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Going back to B+W wouldn't bother me.
1 posted on 02/28/2025 3:31:15 AM PST by Libloather
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To: Libloather

Hollywood now care more about skin color than Technicolor.


2 posted on 02/28/2025 3:34:52 AM PST by Tell It Right (1 Thessalonians 5:21 -- Put everything to the test, hold fast to that which is true.)
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To: Libloather

Since most movies are now shot with digital cameras what is technicolor even used for?


3 posted on 02/28/2025 3:37:21 AM PST by Behind Liberal Lines
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To: Libloather

Ebony and Ivory...Live together in perfect harmony...LOL


4 posted on 02/28/2025 3:44:31 AM PST by equaviator (If 60 is the new 40 then 35 must be the new 15.)
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To: Libloather

I believe The Red Shoes was the first Technicolor movie; that was a great movie that I can still watch.


6 posted on 02/28/2025 4:08:46 AM PST by LRoggy (Peter's Son's Business )
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To: Libloather
A couple of years ago I sprang for a nice LG 4K TV and a 4K disc player. I then bought a couple of dozen classic films on 4K disc.

Watching Lawrence of Arabia...The Dark Knight...2001...Jurassic Park...To Kill A Mockingbird...Schindler's List...Bridge on the River Kwai and other classics in 4K is an experience that's hard to top.

As far as recent films are concerned I have very,very little interest indeed.

7 posted on 02/28/2025 4:11:00 AM PST by Gay State Conservative (Import The Third World,Become The Third World)
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To: Libloather

Those technicolor cameras were said to provide the truest colors for the big screens.


10 posted on 02/28/2025 4:38:07 AM PST by odawg
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To: Libloather

This is what happens when you move your company out of the US (Paris) I’m sure that a US company can do what they did cheaper.


11 posted on 02/28/2025 4:47:04 AM PST by mistfree (Fear Destroys Freedom)
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To: Libloather

Most movies these days seem to be shot in fifty shades of green/blue/gray, with maybe two or three lumens krieglights. It’s a happening thing. It’s a drag.


12 posted on 02/28/2025 4:57:32 AM PST by Quentin Quarantino
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Movies look uglier than ever . I want to blame digital but im not an expert


16 posted on 02/28/2025 5:54:06 AM PST by escapefromboston (Peace, commerce and honest friendship with all nations, entangling alliances with none.)
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To: Libloather

Top 20 Technicolor three strip process films made using Technicolor’s three-strip process (aka “Process 4”) which ran from 1932 to 1955:

1. **Flowers and Trees** (1932) - The first film to use three-strip Technicolor, this Disney short won an Oscar and kicked off the color revolution in animation.

2. **Becky Sharp** (1935) - The first feature-length film shot entirely in three-strip Technicolor, a milestone despite its modest narrative.

3. **The Garden of Allah** (1936) - An early showcase of lush desert hues, starring Marlene Dietrich, proving the process’s outdoor potential.

4. **Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs** (1937) - Disney’s first feature-length animated film, its success solidified Technicolor’s dominance.

5. **The Adventures of Robin Hood** (1938) - Errol Flynn’s swashbuckler dazzles with vivid greens and reds, a Technicolor triumph.

6. **The Wizard of Oz** (1939) - Iconic for its transition from sepia to dazzling color, with ruby slippers and Emerald City shining bright.

7. **Gone with the Wind** (1939) - A sweeping epic where Technicolor amplifies the grandeur of Tara and Scarlett’s fiery spirit.

8. **The Thief of Bagdad** (1940) - A fantasy spectacle with exotic, jewel-toned visuals that push the process to its limits.

9. **Fantasia** (1940) - Disney’s experimental animation pairs music with bold, abstract colors, a technical marvel.

10. **The Black Swan** (1942) - A pirate adventure with Tyrone Power, its rich sea blues and costume palettes pop in Technicolor.

