Hal Roach looks on as technicians install Vitaphone equipment in his studio screening room, ca. 1928. (Click on the image to enlarge it.) 'A Century of Sound': Q&A with former UCLA Preservation Officer Robert Gitt about the evolution of film sound technology Long before multi-track Dolby stereo and digital sound technology, there were the Kinetophone and the Vitaphone systems – not to mention organ and piano players at movie houses. Much of that is discussed in A Century of Sound, which chronicles the evolution of film sound from the late 19th century to the mid-1970s. A Century of Sound has been split into two parts, with a third installment currently in the planning stages. They are: Vol. 1, “The Beginning, 1876-1932,” which came out on DVD in 2007. Vol. 2, “The Sound of Movies: 1933-1975,” which came out on Blu-ray in 2015. The third installment will bring the presentation into the 21st century.
- 1/26/2016
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
By Hank Reineke
In the interest of full disclosure, I’ll admit up front that Warren Murphy and Richard Sapir’s character, Remo Williams (aka “The Destroyer”) has played a small, but significant role in my life.
My older sister had been a high-school friend of one of the author’s daughters. Though the passing of time has made the chronology of events a bit hazy, I’m guessing it was through that friendship that I was first introduced to Warren Murphy’s teenage son. It was the son who – upon learning I was a big fan of his father’s pulp-paperback novels – graciously gifted me a personally autographed copy of The Destroyer #3: Chinese Puzzle (1972). This now-tattered paperback proudly sits on my book shelf to this very day. This, I guess, would have been about 1978. I was seventeen years old. I’m fifty-four now and admit I hadn’t...
In the interest of full disclosure, I’ll admit up front that Warren Murphy and Richard Sapir’s character, Remo Williams (aka “The Destroyer”) has played a small, but significant role in my life.
My older sister had been a high-school friend of one of the author’s daughters. Though the passing of time has made the chronology of events a bit hazy, I’m guessing it was through that friendship that I was first introduced to Warren Murphy’s teenage son. It was the son who – upon learning I was a big fan of his father’s pulp-paperback novels – graciously gifted me a personally autographed copy of The Destroyer #3: Chinese Puzzle (1972). This now-tattered paperback proudly sits on my book shelf to this very day. This, I guess, would have been about 1978. I was seventeen years old. I’m fifty-four now and admit I hadn’t...
- 12/6/2015
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
Jae C. Hong/AP
What a time to be a boxing fan.
The sport has come on leaps and bounds over recent years and has reclaimed its slot in the mainstream consciousness. Where it should be.
Global interest and intrigue in the fights of today are reaching levels only seen in the classic days of Messrs Ali, Tyson, and the like. The fighters of today know how to market themselves as such to make them just as big, or arguably bigger than the stars of yesteryear.
This has been showcased to a tee in the most recent and perhaps the most talked about rivalry in the modern day history of the sport.
Next weekend we’ll be treated to the Mayweather vs Pacquiao bout which has been in the making for so many years now. It should be one hell of a fight and will finally show to us who...
What a time to be a boxing fan.
The sport has come on leaps and bounds over recent years and has reclaimed its slot in the mainstream consciousness. Where it should be.
Global interest and intrigue in the fights of today are reaching levels only seen in the classic days of Messrs Ali, Tyson, and the like. The fighters of today know how to market themselves as such to make them just as big, or arguably bigger than the stars of yesteryear.
This has been showcased to a tee in the most recent and perhaps the most talked about rivalry in the modern day history of the sport.
Next weekend we’ll be treated to the Mayweather vs Pacquiao bout which has been in the making for so many years now. It should be one hell of a fight and will finally show to us who...
- 4/23/2015
- by Ross Tweddell
- Obsessed with Film
Harry Styles, the One Direction singer, appeared to be naked while watching a boxing match with his cousins in an Instagram picture posted Monday.
Harry Styles In The Buff Watching Boxing
Styles and his cousins Matt Selley and Ben Selley were catching up on their boxing, watching the recorded fight between Carl Froch and George Groves. In the photo, both Matt and Ben Selley appear to be fully dressed. Styles, however, doesn’t appear to be wearing anything except for a bright purple headband.
Matt Selley posted the selfie with his famous relative, captioning it, “Just watched the fight from last night! Class!.” After the image was shared and favorite more that 16,000 times it was taken down off the social media site.
Styles and the rest of One Direction – Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne and Louis Tomlinson – have been busy with their latest world tour. Most recently, they’ve...
Harry Styles In The Buff Watching Boxing
Styles and his cousins Matt Selley and Ben Selley were catching up on their boxing, watching the recorded fight between Carl Froch and George Groves. In the photo, both Matt and Ben Selley appear to be fully dressed. Styles, however, doesn’t appear to be wearing anything except for a bright purple headband.
Matt Selley posted the selfie with his famous relative, captioning it, “Just watched the fight from last night! Class!.” After the image was shared and favorite more that 16,000 times it was taken down off the social media site.
Styles and the rest of One Direction – Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne and Louis Tomlinson – have been busy with their latest world tour. Most recently, they’ve...
- 6/4/2014
- Uinterview
Peter Byrne/Pa Wire/Press Association Images
Carl Froch silenced all his doubters when he dispatched George Groves via knockout at Wembley Stadium on Saturday evening. The Wba and Ibf super middleweight champion made sure there was no controversy in the rematch between the two men as he knocked out the Londoner in the eighth round of their bout in the capital.
