Powell Films 400ft digest ot "A Night to Remember" I couldn't resist that after the Friday Night film show, A good print with full range and contrast, The walton 400ft of "Stagecoach" a bit grainy and low contrastm but well edited. Finally part one of a film about the Indepenance day fro Malta on 31 March 1871 when the British garrison closed. Foreign sound, a Buck labs print on early Fuji fading to red but all colours still there but at £1 not bad.
Only one to go now!

[Graham Ritchie]

I have the strange feeling Melvin, and I could be wrong but I think Movietone Scope reel one, originated from 35mm and that's why its so good. I have that print also and its excellent "zero fade". One thing I like about it is that the narrator talks about an up and coming film, showing an aircraft landing during its production. The film of coarse is the Mag Men in there flying Machines, so I guess that Movietone reel would have done the cinema rounds around 1964-65 at a guess. One Scope film on Super 8 for me that stands out is, "She Flies", followed by The NeverEnding Story

[Melvin England]

No film show in the Man Cave last weekend, as I was enjoying the pleasure of sharing a mighty three days of film shows with a lot of my colleagues from this forum at the Blackpool extravaganza which, as ever, was a HUGE success. Thank you to all the organizers. A job VERY well done !

So,

Yesterday (Saturday) it was time for me to view my new purchases from the convention. It was a mix bag of super 8mm and 16mm and my session lasted well over 7 hours ! Heaven !

I will list the super 8 films below, and the 16mm on the appropriate thread over there.


This is Pompeii - 1x 200' cinemascope - A really interesting documentary of the town that was engulfed in ash after Vesuvius erupted in AD79. I had previously visited the area, so to have a great condition (colour and sound) cinemascope print in my possession is a fantastic souvenir.

This is Movietone - 1x 200' cinemascope - The film mostly concentrates on the Farnborough air show and the colour is stunning !

We've Got a Show - 1x 200' cinemascope - The extract starring Cliff Richard. I have only ever come across this as a flat copy so to see it in its full glory was very enjoyable. Pity the colour had faded quite a bit but no scratches and the sound was good.

Ask a Policeman - 4x 400' (flat for obvious reasons)(1939) - Will Hay and co. Would you believe it, it is the first time I have ever seen this one ? Very enjoyable, but must say that the Walton print was very soft focus, well below Walton's normal standard. Very low scratching and good sound.


Please pop over to the 16mm forum for the rest of the list.

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[Graham Ritchie]

Its been a while since I last screened this one. The Marketing 3/400ft has lasted really well. "Airplane" is a film I never tire of watching, its a excellent digest. I really like the "staying alive" number, great stuff.

All screen shot photos taken two nights ago

[Douglas Meltzer]

Two Derann 2-parters: Golddiggers of 1933 & They Died with Their Boots On.