gregstaten
Supporting Actor
- Joined
- Aug 1, 1997
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This is a set I've been eagerly waiting for since it was announced. What a herculean effort to put these sets together! Can't wait to watch - and to show to my kids.
That was from me, Randy Skretvedt, but typed on Rob Ray's computer.Your commentaries?
I order all my Flicker Alley releases from them directly to avoid this. Already got it in my hands earlier this week.Amazon isn't delivering this until late September
Good to know, thank you!I order all my Flicker Alley releases from them directly to avoid this. Already got it in my hands earlier this week.
In general, yes, though with the Laurel and Hardy set, it's slightly less on Amazon, maybe a dollar or two, which is irrelevant, but with shipping costs from Flicker Alley added on, it's enough to make it worth my while to wait, though this is the first time I'm not ordering directly from Flicker Alley.It's also cheaper to order directly from Flicker Alley.
But when you pre-order, FA knocks a few dollars off, I think $5.In general, yes, though with the Laurel and Hardy set, it's slightly less on Amazon, maybe a dollar or two, which is irrelevant, but with shipping costs from Flicker Alley added on, it's enough to make it worth my while to wait, though this is the first time I'm not ordering directly from Flicker Alley.
But on a 12.9 inch iPad it is not at all a problem of scale.I relayed your request to Randy Skretvedt who replies "Hello -- "The Laurel & Hardy Movie Scripts, Volume 2" is available on Kindle, here (I confess that I haven't seen this format of it, since I am an old-fashioned book kind of guy): https://bonaventurepress.com/laurel-hardy-movie-scripts-volume-2/
I know that Bonaventure Press is planning a Kindle version of "Magic Behind the Movies," although why anyone would want to read a 630-page book with 1,000 photographs on a tiny Kindle screen is beyond me. But then there are people who will watch "Ben-Hur" on their phones, so....."
The Murnau Foundation usually adds "FWMS" to re-created intertitles their restorations to make sure their work isn't mistaken as original. This was probably more for authenticity than copyright reasons.Do I really have nothing to complain about this set? Not really. Well, if I must mention one small thing: on all opening titles there's a small Blackhawk Films copyright notice that's pasted on. Also, on some intertitles in the lower right corner it says LF (I assume this means Lobster Films) or BJ (?). It doesn't really bother me, because it's not nearly as annoying as those watermarks on some of the "Lost Films" titles, but nevertheless, I could have lived without them. I fully understand that after all the hard work that went into the production of these titles, the producers want to protect their work, but is this really the way? Anyone that wants to make bootleg copies can simply use the title cards from another print, paste over another logo or copyright claim, or just airbrush it out. In these days of deepfake anything is possible.
Speaking of bootlegs, I say good luck. I generally rip discs of short films to my media server and let's just say Lobster/Fidelity in Motion has a very clever (and effective) method of ensuring these aren't pirated.
One has to connect the sections of films, because they are broken up, I did this, it's a pain, but worth it to me.Oh, this is a bit of a concern for me, since I also rip everything to my media server as well. I'm not even sure I still have a functioning bluray player.
It's not long at all. 15-20 minutes?Can anyone check how long the Bengston locations bonus is?
It runs 11:29.Can anyone check how long the Bengston locations bonus is?