Comments for The Classic Film Show

Comment on About the Author by Christian Hayes

Christian Hayes — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 19:28:34 +0000

Hi Nicola,

Thank you for this.

Please contact me at classicfilmshow@gmail.com or contact@christianhayes.co.uk.

Many thanks,
Christian.

Comment on About the Author by Nicola Matti

Nicola Matti — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 17:01:19 +0000

Hi Christian, hope you’re well.

My name is Nicola Matti and I work for Universal Pictures. I tried to email you but unfortunately my email kept getting rejected.

To celebrate Universal Pictures 100th Anniversary, Universal will be re-releasing the 1959 Academy Award winning Pillow Talk on Blu-ray. The film is one of the most famous and loved romantic comedy of all time and has been fully restored and digitally re-mastered from the original film elements. The release date is the 7th May and will feature a collectors digibook with artwork and storyboards.

Would you be interested in posting a feature or review?

Kind regards,

Nicola

Comment on Why 3D Doesn’t Work by JohnQ

JohnQ — Sun, 10 Apr 2011 08:23:49 +0000

I would really like 3D to be cool, but my experience with it is that it ultimately gives a pounding headache and it seems that it makes watching the movie more difficult than it has to be? Is it just me? Ultimately it seems the only reason movies are going 3D is because Hollywood is getting put over a barrel by the internet and they are trying to implement technology that makes it more difficult for people to download and enjoy movies. Same reason iTunes was forced upon the public. This same tactic was attempted when TV threatened cinema in the past, and I am willing to bet that once the public wakes up and realizes they are getting duped, all this 3D hysteria will likely take a dirt nap.

Comment on 5 Tragic Final Films of Hollywood Goddesses by siana

siana — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 09:24:34 +0000

Nice videos. I Like specially the john Crawford.

Comment on Happy Birthday Jimmy Stewart by Mary

Mary — Sat, 19 Feb 2011 06:01:18 +0000

My 5 favorite movies are Chyenne Social Club, Harvey Winchester 73 , A Rare Bred & Mr. Hobbs Takes A Vacation.

Comment on Why 3D Doesn’t Work by Mr. K

Mr. K — Sun, 26 Dec 2010 03:47:02 +0000

Another problem that 3D presents and neglects to mention is how exclusionary it is. For instance, I have an astigmatism. Images are already offset for me, and 3D still can’t pull the two images together properly. I also have motion sickness, so when I see a 3D movie, I stay nauseous the entire time.

Also, my grandmother has a glass eye. Without depth perception, the technology is lost on her.

Thirdly, a friend of mine is prone to seizures. She can’t see 3D movies either, because it increases the risk of an episode.

Medically, Hollywood is excluding a portion of the population. However, this is nothing new, because my mother is deaf and hasn’t been to the movie in years (and she loved movies so much when she was younger she saw Grease 23 times). No one wants to watch a movie with captions at the bottom.

Spend less money, produce the movie in 2D and allow everyone to enjoy. My local theater only has one screen that isn’t in 3D now.

Comment on Why 3D Doesn’t Work by Gean

Gean — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 03:03:34 +0000

-__- how ignorant of you to say its awesome and not say why. Normal people dont care about: OMG its barelly popping out of the screen! We dont need 3D we have blurays at home and can actually pay attention and don’t forget we’re watching a movie, not all of us have the attention span of a monkey ;)

Comment on Holden Caulfield Goes to the Movies by Ros

Ros — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 23:43:25 +0000

Holden hated all the crap he had to watch with his stupid girlfriends. He doesn’t seem to hate the 39 steps, nor the baker’s wife (even if he doesn’t love them). I think he may have been able to find some movies he liked had he been provided with a wider variety of (possibly more obscure) options. It must’ve really sucked to be a kid in the 50s.

Comment on Happy Birthday Jimmy Stewart by Padraig

Padraig — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 13:24:54 +0000

I always had a soft spot for ‘Harvey’, but no one else I know cared for it much!

Comment on TCM Spotlight: The Charlie Chan Collection by Jack

Jack — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 17:41:53 +0000

There seems to be a revived interest in Charlie Chan. I was always a fan, particularly of the Warner Oland portrayals but I still enjoy the others as well. I have posted some related information on my vintage music blog at view-source:http://bostonblakie.blogspot.com/

Comment on The Ultimate Film Archive by mauro Motta

mauro Motta — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 23:26:26 +0000

I think “Standing room Only” is one of the best comedies of the
1940s.

Comment on Exposed: Voyeurism, Surveillance and the Camera by jamie

jamie — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 19:32:46 +0000

Just wanted to note Weegee didn’t use a flash in his nighttime/darkness photography, instead shooting in infrared to capture the image and leave the subjects unaware of the fact that they were being photographed. Same stuff as his photography of the beach lovers. Kinda adds to the voyeuristic aspect, no?

Comment on 5 Reasons Why 3D Really Does Not Work by Mike

Mike — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 19:52:30 +0000

What I find sad is that some 3D fans are so… fanatic. God forbid if you happen to say that 3D is anything less than perfect. They keep comparing it to sound or color in movies. Funny. I did not remember you had to wear some kind apparatus to enjoy a color movie.

Comment on 5 Essential Books on Silent Film by kittypackard

kittypackard — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 20:11:12 +0000

That Thomas Elsaesser book has escaped my radar–thank you for highlighting it here, I am very keen to take a look at it…

Comment on Stars in the City: Dietrich in Berlin by kittypackard

kittypackard — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 20:05:25 +0000

beautiful shots! thank you so much for sharing!