Tuesday, December 15, 2009

ED ASNER TV MOVIE THE GATHERING $9 DVD LOW PRICE


THE GATHERING DVD MOVIE. $9.00 INCLUDING SHIPPING FOR USA $11.00 CANADA.

Comes with DVD CASE

If you want a DVD let me know stan39520@yahoo.com



Sunday, November 08, 2009

Sunset Blvd Broadway Musical DVD

I am still hard at work on this project. If anybody wants to help me with some footage please let me know


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Monday, November 02, 2009

Tom McBride DVD Gay Interest Life and Death On The A-List $7.00


Okay I have this DVD that I bought but for some reason I can not sell it on Ioffer.com.
$7.00 covers shipping.
stan39520@yahoo.com

This movie is a must see for any gay man it speaks to and from our very dark side. The documentary opens with the main character in his most golden and handsome state. He then gives you a glimpse of what it's like to be one of those gay men that are blessed with charm, manly beauty & intelligence. You see the privileges that are bestowed upon you by that ever so judgmental "Gay Food chain" when you are one of its superstars. One also observes the MAN that seems to have it all really does not. The protagonist in the course of the film exponentially declines in health & looks. It is interesting to note that this man could have had at one point, just about ANY man he wanted yet, when he dies their is no husband / romantically loving soul by his side. The movie spoke to me in the following way. It brought to focus that the parties; the circuit and the barrage of beautiful men are our blessings as modern gay men, yet they can also be our biggest curses. The film reminds me that beauty fades and the gay male playground is only that a cold place to engage in adult pleasures. It also makes me realize the true worth of holding and being held by another man that loves & cares for me in the long term. A sobering film that is sometimes funny and sad with a subtle message to zip your pants and look for more in a partner that the perfect six pack.

Sunday, October 04, 2009

BLU-RAY DVD OF A STAR IS BORN DO NOT FORGET RONALD HARVER


Judy Garland shines in this adaption of the often told story. The movie is a famous for its trouble production as the movie itself. What is not known to most people who grew up watching this film was that the film its self was cut by 30 minutes after it premiered. The effects on the film and Judy Garland herself took a toll. The movie in its shorten version made very little sense. The film lost many of Judy Garlands best scenes that she ever did. The film also lost some musical numbers.



In 1983 the movie was "RESTORED" as much as possible by the late Ronald Harver. Ron worked his ass off to find all the deleted footage. He turned Warner Brothers upside down to find all the missing footage. (In the 1950's it was not common practice to keep deleted scenes outtakes or alternated footage). With help of the AFI the Motion Picture Academy he was able to go coast to coast looking everywhere where any deleted footage might be. Some footage was never found but Ron Harver did a marvelous job using production stills to help complete the restoration this was done in 1983.


Its so sad is that Warner Brothers did not keep the deleted footage. The only reason why "Lose that Long Face" was restored was that in fact a film editor had stolen the negative. When A STAR IS BORN restoration was premiered without LOSE THAT LONG FACE re-inserted the editor was turned in by someone and I think he was fined or jailed. I am glad he had it though. The number is brilliant.


There is still about 8 minutes that can still be called missing. Rumors abound that after another 26 years after the first restoration that the final missing footage has been found. Again its rumors. The late Roddy McDowall has been rumored to have had this missing footage along with other missing footage from other movies.


In the very near future the movie will be released on Blu-Ray Dvd. I hope if there is a Making of special on the Blu-Ray that the efforts of Ronald Harver are not ignored. He was the true hero of this movie. He was a fan from the beginning. He always knew there were missing scenes from the movie. After growing up in Northern California he ended up working at AFI. To make a long story short he felt it was his mission in his life to help restore this movie. All the years as a fan of the movie were very helpful in his restoration. You can tell this movie in its restored format was restored with great love and attention. This movie would most likely not have me as a fan today if it were not for Ronald Harver.


