Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/05/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On 5/7/04 2:25 PM, "Peter Klein" <pklein@2alpha.net> wrote: > At 10:26 AM 5/7/2004 -0700, you wrote: > >> Of course no film maker, or studio, would risk a black and white release >> any more. No more films like "The Last Picture Show". >> >> Adam > > How about "Ed Wood?" Apart from the B&W, it was worth it just to see > Martin Landau's tour de force as Bela Lugosi. > > I might also mention Mel Brooks' "Young Frankenstein," as a film that > *had* to be in B&W. But that happened some time ago. Pardon me, Frau > Bluchner. . . (neigh). > > --Peter Was Mel Brooks' "Silent Movie" in black and white? :) As I understand it the few films now which are in black and white are actually shot on color neg and then converted. It's impossible to get decent black and white movie film processing any more. Maybe the film stock is no good. Anyway the producers could always like they often do grab the film and release it in black and white anyway. Maybe in the "Foreign" market where as I understand it they REALLY are not going to be dragged to see a black and white movie. And that is the consideration. Foreign sales. Wasn?t there a Johnny Dep film "Dead ..." something in which he's on a horse with a Native American and there is some spooky stuff going on? I loved that film. They are all DEAD or something like that. Orwen Wells says its impossible to be thought of as a great actor if you've never been in a black and white film. ... For 15 minutes at least. And "screw that Atkins diet!" :) Mark Rabiner Photography Portland Oregon New-improved http://rabinergroup.com/