domino harvey wrote:Armond White likes Peter Bogdanovich? I wouldn't have called that one. Though you gotta love him decrying the "bloated" director's cut of Last Picture Show that runs like, what, three minutes longer than the theatrical?
^Ha, good point.
Anyway, I'm a huge Bogdanovich fan, and have spoken and been lucky enough to work with him years ago. Is the R2 copy of Nick. in good quality? I might double dip to see it in color...
My set is in transit but I was under the impression that somehow both the color and B&W versions are on the same disc, though that's over four hours of film plus at least two audio tracks on one DVD. Unless it's a flipper, I'm not sure how that's possible without greatly sacrificing quality. I have the R2 Nickelodeon and it's an unrestored anamorphic print. Nothing special picturewise but a decent DVD. It also contains the hideous original trailer that goes a long way towards explaining why the film failed to find an audience.
I just picked up my copy, and it does include both color and his director's cut in B&W with additional footage (a whooping 3 minutes worth). The commentary is only available for his newer version.
Got my copy in the mail today. The black and white version of Nickelodeon is, as predicted, a failure-- the rich brown palette of the original means everything is super-dark when turned B&W. This darkness kills the laughs. I guess if you never liked the film or found it funny, you'll probably like the change. But I think it wrecks one of Bogdanovich's best films-- and I also think the version we got originally, with all its compromises, is better than the intended, never-realized version Bogdanovich describes in his commentary-- Jeff Bridges in the lead?!
domino harvey wrote:Got my copy in the mail today. The black and white version of Nickelodeon is, as predicted, a failure-- the rich brown palette of the original means everything is super-dark when turned B&W.
Agreed the B/W is terrible but I had to tolerate it to listen to the commentary which is fascinating with the anecdotes of Ford, Walsh, Dwan and the whole lore of that era of filmmaking.
domino harvey wrote:Got my copy in the mail today. The black and white version of Nickelodeon is, as predicted, a failure-- the rich brown palette of the original means everything is super-dark when turned B&W.
Agreed the B/W is terrible but I had to tolerate it to listen to the commentary which is fascinating with the anecdotes of Ford, Walsh, Dwan and the whole lore of that era of filmmaking.
Saw the B&W version only and i thought it was ok and i do agree with Ovader that commentary was fascinating to listen too and more so if you are a film buff!!
