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George Slv 29th Aug 2016		Cinema Night Of The Eagle (Burn, Witch, Burn) (1962) (1962)	A supernatural thriller involving a teacher who is a skeptic and witchcraft in his surroundings. In US it was distributed by American-International and retitled Burn Witch Burn. It is compared to The Curse Of The Demon. My recollection from watching it was that the story was not made understandable in the screenplay. "You had to read the book"? It did not make an impression on me. If you want to try it out, I suggest do not read any descriptions of the story now, not the slightest summary, but see if you understand it on first viewing. But how much better a title can you think of than Burn, Witch, Burn? On Youtube I'm seeing this movie timed at ~1:47, 20 minutes longer than original. Don't know if there is 20 minutes of ads in them?
George Slv 24th Aug 2016		Cinema Those Redheads From Seattle (1953) (1953)	Image 1137364 movie poster. See how they publicized Rhonda Fleming in a showgirl costume, but she did not do that in the movie, only Teresa. The others disapproved.
George Slv 21st Aug 2016		Cinema Those Redheads From Seattle (1953) (1953)	Interesting to know that you have that professional background. Full-frame 35mm still photography fits horizontally on the strip, so Movie film is like half-frame, fitting across the width of the strip, and running vertically thru the camera. Except VistaVision which was horizontal full-frame. I need to know more about how 4:3 ends up 1.37 22x16mm. The audio is on the sides, which should only affect the width of 24mm.
George Slv 21st Aug 2016		Cinema Those Redheads From Seattle (1953) (1953)	Thanks a lot Twistin for more insight. Are you saying the soundtrack overlaps the left image? I didn't think so. This was half-frame photography, 24x18mm, is that right? Full-frame 35mm is 36x24mm. 1.37 was shown as 1.37 in theaters. For 4:3 TV and video the sides were cropped. Don't tell me it was squeezed horizontally. I'm afraid some video releasers may have done that.
George Slv 14th Aug 2016		Cinema Those Redheads From Seattle (1953) (1953)	With image 1131469 of the dance scene I wanted to talk about aspect ratios. See if anyone knows this subject well. This is from a 4x3 TV copy I assume, from someone's collection. My understanding is that the basic film is 1.37, and when cropped to 1.33 some of the sides are lost - black sides I've added. When that film was cropped to 1.667 for theaters, assuming the crop was simply in the middle, you get the white outline. If a DVD were issued that's what you should get. So full screen 1.33 loses a bit on the sides but gains vertically. Theatrical will lose some legs in many scenes. (This is my screen capture of my image editor showing a bit of the panel edges.)
George Slv 10th Aug 2016		Cinema Zeta One (1969) (1969)	Yutte Stensgaard is the main female in the movie, a love interest of James Word outside of his work. This seems like some kind of underground movie, I don't know how it was distributed in UK. Yutte does nudity. The aliens are not all topless, not the famous actresses. There is a squadron of female fighters who are topless, but not attractive or sexy. It's an amateurish production. (Would this site accept pictures?)
George Slv 9th Aug 2016		Cinema L'orribile Segreto Del Dr. Hichcock (The Horrible Dr. Hichcock) (1962) (1962)	It seems that we should use the name that's used on screen, shouldn't we? Rather than the name that we secretly know is theirs. Let them correct this as they choose. I also wonder if I should have used The Horrible Dr. Hichcock as the main title.
George Slv 3rd Aug 2016		Cinema Val Lewton: The Man In The Shadows (2007) (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 6th Jul 2016		Cinema The Legend Of The 7 Golden Vampires (1974) (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 11th Jun 2016		Cinema The Secret Of Blood Island (1964) (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.
George Slv 27th May 2016		Cinema Man At The Top (1973) (1973)	I got a kick out of Nell Brennan as the hotel waitress serving Lampton in the hotel room, with her "come and get it" allure. Must have been doing double-duty as a prostitute there. She's obviously Irish. See the photo.
George Slv 22nd May 2016		Cinema American Graffiti (1973) (1973)	When you've experienced the real era yourself, the movie is a well-crafted cartoon. Funny about Dreyfuss getting buddy-buddy with the bikers as if they're good pals like everyone else. We called those "hardrocks" in Canada. Interesting, I don't care for the surf and hotrod songs myself, falsettos and all. If you gonna take American Graffiti you gotta take Wolfman Jack. Seems like a biker type of American. Painted his face black? American djs are very smooth and professional. Jacko was on Winnipeg radio in the early 1990s interviewed by a CBC female. She asked him over-the-head intellectual questions, and all he said was like "just keep on boogying". Maybe she gave him a heart attack?
George Slv 17th Apr 2016		Cinema Treasure Island (1990)	I've added images to compare the frames of TV and DVD.
George Slv 17th Apr 2016		Cinema Treasure Island (1999)	Here's a site listing all the film versions of this story.
George Slv 16th Apr 2016		Cinema Treasure Island (1990)	A co-production with British Lion Films of UK who made TV movies. It was shown in UK theaters in summer 1990, cropped to widescreen. The ship used was the Bounty from the 1962 film. The DVD is cropped to 16:9. There is some discussion whether it was framed for 4:3 and so loses some necessary picture.
