The big advantage of the silent movie was the Wurlitzer theatre pipe organ playing! Mom said that was the only reason she went to the movies back then!
My grandfather played in an orchestra of a silent movie theater. I remember him complaining of the ill-timed cymbal crash, or how the movie director couldn’t synchronize with the musical score.
“What’s with this newfangled Spontaneous Improvisation? Why when I was playing, you hit every note as it was written or you would be playing on the street corner.”
It’s ony a matter of time, folks, before we get back to this. Then the technology will be used to broadcast it all over the world, and we’ll see just how prescient a certain episode of Star Trek was.
comicgos over 13 years ago
That’s a very lifelike movie!
Llewellenbruce over 13 years ago
What you drinking Fink?
mrsullenbeauty over 13 years ago
But do the chairs vibrate?
BigChiefDesoto over 13 years ago
Clark,
The big advantage of the silent movie was the Wurlitzer theatre pipe organ playing! Mom said that was the only reason she went to the movies back then!
NE1956 over 13 years ago
Me too. Pass the popcorn.
lewisbower over 13 years ago
My grandfather played in an orchestra of a silent movie theater. I remember him complaining of the ill-timed cymbal crash, or how the movie director couldn’t synchronize with the musical score.
“What’s with this newfangled Spontaneous Improvisation? Why when I was playing, you hit every note as it was written or you would be playing on the street corner.”
Sandfan over 13 years ago
Predator sequel or Alien sequel?
TexTech over 13 years ago
I’m still trying to figure out who (or what) the fighter on the right may be. Did they dye Spook green and give him a Hun’s helmet?
MisngNOLA over 13 years ago
My ex-wife’s grandmother was an organist in a theater and her grandfather was the projectionist in the same theater.
EarlWash over 13 years ago
Ah yes, killing for the mere sport of it. Can’t get any better than this.
Rakkav over 13 years ago
It’s ony a matter of time, folks, before we get back to this. Then the technology will be used to broadcast it all over the world, and we’ll see just how prescient a certain episode of Star Trek was.