11. **For Whom the Bell Tolls** (1943) - Gary Cooper and Ingrid Bergman in a war drama with striking Spanish landscapes.

12. **Meet Me in St. Louis** (1944) - Judy Garland’s musical glows with warm, nostalgic hues of turn-of-the-century life.

13. **Leave Her to Heaven** (1945) - A rare Technicolor noir, its lurid colors heighten the psychological drama.

14. **Black Narcissus** (1947) - Powell and Pressburger’s Himalayan tale uses vivid reds and eerie tones to stunning effect.

15. **The Red Shoes** (1948) - A ballet masterpiece with Jack Cardiff’s cinematography making every frame a painting.

16. **Singin’ in the Rain** (1952) - Gene Kelly’s musical bursts with eye-popping yellows, greens, and reds in classic sequences.

17. **Gentlemen Prefer Blondes** (1953) - Marilyn Monroe’s “Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend” shines in candy-colored glory.

18. **The Band Wagon** (1953) - Fred Astaire’s musical features the dazzling “Girl Hunt Ballet” in saturated Technicolor.

19. **Brigadoon** (1954) - A mystical Scottish tale with Gene Kelly, its misty landscapes and vivid kilts glow.

20. **The Ladykillers** (1955) - The last film shot with an unmodified three-strip camera, its quirky charm is heightened by rich color.


18 posted on 02/28/2025 5:57:17 AM PST by ProtectOurFreedom (Democrats who say ‘no one is above the law’ won’t mind going to prison for the money they stole)
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To: Libloather

Been looking for a decent 3 strip technicolor photoshop action for awhile. I have a few, but they are quite involved and complicated, and don’t quite ma5ch the color of true technicolor films.


19 posted on 02/28/2025 6:00:35 AM PST by Bob434 (...Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana)
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To: Libloather

I bought a series of forgotten adventure movies from the Hollywood Scrapheap which are still in beautiful technicolor. It is hard to believe such forgotten movies exist, and are still better than modern made movies.


28 posted on 02/28/2025 6:40:20 AM PST by Ruy Dias de Bivar
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To: Libloather
Bright Night: Visions in Black and White
29 posted on 02/28/2025 6:59:19 AM PST by OldHarbor
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To: Libloather

Everything is being done with CGI on green screens, even when it is completely unnecessary or makes no sense.

Hollywood crashed and burned sometime before 2005 and is circling the toilet bowl. Hollywood can’t make a good movie today. Woke broke them.


30 posted on 02/28/2025 7:01:26 AM PST by Freedom_Is_Not_Free (America -- July 4, 1776 to November 3, 2020 -- R.I.P.)
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To: Libloather

With film gone that’s not a surprise. Honestly the surprise is they’re still around.


31 posted on 02/28/2025 7:05:13 AM PST by discostu (like a dog being shown a card trick)
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To: Libloather

We’ll still have color, only cinematography seems to be a lost art nowadays with all the lighting the same in every frame.


32 posted on 02/28/2025 9:16:45 AM PST by packrat35 (Pureblood! No clot shot for me!)
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To: Libloather

Hollywood is DEAD! And who cares!


36 posted on 02/28/2025 10:07:23 AM PST by faucetman (Just the facts, ma'am, Just the facts )
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To: Libloather

Maybe if the used technicolor they would be making money.

Teal and Orange - Hollywood, Please Stop the Madness
http://theabyssgazes.blogspot.com/2010/03/teal-and-orange-hollywood-please-stop.html

5 Annoying Trends That Make Every Movie Look the Same
https://gointothestory.blcklst.com/5-annoying-trends-that-make-every-movie-look-the-same-e73df7364267

Colors: Where did they go? An investigation.
Why do so many TV shows and movies look like they were filmed in a gray wasteland?
https://www.vox.com/culture/22840526/colors-movies-tv-gray-digital-color-sludge


37 posted on 02/28/2025 6:52:12 PM PST by minnesota_bound (Need more money to buy everything now)
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