Tom and Jerry: The Golden Era Anthology (1940-58) Uncut!!

[Osi Osgood]

What is it with men having this overwhelming desire to spank women? John Wayne repeatedly desires to spank Maureen O Hara, this fellow wants to spank this lady?! I won't take this topic any further, with respect to the ladies among us

[Ricky Daniels]

Hey Steve,

😆 I’m happy to jog your memory, we all need it from time to time, and don’t be so hard on yourself human memory is notoriously easily influenced… and unreliable!

Looks likely you were hit between the eyes by the 3-D Warner Brothers shield after all, and it would appear you have a rare BFI poster, no doubt struck prior to the adding of the supporting short “Lumber-Jack Rabbit” to the programme.

I’ve many fond memories of attending the BFI 3-D festivals in the past, the dual 35mm shows were awesome, and those single strip 35mm presentations were pretty good too, all things considered (lower definition/baked-in alignment issues).

Incidentally, I recently purchased the Turbine Blu-Ray release of “Friday the 13th: Part 3-D”. Even though I already own the Shout Factory 3-D BR release I recently discovered the team at Turbine have spent time and money realigning much of those ‘baked-in’ alignment issues present from the original (single strip) camera negative!

Best,
Rick

[Brian Fretwell]

Also it wasn't the first time the NFT showed it in 3D. they had it in a programme of 3D films (one showing of it only) before that. Unfortunately it looked as if one of the prints (one for each eye were made) had been used as a general release print and had been damaged and spliced. Blank film ahd been pput in to keep it in sync so it had the effect that it went back to 2D for a fraction of a second. Rather off-putting if you noticed, as I did.

[Osi Osgood]

Was it the red and blue glasses 3D?

[Steve Lee]

Hi Osi, no it was polorazed and shown off of a silver screen. and was truly amazing to have the opportunity to see it for the first time in its full glory.
I have always been fascinated by 3d and stereo photography since I was a child.
Because kiss me Kate had never been released in the U.k in 3d, even on it's original release, it had sort of become a mythical film, as we knew it was shot in 3d but never had the opportunity to see it until the BFI screened it.

[Ken Finch]

I vaguely remember that there was a system marketed whereby one could turn any film into 3d which I played around with and it worked quite well. The downside was reduced brightness of the image. A Polaroid beam splitter lens was mounted on the front of the projection lens and the film was projected onto a ribbed silver screen and viewed through specs. Ribbed silver screen material provided even brightness no matter where you were sitting. I may still have the specs and the beam splitter but my cinema now has a Matt white screen. The big ribbed silver roll up screen is in my garage and is available to anyone who wants it but would have to be collected. It is about 8 or 9 ft wide !

[Larry Arpin]

Steve-Coincidentally, the first time I saw Kiss Me Kate in 3D back in the eighties it was shown with a Tom and Jerry cartoon, Yankee Doodle Mouse, but was not in 3D. Both are MGM releases so that makes since.