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George Slv 3rd Aug 2016		Cinema Val Lewton: The Man In The Shadows (2007)	Usually I think the directors seem to get much too much credit. Hitchcock this Hitchcock that. He was hired after someone else wrote and worked to produce the picture, to direct it. They were not "Hitchcock's films". Now here is the opposite.
George Slv 25th Jul 2016		Cinema The Draughtsman's Contract (1982)	Rated 6/10 A review at IMDB calls this "A bizarre, quite unique period film". It's an interesting experience, but certainly an adult film. In 1700s England a draughtsman (an "artist", for Pete's sake) is hired by a wealthy landowner [feelthie riche aristocrat] to make a few paintings of his estate. Now the draftsman for payment demands sexual favors from the ladies of the family. That's fine they says. But these rats have a devious plot in mind and this draftsman is in danger. Now you can spend your time at IMDB learning to understand what you just saw. There are horror style elements by the time it's over. They got this cute little guy who plays a "nymph" on the estate. Fully naked and painted green, he keeps showing up in humorous places. Hey when do we get a female like that, we aren't all homo. I can think of one actress ... The sex scenes are not your standard type, and are not sensuous. It's a quality production, you might be morbidly curious. 4 people found this review helpful. ✔︎ Helpful Review?
George Slv 24th Jul 2016		78 RPM The Chords - Sh-Boom / Since I Met You Baby	Mastered from digital? No doubt
George Slv 24th Jul 2016		Vinyl Album Peggy Scott And Jo Jo Benson - Soulshake	Review Soulshake on this album is a very unfortunate mess of a mix. Stereo balance is way off. You need to listen to the mono single. But that is not being reissued. Fortunately some discerning people (ahem) at Youtube are posting the single. Next the reissuers need to get the clue. It is only available in this stereo. Single: [YouTube Video] The rest of the album is great. 9 stars (like uh 11 out of 12). I think that's a sitar in the entire album. It's possible that a CD reissue has been remastered (really) to correct that. 4 people found this review helpful. ✔︎ Helpful Review?
George Slv 21st Jul 2016		TV Captain Midnight (1954 - 1956)	Youtube complete episode of The Electrified Man. [YouTube Video] This episode made the greatest impression on me at the time. Posted by Hour Of Gospel.
George Slv 20th Jul 2016		TV Perry Presents (1959)	To try to construct the episodes as much as I know, the female co-hosts: June 13 - July 4: Teresa Brewer July 11: Gloria DeHaven Next 2 shows: Peggy King. Final 6 shows: Jaye P. Morgan. If that's all there were the last show would have been September 5.
George Slv 19th Jul 2016		Vinyl Album Gene Pitney - Only Love Can Break A Heart	So the Australian cover had the same sequence errors as the Canadian.
George Slv 18th Jul 2016		Vinyl Album Gerry And The Pacemakers - Ferry Cross the Mersey	Which is the real "soundtrack album"? What about this LP? Was All Quiet On The Mersey Front in the movie?
George Slv 17th Jul 2016		Vinyl Album Gene Pitney - Only Love Can Break A Heart	Review One of the main classic LPs of the era, along with Orbison's Crying. On this one they made the effort to not include any "weak sisters" like on his first Many Sides LP. They pretty well succeeded. So many memorable songs beyond the hits, like Tower Tall, If I Didn't Have A Dime, Donna Means Heartbreak. The one that does not fit for me is B3. The title song seems to be his greatest hit. But I like B1 better yet. 2 people found this review helpful. ✔︎ Helpful Review?
George Slv 16th Jul 2016		Vinyl Album Linda Scott - Hey, Look At Me Now!	See a cover with her dedicated autograph in Memorabilia.
George Slv 11th Jul 2016		TV Hour Magazine (1980 - 1988)	Hour show 1985 with Teresa Brewer guest. [YouTube Video] Video is from the Teresa Brewer Center.
