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timemeddler

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6-Jan-2016
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9-Jun-2023
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#913631
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Info: the sad & current state of John Wayne's 'save the alamo'
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I was just reading up on the sad state of John wayne’s The Alamo. Its future looks grim according to this report http://thedigitalbits.com/columns/my-two-cents/052814_1330 apparently mgm doesn’t want to pay for it, and donations aren’t enough to fill the gap. so, unless a decent print can be found, all we can do is whine to mgm and make due with sources from older transfers.

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#913015
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Looking for some tips on my own restoration project (The Kid - 1921 version)
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you’ll have to rencode to put in scenes. but if done right you wont be able to tell the difference. so far the only free program that ive found that works is kdenlive, which means you’ll have to kiss windows goodbye(not a bad idea anyway). unless you’re going to sell copies, which legally, you could, all films before 1923 are U.S. public domain. otherwise go with 20fps and make a data disk out of it.

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#912114
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Info Wanted: vhs, laserdisc, and other titles that aren't on dvd?
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okay, I know there are websites claiming there are hundreds of these movies, but then I google some of the titles and find dvd copies for most of them. I figure such a list on this site would be valuable for us collectors of weired stuff. Now Im not counting unofficial bootlegs and non-shows/movies, like excersize videos and school lectures, but what titles do you know of that are not available on dvd? here are some that I know of

Shining time station (most of the show never even made vhs)
where in the world is carmen sad diego(never on home video)
tales of the 3rd dimension (vhs)
song of the south (duh)

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#902822
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Idea: temple of doom - a family edit
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hmm lets put it another way,

i put disk in
I think: this is a bit much, and rather dumb.
wife says: “dont ever play that when anyone else is up.”
kid’s reaction: runs and hides in her room saying “it scary”

rather than never be able to have a full trilogy i decided to do something about it

to anyone who doesnt have anything thing helpful to add—grow up, this is my movie—

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#902398
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Digital projectors in movie theaters (and other things digital)
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well I admit older digital projectors had crappy quality like my homemade job with a pc screen and old style overhead projector hacked together. Believe it or not, you can actually still buy 16mm and super 8 film and cameras.(if you want to end up paying $10 a minute lol! Personally Im still keeping my eye out for a good 16mm projector. its a hobby think
however in the end I dont think Ill use it a lot. my 720p unit looks good enough to me for casual movie watching.

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#902218
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Idea: temple of doom - a family edit
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yes, i’ve wondered who they bribed to make that happen. so far theres been a lot of chopping away, waking up drunk on a plane after a wild party for a new beginning, and completely removing the dumb hypnotic trance plot, and having the sacrifice being fed to a bunch of fish, I was tempted to put the death star in the sky as a joke, but havent yet gone that far.