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Boy, I wish I could have been there. Sounds like a blast.
Just for you, Bill:
Just for you, Bill:
1) me, too. 2) they were whistling it all the way to the mens room, and most of the time in the mens room... I think most of these folks knew the tune before they got there. ; )Bill Huelbig said:I only hope George Feltenstein from Warner Home Video was in the house.
Walking back to the hotel, crossing Sunset Blvd. at the corner of Ivar, I was not the only person whistling that catchy Brothers Grimm theme.
I didn't yodel it out loud, but that tune was definitely running through my head when I went back to work yesterday.Neil S. Bulk said:But was anyone yodeling "Ah-Oom"?
Or HAPPY HUNZA or whatever that God awful song was in the just a wee bit less than God awful SEARCH FOR PARADISE?Neil S. Bulk said:But was anyone yodeling "Ah-Oom"?
If you can find it, the Al Caiola version of this is simply the best of all, actually improving upon the very fine Leigh Harline original.Bob Furmanek said:
(Stan Freberg: ) Turn off da bubble machine...NY2LA said:if anyone has the patience to page back a bit here, some time ago I posted a link to a video of the Brothers Grimm theme being played on the Lawrence Welk show. Anna won, anna too... (cue the bubbles!)
Hi John. what post are you referring to?JSLasher said:A most perceptive review. Most appreciated. Wish I had been there, particularly to watch WWOTBG.
BTW, NY2LA, thanks for the earlier link to the petition. I just signed it too." Not only does it include an Overture, Entr'acte and Exit Music; it also includes the long-unseen two-minute prologue to the main title. After we see the M-G-M lion roaring and the words "Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Cinerama present a George Pal Production", the scene changes to show two armies firing off cannon furiously, while the announcer says, "Once again, at the beginning of the nineteenth century, Europe was torn by the sounds of war. However, if you listen very closely, you might hear another, very different sound". The camera then pans into the horizon while we hear the soft sounds of quill pens writing on paper. The scene then switches to show Laurence Harvey and Karl Boehm writing busily as the credits come up onscreen."
From what I have heard and read, many of the original Cinerama films could be restored, even creating new 3-strip prints, if the funds were available. Some parts would be compromised of course. I am guessing that This is Cinerama, South Seas Adventure, and Cinerama Holiday could all be fine. (This Is Cinerama was reprinted only a decade ago from the original negatives. Brothers Grimm apparently has suffered some water damage. However, recent reports were that this could be repaired, again it is a question of the money. I am less certain about Seven Wonders of the World. Some of the negatives were apparently messed up. The digital print displayed at the Dome last fall still had a lot of work to do. But, $$$ could probably help. The Cinerama company elected to use their limited funds to do fully digital restorations, and the results are spectacular, considering the limitations. Many people at the Dome last fall were amazed at the quality we were seeing for very little money. Perhaps someone knowledgeable like Robert Harris or David Strohmaier would care to comment.cinerama10 said:the cinerama documentaries cannot be restored due to they original negatives being passed their use by date..The new digital versions are not restorations.They are better than nothing but they are no match for the thrill of seeing all the Cinerama films on a proper cinerama screen and with film projection. Those were the days,sadly never to return.