Ridgewood Theatre
55-27 Myrtle Avenue,
Ridgewood,
NY
11385
55-27 Myrtle Avenue,
Ridgewood,
NY
11385
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haha This conversation takes many turns. Julie Newmar was in an episode of Star Trek fella’s. The episode was titled ‘Friday’s Child’ where Julie Newmar portrayed a princess named Eleen. She was also in the movie ‘Li'l Abner’ which predates the ‘Dukes of Hazzards’. BrooklynJim I have the Legacy Collection of the Wolfman. It includes ‘The Wolf Man’; ‘Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man’; ‘She-Wolf of London’; ‘Werewolf of London’. Also available is the The Legacy Collection for Dracula. These collections are a good value. PKoch; Igor talking to doctor Frankenstein about the monster ‘He is my friend. He does things for me’. Some funny lines in ‘Son of Frankenstein’.
“Son of Frankenstein” : “Nobody fix Igor’s neck !”
Knock on wood.
Ed Wood ?
Best Buy, Wal*Mart, Tower (about to go belly up) and others have the Universal Legacy collection of the early Frankenstein movies, plus 2 separate collections of Karloff movies, all for under $25 each. Not a bad deal for up to 5 movies per package.
BTW: Boris (from ‘Tower of London’) graces the cover of the new issue of my magazine VideoScope (videoscopemag.com). I think ‘Tower’ represented one of his best performances, as the orderly executioner Mord. ‘The Body Snatcher’ is a great one as well; ditto ‘Bedlam’ and ‘The Black Cat.’
Lost, I used to have a copy of a great vintage “Black Cat” poster in my bedroom when I was a teen. Let’s not forget that they were also first rate in “Son of Frankenstein” together – the last film in the series in which Karloff played the Monster. Lugosi’s portrayal of ‘Igor’ in that movie might be his best ever performance on film. I also enjoyed their scenes together in Robert Wise’s excellent “The Body Snatcher” from 1945, although Lugosi’s role was much smaller – and his career definitely well on the slide by then.
Yes, mikemovies, bu “burned DVD”, I meant one copied on a computer.
More movie memories Lost, thanks. If I recall, Karloff sports a thick head of curly locks in “The Invisible Ray.” Man, back in the ‘70’s when I was growing up, these movies were ALL OVER the local stations in NYC – particularly on weekends on late nights. I think Lee Meriwether only portrayed Catwoman in the 1966 feature film version of “Batman.” On the ABC TV show, Catwoman was played by the Amazonian Julie Newmar and later by the extremely feline Eartha Kitt.
Hi Chums,
Speaking of the “Million Dollar Baby” DVD, It comes with a third disk, an audio CD of the soundtrack. The guy continues to amaze me. Eastwood is a true renaissance man. He composed the soundtrack, in addition to directing, producing and starring in the movie. In keeping with other Eastwood flicks, the soundtrack was not obtrusive, but, rather is soft and soothing.
Some of the melodies sounded very familiar, ….e.g., plucking one guitar string or hitting one piano key. In fact, I’m certain that many of the tunes go back to the “Unforgiven”.
Shalom, ciao, and excelsior,
Tony
Wow. I remember seeing “4D Man” on TV when I was a kid. I haven’t thought about that movie in eons! This page may veer uncomfortably off-topic for a some folks, but it sure does jog a lot of old ‘50’s and '60’s sci-fi memories! I remember as a child pondering Lansing’s fate stuck in that thick cement wall for days after I first saw this one! I remember being keen on seeing the movie only because I knew Lansing from an odd “Star Trek” episode that was intended to be a pilot for a spin-off series in which he’d co-star with a very young Teri Garr. The network didn’t bite and the adventures of his character, “Gary Seven”, were never produced.
I will purchase the ‘50th Anniversary Edition of Forbidden Planet’ fella’s. I wanted to know why I couldn’t copy other older movies with Nero. Would a special program that copies dvd movies be very expensive. I know someone that has many old scifi and horror movies that are difficult to obtain and wanted to copy a few of them. I just purchased ‘4D Man’ starring Robert Lansing and Lee Meriwether and ‘The Amazing Transparent Man’ starring Marguerite Chapman and Douglas Kennedy. ‘4D Man’ is excellant but the quality of ‘The Amazing Transparent Man’ is not very good. Both are interesting movies.
mikemovies:
The new 2-disc 50th Anniversay Edition of Forbidden Planet is under $20 at most retailers.
There are ways to illegally copy DVD movies – a simple interent search will detail it – but why would you want to do that when they are so inexpensive to begin with?
Thx, JKane! I looked up the “Space Children” cast on Imdb and spotted an original Mouseketeer: l'il Johnny (“Rifleman”) Crawford. Neat-o! Hope someone will release a DVD print in the not-too-distant future.
I agree with you, mikemovies, that $45-$60+ is usually way too much for most DVDs, but depending on who signed it, that copy (not this one, perhaps) could double in value within a year or two, sooner if the person/people involved happen “to go horizontal permanently.”
B-I-G $$$ in autographs out here in La La Land. (Sold my autographed color 8x10 of Sandra Bullock last year for $150.)
When you wrote ‘a burned DVD’ PKoch did you mean a copy made on a computer. I would very much like to know how to copy a dvd movie. I have tried to copy a dvd movie using Nero but it would not play back. Do you need a special program or burner to copy a dvd movie. In my opinion $45.00 is too much money to pay for ‘Forbidden Planet’ BrooklynJim.
