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by MichiganJ
July 26th, 2012, 10:42 am
Forum: Sci-fi and Horror
Topic: Frankenstein
Replies: 66
Views: 57473

Re: Frankenstein

Thanks! It was a lot of fun trying to remember some of the cartoons in which Frank shows up!
by MichiganJ
July 25th, 2012, 3:52 pm
Forum: Sci-fi and Horror
Topic: Frankenstein
Replies: 66
Views: 57473

Re: Frankenstein

Having way too much fun in iMovie. This is my tribute to the big guy.

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by MichiganJ
July 25th, 2012, 2:57 pm
Forum: Sci-fi and Horror
Topic: What Horror and Sc-Fi films have you seen lately?
Replies: 623
Views: 228433

Re: What Horror and Sc-Fi films have you seen lately?

I'd also add the remake of "Planet of the Apes" to your three. If you are referring to Tim Burton's remake, I suppose I'd agree, although parts of it are fun. Last year's Rise of the Planet of the Apes, which is more of a re-imagining of Conquest of the Planet of the Apes , I thought was ...
by MichiganJ
July 25th, 2012, 2:53 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: WHAT FILMS HAVE YOU SEEN LATELY?
Replies: 8122
Views: 1766764

Re: WHAT FILMS HAVE YOU SEEN LATELY?

I saw The Beasts of the Southern Wild , and there's no doubt in my mind that Quvenzhané Wallis will be the youngest person ever nominated for best actress. All of the performances--mostly, I believe, from first-time actors--are terrific, and the direction, by first-time director Benh Zeitlin, is als...
by MichiganJ
July 20th, 2012, 11:14 am
Forum: Movies and Features on TCM
Topic: Coming Up on TCM
Replies: 850
Views: 261427

Re: Coming Up on TCM

I have Comcast and I have the opposite problem with one of my DVD recorders. I can record the HD channel but not the standard def. I do use an HDMI cable coming out of that machine and haven't tried the RCA cables out. The good thing is I have another machine that records on the SD channel. This is...
by MichiganJ
July 20th, 2012, 9:40 am
Forum: Silents & PreCodes
Topic: Pre-code clips
Replies: 14
Views: 21195

Re: Pre-code clips

Thanks. It was the only way I could think of to end the video.
by MichiganJ
July 20th, 2012, 9:28 am
Forum: Movies and Features on TCM
Topic: Coming Up on TCM
Replies: 850
Views: 261427

Re: Coming Up on TCM

DirectTV added the TCM *high def* channel overnight! Is that why, for the first time, I received a "You cannot record copyrighted material" message when I tried to record some of the OOP movies on TCM yesterday? Apparently this often happens when DirectTV upgrades channels to HD, although...
by MichiganJ
July 17th, 2012, 2:35 pm
Forum: Silents & PreCodes
Topic: WHAT SILENTS & PRE-CODES HAVE YOU SEEN LATELY?
Replies: 3714
Views: 1046778

Re: WHAT SILENTS & PRE-CODES HAVE YOU SEEN LATELY?

POSSIBLE SPOILER: ( Is this the film where she meets Jack the Ripper? ) POSSIBLE SPOILER Yes, Pandora's Box is where she meets Jack. One of the unfortunate things about the print shown was that the opening credits listed Gustav Diessl as playing "Jack the Ripper" instead of just "Jac...
by MichiganJ
July 16th, 2012, 5:33 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: The Beatles
Replies: 103
Views: 125465

Re: The Beatles

Bruce and Mac performing together in London over the weekend.

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(Plugs were pulled before they could do one more tune. Curfew.)
by MichiganJ
July 16th, 2012, 9:18 am
Forum: The People of Film
Topic: Walt Disney and his animated films (1937 -1966)
Replies: 35
Views: 12328

Re: Walt Disney and his animated films (1937 -1966)

Greetings Conway, If shorts count, The Skeleton Dance (1929); In the Bag (1955); Lonesome Ghosts (1937); Motor Mania (1950); The Old Mill (1937) and the one that started it all, Steamboat Willie (1929). Features under Walt: Pinocchio (1940) and Fantasia (1940) Features post Walt (and not including P...
by MichiganJ
July 16th, 2012, 9:07 am
Forum: Sci-fi and Horror
Topic: Frankenstein
Replies: 66
Views: 57473

Re: Frankenstein

Despite it being made up of, maybe, 75% stock footage, the remaining 25% of Frankenstein Meets the Space Monster is truly horrifying. NASA has created a humanoid (named Frank) to pilot a rocket to Mars. Unfortunately, aliens think the ship is a nuclear warhead and explode the rocket, sending "F...
by MichiganJ
July 16th, 2012, 9:05 am
Forum: Silents & PreCodes
Topic: WHAT SILENTS & PRE-CODES HAVE YOU SEEN LATELY?
Replies: 3714
Views: 1046778

Re: WHAT SILENTS & PRE-CODES HAVE YOU SEEN LATELY?

This weekend I finally got to see Louise Brooks on the big screen in Pandora's Box . As many times as I've seen the film, it really was a new experience. And, of course, Louise didn't disappoint. There's always something new to see in how Pabst tells the story. This time, for me, was how he physical...
by MichiganJ
July 13th, 2012, 3:59 pm
Forum: Silents & PreCodes
Topic: Pre-code clips
Replies: 14
Views: 21195

Re: Pre-code clips

I really was just goofing around with these and am very happy that they are being received so well. Thank you, everyone. I loved your music selection ( so important in doing these videos ) which provided such energy. I had fun trying to guess the names of the actresses. Ha...I guess you were square ...
by MichiganJ
July 13th, 2012, 3:26 pm
Forum: Foreign Films
Topic: Giallo
Replies: 170
Views: 143546

Re: Giallo

I thought I'd post a review of one of my (and Tarantino's) favorite gialli films, Seven Notes in Black AKA The Psychic (1977). These multiple names for giallos gets confusing. Make sure you check for The Psychic on DVD and not just Seven Notes in Black . Seven Notes goes for $69 on Amazon; The Psyc...
by MichiganJ
July 13th, 2012, 3:20 pm
Forum: Sci-fi and Horror
Topic: What Horror and Sc-Fi films have you seen lately?
Replies: 623
Views: 228433

Re: What Horror and Sc-Fi films have you seen lately?

I love all of the Lewton's, but The Seventh Victim is the one I return to most often. (It may be tied with The Body Snatcher.)