George Slv 9th Jul 2016		CD Album Teresa Brewer - Her Heart-Touching Love Songs & Famous Golden Hits	Review This contains a wide range of her Coral recordings, but certainly not a definitive collection of her hits. Two albums were marketed on TV in 1985 and sold by mail. For example 09 is from her Hawaii LP. 5,17, 23 were from her Naughty Naughty Naughty LP. 06 is of course her Coral rerecording. 21 is the Ferlin Husky hit "Gone", which had been unreleased by Teresa. 2 people found this review helpful. ✔︎ Helpful Review?
George Slv 8th Jul 2016		CD Album Teresa Brewer - Satellite	This is issued as a digital download but also exists as a CD. I currently see it at Amazon, and I'm not sure how legitimate it is or whether they even made the CD from mp3s or what? This company apparently is copying the old vinyl LPs. They also call it "remastered", which is the wrong term.
George Slv 6th Jul 2016		Cinema The Legend Of The 7 Golden Vampires (1974)	The 7 Brothers Meet Dracula was the US edit. Scenes were rearranged and it was shortened. It actually improved the pacing, starting off with fast vampire action. Julie Ege had been Miss Norway, and here joins this vampire hunting expedition just to travel to a northern destination. She might be sorry.
George Slv 6th Jul 2016		Cinema Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter (1974)	Rated 9/10 One of the movie projects of Brian Clemens, who had been producing The Avengers TV series. His other for Hammer Films was Dr Jekyll And Sister Hyde. He wrote the stories himself. This is a variation on the standard vampire theme, where the vampires don't drain the blood but the youth. See the young maidens after they have been drained. The film has some weaker spots in the screenplay but it turns out satisfying and has a "cult following" (the more discerning fans, ahem). The climactic sword fight in the sumptuous mansion (see the trailer credits picture) is especially colorful and dramatic. 4 people found this review helpful. ✔︎ Helpful Review?
George Slv 26th Jun 2016		DVD To The Devil A Daughter - Anchor Bay Entertainment	What comments do you have on the restored cut scenes? Does it show the baby being born?
George Slv 25th Jun 2016		TV Perry Presents (1959)	Here's an episode from July 11 at the Internet Archive with Gloria DeHaven co-hosting. Added photo (kinescope capture). In later episodes Jaye P. Morgan was the female co-host. As for IMDB, research on this series is a work in progress, and the one person who created the IMDB entry does not have it all right. That's probably the person who posted at Internet Archive. Here's more information written at This Is My Story: "She and Tony Bennett were cast to co-host "Perry Presents" - a New York-based summer replacement show for the Perry Como Saturday night time slot - in the summer of 1959. Teresa only appeared for the first four weeks of the show. After her departure, other performers - Jaye P. Morgan, for instance - filled in for her." Teresa's last show was July 4. There were at least 13 shows.
George Slv 23rd Jun 2016		Vinyl Album Anita Bryant - In Remembrance Of You (The Story Of A Love Affair)	Title song on Youtube from Michael McKenna [YouTube Video]
George Slv 23rd Jun 2016		Vinyl Album Anita Bryant - In Remembrance Of You (The Story Of A Love Affair)	Review Mainly beautiful ballads, arranged by Frank Hunter and Stan Applebaum. Side 1 is the rise, side 2 is the fall. The cover says: "Here is an album with an exciting difference. For the first time, by the use of carefully selected songs, this recording tells the complete story of a love affair--from the thrill of the first meeting, through the joyous times together and vows forevermore, to the lovers' parting and thoughts of days gone by." It's actually a similar concept to Bobby Curtola's 1965 "A Love Story In Stereo". 2 people found this review helpful. ✔︎ Helpful Review?
George Slv 22nd Jun 2016		Cinema The Emerald Forest (1985)	Review After John Boorman conquered the world with his legendary Excalibur, he went on to this pet project of his, using the setting of the Amazon forest. In the true story, Bill Markham's son is kidnapped by a jungle tribe, and ten years later Markham hunts for him. The potential is there being in the exotic forest, but I found that the screenplay was not strong and gripping enough, so it is on the mild side. There is topless nudity of tribal women, but the most significant is Tommy's girlfriend Kachiri working as a "topless waitress" in a bar, from where they rescue her. When scenes like that were cut the story was not so clear. There is a message here about saving the rainforest. Note that in 1990 environmentalists were crying that by 2000 the entire Amazon forest would be cut down. I know how totally incompetent their (non)thinking is. I was involved with some. Besides his greatness, John Boorman has some serious faults. 6 people found this review helpful. ✔︎ Helpful Review?
