Mike Thomas was one of the most talented persons I’ve ever known.
He was also a very nice man. This is the tribute video we put together for Chiller Theatre Expo.
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Michael R. Thomas
November 3, 2009Conrad Brooks meets Dr. No
November 3, 2009
Rich Scrivani captured this neat story while shooting behind the scenes footage of “Dr. Horror’s Erotic House of Idiots”.
“Rosita Beach Podcast 16″ show notes
August 5, 2009Cancer-Stricken Girl Granted Wish to See ‘Up’
July 31, 20093 Bond Memories episodes this month!
July 5, 2009At scrabo.com in the Bond Memories section, you can find three new episodes.
Here’s one posted on YouTube.
Rosita Beach Podcast 15 – 1988 Stanley Kramer interview
July 1, 2009This one features some rare footage of the 1963 Cinerama Dome press conference. A few more updates on
www.scrabo.com
Bond Memories 7 – Super 8 Footage!
June 16, 2009Shot in SUPER 8MM SOUND, Journey back to 1981 to a James Bond Memorabila Show. If you recognize anyone, please let us know!
New Rosita Beach Podcast up
June 1, 2009Another podcast is up with a new music cue, and updates on the “Ray & Irwin Poll”. You can download the MP3 file by right-clicking on the link below.
Rosita Beach Podcast 14
Aspect Ratio 5 – Rare STAR TREK Convention footage!
May 25, 2009Rare Super 8mm footage of assorted STAR TREK CONVENTIONS from the 1970s!
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Should Ray and Irwin return?
May 14, 2009Years ago, before our era of high definition film transfers, DVDs and Blu-Rays, a group of us aided MGM/UA in making a “special edition” presentation of
“It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World” (along with a 60 minute documentary) that contained some 70mm footage that had not been seen in decades.
The footage was from both 70mm and Cinerama Rectifed preview/premeire showings from literally around the globe. Also found was a short 70mm “preview demo” of
some in-progress scenes from the film. including a version of the gas station demolition that ends with a surprise return appearance of Ray and Irwin.
Though knowing that this gave us only a few damaged pieces of “Mad World”’s total cinematic puzzle, and would not represent any replicated preview or premiere version. at least fans of the film (including Stanley) would be able to see more of what happened that day in California.
As the years (and research) went on, we have begun to believe that the attendants rescue may not have made any theatrical cut of “Mad World”, resulting in our old standard defintion Special Edition being the only time you’ll see the return of Ray and Irwin.
It should be noted that one of the trims gathered from prints around the country DID contain the brief shot of the cops watching Pike’s rampage(!)
It should also be noted that much of what was cut from earlier versions of Mad World was a possible excess of Detective/Police surveilence footage that might have diluted the film’s momentum . Certainly this scene of the cops driving up to help Ray & Irwin would fit this category, and there is something visually satisfying about that final held shot of the flattened gas station.
In the video HERE we present three choices. And we want you to vote below!
Please note that this is not any official MGM/UA function, we are totally fan-based with the best respect of filmmakers and distributors intentions.
Choice 1 – No. Leave it the way it always was. Once Pike drives off, they’re gone.
Choice 2 – Yes. Bring back the surveilence, as the cops pull up immediately after Pike leaves and find Ray & Irwin coming out of the debris.
Choice 3 – Yes, but leave us first with the shot of the demolished gas station then come back a few minutes later to Ray & Irwin coming out of the debris with the cops there.
