75 long-lost silent movies being returned to US

[Mistral]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/as_new_zealand_movie_cache

Among other things, an early Mable Normand/Clara Bow picture and a John Ford picture will be sent to the US for preservation and viewing. As an old fan of the silents this is great news. I'm digging to get a list...

 

[ManOnTheWave]

Sweet. Hopefully they can be put on DVD.

 

[Bloodwhiner]

Knowing the idiocy of the American film industry, release will be delayed while they are remastered in 5.1

 

[Ar-Pharazon]

^ C'mon, I'm sure they can do it in 7.1

 

[Davros]

Knowing the idiocy of the American film industry, release will be delayed while they are remastered in 5.1

How could I be expected to watch anything in less than full Dolby stereo sound?

 

[Mr. Adventure]

While sorting they threw aways some odd reels marked "Doctor ?" which were deemed too recent to have been lost material.

 

[scotpens]

Knowing the idiocy of the American film industry, release will be delayed while they are remastered in 5.1

And colorized, with all-new digital CG effects! And music by Danny Elfman.

 

[The Lensman]

Could care less about John Ford....but I'd kick 10 men in the nuts to get the Mabel Normand and Clara Bow pics. I really hope someone put these out on DVD....Kino always does a good job.

 

[Australis]

While sorting they threw aways some odd reels marked "Doctor ?" which were deemed too recent to have been lost material.

AAAAAARGH! AAAAAARGH! AAAAAAAAAAARGH!

 

[Trekker4747]

Great, if these go on DVD I'm going to have to hire me an organist.

 

[Mistral]

Could care less about John Ford....but I'd kick 10 men in the nuts to get the Mabel Normand and Clara Bow pics. I really hope someone put these out on DVD....Kino always does a good job.

That's kind of how I feel. maybe they could get Yanni or Chic Correa to do the soundtracks?

 

[Hermiod]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/as_new_zealand_movie_cache

Among other things, an early Mable Normand/Clara Bow picture and a John Ford picture will be sent to the US for preservation and viewing. As an old fan of the silents this is great news. I'm digging to get a list...

This is great news, it's an absolute crime that films and classic television shows can be lost like this - I'm looking at you, BBC Engineering Department.

 

[Goliath]

Still no sign of the 1917 Cleopatra?

Rats.

 

[Kirkman1987]

Nice, I love John Ford. One of my favorite directors.

What I'm really waiting for that full version of Metropolis to hit dvd.

 

[Mr. Adventure]

Great, if these go on DVD I'm going to have to hire me an organist.

Is that what they're calling 'em these days?

 

[scotpens]

Still no sign of the 1917 Cleopatra?

Rats.

Hey, a complete print of the full 10-hour version of Greed may show up someday.

And monkeys might fly out of my butt.

 

[Dusty Ayres]

Sweet. Hopefully they can be put on DVD.

Knowing the idiocy of the American film industry, release will be delayed while they are remastered in 5.1

Knowing the idiocy of the American film industry, release will be delayed while they are remastered in 5.1

How could I be expected to watch anything in less than full Dolby stereo sound?

Knowing the idiocy of the American film industry, release will be delayed while they are remastered in 5.1

And colorized, with all-new digital CG effects! And music by Danny Elfman.

Motherfracking Lords Of Kobol, the company that will most likely get the rights to distribute these movie will be Janus Films/Criterion, or Kino International Corporation-please stop talking nonsense. And if they take time to remaster them, so what? You don't want shit, do you?

 

[Dusty Ayres]

This is great news, it's an absolute crime that films and classic television shows can be lost like this - I'm looking at you, BBC Engineering Department.

Hey mate, storage of film and tape was and is expensive, and in the old days, money was sparse, that's why what happened, happened.

 

[Mistral]

^ That's Hermiod, not me.

 

[Goliath]

Motherfracking Lords Of Kobol, the company that will most likely get the rights to distribute these movie will be Janus Films/Criterion, or Kino International Corporation-please stop talking nonsense. And if they take time to remaster them, so what? You don't want shit, do you?

I think you missed at least one, probably two jokes there.