My friend in Japan Philip McLean
contacted me recently, like any serious film fan; he enjoys searching through
back street shops in order to perhaps find a little treasure or two. Luck was
in last week when Philip sent me a message containing a photo of a DVD case,
which was very new to me. At just ¥480 (approx £2.77) Philip took the plunge.
Turns out there were two documentaries on the disc, 'Hollywood Remembers: Clint
Eastwood'. As Philip explained:
'There are two separate episodes
in what was clearly a series for TV broadcast focusing on the stars. The
quality of clips is poor at times, some material is repeated over both shows
and oddly the chronology does jump about between movies, without explanation.
Anyway, it’s an interesting overview and find. You never know what'll pop up do
you?'
In deed you don't! There's
certainly something really nice about seeing these trailers, transferred
directly from a film source, complete with dust, spots and tram line scratches
- rather than pristine transfers. As I said to Philip, it's much like
revisiting them back in the days of those glorious old flea pits!
Anyway, I really appreciate the
copy Philip and it was a fabulous 50mins. Philip was kind enough to also send
me full scans, so I have posted them here, should the DVD ever raise its head
on eBay...
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