George Slv 20th Jun 2016		Vinyl Album The Mar-Keys - Last Night	How would you rate this album overall? Youtube post of 3 of these songs, B6, A6, A1. [YouTube Video] At the start their personnel included Booker T & the MGs in the rhythm section. Then Booker T separated and the Mar-Keys' further records were weaker, like Sack O' Woe. They did not particularly have further hits.
George Slv 20th Jun 2016		DVD Sueño Profundo - Noche De Lobos	Review The only DVD anyone has issued of this 1990 made-for-cable Canadian movie starring Megan Follows. Spain was interested because Damon D'Oliveira is a Portuguese Canadian. It includes Castellano and English audio. The copy I got was not technically top quality and was hard or impossible to play except on my computer drive. Once played the quality is okay, but closer to VHS than to DVD quality. 3 people found this review helpful. ✔︎ Helpful Review?
George Slv 17th Jun 2016		Vinyl Album The Beatles - Greatest Hits	The last 3 on side B are erroneous. The linked albums are wrong.
George Slv 16th Jun 2016		Vinyl Album Anita Bryant - The World Of Lonely People	Review A beautiful album arranged by Frank Hunter, who had experience with exotica music. New releases for her at the time were A1, B3, B4, B6. Two were renditions of current British hits - A6 and B5. A3 and B2 were recent American hits for others. Four others were popular standards. But you can't leave the subject until you hear this Little Things Mean A Lot. It's the most awesome recording. At this Youtube link you'll hear it plus Welcome Home, part of a 4-song set from GeoSilverAway. 3 people found this review helpful. ✔︎ Helpful Review?
George Slv 13th Jun 2016		VHS The Lady Vanishes [1979] - Marquis Video	The correct cover image for this release is at the bottom. The top one should be deleted.
George Slv 11th Jun 2016		VHS The Lady Vanishes [1979] - Marquis Video	Review From the days when fans were hungry for videos of old uncommon material, this issue of Hammer's last production of that era was of interest. A 4:3 format, it actually was not even panned and scanned, of all things dey jis pointeded the scanner to the middle of da widescreen picture. So dat in the restaurant scene with Cybill and Angela Lansbury in opposite chairs, ve don't even see their heads on the sides. In a widescreen composition of Gould climbing out the train window as it approaches a tunnel, we don't see Gould or the train at the right side. There was a different US 4:3 videotape at the time which was panned. 3 people found this review helpful. ✔︎ Helpful Review?
George Slv 11th Jun 2016		VHS The Phantom Of The Opera [1983] - Screencraft Video	An early video release which was hard to find, now available on DVD. This tape had an error in that two reels of film were put in the reverse sequence, in the section where the phantom is becoming acquainted with Maria the singer. In fact I was the only collector I knew who had a copy, and I traded some corrected copies with US collectors. Those copies may well have been passed beyond that and led to more interest in a release.
George Slv 11th Jun 2016		VHS P.O.W. (Prisoners Of War) - Delta	Information found at this Australian page. I don't know how to navigate that site and contact the person. Parallel to the Canadian tape release, this relied on the movie not being copyrighted there. P.O.W. was the grey market renaming.
George Slv 11th Jun 2016		VHS P.O.W. (Prisoners Of War) - Kestrel Gold Video	It's cute the way these releasers claim copyrights on their items when they do not own the copyright to the movie. Many of these Hammer films were not copyrighted in Canada at the time. They are public domain. "Grey market" does not mean illegal. When I was learning about Hammer in the 1990s and saw this POW video at the rental store, it gradually dawned on me that this was The Secret Of Blood Island. So it was a very valuable find.
George Slv 11th Jun 2016		Cinema The Secret Of Blood Island (1964)	Not likely to get an official release because of the racial issue. Calling for anyone who can find it with the original title. Title screen wanted.

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