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- 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?
- 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
- 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...
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
We could have a seance and maybe a Ouija board as well.
- 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.
- Wed Jun 14, 2017 9:47 am
- Forum: Talking About Silents
- Topic: Buy Thelma Todd's House
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2823
- Tue Apr 18, 2017 10:07 am
- Forum: Talking About Talkies
- Topic: eh44returns
- Replies: 17
- Views: 4853
- Tue Apr 18, 2017 10:05 am
- Forum: Talking About Silents
- Topic: Grauman's Chinese Turns 90
- Replies: 2
- Views: 946
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Sun Apr 09, 2017 3:23 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
And of course Wheeler and Woolsey
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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
As far as I am concerned she couldn't act dance or sing.Without jolson she would just have been another chorus girl
- 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
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Anyway you sold me and I've bought it.
- 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.
- 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.
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.
- 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.
- Tue Mar 14, 2017 3:40 pm
- Forum: Talking About Talkies
- Topic: Where promotional/advertising materials for RKO's films are
- Replies: 21
- Views: 4873
- 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
- Sat Mar 04, 2017 2:22 pm
- Forum: Talkie News
- Topic: VITAPHONE VARIETIES VOLUME 3 ANNOUNCED!
- Replies: 16
- Views: 6021
- 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