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by wingate
Fri Jul 21, 2017 6:44 am
Forum: Talking About Talkies
Topic: Watching DUNKIRK
Replies: 31
Views: 7458

Re: Watching DUNKIRK

It is being shown on 35mm here at a number of cinemas.What about other countries?
by wingate
Sat Jul 15, 2017 1:34 am
Forum: Talking About Talkies
Topic: What is the last film you watched? (2017)
Replies: 2028
Views: 346741

Re: What is the last film you watched? (2017)

A Matter of WHO 1961.A forgotten HMM film with a marvellous performance from Terry Thomas
by wingate
Sat Jul 15, 2017 1:31 am
Forum: Talking About Talkies
Topic: The Ritz Brothers- Thank God for "fast forward?"
Replies: 82
Views: 26676

Re: The Ritz Brothers- Thank God for "fast forward?"

The Crazy Gang originated at the London Palladium in 1930 with a Crazy Week.Originally Carlyle and Munday were part of this.Eventually it became The Crazy Gang with Merck and Knox,Naughton and Gold and Flanagan and Allen.They worked together on stage and film till the early forties when they went th...
by wingate
Sun Jul 02, 2017 3:17 pm
Forum: Talking About Talkies
Topic: Shooting script for "Golddigers of 1937"
Replies: 10
Views: 2618

Re: Shooting script for "Golddigers of 1937"

Out of interest I did a search.They have only Gold diggers In Paris.They don't have 1937.
by wingate
Sun Jul 02, 2017 3:14 pm
Forum: Talkie News
Topic: New Book about Warner Brothers Studio
Replies: 6
Views: 2365

Re: New Book about Warner Brothers Studio

I have this book,it is a great read.Don't be deterred by the earlier post.It is one of the few books that I haven't put back on Amazon after reading.
by wingate
Thu Jun 15, 2017 1:21 am
Forum: Talking About Talkies
Topic: What is the last film you watched? (2017)
Replies: 2028
Views: 346741

Re: What is the last film you watched? (2017)

This what I am going to see next.A 35mm print of Seven Samuri,starting at 1030am and finishing at13.57pm.I wonder if I can make it through to the end.
by wingate
Thu Jun 15, 2017 1:18 am
Forum: Talking About Silents
Topic: Buy Thelma Todd's House
Replies: 12
Views: 2823

Re: Buy Thelma Todd's House

I'm in .we can play the board game credo.The characters,e.g. Colonel Mustard could be replaced by the actual people who were involved in the death.
We could have a seance and maybe a Ouija board as well.
by wingate
Wed Jun 14, 2017 9:52 am
Forum: Talking About Talkies
Topic: What is the last film you watched? (2017)
Replies: 2028
Views: 346741

Re: What is the last film you watched? (2017)

Bitter Harvest a film virtually unseen since its 1963 release.Starring the ill fated Janet Munro.Sadly she is no match for her contemporaries,Julie Christie and Rachel Roberts in the acting stakes.She is supposed to come from a Welsh village but sounds more Home Counties.
by wingate
Wed Jun 14, 2017 9:47 am
Forum: Talking About Silents
Topic: Buy Thelma Todd's House
Replies: 12
Views: 2823

Re: Buy Thelma Todd's House

Ok start a kickstarter for this!
by wingate
Tue Apr 18, 2017 10:07 am
Forum: Talking About Talkies
Topic: eh44returns
Replies: 17
Views: 4853

Re: eh44returns

He has had one strike against him and is having to be very cautious
by wingate
Tue Apr 18, 2017 10:05 am
Forum: Talking About Silents
Topic: Grauman's Chinese Turns 90
Replies: 2
Views: 946

Re: Grauman's Chinese Turns 90

Really great cinema in the atmospheric style
by wingate
Tue Apr 11, 2017 2:34 am
Forum: Silent News
Topic: BRITISH SILENT FILM FESTIVAL SYMPOSIUM 2017
Replies: 4
Views: 1841

Re: BRITISH SILENT FILM FESTIVAL SYMPOSIUM 2017

I very much enjoyed it particularly the Dr Forrest sound films
by wingate
Tue Apr 11, 2017 2:32 am
Forum: Talking About Talkies
Topic: Are King Kong and Tim Holt RKO's only multimedia franchises?
Replies: 10
Views: 2500

Re: Were King Kong and Tim Holt RKO's only media franchises?

