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I'm looking forward to the new release of Nothing Sacred.
I know exactly what bit you mean.There's a funny bit in Deep Rising around the familiar song "Girl from Ipanema." Folks who have seen the trailer from its theatrical release will know what I'm referring to.
And Dub Taylor looks a lot like Lorne GreeneAnd, apparently, Henry Fonda looked a lot like Tom Snyder :
Glad to especially see THE LAST VALLEY on the list. Have been after this one for many moons. Of course being one of the last 65mm productions back in the day, it would not be inexpensive to do a proper Blu-ray.
Another vote for a new scan of Little Lord Fauntleroy.Some great stuff there, though please reconsider LITTLE LORD FAUNTLEROY.
THE LAST VALLEY is top on that list for me. I've always bitterly regretted having missed seeing it in 70mm. Actually, I didn't even realise that the London showing was in 70mm. I only got to see the film a few years after release on a cropped 16mm print but even so, the quality of the film was obvious. Sadly, every presentation of the film on TV, DVD etc has been pathetic.
You mean, oh say, the choreography? Lee Becker Theodore was so unhappy with her work ("They alwaysI certainly hope the problems with Song Of Norway can be overcome.
You mean, oh say, the choreography? Lee Becker Theodore was so unhappy with her work ("They always
wanted leaping dancers in the background") that she refused to mention the film by name. In a Dick Cavett interview,
she just rolls her eyes and calls it "that ... movie".
I was referring to the problems with the elements. The movie is what it is.
II am excited at the prospect of owning Blu’s of Last Valley and Song of Norway.
The Last Valley is a very fine film with a great John Barry score. I was fortunate to see it in 70mm on its original release in Sydney and found it an excellent experience. I have the non-amorphoric disk from Anchor Bay and a Blu would be a day one purchase for me.
Song of Norway would never make any top 100 lists but there is much to enjoy in a non critical way (it is on par for me with the musical Lost Horizon) but is beautiful to look at.
As has been stated elsewhere in this thread I would be happy with a “best possible” Blu of these titles as opposed to perfection with no disk.
Dear Ahollis ... oh, come on. That was a mild attempt at humor. You didn't REALLY think I was suggesting
SONG OF NORWAY should be reshot, did you? Actually, it's one of the few VHS musicals I'm still waiting
to replace with a restored and correct ratio DVD and/or Blu-Ray. It's just that I worked with Lee for many
years at American Dance Machine, and was always amused at how much she loathed the film AND her
work on it. I suppose I can add from now on.