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by drednm
August 8th, 2023, 8:14 pm
Forum: Silents & PreCodes
Topic: New Kickstarter: STRANDED (1927)
Replies: 0
Views: 652

New Kickstarter: STRANDED (1927)

Just a note. My new Kickstarter for STRANDED (1927) has abut a week to run. Shirley Mason stars as a no-talent girl from Iowa who heads to Hollywood to be a star. This drama by Anita Loos takes a look at the downside of "going Hollywood," you, know, what happens to the girls who don't make...
by drednm
July 27th, 2023, 7:32 am
Forum: Dramas
Topic: Oppenheimer (2023)
Replies: 29
Views: 2884

Re: Oppenheimer (2023)

Looking forward to seeing this one. A lot of local filming in Los Alamos, where I worked for more than 10 years. Apparently a lot of the exteriors were filmed on a set at Ghost Ranch in Abiquiu (think George O'Keefe).
by drednm
June 25th, 2023, 8:58 pm
Forum: General TV and Media
Topic: TURNER CLASSIC MOVIES NEWS
Replies: 120
Views: 17288

Re: TURNER CLASSIC MOVIES NEWS

If THE FLASH doesn't kill off TCM, then Warners upcoming stinker BARBIE will.
by drednm
June 25th, 2023, 7:07 am
Forum: General TV and Media
Topic: TURNER CLASSIC MOVIES NEWS
Replies: 120
Views: 17288

Re: TURNER CLASSIC MOVIES NEWS

Still no news that I've seen that says who's replacing Tabesh or who is going to be in charge of programming new films.
by drednm
June 24th, 2023, 6:59 am
Forum: General TV and Media
Topic: TURNER CLASSIC MOVIES NEWS
Replies: 120
Views: 17288

Re: TURNER CLASSIC MOVIES NEWS

The two "producers" named to head TCM, DeLuca and Abdy. It is said they will CURATE and that TCM will not be their full-time responsibilities. Sounds like they will not be PROGRAMMERS because there is no budget to license any new films.
by drednm
June 23rd, 2023, 1:11 pm
Forum: General TV and Media
Topic: TURNER CLASSIC MOVIES NEWS
Replies: 120
Views: 17288

Re: TURNER CLASSIC MOVIES NEWS

Are there other outlets for your efforts, Dred? Somewhere else you can monetize this? It seems like important work to me, preserving our heritage. I've been placing projects with various film festivals and venues. Kansas Silent Film Festival, Museum of the American West, Capitolfest in Rome, NY and...
by drednm
June 23rd, 2023, 12:52 pm
Forum: General TV and Media
Topic: TURNER CLASSIC MOVIES NEWS
Replies: 120
Views: 17288

Re: TURNER CLASSIC MOVIES NEWS

I had five of my projects licensed to broadcast on TCM, dating back to 2014. After 2021, however, I got a consistent "no budget for silent films" response. I never blamed Charlie Tabesh; he was always very nice and very supportive. It's because of him we finally got a Star of the Month sal...
by drednm
April 15th, 2023, 4:47 pm
Forum: Silents & PreCodes
Topic: New Kickstarter
Replies: 0
Views: 1881

New Kickstarter

I've launched my 23rd Kickstarter http://kck.st/43AwFkU

Elaine Hammerstein and Forrest Stanley star in this romantic drama from Columbia Pictures. One of the few Hammerstein films to survive.
by drednm
March 14th, 2023, 10:43 am
Forum: The People of Film
Topic: Oscar Nominations
Replies: 138
Views: 8848

Re: Oscar Nominations

no in memoriam

SALLY KELLERMAN (maybe she was in last year's?), PAUL SORVINO, CINDY WILLIAMS, ROBERT BLAKE, STELLA STEVENS, LESLIE JORDAN, FRED WARD, MARSHA HUNT......
by drednm
February 22nd, 2023, 8:22 am
Forum: Silents & PreCodes
Topic: Mary Astor
Replies: 50
Views: 13858

Re: Mary Astor

I've placed two Mary Astor silent films with Capitolfest for their August tribute to Astor. Both 2-reel films were shot in Augusta, Maine in 1921. Brother of the Bear and My Lady o' the Pines star the 15-year-old Astor in her first films ... in starring roles
by drednm
February 4th, 2023, 8:06 am
Forum: The People of Film
Topic: Melinda Dillon 1939-2023
Replies: 6
Views: 986

Re: Melinda Dillon 1939-1983

1983?
by drednm
January 26th, 2023, 5:49 pm
Forum: Silents & PreCodes
Topic: Marion Davies on TCM
Replies: 41
Views: 6039

Re: Marion Davies on TCM

Here's the DVD cover for my Kickstarter backers in 2016.

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by drednm
January 25th, 2023, 10:51 am
Forum: Silents & PreCodes
Topic: Marion Davies on TCM
Replies: 41
Views: 6039

Re: Marion Davies on TCM

The final Silent Sundays this month features two Davies films (repeats) with When Knighthood Was in Flower and my project Beauty's Worth.
by drednm
January 24th, 2023, 9:26 pm
Forum: Silents & PreCodes
Topic: Marion Davies on TCM
Replies: 41
Views: 6039

Re: Marion Davies on TCM

They ran out of films they have licensed. The license for Enchantment (1921) ran out in 2021. They never licensed Zander the Great (1925). They also never licensed Getting Mary Married (1919) or The Restless Sex (1920) or my restorations of the incomplete April Folly (1920) and Buried Treasure (192...
by drednm
January 24th, 2023, 9:07 pm
Forum: The People of Film
Topic: Oscar Nominations
Replies: 138
Views: 8848

Re: Oscar Nominations

They lost me years ago.....