Comments for A Life at the Movies

Comment on Gilda by Alex

Alex — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 07:57:28 +0000

You have some great observations. Had no idea NOTORIOUS and GILDA shared so many of the same plot lines. Why? Which came first?

Comment on Mad Movies With The L.A. Connection by Brian Phillips

Brian Phillips — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 13:19:16 +0000

Also, there are “Mad Movies” clips here:

http://www.laconnectioncomedy.com/corp/dubavision.html

Comment on Mad Movies With The L.A. Connection by Brian Phillips

Brian Phillips — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 13:05:25 +0000

Thanks for the article about “Mad Movies…” I was a member of the L.A. Connection, although I didn’t participate in the movie dubbings or the TV show. The show had its moments and here are a few facts:

– The Ken Cinema is not in Los Angeles, it is in San Diego, in the Kensington district, hence the name. The L.A. Connection did indeed do live movie dubs there; I saw them do “Wrestling Women vs. The Aztec Mummy”.

– They did a short version of their dubbing for Alan Thicke’s “Thicke of the Night” program.

– I believe that Connie Sue Cook and Bob Buchholz did a little bit of work for “America’s Funniest Home Videos” There was a challenge to send it old home movies. They re-dubbed one as “Baby-Robics” which consisted of a kid biting a crib, while the voice-over was an instructor and uptempo music saying, “And BITE, and BITE, and BITE, and BITE!”

For those of you who would like a taste of what they did, there is a DVD called “The Blobermouth”, which recasts the Blob of the Steve McQueen movie as a bad stand-up comedian. You can also purchase “Reefer Madness II” at this site http://www.reefermadness2.com/Buy_a_DVD.html

Also, from their site, it looks like NEW “Mad Movies” are on their way!

http://madmoviesonline.com/buy-new-mad-movies/

– The movie that was featured on “Movie Magic Mystery was a re-dub of the Basil Rathbone Sherlock Holmes film, “The Woman in Green”.

Comment on Mad Movies With The L.A. Connection by Liz

Liz — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 11:53:20 +0000

http://madmoviesonline.com/
has online episodes available for viewing and download. You have to register to the site first.

Comment on A Guide to Christmas Carol Adaptations by kevin

kevin — Sat, 12 Jan 2013 07:20:07 +0000

Roger, I think the most faithful version is the one starring Patrick Stewart. For one, Scrooge is not shown flying through the London sky in a night shirt, which is in most movies but not in the book.

Comment on A Guide to Christmas Carol Adaptations by Roger owens

Roger owens — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 17:23:35 +0000

So, which version is most faithful to the book?

Don’t kill me, but I also like watching some of the terrible sitcom Christmas Carol Parodies every year.

Comment on The Titanic on Film by Franny Wentzel

Franny Wentzel — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 09:22:07 +0000

The sets from 1953′s Titanic – as well as the ship model – were reused for the filming of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. The set saw reuse in a couple other films before disposal. The Titanic model was rebuilt with three Queen Mary-style funnels and ventilators to resemble a generic French liner. After being sold off by the studio, the model was restored as the Titanic and spent some time on display in a shopping mall before being sold to a museum.

Comment on The Titanic on Film by Laven Master

Laven Master — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 14:08:59 +0000

Wow that was odd. I just wrote an really long comment but after I clicked submit my comment didn’t appear. Grrrr… well I’m not writing all that over again.
Anyhow, just wanted to say fantastic blog!

Comment on Dustin Nguyen by anonymous

anonymous — Sun, 29 Jul 2012 16:40:06 +0000

Is this movie available on DVD anywhere?
I would like to watch this.

Comment on Ode to Billy Joe by Ode To Bobbie Gentry « CBS New York

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