Posts by JiM T

The other night, our venerable Panasonic PT47WX49 RPTV crapped out on me. Basically, I can't get it to turn on for more than 10 seconds before it shuts itself down again. No blinking codes or anything from the power light indicator....

I'd gather up the kids, fire up some popcorn and leftover pie, and commence a Pixar marathon!  "Wall-E", "Up", and the "Toy Story" trilogy.  Now that's living!

I'm going to be doing a lecture on Early Soviet Cinema (the Potemkin era), and am having a hard time finding material on DVD.  I have the 2-disc Kino Battleship Potemkin, but nothing else.  Any recommendations for good R1...

Here's my review of "Nine", originally posted at twitchfilm.net... For what wants to be a simple, breezy musical, the act of even explaining the origins of “Nine” can be exhausting.  But,...

"The Chaplin Revue" is the only MK2 Chaplin I've acquired so far (the reported PAL-to-NTSC issues have scared me away).  Tonight I tried to watch it on my 47" 16x9 DTV, and it was blown up way too big (for lack of a...

Thanks for the offers and suggestions, but my class session on German Expressionism has come and gone. I did manage to find a few usable DVD supplements on the careers on F.W. Murnau (a 30 minute doc on the Kino "Tartuffe" DVD) and...

Quote: Originally Posted by Mike*HTF Cinema Europe: The Other Hollywood by Kevin Brownlow is an excellent place to begin. The episode you want is "The Unchained Camera." Thanks for the suggestion, but seeing...

Not to sound cynical, but is there really any question? Option 1 is clearly the best looking cover, and the current numbers reflect that, as it's commanding 80% of the vote. Sony has to already know that, right? Right?? Hmm, after...

I'm teaching a film history class, and have had good luck using documentaries and DVD extras about various film genres and film movements. But I've got the topic of German Expressionism (Lang, Murnau, etc.) coming up, and I don't know...

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