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#115239
Topic
The Man Who Would Be Superman
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/115239/action/topic#115239
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I give Singer a lot of cred for finding diamonds in the rough, but this Routh guy was written out of a soap opera after one season. How bad can his acting be to get that treatment? I'm in that crowd that would have preferred to see Smallville's cast go to the big screen.

Singer better not screw this up. He's screwed X-men by leaving that franchise for this. If he pulls an Ang Lee and kills this franchise before jump starting it, he'll be the next Joel Schumacher, in more ways than one.
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#114598
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Revenge of the Sith DLP Digital THX
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/114598/action/topic#114598
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I'm familiar with this theater and only wish I still lived in the area to see that new Barco projector. A buddy of mine saw ROTS there opening week and raved about it in ways I wish he would describe here in this forum. The theatre in question is the newly-reopened Camelot in Greenville SC. This place boasts the largest screen on the east coast. I have seen it in person when it was first built a decade ago (as the Carmike) and it blew me away then. THX-certified sound, and the most ginormous screen I've ever beheld. I wanted to see Ben Hur play on this screen in the worst way.

Apparently a series of bad investments had this awesome facility change hands for a while, then be used as a church for a while, then sit unused for a while. Now it's back to being a badass theatre again, and I only wish I still lived in that part of the country to behold it.

Edit:
here are two links about the theatre

official site

Cinema Treasures forum (seems to take a while to load the posts, so be very patient)

The latter contains some of my friend's rave reviews.
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#113873
Topic
24 show on fox
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/113873/action/topic#113873
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Bochco's success yielded the industry's mediocrity. Hollywood is full of un-original, bandwagon-jumping bastards. NYPD Butts was original when it came out and was wildly successful. Thus it got copied, to the point of being commonplace. The Shield, which is one of my favorite shows, is still just NYPD Blue set in LA with dirty cops.

A similar thing happened with the X-files. How many paranormal shows that were shot on film (vs video) sprang up after that surprise hit? Hardly any survived for any length of time.

Then with CSI ... all these shows (including House, of all things) have these train-of-thought camera shots that give the perspective of some inanimate object. The Simpsons gave a really good rip on this last month with Wiggum's "perspective gun" from the future.

Then The Dead Zone (which stylized itself after the X-files visually as well as the blend of standalones and story arc episodes) spawned a whole bunch of rip-offs like Tru Calling and Medium. Take a used concept, add hot chicks, call it new and original.

Now the documentary-comedy style made popular by Arrested Development is being copied. Tape on Bochco-style camera shakiness, remove the laugh track, add funny-ass narration and you've got a successful mockumentary. So everybody is now trying to do mockumentaries styled like Arrested Development, but this time viewers in America aren't adding their own laugh track either.

Edit: And yes, I know that Arrested Development ultimately owes it's existence to Spinal Tap.
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#113050
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<strong>The &quot;ADigitalMan Special Editions&quot; DVD Info and Feedback Thread</strong> (Released)
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/113050/action/topic#113050
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For those who engage in *ahem* toe-renting, if you have the discs in hand at the time a toe-rent goes up, you can still seed off that disc, as they should be identical, except for any .nfo and extras that Rik adds. The toe-rent client will see those as missing files, download them for you, and then switch you to seeding. This could actually massively help early uptake on Rik's toe-rents, as there may be lots of seeders available from the onset, making it a lot easier and faster for everybody else. The disc will need to be ripped to your HD and you'll have to seed from that version. But still, this could make a monster difference in uptake.

Pardon the deliberate misspelling, above. I'm trying to keep things off THE MAN's radar as much as possible.
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#112969
Topic
<strong>The &quot;ADigitalMan Special Editions&quot; DVD Info and Feedback Thread</strong> (Released)
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/112969/action/topic#112969
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Many of you have responded quite positively to the whole pay-it-forward idea in PM. I've got a system set up now that looks to work quite well. Basically I'm sending out three sets of copies. Each recipient will in turn send out three sets of copies. Then, each of those recipients will do the same. Currently, I'm assigning to whom everybody will need to send a copy.

I think after it goes four tiers deep it may become crazy to manage, but we shall see. That would be 121 copies in all, which will be quite impressive to distribute. After you've distributed your three sets, you can certainly make more available in whatever manner you see fit.

If you're interested in a set, send email and snail mail address via PM and I'll get you in the queue. Then, be patient as things work the rounds.

Edit: Please note whether or not you have dual-layer burning capability. The single-layer discs are the primary focus, but for those with the means to do dual-layer burns, I'm cooking up different ideas there as well.
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#112854
Topic
Does Tarkin know that the Emperor is a Sithlord?
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/112854/action/topic#112854
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I re-read the prologue from the Journal of the Whills at the beginning of the Star Wars novelization the other day for the first time in eons. It is interesting how it talks about the emperor's rise to power, and how he shielded and isolated himself once he was there. But it didn't talk about his dark abilities as we've come to know them. While the story doesn't seem contradictory to how the saga has played out, it doesn't exactly come across as fleshed out, now does it? ;-)
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#112592
Topic
StarWarsLegacy.com - The Official Thread
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/112592/action/topic#112592
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Like what the X0 project is doing for OOT restoration, I'd love to see what the two of you could do on a joint project of cleaning up every goof, gaffe, production misstep, old rotoscoping, junk matting, etc. I know there's a lot of crossover between the two projects, but the work that you both have pointed out is stunning. I've learned a lot from both of you because of your willingness to share info in these public forums.

Okay, enough gushing.
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#112572
Topic
***The &quot;Darth Editous&quot; Episode IV DVD Info and Feedback Thread*** - a partially &quot;de-specialed&quot; DVD
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/112572/action/topic#112572
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Originally posted by: Darth Editous

I didn't really do anything to the dogfight, I just put the fanfare back in! But thanks anyway


Sorry ... shoulda been more clear. I was referring to the scene after the escape from the death star where Han and Luke take on the TIE fighters. I've always called that the dogfight. All those junk mattes are gone and it looks so friggin beautiful now.