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In Reply to: What are you Viewing ????? posted by mikenyc on May 21, 2002 at 00:17:05:
"Hideous Kinky". Ugh."Holy Smoke". Ugh.
"Heavenly Creatures". Some interesting scenes but still--slight ugh.
Enough Winslet; time to move on.
Follow Ups:
"Nosferatu" .... Max Schreck's Silent film version directed by F. W. Murnau.
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"W. C. Fields" ... 2-sided DVD with 6 of Fields' short films from the 1930's, including "The Golf Specialist", Fields' 1st. talking film.
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"Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein" ... Featuring Lon Chaney, Jr. as "The Wolfman", Bela Lugosi as "Dracula", & Glenn Strange as the "Frankenstein Monster".
Tell us about this release too...the Image Entertainment release, right ?
This is the Criterion release. Max Schreck as "Count Orlock", with Gustave von Wagenheim, Alexander Granach, Greta Schroeder.
Director: F. W. Murnau; Photography: Fritz Arno Wagner; Art Director: Albin Grau.
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According to box, "Dolby Stereo Sound, B&W with color tints, 81 Minutes. Copy is from the "Blackhawk Film Collection."
"Mastered from 35 Mm Archival material; Restored edition features Exclusive audio essay by Lokke Heiss, and supplementary materials including Then-and-Now Photographs."
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Two music formats you can select: "Organ Score composed and performed by Timothy Howard."
or (I edited this slightly to save space) "Dolby Digital 5.0 Score composed and performed by the Silent Orchestra. This eclectic duo transports early cinema to a modern audience..... They combine acoustic and electronic sounds with contemporary and traditional styles..... The Silent Orchestra is: Carlos Garza (Keys and Knobs), Rich O'Meara (percussion, and more knobs).
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Good quality film, a little jiggle to the picture but not enough to be annoying. Schreck I think still hold's record for ugliest Vampire :)
Is this the Criterion release ? Tell us about it .
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