They handled Sam Goldwyns films at such a disadvantageous rate they actually managed to make a loss
by wingate
Sun Apr 09, 2017 3:26 pm
Forum: Talking About Talkies
Topic: Are King Kong and Tim Holt RKO's only multimedia franchises?
Replies: 10
Views: 2500

Re: What other media franchises did RKO have besides Tim Hol

Edna Mae Oliver as miss hildegarde withers
by wingate
Sat Apr 08, 2017 11:06 am
Forum: Talking About Talkies
Topic: Early British talking shorts
Replies: 0
Views: 653

Early British talking shorts

At the British Silent Symposium they showed 4 De Forrest shorts.The Gentleman 1926,Pig Tail Alley 1926,Once a year 1926 and The Antidote 1927.These were shown in about 28 linemas in the summer as a movality attraction.Really fascinating.
by wingate
Sat Apr 08, 2017 10:59 am
Forum: Talkie News
Topic: New book about RUBY KEELER
Replies: 15
Views: 3669

Re: New book about RUBY KEELER

Keeler and Berkeley appeared to give a talk at the NFT in 1964'I got her to autograph my programme note.I still have it somewhere.
by wingate
Fri Apr 07, 2017 2:10 pm
Forum: Talking About Silents
Topic: What's The Last Silent Movie You Watched? [2017]
Replies: 648
Views: 150156

Re: What's The Last Silent Movie You Watched? [2017]

Yesterday at the British silent film symposium the 23 minute cut down Pathescope version of A Light Woman 1928 and today The unsleeping eye 1928 made on location in New Guinea.Both of interest.
by wingate
Fri Apr 07, 2017 1:57 pm
Forum: Talkie News
Topic: New book about RUBY KEELER
Replies: 15
Views: 3669

Re: New book about RUBY KEELER

I will buy because she was married to Jolson
As far as I am concerned she couldn't act dance or sing.Without jolson she would just have been another chorus girl
by wingate
Fri Mar 31, 2017 3:24 pm
Forum: Silent News
Topic: Moulin Rouge 1929
Replies: 15
Views: 5711

Moulin Rouge 1929

Both silent and sound versions are being released by Network in June on DVD and Blu Ray
by wingate
Fri Mar 31, 2017 3:20 pm
Forum: Talkie News
Topic: NEW BIOGRAPHY OF RICARDO CORTEZ
Replies: 33
Views: 10501

Re: NEW BIOGRAPHY OF RICARDO CORTEZ

Coincidentally I have just finished reading your Korngold blog.I found it a good read.korngold is my favourite film music composer.I still have the RCA album.
by wingate
Mon Mar 27, 2017 1:59 pm
Forum: Talking About Talkies
Topic: What is the last film you watched? (2017)
Replies: 2028
Views: 346741

Re: What is the last film you watched? (2017)

Rubber Racketeering with Ricardo Cortez.Good even in this abysmal King Brothers production.Right to get out of his films when he did,even if it was at the bottom.
by wingate
Mon Mar 27, 2017 1:55 pm
Forum: Talkie News
Topic: NEW BIOGRAPHY OF RICARDO CORTEZ
Replies: 33
Views: 10501

Re: NEW BIOGRAPHY OF RICARDO CORTEZ

Just watching him in Rubber Racketeers.Good even in this dross.
Anyway you sold me and I've bought it.
by wingate
Wed Mar 22, 2017 3:00 pm
Forum: Talkie News
Topic: VITAPHONE VARIETIES VOLUME 3 ANNOUNCED!
Replies: 16
Views: 6021

Re: VITAPHONE VARIETIES VOLUME 3 ANNOUNCED!

Mine is on the way.Thanks to the members blog above it will only cost £17,no custom charges or royal mail handling fee.
by wingate
Wed Mar 22, 2017 2:58 pm
Forum: Talking About Talkies
Topic: "Al Jolson, the greatest of them all" - so they said
Replies: 48
Views: 8590

Re: "Al Jolson, the greatest of them all" - so they said

I saw the recommendation for Goldman's book here some time ago and bought it.It is one of the best showbiz blogs I have ever read.you feel you really get to understand Jolson.
I saw The Jolson Story 12 times at the cinema.Got all his films and loads of albums.My late father adored his Yiddish songs.
by wingate
Sun Mar 19, 2017 8:07 am
Forum: Talking About Talkies
Topic: Has anyone met SIMON CHERRY lately?
Replies: 22
Views: 5228

Re: Has anyone met SIMON CHERRY lately?

You have the wrong title.It is Judgment Deferred.I do have a copy of this if anyone is interested.
by wingate
Sat Mar 04, 2017 2:26 pm
Forum: Talkie Screenings
Topic: This Man In Paris
Replies: 0
Views: 933

This Man In Paris

Rarely shown film screening at BFI South bank on Monday 13th March at 6.15
by wingate
Sat Mar 04, 2017 2:22 pm
Forum: Talkie News
Topic: VITAPHONE VARIETIES VOLUME 3 ANNOUNCED!
Replies: 16
Views: 6021

Re: VITAPHONE VARIETIES VOLUME 3 ANNOUNCED!

Thanks for the tip,saved me around £20
by wingate
Sat Mar 04, 2017 3:00 am
Forum: Silent News
Topic: FILM NOIR BEGINS WITH THE SILENTS-
Replies: 16
Views: 3915

Re: FILM NOIR BEGINS WITH THE SILENTS-

You could say that Hitchcocks The Lodger and Blackmail belong to this genre