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[Freddie]

He then asked me about the original camera negative. When Paramount gave us back the movie, all the elements with to MGM for storage. We have tried many times over the years to find what MGM labs said they couldn't and just had no luck. Well, Harris picked up the phone and called Paramount. And guess what? They never sent it to MGM, only the CRI and prints went there. So, all this time Paramount has had it in their vault and they told Robert they will happily give it back to me, so I'll be e-mailing them as soon as he sends me that information. This is amazing news and we'll really be able to do a proper 4K now and I have our Blu-ray as reference for the color timing and reframing of certain scenes. I can't pay for the transfer, of course, but that's why I'm hoping to license it to someone - they can do all the work and then all I'll need to do is approve it. And when we have the 4K we can really do a proper screening from that.

Most excellent news, BK!

[Freddie]

Page Five!

[Freddie]

100 Guests on a late Thursday afternoon!

[Jrand74]

Excellent news MR BK!

[Jrand74]

I know DR singdaw.....now we have Pope Lay-O XIV.

I was ready to go if called.

[Rodzinski]

Fantastic and also unbelievable!

[Rodzinski]

My comment above is about the Nudie being found.

[Rodzinski]

Good news. The local fellow who answers to the name Stumpy, pumped our septic tank at last and saw no problems. What a relief. I was stressed about this.

[Freddie]

Good news. The local fellow who answers to the name Stumpy, pumped our septic tank at last and saw no problems. What a relief. I was stressed about this.

Very good!

[singdaw]

  Wouldn’t that more appropriately be ASSASSins? 

 

[singdaw]

Fantastic news about Nudie, BK. Kind of counter-balances the stink from the Levin estate.

[MichaelG]

He then asked me about the original camera negative. When Paramount gave us back the movie, all the elements with to MGM for storage. We have tried many times over the years to find what MGM labs said they couldn't and just had no luck. Well, Harris picked up the phone and called Paramount. And guess what? They never sent it to MGM, only the CRI and prints went there. So, all this time Paramount has had it in their vault and they told Robert they will happily give it back to me, so I'll be e-mailing them as soon as he sends me that information. This is amazing news and we'll really be able to do a proper 4K now and I have our Blu-ray as reference for the color timing and reframing of certain scenes. I can't pay for the transfer, of course, but that's why I'm hoping to license it to someone - they can do all the work and then all I'll need to do is approve it. And when we have the 4K we can really do a proper screening from that.

What wonderful news! I'm looking forward to hearing more about the return of the prodigal negative.

[Jane]

My comment above is about the Nudie being found.

Yes, grood news indeed.

[Jane]

Good news. The local fellow who answers to the name Stumpy, pumped our septic tank at last and saw no problems. What a relief. I was stressed about this.

More good news!

[Jane]

Wordle:   4/6

Very good.

[Jane]

Keith got Wordle in five.

[Rodzinski]

Last Costco visit I was attracted to a giant jar of organic peach spread. I don’t know what I was thinking. It will take me two years to finish.

[George]

From wikipedia, following up on what BK said:

"[Michael] Paré has had a very busy workload in recent years, with 114 credits from 2015-24 (mostly in low-budget films and TV movies), including twenty roles in 2022 alone and another 19 in 2024."

I knew him mostly from Streets of Fire...I LOVE the songs from that movie.

[George]

Here are two of Doctor Matt McGlasson's latest videos. Turn on the sound:
https://www.facebook.com/reel/989892132921250

https://www.facebook.com/reel/1201615244744664

Very funny!!

[Jrand74]

Good news DR RODZINSKI.

