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Topic: Mickey Rooney & Judy Garland Collection |
Ryan
Replies: 3
Views: 8823
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Forum: Judy Garland Posted: Sat Dec 15, 2007 9:39 am Subject: Mickey Rooney & Judy Garland Collection |
| This set is released in just two days here, and I'm looking forward to it. Thank you for bringing it up months ago. I'll be especially eager to see "Girl Crazy" again. |
Topic: Royal Wedding. |
Ryan
Replies: 6
Views: 8297
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Forum: Astaire and his films Posted: Sat Apr 07, 2007 10:24 pm Subject: Royal Wedding. |
| Thanks for mentioning that Rego, you are most definitely right about the commentary. The Laureate version will always be indispensable for that. This is the first I have seen of 'The Belle of New Yo ... |
Topic: The Joker Is Wild |
Ryan
Replies: 8
Views: 9022
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Forum: Sinatra and his films Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2007 10:40 am Subject: The Joker Is Wild |
| I'm glad it's back on track too. Good job to Ken, Karen and Mark and everybody. I'm looking forward to learning more about the Laureate DVD's, Fred, Frank, Bing and the rest. |
Topic: [Edit: "Spam" response - MF] |
Ryan
Replies: 4
Views: 6838
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Forum: Astaire and his films Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2006 3:01 am Subject: [Edit: "Spam" response - MF] |
| As to you, Ken. I look forward to more discussions, I definitely hope the forum does not go away. |
Topic: [Edit: "Spam" response - MF] |
Ryan
Replies: 4
Views: 6838
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Forum: Astaire and his films Posted: Tue Dec 12, 2006 3:54 am Subject: [Edit: "Spam" response - MF] |
| Oh this is really Astaire related... |
Topic: Website. |
Ryan
Replies: 3
Views: 5705
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Forum: Odds and Sods Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2006 8:45 am Subject: Website. |
| It's not just you. Good thing the message board is still up. |
Topic: Is there a UK discography of Fred Astaire albums? |
Ryan
Replies: 4
Views: 8266
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Forum: Astaire and his films Posted: Wed Oct 04, 2006 8:09 am Subject: Is there a UK discography of Fred Astaire albums? |
| I'm not the music intellectual Mark is, or much of an LP collector. I only have a few of Astaire LP's actually. I've got plenty of his CD's and I really enjoy "Fred Astaire Sings." I'm not sure if ... |
Topic: Mike Douglas |
Ryan
Replies: 2
Views: 4351
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Forum: Odds and Sods Posted: Sat Aug 12, 2006 5:24 am Subject: Mike Douglas |
| Was sad to hear about the passing of the great tv host/singer Mike Douglas. I would really like to see some of his work on DVD as you can easily find from Dick Cavett. The week of shows featuring Fr ... |
Topic: "Me an the Ghost upstairs" from SECOND CHORUS |
Ryan
Replies: 26
Views: 35466
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Forum: Astaire and his films Posted: Wed Jun 21, 2006 7:59 am Subject: "Me an the Ghost upstairs" from SECOND CHORUS |
| That's a shame people have to suffer bad prints of Second Chorus since any bargain basement company can produce public domain film DVDs. I see what the number crunchers are thinking in terms of sales ... |
Topic: DADDY LONG LEGS |
Ryan
Replies: 50
Views: 55435
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Forum: Astaire and his films Posted: Wed Mar 08, 2006 6:41 am Subject: DADDY LONG LEGS |
| I must agree with Celia, this is a great DVD. Daddy Long Legs has never looked so good, and it's such a relief to finally see the whole picture, Cinemascope and all, without it being hacked up for pa ... |
Topic: A Damsel in Distress... |
Ryan
Replies: 2
Views: 7920
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Forum: Astaire and his films Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2006 6:25 am Subject: A Damsel in Distress... |
| Tout de suite mon ami. Merci! |
Topic: Three Little Words and Ziegfeld Follies on DVD soon |
Ryan
Replies: 21
Views: 30283
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Forum: Astaire and his films Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2006 7:01 am Subject: Three Little Words and Ziegfeld Follies on DVD soon |
| I agree with Ken's assessment of the two lesser Astaire films. Even "Let's Dance" and "Belle of New York" have their moments. I can't tell how many times I've scrolled through my vhs tapes to find t ... |
Topic: Three Little Words and Ziegfeld Follies on DVD soon |
Ryan
Replies: 21
Views: 30283
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Forum: Astaire and his films Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2006 7:01 am Subject: Three Little Words and Ziegfeld Follies on DVD soon |
I noticed something posted at:
http://fredastaire.thum.org/archives/cat_news.html#000586
PJ Thum's website is the best one there is for Fred Astaire, though it lacks the community aspect of this ... |
Topic: DADDY LONG LEGS |
Ryan
Replies: 50
Views: 55435
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Forum: Astaire and his films Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2005 6:48 am Subject: DADDY LONG LEGS |
| Ken and all, I was very happy to read about the upcoming Daddy Long Legs DVD release. The "original aspect ratio" part is the most satisfying to me, I've always wanted to see that on a quality DVD. ... |
Topic: Swing Time |
Ryan
Replies: 13
Views: 18244
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Forum: Astaire and his films Posted: Sat May 07, 2005 6:09 am Subject: Swing Time |
| Finally Swing Time on DVD, no longer only a rumor, as it was earlier on in this thread. I see they have included a John Mueller (author of the incredibly detailed "Astaire Dancing") commentary. Woul ... |
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