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post #31 of 38
9/21/07 at 2:25pm
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Re: Technicolor Musicals

Let's put it this way: all three-strip titles were printed by Technicolor, but not all prints by Technicolor were from three-strip negatives. Technicolor was a photographic AND printing process. When monopack stocks came on the market making color photography easier, the Technicolor rigs became obsolete.

Technicolor had many contracts already established with studios such as Columbia, so printing was not an issue for them. But Technicolor's benefit was their (then) large runs in relatively short time (by comparison, Eastman prints took longer to deliver, even though there were more labs that could process it). When high-speed printing caught on, dye-transfer went out the door.
But, what I mean is, do I need to move some titles, which are currently under the heading "3-Strip", to "Non 3-Strip"?


DG
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post #32 of 38
9/21/07 at 5:13pm

Re: Technicolor Musicals

Are you also including musicals from the 1970's in your list? If so, Technicolor dye-transfer prints were also made of "Cabaret" (1972).

To me, what made Technicolor stand out were the dye-transfer prints themselves, not the early 3-strip capture method.

From what I understand, the Technicolor dye-transfer era ended in the early 1970's in the U.S. (I think Godfather II was the last film in the US to have IB prints made), and ended in the U.K. in the late 1970's (I know that Star Wars was one of the last films, if not THE last film in the UK to have IB prints made).

Have you visited the widescreen museum Technicolor site?
http://widescreenmuseum.com/oldcolor/technicolor1.htm
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post #33 of 38
9/23/07 at 7:31pm
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Re: Technicolor Musicals

Thank you, I added "Cabaret"

DG
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post #34 of 38
5/15/08 at 10:54am

Re: Technicolor Musicals

anyone know whether Yolanda and the Thief is coming to DVD any time soon?

I finally saw it a little while back, and I loved it more than I ever dreamed I would! Surely there's a market for this film!
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post #35 of 38
5/15/08 at 11:28am

Re: Technicolor Musicals

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Originally Posted by Jefty
anyone know whether Yolanda and the Thief is coming to DVD any time soon?

I finally saw it a little while back, and I loved it more than I ever dreamed I would! Surely there's a market for this film!


Not a word yet about Vincente Minnelli's Yolanda and the thief coming to DVD, maybe next year in "the classic musicals from the dream factory", volume 4, who knows ?

I also hope they will release in the same box set "Lovely to look at", a favourite of mine as it includes great songs and the fabulous Marge and Gower Champion team, also Ann Miller.
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post #36 of 38
5/22/08 at 8:28am

Re: Technicolor Musicals

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Originally Posted by Daniel BARBIEUX
Not a word yet about Vincente Minnelli's Yolanda and the thief coming to DVD, maybe next year in "the classic musicals from the dream factory", volume 4, who knows ?

I also hope they will release in the same box set "Lovely to look at", a favourite of mine as it includes great songs and the fabulous Marge and Gower Champion team, also Ann Miller.

no doubt about it--Lovely to Look At is excellent (how could it not be, with a Kern score!)

my ideal "Classic musicals from the dream factory vol 4" (assuming they keep to the same 6 disk/9 film pattern)

1. Yolanda and the Thief
2. Lovely to Look At
3/4. Two Girls and a Sailor (now that they've broken the B&W barrier in v.3)/ Broadway Rhythm
5/6. Rosalie/ The Firefly (these could be on a dual MacDonald and Eddy apart disk)
7/8. Showboat 1936/1951 (we can dream, can't we?)
9. Thousands Cheer
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post #37 of 38
5/22/08 at 9:12am

Re: Technicolor Musicals

Mine would be:

-Yolanda and the Thief
-Two Girls From Boston/ Two Girls and A Sailor
-Thousands Cheer/ I Dood It
-Lili/ The Glass Slipper
-Small Town Girl
-Invitation to the Dance

Honestly, WHV might want to start releasing 2 musical sets per year.
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post #38 of 38
5/22/08 at 9:14am

Re: Technicolor Musicals

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Originally Posted by Jefty
no doubt about it--Lovely to Look At is excellent (how could it not be, with a Kern score!)

my ideal "Classic musicals from the dream factory vol 4" (assuming they keep to the same 6 disk/9 film pattern)

1. Yolanda and the Thief
2. Lovely to Look At
3/4. Two Girls and a Sailor (now that they've broken the B&W barrier in v.3)/ Broadway Rhythm
5/6. Rosalie/ The Firefly (these could be on a dual MacDonald and Eddy apart disk)
7/8. Showboat 1936/1951 (we can dream, can't we?)
9. Thousands Cheer

If I'm not mistaken, the three SHOW BOATs are going to get their own box set at some future date. The 1951 version would be a prime candidate for Ultra-Resolution, but I don't know if Warners used it.
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