Topic: START SPREADIN' THE NEWS (Read 15265 times)

Jrand73 · « **Reply #90 on:** May 21, 2005, 12:25:32 PM »

Quote from: MBarnum on May 21, 2005, 11:32:27 AM

Interview with Diane McBain went splendidly! What a classy, beautiful lady! Fun stories about Joan Crawford, Elvis, Claudette Colbert, and the Warner Bros. publicity machine (JRand54, don't believe anything you read in those old movie magazines! LOL!).

Ms. Diane McBain

Oh my....Motion Picture Magazine is NOT the whole truth and nothing but the truth? Oh my!

Jrand73 · « **Reply #91 on:** May 21, 2005, 12:26:43 PM »

BK HAS LANDED!

Jrand73 · « **Reply #92 on:** May 21, 2005, 12:31:10 PM »

Watching Kerwin Matthews in THE DEVIL AT 4 O'CCLOCK. Oh Spencer Tracy and Frank Sinatra are in it, too.

elmore3003 · « **Reply #93 on:** May 21, 2005, 12:51:20 PM »

The eagle has landed! I just spoke to Dear Friend BK, and he's en route to his hotel as I type this.

Matt H. · « **Reply #94 on:** May 21, 2005, 01:12:59 PM »

Until someone can come up with a system that makes colorized images look natural (and that day can never come; I would think it's technically impossible), I will always have the smug satisfaction of knowing that what they're looking at is inferior in every respect. But if they like that muddy, weird looking color image, let them have it.

Sadly, I read this morning that Fox is planning on three more Shirley Temples in the fall - well, two new ones to DVD and one repeat (HEIDI, CURLY TOP, and LITTLE MISS BROADWAY) - and they're going to be colorized versions only. (As terrible quality as the first three Fox/Temple DVD films were, they did at least offer the choice between colorized and original B&W).

Jrand73 · « **Reply #95 on:** May 21, 2005, 01:14:11 PM »

The air is full of white fluffy things flying around....looks like snow! LOL

Jrand73 · « **Reply #96 on:** May 21, 2005, 01:15:50 PM »

That Shirley Temple/Fox colorization job was one of the worst I have ever seen. I agree with DR MATTH. I think I bought one that I couldn't find on VHS in the original b/w many years ago, and never bought another. ugh!

Matt H. · « **Reply #97 on:** May 21, 2005, 01:16:03 PM »

I finshed up THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK, finshed disc 4 of ANGEL Season 2, and put in MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS to watch on the new TV and player. The image is very sharp, but the Technicolor is still not as deeply saturated as I would have thought the original would have been. Seems like on my old set, the Technicolor gets a little richer as the film proceeds.

Jrand73 · « **Reply #98 on:** May 21, 2005, 01:16:17 PM »

In colorized movies and shows, everyone's teeth look gray!

LOOK OUT NEW YORK!

Matt H. · « **Reply #99 on:** May 21, 2005, 01:17:36 PM »

I did read that one of my all-time favorite movies is coming to DVD this fall - Stanley Donen's TWO FOR THE ROAD. I'm sure Fox will do a smashing anamorphic transfer with this.

HUSH HUSH SWEET CHARLOTTE is coming this summer.

Ginny · « **Reply #100 on:** May 21, 2005, 01:18:09 PM »

Quote from: JRand54 on May 21, 2005, 01:14:11 PM

The air is full of white fluffy things flying around....looks like snow! LOL

We've had a lot of those, too, JRand, and they really make my allergies flare up!

bk · « **Reply #101 on:** May 21, 2005, 01:48:45 PM »

I'm here, I'm here. Start spreadin' the news.

Getting into the city was incredibly fast, but unfortunately, they are doing street work on 47th and it was a mess - backed all the way up to Madison. So, it took about twenty-five minutes to get from Madison to Broadway. But, I'm here, I'm checked in, ye olde laptop is hooked up to the high-speed Internet and I've already caught up on the posts.

DearReaderLaura · « **Reply #102 on:** May 21, 2005, 02:02:59 PM »

Hello, fellow dear readers. Today was planting day at the church. We planted from 6 a.m. until 1:30 p.m., when the heat got to us. It is now 105F outside.

We will be holding our first church function in the building tomorrow -- one of the members who had been working very hard on the building passed away during surgery while I was gone.

Sandra · « **Reply #103 on:** May 21, 2005, 02:03:29 PM »

Hello BK!

That's about all I have to say. Not much in the way of news on this futon.