George Slv 16th Apr 2016		Cinema Treasure Island (1950)	This was filmed many times in later years. This is the only satisfying one to me. The reason is that the story is made clear in the screenplay. The others couldn't be bothered taking such care, so we could not keep track of what faction was doing what for what purpose. More liberal times and less care.
George Slv 5th Apr 2016		Cinema Carry On Follow That Camel (Carry On In The Legion) (1967) (1967)	Carry On is not part of the title, just Follow That Camel.
George Slv 2nd Apr 2016		Cinema The Hunt For Red October (1990) (1990)	They made a big mistake in not differentiating the crews of the American and Russian subs. Both spoke English, neither had distinctive clothing. What a mess trying to follow the story. They should have used different color uniforms.
George Slv 21st Mar 2016		Cinema The Two Faces Of Dr. Jekyll (1960) (1960)	In the US the film ended up in American-International's hands. They first renamed it Jekyll's Inferno, and then House Of Fright after making cuts for sexual content. Posters with the first title are not hard to find. I found one online with the House Of Fright tacked on the bottom. I seem to recall a newspaper ad for this, with the title and subject not being clear. It did not lead me to go see it.
George Slv 21st Mar 2016		Cinema The Devil Rides Out (1968) (1968)	This is one of those films that just had no effect on me. Did not create an atmosphere of suspense or fear or interest. Just moved from one scene to the next in pedestrian fashion. I'm very put off at Christopher Lee and have to rate him as a poor actor because of it. In what should be a sca-a-a-ry movie, he shows up at the start and just commences to reel off his lines in a careless disinterested manner. No sense for the plot or atmosphere.
George Slv 20th Mar 2016		Cinema The Ugly Duckling (1959)	The first film I know that used the concept of a Hyde more attractive than Jekyll. Then next year Hammer used the theme in the serious The Two Faces Of Dr. Jekyll (retitled House Of Fright in US). If you are looking for Jerry Lewis's inspiration for The Nutty Professor, it would be House Of Fright. This film is hopelessly unavailable, and is on all the Hammer wishlists. Bernard Bresslaw is said to have been good in both roles. Some who recall seeing it say it was entertaining, others say it was not.
George Slv 1st Mar 2016		Cinema Canadian Mounties Vs. Atomic Invaders (1953) (1953)	A serial.
George Slv 25th Feb 2016		Cinema Sea Wife (1957) (1957)	I watched this video, and wondered what the point of the movie was. Seems like much ado about nothing. Joan Collins in her early years was still getting leading roles. Four people in a lifeboat showing various attitudes and concocting various dramas to fill the time. Joan is supposedly tempted by some of the men but doesn't go along. At the end we find out why. But so what?
George Slv 23rd Feb 2016		Cinema Land Of The Pharaohs (1955) (1955)	It's a good film of the ancient history genre. Had been shown on TV, and is on DVD. Released by Warner Bros, the widescreen was 2.55. Joan Collins beginning to be a major star in Hollywood, she defied "amorous advance" ultimatums by studio bigwig creeps, and then did not receive major starring roles after that. She tried out for Cleopatra. But if you haven't seen it, DO NOT view the Youtube video that shows the burial ending. And please don't post it here.
George Slv 26th Jan 2016		Cinema Une Parisienne (La Parisienne) (1957) (1957)	If the English version is available, without subtitles, I'd like to find a good copy. Mine is a low quality VHS.
George Slv 24th Jan 2016		Cinema Ice Castles (1978) (1978)	A noble story about a figure skater, Lynn-Holly Johnson, who goes blind but still learns to keep skating and wins. Seems far-fetched, oh well. And they managed to degrade it considerably by using crass language and other unaesthetic elements. But I can't resist Lynn-Holly. Remade in 2010.
George Slv 23rd Jan 2016		Cinema Hell Is A City (1960) (1960)	Preview from YT Hammer channel [YouTube Video] A Hammer Film that emulated the American style of exciting crime film noir, set in Manchester.
George Slv 23rd Jan 2016		Cinema The Four Horsemen Of The Apocalypse (1962)	Posted movie poster showing those f-f-fea-fea-fearsome horsemen flying toward us thru the sky, to haunt this terrifying awesome [NOT] non-movie.
George Slv 9th Jan 2016		Cinema Inherit The Wind (1960) (1960)	I happened to see this as a surprise "Sneak Preview" when seeing some other movie. Meaning the entire movie was shown to this audience. Made me wonder what the purpose of that was. No one was taking surveys in the lobby or anything. As a 14 year old what the hell did I care about a film like this, buncha dialog drama. Plus it's from an anti-God philosophy. Made no impression on me.
George Slv 8th Jan 2016		Cinema Dracula A.D. 1972 (1972) (1972)	It rates negative only if one doesn't like this 70s culture. Otherwise it's a great film. I'd like to know how it did financially.

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