[George]

And I am now officially hopping mad at the Levin estate - I knew what was going on, but got the proof of it with a photo on Facebook and the fifth email from J2 Spotlight about their Drat - apparently, tickets are available for tonight in a 99-seat theater in NEW YORK. That certainly wasn't the case with Smile, but I think WAS the case with Zorba. In today's e-mail "limited tickets available" they included the history of the show but purposely kept it NY-centric so they didn't have to - wait for it - mention the successful production that just closed in LA. Well, I certainly knew they would not do that. But they did mention the bootleg record and my studio cast recording - those were certainly not NY-centric. But it's the rewriting history in this paragraph that has got me hopping mad - to wit:

"A third came nearly a decade later when a pirated recording of the original Broadway production, lifted from the theater’s sound system, appeared on the shelves at Tower Records. In 1997, a studio recording was made with both Milton Schafer and Ira Levin’s permission and cooperation, giving the show a fourth life. The recording featured the talents of Susan Egan, Judy Kaye, and Elaine Stritch.”

Funny, I don't see the name of the man who not only produced the album, but said yes to making it happen. And this, "a studio recording was made with both Milton Schafer and Ira Levin's permission and cooperation." I guarantee you, that wording came directly from the Levin Estate and they know very well that is NOT what happened. I never even met Milt Schafer until six months after we made the album. And unfortunately for the Levin Estate and the son who is in charge, I have the letter Ira sent me telling me how much he LOVED the recording of She's Roses on Unsung Musicals, and would there be ANY way I would do a studio cast recording of the entire score. He was desperate for me to do it - we didn't do it with their permission and cooperation, which makes it sound like I was desperate to do it and came to them. Of course, the son of Rosemary's Baby did not respond to the missive I sent him the other day.

And today, on the director of Drat's Facebook page there's a photo of the Drat team - with the son, looking JUST like his father, is right there, sitting in the middle of it. Ding, ding, ding. And they're doing the show with SIX actors playing, I suppose, all the roles. I'm not sure what I want to do about the rewriting history part - they carefully did NOT put that paragraph on Facebook because they KNEW I would immediately respond. But I think they must not realize I'm on their email list.

And then, they've printed the letter that Sondheim sent Ira about his lyrics. Know why Sondheim sent it? Because I asked him to, that's why - I even gave him the address.

What would YOU do?

How rude!

[George]

I've had maybe three hours of sleep and have learned the lesson that it is not a good idea to eat guacamole and chips before bed.

It is not a good idea to eat anything before going to bed

But where's the fun in that?

[Jrand74]

The Frances play has just been fired off to the Theatre Dept. at dear old DePauw University to see if it's something they would be interested in.

It was also sent to the Producing Director of the American Lives Theatre - one of the groups that performs at the Phoenix Theatre Cultural Center.

Between my reading and former DR JMK's musical and the article that DR RODZINSKI published, Frances has seen more action in the last 8 months than she has since 1983.

[George]

THREE!

So cute!

[George]

The new pope is an American. But it's NOT DR Jrand74. I think something shifty must have happened.

Hey...at least it's not 47!

[George]

Why would he even say that he should be pope??

[George]

And we have a new pope, Pope Leo XIV. I am not Catholic, but I got a little teary over his introduction. Maybe it was just relief that the first American Pope wasn't that smarmy jerk Cardinal Dolan.

Him, too. I've only read a few (not so complimentary) things about him.

[George]

I made a little enigmatic post on Facebook. And instantly, one of my cast members posted "Is this about Drat! The Cat! in NY?" I said that I might say what it's about in a week or so.

I'll have to look for it.

[Jane]

Last Costco visit I was attracted to a giant jar of organic peach spread. I don’t know what I was thinking. It will take me two years to finish.

It can take me that long to use an 12oz jar of marionberry spread.  Once in awhile I will find a little jar of huckleberry jam and that is the perfect size.

[Jane]

The Frances play has just been fired off to the Theatre Dept. at dear old DePauw University to see if it's something they would be interested in.

It was also sent to the Producing Director of the American Lives Theatre - one of the groups that perform at the Phoenix Theatre Cultural Center.

Between my reading and former DR JMK's musical and the article that DR RODZINSKI published, Frances has seen more action in the last 8 months than she has since 1983.

Fingers crossed they want to do it.