The stunning victory leaves the world at the feet of the Cobra once again. At 36-year-old he only has a handful of fights left in him and he will only want to agree to the very biggest available. There will be plenty of fighters wanting a shot at the veteran champion, but he has put himself in a great position to be able to choose his next opponent.
Froch has made no secret of the fact that he wants to headline a show in Las Vegas before he calls time on his career.
Carl Froch silenced all his doubters when he dispatched George Groves via knockout at Wembley Stadium on Saturday evening. The Wba and Ibf super middleweight champion made sure there was no controversy in the rematch between the two men as he knocked out the Londoner in the eighth round of their bout in the capital.
The stunning victory leaves the world at the feet of the Cobra once again. At 36-year-old he only has a handful of fights left in him and he will only want to agree to the very biggest available. There will be plenty of fighters wanting a shot at the veteran champion, but he has put himself in a great position to be able to choose his next opponent.
Froch has made no secret of the fact that he wants to headline a show in Las Vegas before he calls time on his career.
- 6/3/2014
- by Phil Haigh
- Obsessed with Film
Sky Sports
The talk of the boxing clubs and in fans’ homes from now until Saturday evening will not be about the World Cup or the PGA tour, because there’s only one event that matters right now; what will be on everyone’s lips is the rematch between Carl Froch and George Groves. Billed as the biggest British boxing fight ever with 80,000 fans attending the contest at Wembley Stadium, the fight has captured the entire country’s attention.
Whether you’re a hardcore fan or a casual fight fan everyone has an opinion on the clash that feels more personal than anything else in recent years, which makes the fight so special. The last time the majority of the Britain were eager for a fight on Saturday night was back in 2007 when the Brits took over Las Vegas as Ricky Hatton faced Floyd Mayweather.
The rematch had to happen straight away,...
The talk of the boxing clubs and in fans’ homes from now until Saturday evening will not be about the World Cup or the PGA tour, because there’s only one event that matters right now; what will be on everyone’s lips is the rematch between Carl Froch and George Groves. Billed as the biggest British boxing fight ever with 80,000 fans attending the contest at Wembley Stadium, the fight has captured the entire country’s attention.
Whether you’re a hardcore fan or a casual fight fan everyone has an opinion on the clash that feels more personal than anything else in recent years, which makes the fight so special. The last time the majority of the Britain were eager for a fight on Saturday night was back in 2007 when the Brits took over Las Vegas as Ricky Hatton faced Floyd Mayweather.
The rematch had to happen straight away,...
- 5/30/2014
- by Daniel McPhillips
- Obsessed with Film
As a nation of sports fans, Britain’s collective conscience is etched with memories from its greatest triumphs; the Wilkinson kick that won us the World Cup, Beckham’s last minute goal against Greece, the gut wrenching ebb and flow of Murray vs Djokovic at the Wimbledon final. As wonderful and galvanising as these images are for our nations people, equally etched on our memories are those moments of heartbreak and horror in the world of sport. Whenever a tragedy occurs involving human life, our intuition leads us to the obvious question ‘what could have been done to prevent it?’
We live in a learned world where much of the regulation and bureaucracy in sport derives from the inadequacies in procedure leading to the tragic loss of human life in the past. Take the Hillsborough disaster in 1989; a horrific crush in which 96 people were killed at a football ground in Sheffield.
We live in a learned world where much of the regulation and bureaucracy in sport derives from the inadequacies in procedure leading to the tragic loss of human life in the past. Take the Hillsborough disaster in 1989; a horrific crush in which 96 people were killed at a football ground in Sheffield.
- 11/27/2013
- by Chris Lloyd
- Obsessed with Film
It could be a case of be careful what you wish for, for up and coming prospect Gerorge Groves this winter. It has been confirmed that a mouth watering fight for all British boxing fans will take place late this year, with a date still to be agreed for a late November, early December clash between Ibf and Wba Super-Middleweight Champion Carl Froch and the mandatory challenger for the Ibf strap, George Groves.
Groves has gotten his chance to prove that he is indeed the prospect that he has claimed to be ever since defeating Olympic gold medalist James DeGale in 2011. Since that victory, injuries have curtailed the Londoner’s progress for the best part of a year, but over the past 10 months or so he has gotten back on track and has thrown his name right back in to the mix for world titles by being very active in 2013 so far.
Groves has gotten his chance to prove that he is indeed the prospect that he has claimed to be ever since defeating Olympic gold medalist James DeGale in 2011. Since that victory, injuries have curtailed the Londoner’s progress for the best part of a year, but over the past 10 months or so he has gotten back on track and has thrown his name right back in to the mix for world titles by being very active in 2013 so far.
- 7/24/2013
- by Daniel McAleer
- Obsessed with Film
The late pull-out by Jurgen Brahmer means the This Is It card has become This Isn't Quite It, but all eyes are on the grudge fight between James DeGale and George Groves. Test cricket returns this week as England play Sri Lanka at Cardiff in the first of a three match series. Boxing James DeGale v George Groves Sky Box Office HD, Sat 21 May, 8pm.
- 5/20/2011
- Sky TV
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