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George Slv
11th Apr 2023
Cinema
Platinum High School (1960) (1960)
I see three different edits listed for the film. 1:35 original at IMDB, 1:33 video from The Video Beat, and 1:31 for the 1993 VHS release.
I saw a TV showing in the 1990s but did not keep it. I recall a couple of references that I don't see in the current video. The title song was cut from that showing. It sounds like a bunch of fancy cutting for this film.
Currently the complete Video Beat edition is available on Youtube.

George Slv
11th Apr 2023
Cinema
Platinum High School (1960) (1960)
About the poster for Trouble At 16. It mentions Banned. I perceive this is referring to the story involving killing a student by hitting him on the neck with a baseball bat. I'd agree this is too blatant violence for a film, even if it's only spoken of. Was the film banned in 1960 in some places?

George Slv
11th Apr 2023
Cinema
Platinum High School (1960) (1960)
Some points of interest for music fans:
Conway Twitty was a major rock & roll star at the time for MGM, who made this movie.
Jimmy Boyd as one of Twitty's gang is the pop singer who had hits like I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus and Dennis The Menace.
Cliff Edwards has a small role. For Walt Disney he did the voice of Jimminy Cricket and sang the song When You Wish Upon A Star.

George Slv
5th Oct 2022
Cinema
The Amorous Adventures Of Moll Flanders (1965) (1965)
Some comments about the titles credit for music.
The shot of Kim in a bedsheet shows a scene that has been cut from all video releases for some reason. At about 45 minutes she is changing while Richard Johnson is waiting in the kitchen. It's a bit sensuous but not revealing.
Before video releases I had a TV recording of the original edition that had this. One of my strokes of bad luck was when I decided to record a better quality Bravo telecast over that tape spot, assuming it would be the same. The telecast was the new edit. Who knows what other bits are missing.
A similar thing happened to me when Tom Jones was reedited.
Would anyone have an original edition of this Moll?
It's also not being released on any disc format. Maybe too raunchy for America?

George Slv
22nd Sep 2021
Cinema
C'mon, Let's Live A Little (1967) (1967)
Back-Talk plus Instant Girl from the movie
[YouTube Video]

I'll bet there might be enuf interest for Paramount to issue a Blu-ray of this. For AR 2.35 you'd need that extra resolution.

George Slv
21st Sep 2021
Cinema
C'mon, Let's Live A Little (1967) (1967)
Twistin, I've taken that into account. The copyright date is SUPPOSED TO BE the date of first publication, not production. The albums are listed as 1966. The IMDB date was somebody's reference to some New York showing in 1967. I'm taking issue with IMDB.

On the other hand: I've found the New York Times REVIEW from May 4, 1967 saying the movie opened yesterday. That actually should settle it.
This suggests the studio doesn't know how to use copyright dates, that nobody on the web knew what they were talking about, and all the album dates are nonsense.

George Slv
21st Sep 2021
Cinema
C'mon, Let's Live A Little (1967) (1967)
There is too much confusion about the date. Sources always say 1967. But the title screen says 1966 so I've submitted that. A soundtrack date of 1966 should be correct, but someone also said 1965.

This film can be found at Internet Archive. Also the musical soundtrack if you dig into the files, which can be downloaded.

George Slv
3rd Apr 2021
Cinema
Treasure Island (1999)
Twistin, but they used 1.66 in Britain.

George Slv
3rd Apr 2021
Cinema
Treasure Island (1999)
Since it was a UK production I'd expect it to be 1.66.
This film is not even listed in Maltin's book. Leonard Leonard ...

George Slv
2nd Apr 2021
Cinema
Treasure Island (1999)
I can't find info on the film's aspect ratio. The DVD was 4:3. This was not a TV movie was it.

George Slv
29th Mar 2021
Cinema
Surf Party (1964) (1964)
The pictured scene with the four on the beach made me wonder. The women in full shirts over their bathing suits. Blowing a chance to see them in bikinis. Tame. +lame.

George Slv
30th Jul 2020
Cinema
For Your Eyes Only (1981) (1981)
Alternate Bond theme, by Bill Conti.
[YouTube Video]

George Slv
24th Jul 2020
Cinema
Diane (1956) (1956)
Lana famously had to correct Roger about his kissing method - so she would not appear to have a double chin. It ended up being filmed from behind her head.
[YouTube Video]
[YouTube Video]

George Slv
24th Jul 2020
Cinema
Diane (1956) (1956)
Review
One of Roger Moore's early Hollywood films, and Lana Turner's last under MGM contract. Costing $2.6 million, it did not seem to have enough substance to warrant this. It was a huge financial loss for MGM, and led them to cancel Moore's contract after two years. Moore then returned to England and became a successful TV actor starting with Ivanhoe.
The film is beautifully produced and Lana and Roger are both eyefuls, it was no fault of theirs.

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George Slv
3rd Jan 2020
Cinema
The Phantom Of The Opera (1962)
Posted a title screen at the original 1.66 shape. From an A&E showing that showed the titles in 1.66 (lbx), the rest in 1.33. From my VHS tape. You won't find anything else in this original UK release shape.
A&E made various trims to the film so it ended up 1:11 instead of 1:24, to fit a 1:30 time slot.

