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Way back in the 1980's and early 1990's, when I had an ongoing assignment of reviewing 16mm footage no one else had the time, inclination, interest, patience or derangement to see, I screened numerous Christie Studio comedies, almost all circa 1925-1928, most starring Bobby Vernon, Billy Dooley, Ji...

Stan Taffel has written over at NiteVille that it was Rob Stone who stood in front of the tanks of Hallmark's Tiananmen Square in order to halt their desire to liquidate the nitrate holdings of the Roach Laurel & Hardy films and to hand them over to UCLA for safe keeping. Now unless there are 5...

Hey Gang, Be the first on your block to see the Slapsticon 2011 program schedule! It ain't even up on the Slapsticon website yet, but here's a first exclusive look at what and when we'll be running this coming July. SLAPSTICON 2011 PROGRAM SCHEDULE As always, program subject to change without notice...

Chris Seguin wrote:http://cgi.ebay.com/1925-WIZARD-OZ-8mm-B-W-Film-pre1939-Judy-Garland-DVD-/390299047689?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5adfa2d709

Hey, I've got a beautiful 16mm print of that I'd let go for half the price!

RICHARD M ROBERTS

Andrew Sholl wrote:My bad. Does that imply it's also a cut-down version for home release?

Yep.

RICHARD

Chase and Pollard completists note that what appears to be a near-complete copy of the Snub one-reeler WHERE'S THE FIRE? (H-64), directed by Charley Parrott, is being offered for sale on eBay. A Pathegram version of the same film was up for auction earlier this year. To my knowledge it's one of the...

I just checked the Slapsticon site and saw that Rosslyn Key Bridge is only offering discounted rates Thursday through Sunday night. If I recall, that was initially the case last year as well until one of you guys "leaned" on them and got them to extend the offer to Wednesday night. Any ch...

Gary Johnson wrote:From out of the mouth's of babes........

As a writer, I always look for the perfect words to describe what I'm looking at, those immediately came to mind. As well as the thought that one's offspring should never have control of one's work after one is dead.

RICHARD M ROBERTS

Total Crap.

RICHARD M ROBERTS

I've never seen Dance with Me Henry, but Lou certainly pushes the limits of nausea in 30-Foot Bride of Candy Rock. Jerry Lewis in The Jazz Singer? You mean Danny Thomas? Neil Diamond? Or is Lewis's Jazz Singer the lost masterpiece he made after The Day the Clown Cried? No, Chris means Jerry Lewis, ...