{"id":678,"date":"2015-08-19T22:21:56","date_gmt":"2015-08-20T02:21:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.drfilm.net\/blog\/?p=678"},"modified":"2020-12-06T21:23:50","modified_gmt":"2020-12-07T02:23:50","slug":"the-invisible-man-returns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.drfilm.net\/blog\/?p=678","title":{"rendered":"The Invisible Man Returns"},"content":{"rendered":"
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People from around the world gasp in spontaneous indifference at my absence.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I haven\u2019t written a\u00a0blog in some time.\u00a0 In fact, it\u2019s been so long that Google has de-indexed me.\u00a0 I\u2019m getting emails asking for links to some of my best-loved blogs.\u00a0 (For what it\u2019s worth, those seem to be Plan 9 from Out of Sequence<\/a>, Maureen O\u2019Hara Vs. the Egg People<\/a>, and The Marx Brothers Explain Copyright Law<\/a>.)\u00a0 There\u2019s a subtle plugola that might get just those blogs reindexed!<\/p>\n

People are also asking me where I am.\u00a0 I\u2019m on Facebook and on the Dr. Film Facebook page<\/a>, but no blogs.\u00a0 Why would that be?\u00a0 Well, frankly, I\u2019ve been underwater with work and I\u2019m only now coming up for air.\u00a0 Writing a blog like this takes concentration, and I\u2019ve been saving that for paying work.<\/p>\n

Let me answer the questions I have been receiving:<\/p>\n

Q1: Is King of the Kongo <\/i>coming out on DVD\/Blu-Ray soon?<\/b><\/p>\n

A: No.\u00a0 There are extenuating circumstances and I can\u2019t go into them here.\u00a0 A Kickstarter campaign would not help.\u00a0 YouTube won\u2019t help.\u00a0 There are some problems.\u00a0 That\u2019s all I can say.<\/p>\n

Q2: Have you found any more sound discs for Kongo<\/i>?<\/b><\/p>\n

A: No.<\/p>\n

Q3: Are you working on any more preservation projects?<\/b><\/p>\n

A: Yes.\u00a0 I\u2019m hoping to raise money for some.\u00a0 I\u2019m hoping that I can get Little Orphant Annie<\/i>, the basketball films from Milan Indiana, and a film called Little Mickey Grogan <\/i>restored.\u00a0 At the current time, all are having some problems.<\/p>\n

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One of the reels of Little Orphant Annie<\/i> awaiting the word to restore it!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n


\n<\/a> Q4: Are you doing crowdfunding for these?<\/b><\/p>\n

A: Maybe.\u00a0 Some of the issues involved are deeper than just funding; again, I can\u2019t go into them here.<\/p>\n

Q5: You keep talking about a video streaming project?\u00a0 Have you given up on that?<\/b><\/p>\n

A: No.\u00a0 We\u2019re moving forward on it and it\u2019s being developed.\u00a0 I\u2019m hoping to get a federal grant for it.\u00a0 I listened to what you guys said and I\u2019m going to try to fund a 501(c)(3) broadcast and streaming station that will be aimed at promoting literacy about older films and film preservation.\u00a0 If I can get it off the ground, it will be called VintFlix.\u00a0 We have the page reserved already.\u00a0 It will take more funding to get going than I can get on Kickstarter.\u00a0 I\u2019ve been in contact with the National Endowment for the Humanities and they are saying encouraging things.<\/p>\n

Q6: Is the Dr. Film show dead?<\/b><\/p>\n

A: It\u2019s not a bit well, but I wouldn\u2019t say dead.\u00a0 We are still talking about a podcast, but I haven\u2019t had time to do one.\u00a0 If VintFlix gets off the ground, then the Dr. Film show will be on it.<\/p>\n

Q7: You promised to write a blog on digital vs. film on the Facebook page, but you haven\u2019t.\u00a0 Where is it?<\/b><\/p>\n

A: I\u2019m working on it.<\/p>\n

Q8: You say you\u2019re busy.\u00a0 Does that mean you\u2019re making a lot of money?<\/b><\/p>\n

A: No, I\u2019m fulfilling obligations and doing publicity for other things.\u00a0 I would never recommend doing what I do unless you\u2019re unbalanced like I am and just need to do it for some reason.<\/p>\n

Q9: You\u2019re doing shows and personal appearances?<\/b><\/p>\n

A: Yes, a great number of them and in several cities this year.<\/p>\n

Q10: Are you appearing as Dr. Film?<\/b><\/p>\n

A: No, as myself.\u00a0 If you\u2019re interested in booking me, then you have my contact information in the Dr. Film main page or the email link at the upper right of this page.<\/p>\n

Q11: I saw your King of the Kongo <\/i>presentation at (wherever you saw it).\u00a0 Can you bring that to my theater?<\/b><\/p>\n

A: Yes.\u00a0 Contact me. \u00a0 The episodes are available on film or DCP.<\/p>\n

Q12: I saw your show on the history of color in the movies<\/a>.\u00a0 Can you bring that to my theater?<\/b><\/p>\n

A: Yes.\u00a0 Contact me.\u00a0 We have to do this one on film, and it doesn\u2019t work in a really huge auditorium.<\/p>\n

Q13: Are you affiliated with David Pierce and James Layton, who wrote the book on the history of Technicolor<\/a>?<\/b><\/p>\n

A: No, but I know them.\u00a0 My presentation is entirely different from theirs, although theirs is quite good. \u00a0 I\u2019ve seen it more than once. (They discuss the history of the Technicolor company, whereas I show examples of many of the different processes, including Technicolor. They go more in-depth than I do.)<\/p>\n

Q14: I think your work is very cool.\u00a0 How can I support you?<\/b><\/p>\n

A: Buy some t-shirts or send me PayPal.\u00a0 I\u2019ll send you the address if you\u2019re so motivated.<\/p>\n

Q15: We\u2019re not interested in stuff you\u2019re trying to do.\u00a0 We\u2019re only interested in what you\u2019ve done.<\/b><\/p>\n

A: Thanks for that.\u00a0 Would you rather me just wait and post a boatload of stuff when things get resolved?\u00a0 Part of what this blog is about is the ongoing saga of film preservation and how I\u2019m trying to do it.\u00a0 It\u2019s a drama.\u00a0 Have fun with it.\u00a0 Really. \u00a0There may even be a book about it someday…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I haven\u2019t written a\u00a0blog in some time.\u00a0 In fact, it\u2019s been so long that Google has de-indexed me.\u00a0 I\u2019m getting emails asking for links to some of my best-loved blogs.\u00a0 (For what it\u2019s worth, those seem to be Plan 9 from Out of Sequence, Maureen O\u2019Hara Vs. the Egg People, and The Marx Brothers Explain … Continue reading “The Invisible Man Returns”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"powered_cache_disable_cache":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,207],"tags":[175,25,87,174],"class_list":["post-678","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-background-on-the-blog","category-film","tag-blog","tag-dr-film","tag-film-preservation","tag-vintflix"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drfilm.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/678","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drfilm.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drfilm.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drfilm.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drfilm.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=678"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.drfilm.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/678\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1899,"href":"https:\/\/www.drfilm.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/678\/revisions\/1899"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drfilm.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=678"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drfilm.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=678"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drfilm.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=678"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}