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#272670
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Info: The Making of The Empire Strikes Back (Michel Parbot)
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/272670/action/topic#272670
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I'm from the UK, and I'm sure I've seen it - from the description of the bts footage of the fall of the first AT-AT, I'm sure I've seen it. Years ago while in college, I gave a copy of the SPFX doc (which I hadn't watched in ages) to a mate who was studying animatiion - specifically so he could see that piece of footage, and he reported back that the tape I gave him didn't have it. I watched it again to make sure, as I knew for certain that I had seen it in a 'making of' for Empire, and he was right - it wasn't there.

I've been asking people for years if they remember it, and some of them remember it, but none of them can find it in their collections.
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#212288
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<em><strong>Official Release Thread - Alien Appendix</strong></em> - Updated with #2 info (Released)
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/212288/action/topic#212288
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Ah!

Okay, I remember now - cheers!

[edit]

Probably a stupid question, but is this different from the Alien Evolution doc on disc 9 of the Quadrilogy set? Is it a longer version or something? I know the version of the Kermode Exorcist doc on the UK Exorcist disc is a shorter version than was broadcast (the R1 disc has the full length version) - is this what happened here?

Cheers!
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#212110
Topic
<em><strong>Official Release Thread - Alien Appendix</strong></em> - Updated with #2 info (Released)
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/212110/action/topic#212110
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I'm sure the Alien Evolution doc was included with the previous (non-Quadrilogy) Alien Saga boxset here in UK-PAL land, as an extra disc with the copy of Alien in the box.

I'm almost positive that mine had it. I sold the box to a friend of mine, so I can contact him to see if he still has it. This would be better than a DV-to-DVD transfer.

If I can find it, I'll report back.
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#211725
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Ghostbusters: We're Ready to Believe You (* unfinished project *)
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/211725/action/topic#211725
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I'm sure I have this as an SVCD downloaded years ago from the music video newsgroups - I think it has the original audio too with the celebrity voices. I can have a look if you're interested.

It's pretty good quality, but has an MTV or VH1 ident on it - the audio might be useable if you can sync it up to the video you already have.
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#209509
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'The Monster Squad' widescreen preservation? (Released)
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/209509/action/topic#209509
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There was a version of the Japanese widescreen laserdisc on MySpleen a long while ago, and despite efforts from myself and others (for over two years now), no-one will re-upload or re-seed the torrent that's till there (although dead).

Here's the blurb from the MySpleen torrent -

This is a DVD transfer of the wide-screen japanese laserdisc of the movie The Monster Squad. For those who know, the laserdisc is quite expensive and very rare. It is also the only way to see the film in it's original wide-screen aspect ratio since it's 1987 theatrical run. While there are many rips of it available on e-bay, I wanted to do something a little extra with it.

With all the new OT Star Wars rips available as of late, I used popular opinion to judge my approach & learned quite a bit in the process. My disk specs are as follows...

Non-anamorphic wide-screen captured from S-Video
Uncompressed PCM audio
Full menu system with scene selections
Original theatrical trailer
DVD-Rom directory with 300dpi printable cover

What's most unique about this transfer however, is that I have removed the inherent burnt-in japanese subtitles, re-framed the picture to center screen and added clean letterboxing. Being a video purist, I made no attempt to alter the video quality from it's laserdisc counterpart. What you will see is a direct representation of quality from this very rare 1989 laserdisc print of Monster Squad. Rumor has it that this movie will never be released to any new medium due to supposed character rights, so I have no doubt that this will remain the definitive copy of Monster Squad until such time that it is outdone by another loyal fan.

Whether you like my end product or not, I'm making this available as a MySpleen exclusive with the intent of offering a viable backup solution to the proper owners of this laserdisc as a token of my appreciation to this community for bringing so many rarities that are almost impossible to come by in normal channels. I am not opposed to seeing this torrent on other trackers, However I leave that solely at the discretion of the MySpleen admins. As for the .iso image itself, please feel free to distribute it in any way you see fit, providing that you do so with the intent of offering it as a viable backup solution to owners of this rare laserdisc and that you always include the printable cover as part of the final product. It's so boss.


Hopefully if someone here has it, or has another widescreen rip, could they upload it somewhere, so that others may enjoy?

Cheers!
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#208275
Topic
Info: Wired - John Belushi biopic; any interest in a preservation of this?
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/208275/action/topic#208275
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Okay, I’m not sure if this would even be wanted by anyone, as it’s almost universally derided - but it’s got no chance in hell of ever coming out on shiny disc format.

I have the PAL big-box ex-rental VHS, and I’m planning on putting it on DVD along with the Biography Channel John Belushi bio and the SNL Best of Belushi special.

For what it’s worth, I tracked the video down almost ten years ago having read the book and having seen the movie on TV (probably the only time it was ever shown) - the tape seems to be in good shape, and I don’t know of any higher-quality source.

Good performances from Micheal Chiklis as Belushi and one of my all-time favourite actors - JT Walsh as Bob Woodward.

Is there any interest in this as I’d need some help getting it out - cheers!

Creamstick