George Slv
2nd Jan 2020
Cinema
The Phantom Of The Opera (1962)
Review
Reissuers have played havoc with the shape of this movie (aspect ratio). The screenshots here are from current videos that make it 2.0. There has never been such a thing as a 2.0 ratio. Some people have been overthinking themselves into a ditch. Hammer and UK filmmakers typically used the 1.66 shape, and America went a bit farther and used 1.85. Blurays are made for 16:9 screens (1.77) so they could just as well have made it 1.77 without black bars. If you don't know what in the world this means, you are losing image at the top and bottom.
As for the film content, I can't figure out what I think of it. I can't recall if I saw it in 1962. When I saw a video in the 1990s, it made no impression on me. I can't understand this.
But compared to other filmings I give it credit for keeping the phantom a mystery until the end. Hard to believe how others tell the whole story of his origins right at the start of the movies.
The film length was 1:24. Then in the US to fit a two hour TV slot, Universal filmed 14 minutes of extra footage involving two detectives investigating the situation.

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George Slv
6th Oct 2019
Cinema
The Ugly Duckling (1959)
This film finally came to light shown on UK TV in October 2018.
[YouTube Video]

George Slv
26th Sep 2018
Cinema
The Old Dark House (1963)
Why does it say "El Caserón Misterioso" as English title. The field wasn't meant to be used that way.
This was first filmed in 1932 with famous personnel like James Whale and Boris Karloff, as a quirky horror mystery. This one was a project of William Castle of US, using the production services of Hammer in England. Like the first it mixes humor with the story, not very effectively. Poston comes off as an empty head.

George Slv
26th Sep 2018
Cinema
The Errand Boy (1961) (1961)
The year was 1961. I submitted a correction but it was not made.

George Slv
13th Sep 2018
Cinema
The Errand Boy (1961) (1961)
His funniest solo movie in my opinion.

George Slv
10th Mar 2018
Cinema
Князь Игорь (Prince Igor ) (1971) (1971)
It seems that the correct phonetic pronunciation is Ihor. That's the Ukrainian pronunciation, and the title credit seems to use the same letter. Prince Ihor was of the Norsemen who established Kiev (Kyiv) in Ukraine, and has become part of "Ukrainian" history.

George Slv
24th Feb 2018
Cinema
At War With The Army (1951) (1951)
Martin and Lewis produced it with their own company so it was not Paramount. That's why it lapsed into public domain.

George Slv
18th Jan 2018
Cinema
The Solid Gold Cadillac (1956) (1956)
Rated 2/10
When I was young at the time I decided to see this based on the comedy designation and the intriguing idea of the title. The result was no comedy and no interest. I suppose you need to be interested in business to begin with. It's based on a stage play so that's how it runs. It's more a drama about business with supposedly humorous situations created.
Reviews elsewhere are so glowing I can't believe it.

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George Slv
29th Nov 2017
Cinema
3 Ring Circus (1954) (1954)
This movie was rereleased with the title Jerrico The Wonder Clown. Apparently it was shortened.

George Slv
19th Jun 2017
Cinema
Weird Science (1985) (1985)
Funny y'should mention that zabadak. I've been having my own experience lately trying to write wierd on the web. I was surprised to learn.

George Slv
22nd May 2017
Cinema
Those Redheads From Seattle (1953) (1953)
Disc release is out this month. US and Canada region only. 3D and flat.
My image above showing cropping is not correct. It turns out the 4:3 TV edition was cropped from the 1.66 widescreen, so there is a lot more image on the sides.

Youtube HD widescreen preview ["trailer" lol] from 3DFILMARCHIVE
[YouTube Video]
This video is the right shape, but on the disc release the preview turns out a little too wide.

George Slv
28th Apr 2017
Cinema
C'mon, Let's Live A Little (1967) (1967)
I got the VD DVD taken off AMC. It's 4:3 cropped and shortened from 1:24 to 1:10. Two songs of Jackie's are missing, a bikini dance scene, and whatever else. Kim Carnes is at the teen TV stage here, called Mellie as the girlfriend of the dean's son.

George Slv
8th Apr 2017
Cinema
The Haunting (1963) (1963)
Rated 5/10
This is one of the classic ghost movies. Four people decide to stay in this haunted house to study it.
Seeing this in the video era aged over 40, this movie did not affect me. It did not create an atmosphere that drew one in. The male leader was played by an actor with no personality or soul, just mechanically reciting his lines. Scenes that should have been effective did not involve me. Obviously it takes a special touch to create such films. "The Others" (2001) had that.

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George Slv
7th Apr 2017
Cinema
Swallows And Amazons (1974) (1974)
They call this idyllic. Some Englishmen don't even know that there is a lake district in England. It's in the north-west corner. Otherwise "there are no lakes in England". What kina kontry? How do those canals work?
The movie does somewhat satisfy the desire to get out into scenic country.

George Slv
17th Nov 2016
Cinema
River Patrol (1948) (1948)
A Hammer film produced by Knightsbridge Films. Looks like an aborted attempt at a serial.


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