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    Philco Predicta TV Being Reproduced

    No the new Predicta's are a modern color TV with connections so you can hook up a DVD player and cable. Here is the website where you can get one... http://www.predicta.com/index.shtml Doug
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    Forbidden Images: Movie Montage Of Censored Images From 1920s And 30s

    This is absolutely true, but you did forget one thing, the federal government was making noises about about censoring movies nationally. Rather than submit to government rules, the film industry decided to police themselves. I have to admit however that I agree with director Edward Dmytryk. The...
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    Forbidden Images: Movie Montage Of Censored Images From 1920s And 30s

    Not really. The 1925 version of Ben-Hur has fully visible topless women in the parade scene. Before the production code was enforced movies were pretty racy. Check out the fully nude swimming scene in Tarzan and his Mate (1934). And this was presumably a movie that would appeal to kids. In fact...
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    SERIALS

    I have to say that I'm very impressed with Universal's Secret Agent X-9 (1945) starring Lloyd Bridges. Its very well produced, and actually attempts a little bit of character development. I haven't seen any Mascot serials, can you recommend a title or two? Doug
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    Film Noir?

    Warner is releasing Film Noir Classic Collection, Volume 5 in July. Looks like an interesting group of films. http://laurasmiscmusings.blogspot.com/2010/04/coming-to-dvd-film-noir-classic.html
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    The Ghost & Mr. Chicken

    This is one of my favorites. Love those 60's Don Knott's comedies. The Reluctant Astronaut is good too! Doug
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    Has Hollywood lost its creativity?

    Well truth be told, movies used to be an all day, or evening affair. You would show up, there would be a first feature, then a news reel, a short subject, a cartoon, a musical short, then the "b" feature. But as you say the audience had a break between. Gone with the Wind was 3 hours and 48...
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    Has Hollywood lost its creativity?

    Agreed. This doesn't mean that some creativity doesn't sneak out of Hollywood now and then, but for the most part Hollywood is really pretty conservative business wise, and if they weren't, they would have gone out of business long ago. Very true about Gone With the Wind, but they did have...
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    Has Hollywood lost its creativity?

    Yes but this has been true of Hollywood from the start. Look at the golden age from the 30's through the 50's and see how many movies were based on best selling books. After all the biggest grossing movie of all time (adjusted for inflation) is Gone With the Wind, based on a best seller. Even...
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    Has Hollywood lost its creativity?

    True but as I said...the Average budget is $75 million. Which means a moderately budgeted film is $45 or $50. Right now in Hollywood about the only movies that don't cost that kind of money are horror movies, and even they are between $15 and $30 million. Even then advertising is probably...
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    Has Hollywood lost its creativity?

    In reality the reason movies cost $150 million (actually the average budget is about $75 million) is because the lead actor is getting 8 to 12 million, per movie. Lead actress is getting 3 to 10 million. The director is getting 1.5 to 3 million. Honestly there is no reason that a movie couldn't...
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    Clash of the Titans -remake

    The new Clash of the Titans is not a true 3D movie. It was not filmed with 3D cameras. Like most 3D films in this particular 3D fad, it was processed in a computer after the fact to get the 3D effect. Right now the only true 3D film in release is Avatar. Doug
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    Has Hollywood lost its creativity?

    Well the real problem is that films are so expensive to make these days. When a movie costs $150 million to make, you have to have some kind of guaranty of a return on your money. Its totally understandable that Hollywood would gravitate to properties that are a sure thing. After all they aren't...
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    Has Hollywood lost its creativity?

    I must say that much of what is being made in Hollywood today is pretty crappy, but having said that, I think there still some good movies being made. I thought The Dark Knight was a very good film in spite of being a summer block buster. One of my favorite movies of the last 5 or 6 years is...
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    Stumbling Upon Fabulous Movies

    There is a cool little spy/suspense thriller from 1965 called The Satan Bug. It stars George Maharis (from Route 66), Richard Basehart, Anne Francis and Dana Andrews. Directed by John Sturges who also did The Magnificent Seven, The Great Escape, and Ice Station Zebra. The plot involves a...
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    Tales Of The Gold Monkey - DVD

    Bring Em Back Alive started the same Fall as Gold Monkey. They were kind of competing with each other. I generally preferred Gold Monkey, but I suspect if I were to watch Bring Em Back Alive today I would enjoy it more. The other interesting this about Bring Em Back Alive, is that the two...
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    Tales Of The Gold Monkey - DVD

    I hadn't seen Rat Patrol since I was a little kid, so I was shocked when I got it on dvd to find out that it was a half hour show! But its great because it makes for very efficient story telling. Great theme too. Doug
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    Tales Of The Gold Monkey - DVD

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    Tales Of The Gold Monkey - DVD

    I was right there with you! I'm probably a little older than you because I'd add The Six Million Dollar Man to that list. Another good 80s action adventure show in my opinion was Scarecrow and Mrs. King. Doug
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    Tales Of The Gold Monkey - DVD

    Relax, its only a TV show. Doug

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