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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?!

Bogdanovich talks to Scott Eyman briefly about making Nickelodeon.

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.

Ovader wrote:

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!!