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    Dennis Farina RIP

    I had the pleasure of working with Dennis Farina on HILLSIDE STRANGLERS a few years back. He was a gentleman. Real pro. Always on time, always knew his lines, wasn't a "Star" by any means, and was fun to work with. I wish more were like him.
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    Blu-ray Review Harvey Blu-ray Review - Highly Recommended

    And I'd be right behind you.
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    Blu-ray Review Harvey Blu-ray Review - Highly Recommended

    Kevin, that was you great-grandfather, my mother's father, walking past the front of the bar when Elwood enters. Erno Kiraly acted In many films in Hungary before escaping to the USA in the late 1930s, but I think his was the only one he appeared in here. His records still exist, now on CD in...
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    Blu-ray Review Buck Privates Blu-ray Review - Recommended

    FWIW: According to your grandfather it was he who discovered Abbott and Costello in a nightclub in New York, doing their "Who's on First" routine. Dad laughed so hard he fell off the chair! When he returned to Hollywood he told the Universal staff about the comedic duo, but was told that they...
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    DVD Review Three Smart Girls DVD Review - Recommended

    Kevin, Dad did not direct the Austrian version, Frühjahrsparade (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0026389/), Geza von Bolvary did. But Pasternak did produce it for Universal, and apparently was under the impression that if he re-shot it in America he wouldn't have to pay Marischka anything more for...
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    DVD Review The Inspector General: Collector's Edition DVD Review

    And I thought that you had to be hearing impaired to qualify for closed captions. See? Shows you what know. Maybe if you ask the HTF membership as a whole there will be an answer. Start a new topic. I wish I knew, but I don't.
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    DVD Review The Inspector General: Collector's Edition DVD Review

    Ooops - "CINEMA'S EXILES on PBS"...
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    DVD Review The Inspector General: Collector's Edition DVD Review

    This was the best copy we could find. It came from a California collector who had it hidden for years. I suspect it was only played once or twice because there were very few scratches and blips on the print, and the color was the best I've seen in years. There is a wealth of material in those...
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    DVD Review The Inspector General: Collector's Edition DVD Review

    That's possible, Dave. Nobody has approached yet about a special edition of HARVEY much as it deserves that treatment. Universal is quite adamant about protecting its interests. INSPECTOR GENERAL was in PD ergo easy to release. If Universal decides to re-release HARVEY and they approach me I...
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    DVD Review The Inspector General: Collector's Edition DVD Review

    Complicated, yes, but worth it in the long run. Thank goodness for Final Cut and its ilk! I can't imagine sitting with 9 1/2 hours of 8mm film, not even Super 8, and editing it down to manageable length. I'd go blind!
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    DVD Review The Inspector General: Collector's Edition DVD Review

    Those home movies were lifted from a collection about 9 1/2 hours long, beginning in 1934 in Budapest and ending in the early 1960s. Dad was a compulsive picture taker who wanted to record his career on film as much as possible. We are currently working on making a 1 12 or 2 hour digest of the...
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    INSPECTOR GENERAL

    Quite a bit of footage in the home movies of Barbara Bates. Dad had an eye for the ladies too, although dalliance was not in his repertoire to my knowledge. You managed to mention four films that my half-brother Nicolas acted in,MY COUSIN RACHEL, STARS AND STRIPES FOREVER, THE ROBE, DESIREE.. He...
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    INSPECTOR GENERAL

    It was remastered from an absolutely pristine 35m print we found in a collection in Southern California. The quality is fabulous.
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    INSPECTOR GENERAL

    Watch for the release of the new DVD from Shout Factory. The quality is excellent. The supplementary materials came from our family home movies. Dad directed the film. I narrate the home movie part. Not bad,if I do say so myself.
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    Blu-ray Review The Dilemma Blu-ray Review

    OK, Kevin, now that did you *really* think of it?
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