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**Douglas Meltzer** · July 30, 2024, 05:24 PM

Dominique,

Sounds wonderful! I see The Iron Horse will be introduced by Kevin Brownlow. I assume then that this will be the longer cut of the film.

**Brian Fretwell** · July 31, 2024, 02:46 AM

I'll put it on my callendar so I don't forgeet.

**Dominique De Bast** · July 31, 2024, 01:54 PM

Doug, Kevin Brownlow is a legend. I hope I can meet him.

Brian, it will be a pleasure to see you again.

**Dominique De Bast** · September 10, 2024, 05:03 AM

It's tomorrow. Hope to see several forum members, there.

**Dominique De Bast** · September 11, 2024, 12:44 PM

"someone" left that...
😉

**Brian Fretwell** · September 11, 2024, 05:34 PM

Good to see you there Dominque also good to see David from The Big Screen Scene Revival (and his parents) all in all a good night out. Also a great pianist playing to the film. And I got home before 11pm!!

**Dominique De Bast** · September 11, 2024, 06:09 PM

Yes, Brian, it was a pleasure to see you, to see also David and Chris (so we were four forum members, not bad). The place was crowded, we couldn't take a "group" picture. Fantastic evening, for me. The copy of this tinted film was good, and, as Brian says, the pianist was good. There was a morse signal in the film, at a moment, and the pianist could add that (not the actual message, of course, but the suggestion of a morse signal). But the big big big event for me was to see Kevin Brownlow. I was even lucky enough to talk with him. I owe him a lot. In 1980, I was a 12 year old kid (don't do the math, I'm 56, now;-). I already had a standard/regular 8 projector, with a few Laurel and Hardy and Charlie Chaplin film. The tv, at that time, broadcasted sometilmes silent films, as well, but only comedies. So, for me (and probably for many), the silent era equalled to comedies. And then came, on Sunday nights, on the French national tv charnel FR3, Kevin Brownlow's Hollywood series. I was fascinated and discovered an entire fantastic new world.. One million thanks, Kevin.

**Douglas Meltzer** · September 12, 2024, 10:41 AM

Dominique,

Thank you for the pictures. It's great that you, Brian, Chris & David (along with his parents) were able to attend. I'm very jealous!

**Brian Fretwell** · September 12, 2024, 02:31 PM

The only drawback was that, as they were using sound projectors with 2 blade shutters and xenon arc lamps on a not very big screen, there was some noticable flicker on brighter scenes. However it was made up for by actually having change-overs ever 15 minutes or so, all done very well.

**Dominique De Bast** · September 13, 2024, 04:48 AM

This cinéma museum is very dynamic and makes many interesting projections.

Brian, I wonder if the general public noticed the flicker, or just us, movie people. It was noticeable, but very little, I think.

**Dominique De Bast** · September 13, 2024, 08:04 AM

Guided tour, this morning. I was lucky there was one when I'm in London, as they don't do many. Also lucky that the guide has a clear understanble English (foreign languages natives will understand what I mean :-).

Just a few pictures, because I already posted photos of the cinema museum in another thread, long time ago.

Look at what the H means.