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Fri Nov 07, 2014 4:46 pm
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I'm hoping the new material will be worth the extra punt - it took a lot of putting together.

Fri Nov 07, 2014 4:46 pm
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Good for you!

Fri Nov 07, 2014 3:52 pm
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Not a hope, unfortunately - too expensive to produce and keep the price within reason. RRP is �25 - the same as the hardback original was nine years ago!

Thu Nov 06, 2014 5:17 pm
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Thanks, Alan. Here's some of the blurb from the back of the 50th Anniversary Edition: "In this fully revised and expanded Second Edition of Sheldon Hall�s highly acclaimed, sell-out book you will ...

Mon Nov 03, 2014 7:55 pm
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Not sure I should add to this thread as I have a vested interest, but... I received the first copies of the revised edition today, so it should hit the streets (or the net) on Friday. If Alan and Pete ...

Thu Dec 06, 2012 12:58 pm
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I must admit I've never seen NO BLADE OF GRASS.

Thu Dec 06, 2012 11:22 am
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Blimey! It's only taken you four years to order! Hope it's worth the wait...

Fri Jul 13, 2012 4:25 pm
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Thanks for the scheduling tipoff, Coll. I tuned in halfway through this time. I didn't notice any major sound anomalies*, but the colour balance was off. Except in the night scenes, the uniforms were ...

Fri Jul 13, 2012 10:26 am
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Hi Stephen,
I don't have the Blu-ray so can't say if it's "off" throughout - I just saw the opening minutes on TV. As for The Alamo - I'm none the wiser!

Thu Jul 12, 2012 2:43 pm
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MGM also made a hash of one of the DVD releases of West Side Story by having the sound for one of the reels involving singing (!) out of synch with the picture. You may have the re-remastered version. ...

Thu Jul 12, 2012 12:40 pm
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Thanks, Rich - I quite agree. Cock-ups in remastering are not uncommon. MGM/UA Home Entertainment (though not responsible for the "Zulu" Blu-ray) has a particularly bad record, having messed ...

Wed Jul 11, 2012 12:20 pm
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I did, but it's beside the point. Most people who contribute to RDVC are not, in my experience, professionals in the field of either military history or film history, but it doesn't prevent them from ...

Sun Jul 08, 2012 1:00 pm
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Likewise, but "spoiling it for the novice" wasn't exactly my point. The point is that a few seconds can make a lot of difference if you you know the film. The music is supposed to start befo ...

Sat Jul 07, 2012 2:57 pm
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Watching the first few minutes of the HD transfer shown on Film4 today (presumably taken from the master used for the Blu-ray), I was struck by an anomaly in the soundtrack. The first bars of John Bar ...

Tue May 15, 2012 2:32 pm
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Ford's films I actually prefer to Leone's - along with those of Hawks and Peckinpah (among others). My favourite is MY DARLING CLEMENTINE.
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