Posted by Quagmire aka DinZ on 03/09/06 11:35

"Temsonic" <dim.sp@miau.diolch> wrote in message
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> "Gunther Gloop" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message
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>> Is it my newsreader or have there been just 7 posts made to uk.media.dvd
>> all day (now 8)?
>>
>> That must be a record.
>>
>> ...I see Blu-Ray and HD-DVD is coming around April. It's a pity there is
>> no obvious one to buy... apart from the LG dual-format player I heard
>> about of course.
>>
>> Here's hoping that'll pick things up around here. ...I'm looking forward
>> to Syriana on HD (released same time as the dvd -in May I think). ...Not
>> that I'll have a HD player by then I'd guess.
>>
>> -Kevin.
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> ...And from that subject line there was me thinking it was going to be the
> title of one of your new Michael Winterbottom DVD's ;)
>
> Well, if you want to discuss some filums, you could do worse than point me
> in the direction of some decent stuff in two areas I want to explore I've
> never previously got around to.
>
> The first one is a HUGE category - old black & white films. Believe it or
> not, prior to last week I couldn't have named you one pre-60's film I'd
> watched in it's entirety. Quite how I managed to get to 31 without having
> seen any I'm not sure, but I recently read an article on DVD Times
> (http://tinyurl.com/zncpq) that made me realise it's probably about time I
> gave it a go.
>
> I started with two obvious choices, Casablanca (because it's such a
> cultural reference point, everyone knows parts of the dialogue even if
> they don't realise they do) and last night I watched All About Eve, which
> I picked up on impulse because I liked the box (shallow, me?) I thought
> both were mind blowingly good. The scripts just sparkle, there's no break
> for an action sequence or some OTT special effects, it's just dialogue and
> characters, and so different to what Hollywood has become today.
>
> Can you suggest some other _must see_ B&W stuff? I'd rather steer clear of
> silent movies for now, they're a whole different ball game and quite an
> acquired taste, but anything with a level of scriptwriting and style that
> can match up to those two? I think I might rather English language films
> to begin with, but feel free to suggest anything with subtitles as well.

Frank Capra movies should sit nicely with what you want

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