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    Ah, Orson Wells. An incredible but undeniable...

    Ah, Orson Wells. An incredible but undeniable fact is that the studios had such a complete stranglehold on the industry after Citizen Kane Wells never again had complete creative control of his films...
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    Doing a little catching up myself, I just saw...

    Doing a little catching up myself, I just saw this post. Sure, Titanic's fourth funnel was a dummy. Competition was fierce between companies for the North Atlantic passenger trade, and the number of...
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    Since there is interest here in BBC series, May I...

    Since there is interest here in BBC series, May I recommend Case Histories. There were two seasons. It does not closely resemble any other series from the Beeb that I have seen, and I have been...
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    Glad you enjoyed it. The decision of Captain...

    Glad you enjoyed it. The decision of Captain Langsdorff, while soon costing his own life, saved many more. If memory serves, only about a hundred survived the Bismark and only three from the Hood....
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    I Some footage was indeed models, but the...

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    Some footage was indeed models, but the Admiralty gave full cooperation and most scenes were real capital and fleet vessels. The fifteen inch naval rifles were for real. Bells, soot, powder...
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    I'm into strictly two channel, have a TV but no...

    I'm into strictly two channel, have a TV but no cable or antenna. Discs and Netflix streaming are it for me. Sometimes I'll watch Netflix on a tablet with headphones. With the TV, I use headphones...
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    Cate has done a lot of indie films. Last year I...

    Cate has done a lot of indie films. Last year I trolled the net for used DVDs of her back catalog. I bought Oscar And Lucinda, Bandits, The Gift, The Shipping News, Heaven, Coffee And Cigarettes,...
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    I still think of the 1950s, 60s and 70s Hollywood...

    I still think of the 1950s, 60s and 70s Hollywood comedies as mostly very lame. Since I saw them then I can verify that while they are dated now, they were completely lame then too. It was the...
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    Have you seen the documentary title One Six...

    Have you seen the documentary title One Six Right? It is an homage to general aviation. Pretty fun if you like flying. A bonus, in the extra features there is a short film of a Pitts Special filmed...
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    Since Ashley's thread reviews soundtracks and...

    Since Ashley's thread reviews soundtracks and this thread reviews motion pictures, I have no problem with either. And I am sure there is room for both.

    There is way too much room IMO for the...
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