‘Space Children’ is a very prescient look at the 60s generation nearly a decade ahead of time—tykes who, with alien intervention, seek to sabotage a nuclear-weapons buildup; an excellent companion piece to ‘Invisible Boy’ on the ‘FP’ set. Unfortunately, it’s never been released on video. ‘Watch the Skies’ is very well-done. ‘Cache’ is excellent as well.
‘Tonino, agreed on “Babel.” I went into an instant coma during the trailer! If you want to try a good foreign film with Hitchcockian-like suspense, rent “Cache” (Fr) instead.
Go to eBay, mikemovies, and enter a search for “Forbidden Planet” DVDs. Just re-listed is the 20th Ann. Ed. signed by 6 people associated with the film. If you’re gonna spend $45+, this will probably appreciate far better than a small repro of Robby.
Appreciated all the comments on the “Watch the Skies” documentary which is included in the 2-disc “FP” edition. It does hold up over repeated viewings, except for a pair of George “Bad Haircut” Lucas comments in which he’s thoroughly full of it – or himself. (You’ll have to figure out which ones. LOL!) And I must get a copy of “Space Children” (1958). Looks decent and I didn’t even know it existed!
Speaking of Eastwood, I picked up a DVD of ‘$ Million Baby'at BJ’s for $D10,US. A new addition to my annual replay list.
I’ve been getting suckered into watching those foreign award winng flicks lately. Don’t waste your money on ‘Babel’. Very B O R I N G, yawn.
Excelsior, Anthony
Tony, thanks for raising our “Unforgiven” awareness.
Anthony………. Speaking of dark inside scenes, I had my annual viewing of Clint Eastwood’s ‘Unforgiven’ last week. Inside scenes were intentionally dark to reflect poor lighting inherent to kerosene lit, windowless rooms of period structures.
I know what you mean. I do the annual thing too since I brought the DVD. It’s like getting a haircut; I get one every six months whether I need one or not…. Except that I really get this uncontollable urge to see the “Unforgiven”.
I also agree that the soundtrack was remarkable for its absence of musical accompaniment and excessive sound. Nothing bugs me as much about current movies as having the dialogue totally masked out by thunderous music or other deafening sound effects.
And yeah Francis Fisher is still a prety hot bird. Lots of life out there w Clinr Eastwood, Gene Hackman, Morgan Freeeman, and Richard Harris.
Ciao, Tony
‘Watch the Skies’ is a documentary about the sci-fi genre in film over the last half-century. It seems like a very worthwhile program to watch and own, and maybe learn by heart.
Is ‘Watch the Skies’ a documentary. I have not seen it. I wonder how large the Robby the Robot figure would be for the additional money.
Thanks, all. My wife saw “Watch the Skies” while in the hospital when it was first on in early July 2005. My son and I missed it at home because we weren’t getting the cable channel it was on at that time. I’ve been promised a burned DVD of it by someone I was once on a sci fi / horror / fantasy fan board with, but have yet to receive it. By all accounts, it’s a good show.
Good point about Spielberg being disappointed about never seeing any Krell. I suppose it was like radio : you had to use, not only your imagination, but your power of inference, from the information provided. I imagine they resembled the Thermians from the Klaatu nebula from the 2000 film “Galaxy Quest” (many limbs and tentacles) but bigger and broader.
The film that scared me and my two male cousins, and had one of them hiding under the seat, was “Black Sabbath” at the RKO Madison in summer 1964 : the first segment, “The Drop Of Water”, with that hideous close-up of the dead witch that the young woman had stolen the ring from. My dad and I left after the start of the second segment, in which that prostitute got that letter which wrote itself as she watched.
The DVD content – film transfer & extras – on both the “50th Anniversary Ultimate” and “50th Anniversay Standard” editions of Forbidden Planet is exactly the same. The “Ultimate” tin package contains reprints of lobby cards, a Robby figure, etc., for the additional money.
haha The $15.96 item is a poster. It is a good thing I didn’t place my order yet BrooklynJim. Perhap’s I will save time and purchase the dvd at Target. I also found another offer for ‘Forbidden Planet’ that includes a Robby the Robot figure. It was called the Ultimate Collector’s Edition. I can’t tell if this version includes anything more then the standard 50th Anniversary Edition. The asking price for the Ultimate Collector’s Edition is $44.95.
Don’t get burned, mikemovies. What’s selling on Deep Discount for $15.96 is an 11"x17" masterprint poster, suitable for framing. There may still be time to catch the mail carrier with your order! ;)
Peter, didn’t know the 50th Anniversary of “FP” had been out since Father’s Day. Perhaps that’s why I got it for the price I did. It should be 10 bucks higher.
None of us mentioned the TCM special, “Watch the Skies,” which is included in its entirety (55 min.). Great to listen to the various directors – Spielberg, Lucas, Scott, etc. – reminisce about what scared them and what didn’t ‘way back when they were kids. SS was totally disappointed that he never got to see any of the Krell. We kids in Brooklyn never gave them a thought as we were under the seats hiding from the ID Monster at the end. Never heard my heart hammer away that loud and hard since…
While I haven’t seen the Forbidden Planet high-definition version yet, I’ve yet to see a high-def transfer that did not far exceed the standard-def DVD version on a quality display over 40" diagonal. Of course, high-def still doesn’t reach the resolution of film, but it’s better than standard-def DVD.
The new transfer of Forbidden Planet on the 50th Anniversary edition is noticably superior to the older DVD release on almost any display.