Ginny · « **Reply #104 on:** May 21, 2005, 02:17:08 PM »

I'm glad to see that BK has arrived safely in NYC. Wish I could be there for dinner at Joe Allen tonight - have fun everybody!

DR elmore - are you taking it easy this afternoon so you can enjoy tonight's sparkling event?

DearReaderLaura · « **Reply #105 on:** May 21, 2005, 02:18:41 PM »

This is how you plant a tree in Arizona -- using a jackhammer.

elmore3003 · « **Reply #106 on:** May 21, 2005, 02:29:27 PM »

Quote from: Ginny on May 21, 2005, 02:17:08 PM

I'm glad to see that BK has arrived safely in NYC. Wish I could be there for dinner at Joe Allen tonight - have fun everybody!

DR elmore - are you taking it easy this afternoon so you can enjoy tonight's sparkling event?

Yes, I am, DRsGinny, Danise, and Nurse Jane!

Jrand73 · « **Reply #107 on:** May 21, 2005, 02:31:17 PM »

How's the weather in the Big Apple?

Did you see any (other) celebrities yet?

Jennifer · « **Reply #108 on:** May 21, 2005, 02:42:03 PM »

I also watched the Daytime Emmys last night. I thought it was quite boring. Many of the people I wanted to win didn't win. The only two awards I was really happy about were Greg R. and Christian LeBlanc from Y&R. They are amazing (and won Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor).

One question, why the heck did Il Divo sing? They are very nice. But what does that have to do with Daytime Emmys?

Ben · « **Reply #109 on:** May 21, 2005, 02:42:20 PM »

It's been beautiful in NY today. Right now it's in the 70s with sun. I am looking forward to dinner later tonight. If we have more that two hours of fun, we will have to move the festivities to another location (BK's hotel room maybe)

I love Louis Botto's At This Theatre, a wonderful book with histories of the surviving Broadway theatres. I know there are a couple of other books with stories and pictures of many more of the Broadway theatres that no longer exist but I don't have those books.

bk · « **Reply #110 on:** May 21, 2005, 02:54:12 PM »

Quite pretty out. And not hot (and not cold). My understanding as I left LA was that LA was in for a rather stultifying heat wave.

Rodzinski · « **Reply #111 on:** May 21, 2005, 02:54:30 PM »

Just spent the day in Central Park. It is sunny and pleasant, with the occasional light chill if you are out of the sun when the breezes hit. Hopefully it will not rain!

Rodzinski · « **Reply #112 on:** May 21, 2005, 02:55:34 PM »

MBarnum, PLAYGIRL is currently looking for an editor, if you are looking to move to the East Coast!

Rodzinski · « **Reply #113 on:** May 21, 2005, 02:58:00 PM »

Jane- Carvel's is not bad, but not sort of bland in flavor. I do like their Flying Saucers though. Also, there aren't that many Carvel's in the city.
Lately, Baskin-Robbins seems to be making a comeback. Coldstone Creamery is really making a push, and there's always Ben and Jerry's.

Rodzinski · « **Reply #114 on:** May 21, 2005, 02:59:26 PM »

BK, Yeah! You made it! The Gal is able to come, and we are meeting Elmore at Tower Records before we hie ourselves to Joe Allen's.

Danise · « **Reply #115 on:** May 21, 2005, 03:00:09 PM »

Good to see BK has arrived safe and sound.

I just got home from seeing the new Star Wars movie and doing the shopping. I won't lie. I cried at the end. I won't give it away for the rest of you but I thought it was very sad.

I need to take the dogs to check their P Mail but I will be back in a little while.

Gentlemen, have a grand time at Joe Allens!

Danise · « **Reply #116 on:** May 21, 2005, 03:01:00 PM »

Oh, and a Grand time to the Gal! I just saw she will be there as well!

Jrand73 · « **Reply #117 on:** May 21, 2005, 03:04:20 PM »

DR LAURA at least we can use a shovel to plant a tree in Indiana....that's ONE thing I will give us.

AHHHHHHHH-CHOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Jrand73 · « **Reply #118 on:** May 21, 2005, 03:05:24 PM »

Well hopefully the ears of all of us HHW'ers in the Hinterlands will not be burning too much as the East Coast Chapter meets this evening.

elmore3003 · « **Reply #119 on:** May 21, 2005, 03:38:31 PM »

Quote from: JRand54 on May 21, 2005, 03:05:24 PM

Well hopefully the ears of all of us HHW'ers in the Hinterlands will not be burning too much as the East Coast Chapter meets this evening.

It will be a conflagration! A veritable singeing of ears worldwide.

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