So I am hoping that the Blu-ray DVD includes a story about him and all the work he did to help restore the movie. His passion for this movie was his gift to the world.
PS IF YOUR A FILM COLLECTOR WHO DOES HAVE THE MISSING FOOTAGE PLEASE CONTACT ME. THE MISSING FOOTAGE IS MISSING HOLLYWOOD HISTORY. IT COULD BE YOUR GIFT TO ALL AND FUTURE FANS OF JUDY GARLANDS. AFTER ALL YOU CAN BE COME A HERO


Ronald Harver I know you must be reading this in heaven so let me say "Thank You for your hard work". You are Hollywood's first SUPER HERO.


Nicollette Sheridan is needed on Desperate Housewives




Since Marc Cherry killed Edie off the ratings are down. The show still needs the actress Nicollette Sheridan more then Marc Cherry. Now this is how the can bring back Nicollette Sheridan.
In order to bring her back (Nicollette Sheridan ) the show can re-cast the actress (Nicollette Sheridan) as the nice sister of Edie (remember its a soap)but later on we find out that she is not the sister but Edie herself who is out to kill Susan.




Saturday, October 03, 2009

THE WIZARD OF IZ RESTORED AGAIN THIS TIME FOR BLU-RAY DVD




Okay in the last 20 years I can think of lots of times I herd the adds for an all new restored version of "THE WIZARD OF OZ". In 1989 there was the restoration done for the 50th anniversary. In that version the opening black and white footage was replace with the original Sepia-tone that was first shown when the movie premiered in 1939.




In 1994 MGM Home Video released yet another restored version on LASERDISC. Now to me it wasn't a much improvement over the 1989 50th anniversary laserdisc however the box set was full of goodies that still rival the today's blu-ray release. (More on that later)








In 1998 in time for the 60th Anniversary the movie was restored an re-issued again this time for a theatrical release. It was amazing to see it on the big screen however the movie was maybe brighter but again not a big deal. The first DVD was released in 1999 and the picture and sound were great. They were better then 1994 Laserdisc set that I had but it lacked all the extras the laserdisc had. A year or 2 Later when the rights to the WIZARD OF OZ fell to Warner Brothers that DVD set had lots of goodies but again not as much as my 1994 laserdisc box set.







Finally in 2005 Warner Brothers released an ultimate DVD set of this movie again RESTORED. This time there was a vast improvement on all previous vhs, laserdisc and dvd releases. They even had a great DVD set that rivaled the Laserdisc Set. Now its 2009 time for the 70th Anniversary restoration release.






Well this is a great movie and I thought that there is no way to make a blu-ray release look any better then the 2004 dvd release. Well I am wrong. The picture and sound are just mind blowing. Its hard to imagine that this movie is 70 years old.






Now the only thing I noticed that is different over the 2004 DVD release is that the devil is in the details. The background is sharp very sharp. This movie is a feast for the eyes. If you do not have a blu-ray player yet I advise you to get one. This blu-ray alone is worth buying the full blu-ray package.






Well worth the price!!!



Saturday, September 26, 2009

I SUPPORT YOU BUT NOT GAY MARRIAGE

If your not gay you won't get it. If your gay you will. Everyday gay Americans deal with so much crap that you straight people will never understand or get.

Right now I am in New Orleans. Its okay here but just like anywhere else once you leave your home you have to deal with so much anti-gay bullshit. Co-workers who don't like you because yor gay. You hear someone say a gay joke. You hear someone say to someone "your gay.. that's gay"... "stupid fag" ... " On & On.

Now I also am tired of people saying Stan I support you but not gay marriage. Well "FUCK YOU". Married people get 1000's of tax breaks that gay couples don't. If I can't have a marriage then give me a civil union with the same tax breaks as a marriage has. Gay people want equal rights not special rights! By not supporting gay marriage then you don't support me. If you think about it straight people can get married but not gay people! So straight people have special rights already. End of story.


I have stated before that I have family members that say they "I DO NOT SUPPORT GAY MARRIAGE but they support me". I am sick of that. Do you know how stupid that sounds. If they did support me then they would support gay marriage. If I sound pissed good I am!

Christmas is less then 3 months. For some reason I don't think I will see my family. I doubt most of them will miss me anyway because I won't miss them.

Thursday, September 10, 2009

Gay Marriage

Why are people against it? Now don't bring God and The Bible into this! The Bible is full of more shit then a cop & a politician.