murrayThompson is that really your home cinema? Goodness me! That's a 2.55:1 original CinemaScope!
Anyways it seems so to me. I've noted the only time I've ever seen it was at Radio City when they revived Seven Brides in the late 70s. The barn raising scene was the most exciting I've ever seen...
I first saw the film at the Embassy in Times Square. Maybe in the late 70s/early 80s. It was a regular commercial run not a revival house presentation. It was full which surprised me as it made me think this film still has legs!
When a film like My Fair Lady is part of a TCM series for movies that are found problematic it completely blows the entire concept out of the water and makes it a farce completely delegitimizing the entire premise. It is very troubling to put it mildly and shows the people at TCM struggling to...
I don't need the silent. TV does silents no favor. Maybe when things are back to normal I'll be able to see it at FF with the great Steve Sterner at the piano. There is nobody I've come across more sensitive to the moods of silents than this guy. Often I find those added to the soundtrack...
I have no version so should I get the 2020 bluray or this new 4k? According to Mr. Harris on a flat screen TV there doesn't seem to be much of a difference and the 2020 has better extras.