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- August 25th, 2010, 3:08 pm
- Forum: Silents & PreCodes
- Topic: Kevin Brownlow to receive honorary Oscar!
- Replies: 40
- Views: 14268
Re: Kevin Brownlow to receive honorary Oscar!
I understand the presentations are posted the day after the event at the Academy website. In any case, this is really the best news. I can think of no other historian, preservationist, filmmaker and documentarian that deserves an award of this nature more richly than Kevin Brownlow. I think I am not...
- August 24th, 2010, 6:23 pm
- Forum: Silents & PreCodes
- Topic: Cinecon 2010 - Labor Day
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2496
Re: Cinecon 2010 - Labor Day
Bumping this up. Anyone else on SSO going to be in attendance at Cinecon?
Bueller?
Bueller?
- August 13th, 2010, 3:44 pm
- Forum: Movies and Features on TCM
- Topic: Gone With or Without fanfare
- Replies: 2721
- Views: 799250
Re: Gone With or Without fanfare
David Wolper, award winning producer of Roots has died: David L. Wolper, the award-winning television documentary producer best known for the blockbuster TV miniseries "Roots" and for the spectacular opening and closing ceremonies he created for the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, has ...
- August 10th, 2010, 1:14 pm
- Forum: The People of Film
- Topic: *CANDIDS*
- Replies: 14682
- Views: 6047378
Re: *CANDIDS*
http://i592.photobucket.com/albums/tt8/MovieJoe/silver/joanrobthush.jpg Joan Crawford with director Robert Aldrich Joan Crawford was the original choice to co-star with Bette Davis in "Hush, Hush...Sweet Charlotte". After she became 'ill' she was replaced by Olivia de Havilland. Here are ...
- August 10th, 2010, 7:53 am
- Forum: The Marketplace
- Topic: Rudolph Valentino The Silent Idol - published at last
- Replies: 24
- Views: 29369
Re: Rudolph Valentino The Silent Idol - published at last
Wowie Zowie, Leonard Maltin gave it a review. Jeez, what a wonderful thing to wake up to. http://blogs.indiewire.com/leonardmaltin/archives/silent_stars_still_mesmerize I could not be in better company, either. Both Linda Wada's and Thomas Gladysz's books are fabulous and I'm proud to have them in m...
- August 6th, 2010, 4:09 pm
- Forum: Film Noir and Crime
- Topic: NOT NECESSARILY NOIR @ the Roxie in SF 8/20 - 9/2
- Replies: 25
- Views: 9384
Re: NOT NECESSARILY NOIR @ the Roxie in SF 8/20 - 9/2
Damn, I will be missing Cutter's Way (and LZ Cutter and MoraldoRubini, obviously)
- August 3rd, 2010, 10:30 pm
- Forum: The People of Film
- Topic: *CANDIDS*
- Replies: 14682
- Views: 6047378
Re: *CANDIDS*
LOVE the dog!!!!!mongoII wrote:
Crooner Rudy Vallee and pooch enjoying the funny papers
- August 2nd, 2010, 8:21 pm
- Forum: The People of Film
- Topic: John Ford
- Replies: 860
- Views: 265630
Re: John Ford
The newly found silent film, UPSTREAM, is going to get its public debut at the Academy of Motion Pictures and Sciences in Beverly Hills on September 1st: http://www.oscars.org/events-exhibitions/events/2010/upstream.html I'm pea green for you west coasters! I hope they bring it to the theater here ...
- July 29th, 2010, 3:38 pm
- Forum: General TV and Media
- Topic: Sherlock (New BBC series)
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1954
Re: Sherlock (New BBC series)
I am an avowed fan of Jeremy Brett as my ideal Sherlock. That said, I'll absolutly be watching when it airs on Mystery, I am addicted to this show on PBS.
- July 28th, 2010, 1:04 pm
- Forum: The People of Film
- Topic: *CANDIDS*
- Replies: 14682
- Views: 6047378
Re: *CANDIDS*
Not even in Some Like it Hot?ken123 wrote:IMHO Joe E. Brown NOT Funny!
- July 28th, 2010, 12:50 pm
- Forum: Silents & PreCodes
- Topic: Cinecon 2010 - Labor Day
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2496
Cinecon 2010 - Labor Day
Okay, any SSO people planning on going to Cinecon? I shall be there and am looking forward to it. The film line up so far looks pretty interesting. They will be showing the Keystone that got a lot of press, the one with a bit with Chaplin from 1914, previously undiscovered, The Thief Catcher. A bunc...
- July 27th, 2010, 5:09 pm
- Forum: Silents & PreCodes
- Topic: WHAT SILENTS & PRE-CODES HAVE YOU SEEN LATELY?
- Replies: 3714
- Views: 1065861
Re: WHAT SILENTS & PRE-CODES HAVE YOU SEEN LATELY?
I fogot to mention that I recorded the German-Indian silent Throw of the Dice over the weekend. I tried to watch it last night, but I found it agonizingly slow to get to whatever point it was trying to get to, and I gave up after about 40 minutes. The print quality was very good, but I thought the ...
- July 24th, 2010, 2:00 pm
- Forum: Silents & PreCodes
- Topic: San Francisco Silent Film Festival
- Replies: 11
- Views: 5581
Re: San Francisco Silent Film Festival
Okay, I've finally had enough sleep to gather my thoughts on the Festival. You can read it all here: http://strictly-vintage-hollywood.blogs ... tival.html
- July 23rd, 2010, 2:39 pm
- Forum: Movies and Features on TCM
- Topic: Gone With or Without fanfare
- Replies: 2721
- Views: 799250
Re: Gone With or Without fanfare
Yes, one of the very last of his kind. I, too, will miss his commentary on NPR. Condolences to his family and his many colleagues.MichiganJ wrote:RIP Daniel Schorr, one of the greatest and my favorite journalist. Saturday mornings will never be the same.
- July 22nd, 2010, 11:31 am
- Forum: Silents & PreCodes
- Topic: San Francisco Silent Film Festival
- Replies: 11
- Views: 5581
Four Horsemen screening at the Academy
Donna, It all sounds so wonderful, I can't wait to read your recap. Please include the screening in the City of Angels of Four Horsemen if you can. Thanks! Here it is, cross-posted from Nitrateville re Four Horsemen: Okay, I'm now finally feeling like I almost have enough sleep to be coherent, I'll...