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by Paul Penna
Wed Sep 29, 2010 1:06 am
Forum: Books, DVDs, Broadcasts & Screenings
Topic: Laurel and Hardy on Blu-Ray...?
Replies: 4
Views: 10796

Re: Laurel and Hardy on Blu-Ray...?

The MGM/UA version was subsequently released as a stand-alone, and appears to be still in print. I have both it and the Legend version, and to my eyes, the MGM is superior, sharper and with a better grayscale range, obviously taken from a good-quality 35mm element. The Legend is also from some kind ...
by Paul Penna
Mon May 10, 2010 11:15 pm
Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
Topic: Problems with reply posting
Replies: 4
Views: 9233

Re: Problems with reply posting

Richard M Roberts wrote:It seems to happen only when I've quoted longer posts, like when I was quoting Birchard's long-winded stuff.


I just tried it with that post, both quoting in full and also copying and pasting quotes, and the editor behaved OK for me.
by Paul Penna
Mon May 10, 2010 3:53 pm
Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
Topic: Problems with reply posting
Replies: 4
Views: 9233

Re: Problems with reply posting

Hey Gang, When I post a reply with a quote attached to this website, I'm having trouble typing in a response. The message jumps up and down as I type, and the hilighting to cut and paste seems to be a bit uncontrollable. Is anyone else having this problem with this site, or is it my computer? It on...
by Paul Penna
Tue Mar 02, 2010 12:38 pm
Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
Topic: Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle Book
Replies: 9
Views: 14918

Re: Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle Book

Is the mystery man dressed identically in all the photos - perhaps indicating a one-off visit by a outsider and/or acquaintance - or does his garb vary, as would someone's who visited the production over time as a matter of course?
by Paul Penna
Mon Feb 22, 2010 7:02 pm
Forum: Books, DVDs, Broadcasts & Screenings
Topic: Chaplin comes to blu-ray
Replies: 7
Views: 13222

Re: Chaplin comes to blu-ray

Deepdiscount.com has the three disc blu-ray at 13.99....it is, of course, out of stock. That lasted about an hour. Price is back to $39 and change. All the major retailers, both brick-and-mortar and online seem to follow each other around on high-profile items like this. At Amazon the Oz 3-discer i...
by Paul Penna
Mon Dec 28, 2009 6:32 pm
Forum: Books, DVDs, Broadcasts & Screenings
Topic: AYEZ DONC DES GOSSES! online on arte.tv
Replies: 2
Views: 7731

Re: AYEZ DONC DES GOSSES! online on arte.tv

Interesting theme music for the series: Spike Jones' rendition of "Der Fuehrer's Face."
by Paul Penna
Sat Oct 10, 2009 12:40 am
Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
Topic: BECOMING CHARLEY CHASE Review
Replies: 15
Views: 32990

Re: BECOMING CHARLEY CHASE Review

I've always had a fondness for Chase, even though my familiarity with his work was limited to the usual: his bit in Sons of the Desert, and a few of the commonly-available shorts. I haven't gotten through the whole set, but of what I've seen so far, the commentaries are great at calling attention to...
by Paul Penna
Fri Aug 28, 2009 10:31 am
Forum: Research Archive
Topic: Candid Photo Archive
Replies: 68
Views: 144199

Re: Candid Photo Archive

Bruce Calvert wrote:L-R: Ben Lyon, Raymond Griffith, Director Dimitri Buchowetzki and writer Paul Bern clown around on the set of Lily of the Dust (1924).


A typo, perhaps? That's Ben Lyon on the right with his hands over his ears, no?
by Paul Penna
Sat Jul 04, 2009 11:08 am
Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
Topic: Now *Here's* an Unusual Question
Replies: 22
Views: 41486

Re: Now *Here's* an Unusual Question

Joan Myers wrote:That is so '50s perfect!


More like '20s.
by Paul Penna
Thu Jun 11, 2009 11:47 pm
Forum: SOUND COMEDY MAIN
Topic: Tomato is Another Day
Replies: 6
Views: 15120

Re: Tomato is Another Day

Ed Wood Meets Tim Burton.