I'd have to go through the film again, but I think Judge Priest spends most of his free time with Stepin; he likes him probably more than anyone else in the...
I finally saw Kill Bill 2 and Day After Tomorrow at the Vine on H'wd Blvd. for $7. Of course the projector lamp was no stronger than a hospital night-light,...
... for ... I remmeber suggesting you incorporate Peebles' WATERMELON MAN, as the colour-changing theme seemed to chime nicely with HULK. I'll rent the sucker...
... recursor of SHE WORE..), not SUN SHINES BRIGHT? (In my attempt to type "Rep= ublic's pre-release excisions," the word "prerelease" got chopped up and loo=...
What is the goal here, is it to give a general history of post-silent aspect ratios and framing therein, or to focus on specific films ? The logical first...
... opening scene in the court room (where the judge reads the funnies while the prosecutor waxes eloquent about a stolen chicken)Priest and Jim (the accused)...
... wrote: "Fetchit is an absolutely brilliant actor whose use of language, dialect, syntax borders on surrealist poetry and is constantly amazing as well as...
... H'wd ... Tarantino ... KB1, ... is ... see ... meat ... quite ... in ... I have not seen KILL BILL 2 since I missed it on theatrical release but will...
The Sundance Channel showed "Tanner '88" in its entirety and I was quite impressed. A friend of mine pointed out that a politician in "Fahrenheit 9/11" looked...
... quite impressed. A friend of mine pointed out that a politician in "Fahrenheit 9/11" looked quite a bit like Michael Murphy. I've pushed "K Street" ... an...
... of ... the ... revenge ... Dear Craig, Thank you. I've just checked amazon.com and you're right. Now I will have to prevail on my local DVD store to obtain...
... Ah yes, I remember. Watched WATERMELON MAN, thought it had some good moments. J. Hoberman wrote some great stuff about Van Peebles in his latest book. I...
Bill, Finally read your Young One email. Thanx again! I now see what you mean by class trumping race. I confess I totally did not get that the second time ...
My dearest friend is - feel like I'm at an AA meeting, upon the podium - a conservative. She's voting Bush. She goes to Republican hate ral-...er, Republican...
... one. I'll ... it: "Stereotyped ... pronouncements." Makes me kinda ... Dr. Bull is set in a New England state -- Maine, I believe -- and the stereotypes...
... like IMAX. To me, Cinerama was a great experiment involving equal components of engineering, extra-Hollywood production and exhibition (reserved seats, no...
... No but it did produce "2001: A Space Odyssey." When I saw it back in 1968 I thought it was going to be the beginning of something new and exciting -- not a...
... wrote: "So what is the aspect ratio of Cinerama?" Robert and David are talking about two different types of Cinerma. The first Cinerama of travelogs and...
... Do not expect too much, though; "Lady Snowblood 2" is nowhere near as striking as the first part; it has a handful good set-pieces and Meiko Kaji's...
... wrote: In 1963 the Pacific Theatre chain built ... This is reminds of a theater in Colorado Springs, CO where I grew up. It was also a dome theater --it...
I haven't seen anybody else post this yet, so I will. Welles talked briefly to Bill about aspect ratios in their 1982 interview. Welles says, "...[t]here's...
Thanks to the group for fascinating discussions of "Judge Priest" and "The Sun Shines Bright." I will probably try to locate a video tape of the latter, ...
... Of course you can't and we can't. But If we hadn't ever seen a Ford film or Cukor film in Scope, we couldn't have imagined it either. Welles would have...
... one. I'll ... it: "Stereotyped ... pronouncements." Makes me kinda ... believe that kind of stuff, you're likely to miss everything that is great about...
Jaime, To be perfectly honest, it took me a few months to realize how much I loved "K Street," and especially (what would be) the final episodes, which are...