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Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd (1952)
DVD Version of this? Where?
I'm a huge fan of A&C and realized that the Captain Kidd story was not part of my collection. I have noticed from other comments that the viewing copies of both Jack and The Beanstalk and A&C Meet Captain Kidd are horrendous...I did get to see the Jack and the Beanstalk..and was appalled at the transfer.
My being a cinematographer here in Hollywood I know that if these films were brought to a decent telecine house that amazing improvements can be made to the original color. It's a matter of getting the original negative from the print to start with then having a good colorist to work on it! So that being said...if anyone knows if and when the A&C Meet Captain Kidd will be on DVD...or if it has already been out there. I would love to see it. Noticed that Rio Rita is not available on DVD either. Also is A&C Meet Captain Kidd public domain?
Nacho Libre (2006)
puts you in a good mood
I just came back from seeing this film....and it was pretty much what I expected....pure mindless fun. The two main heroes and this story reminded me quite a bit of some of the old Abbott and Costello movies. There were a few pacing problems....and some of the plot just had some mechanical issues with logic... But if you are into that zany mindset then by all means go check it out...pure escapist silliness. The audience that I saw it with really got into it too....could be a cool cult comedy film! Nacho Libre had a great look to it too...kudos to the cinematographer...and the actress who plays the nun.....wow.....i wish there nuns that looked that good when i was in catholic private schools!! I hope we get to see more of that girl!
Face of the Enemy (2003)
excellent short
Good use of film stocks and color. Film maker used a skip bleach processes to make inter-cutting between black and white and color film and it worked well. Story is good. Don't want to ruin the ending, but it's creative and very telling for our current world situation. Great use of limited resources available to independent filmmakers. Where did he get World War Two era tanks??? Thought the B/W footage was authentic period film but looked closely and it was shot during photography, fooled me. Casting was great, performances good. I almost wish there was more but the pacing seems right. The film won several festivals and makes me wonder what else has Presley done?