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I guess you have a point there. I'm just saying that, in my personal opinion, It's a Wonderful Life seemed better to me in color than B&W. It should be noted that film does not store well, so even movies that haven't been colorized often have to be restored.
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More pointless Bowdlerising?
https://www.euronews.com/culture/202...ngs-007-novels Is this more about trying to make money out of them or what? They are what they are. Not much relation to the films. Also applies to Chitty Chitty Bang Bang books vs Film. Roald Dahl was suppose to do the screenplay, but most of it was probably or allegedly by Ken Hughes, the Director. The Child Catcher is certainly not in Fleming's stories and is pure Dahl. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chitty_Chitty_Bang_Bang (film) The stories are in 3 parts on Fadedpage, published after Fleming's death: Quote:
The film is now nearly 55 years old. Quote:
Article mentions Roald Dahl controversy. As he died in 1964 they'd be long out of copyright if it wasn't for Disney and friends. I've still a couple of books by his brother Peter Fleming. Last edited by Quoth; 03-02-2023 at 11:30 AM. |
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Reason who knows what number to allays side load your kindle and keep it in airplane mode.
Roald Dahl ebooks ‘force censored versions on readers’ despite backlash Quote:
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Yes, film does degrade. But if it's not too bad, it can be cleaned up and converted to digital. It's a Wonderful Life is a very good example of this. Last edited by JSWolf; 03-02-2023 at 06:45 PM. |
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Various bases used. Original is cellulose nitrate which is unstable, can become brittle and may burn explosively. Safety Film might be polyester aka Mylar aka PET and is less problematic. |
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When I bought it from Vudu it came with both versions, B&W and Colorized. One of these days I may compare the two a little closer.
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The only group that can be safely mocked are members of the Third R**ch, and only in the right context. I refer the kind reader to Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities. |
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The next author to be screwed/ruined/damaged/mutilated is Agatha Christie.
Now Agatha Christie novels are being rewritten: Author's Poirot and Miss Marple mysteries have had original passages reworked or removed by publishers to avoid offending modern audiences Quote:
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Mutilated, or Bowdlerized.
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Ah, so you choose to refer to a female author in strictly male terms. Nothing denigrating or sexist about that. Good to know.
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I'm reminded of a scene in Houses of Stone by Barbara Michaels (a gothic novel about, among other things, gothic novels). The protagonist is an English professor who has been voluntold to talk about Jane Austen for a local literary society.
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For the most venal of reasons. Money. They want to sell books so they try to cater to their potential customers. Had I wanted to criticize it, I would have used "pander" in place of "cater." Another windy teacup, in my opinion.
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