Ridgewood Theatre
55-27 Myrtle Avenue,
Ridgewood,
NY
11385
55-27 Myrtle Avenue,
Ridgewood,
NY
11385
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I wonder how much more detail one would see in the high def version of “Forbidden Planet”, given the limitations of the source material, celluloid printed in, what are the three primary film colors, cyan, yellow and magenta ?
The two disc set is the 50th Anniversary edition of ‘Forbidden Planet’ fella’s. There is also a high def version available if you have a high def player and tv which I don’t have. The price was about $3.00 more for the high def version. ‘Attack of the Crab Monsters’ is selling for $15.96 on Deepdiscountdvd. The price is rather high for a mediocre ‘B’ movie.
Thanks, BrooklynJim. Kudos to you for your Target purchase. I received the DVD of “Forbidden Planet” as a Father’s Day gift earlier this year. I find it good to know that it once played at the Ridgewood, even though I was too young to see it at the time. It contains the original trailer, which, for some reason, has conventional orchestral music, rather than the electronic tonalities of Louis and Bebe Barron used in the film itself.
There are at least 14 points of similarity / comparison between “Forbidden Planet” and “The Cage”, the original Star Trek pilot, such that I wonder why Roddenberry didn’t get sued for plagiarism after “The Cage” was released.
Robby The Robot also appeared in the TV shows “Twilight Zone” and also, I think, “The Addams Family”.
Well, we’re back to Marie Callendar’s frozen meals following T-Day…LOL!
For the benefit of mikemovies and any others ordering films by snailmail, hit Google – or www.ask.com – to view varied places for prices. “Attack of the Crab Monsters” seemed to be going from $16.88 to over $25.
Turner Classic Movies has just released a superb 2-disc widescreen DVD of a movie that played at many a Brooklyn & Queens theater in 1956, including the Ridgewood: “Forbidden Planet.” A ‘50s sci-fi classic! (Roddenberry and Lucas have both admitted to being heavily influenced re transporter beams and people-as-holograms.) Bonuses include the complete WS version of “The Invisible Boy” (1957), a TV “Thin Man” episode from '58 featuring Robby, and some well-done and informative featurettes. Got it at Target for $19.99, a steal.
Thanks, mikemovies and Lost Memory !
PKoch the Fox Movietone news was part of the Fox empire. Perhaps it wasn’t under direct control of Fox Theaters Corp but still owned by Fox. Good news I received my copy of ‘Nude on the Moon’. This movie is kind of funny to watch. A little bit like ‘Queen of Outer Space’ in some respects. There is also a Queen and her subjects. In this movie they are nude. Not totally nude. A better title would have been ‘Topless on the Moon’. haha There is also a dorky professor who is more interested in moon rocks then topless women. This is a fun movie to watch. Any ‘B’ movie collection should have a copy.
Thanks, Lost Memory, both for the link, and for getting us back on topic.
I wonder, does the Fox Theaters Corp. have anything to do with the old so-called Fox Movietone newsreels ?
Off-topic : from the Reader’s Digest, regarding strip shows :
“People differ. Some people object to the fan dancer, others object to the fan.”
Well, mikemovies, in the words of C.S. Lewis, the gorged, as well as the famished, love titillations.
Pun intended, of course.
Thanx fella’s. I will order ‘Nude on the Moon’. Wonder why there would be an extra feature named cosmic striptease. Aren’t they already nude. haha
Yes, JKane, that line, or some similar line, was from “Queen of Outer Space”. The male Earth astronauts were referring to the Queen’s “beta disintegrator”, with which she proposed to destroy the Earth.
‘Nude on the Moon’ is a certified hoot—not to be missed by bad-movie buffs. Trying to recall if the following passage hails from Queen of Outer Space:
“How could a bunch of women come up with a gizmo like that? And even if they could, how could they aim it?"
Or maybe from some other golden oldie.
Thank you, Lost Memory !
Not to be confused with another film, “Nude On The Rocks” !
Happy Thanksgiving Turkeys everyone, movies like “Nude on the Moon” and “Queen of Outer Space” included !
Botchino !
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056293/
Nope ! Directed by Raymond Phelan and Doris Wishman !
“I HATE dot kveen !”
Thanks, frankie, I love it, love it, love it ! I HAVE my VHS copy of “Queen (Kveen ?)of Outer Space” and so heard that line in glorious mono twice last weekend for my and my wife’s birthday.
Here’s some more deathless dialogue :
Prof. Conrad : What we might be dealing with here is a civilization
totally without sex !
Crewman : You call that civilization ?
Now sing along, and follow the bouncing ball !
“There’s an American nude on the moon tonight
"I’m not neurotic, I’m not psychotic.
"Lord only knows, I’m just patriotic !”
I wonder if ‘Nude on the Moon’ was directed by the immmortal Edward D. Wood Jr. I’ll go check the IMDb.
On Amazon.com the movie ‘Nude on the Moon’ is selling for $13.99. JKane do you think this movie is worth $13.99. Perhap’s someone knows of a less expensive place to purchase this movie.
Exploitation auteur Doris Wishman really hit her surreal stride with ‘Nude on the Moon,’ a totally jaw-dropping sci-fi “nudie cutie.” Believe Something Weird Video has it on DVD.
I discovered another less known scifi movie named ‘Nude on the Moon’ from 1961. Very simple plot. A crew goes on an expedition to the moon. They land and discover the moon is inhabited by nude women. Have any of you fella’s seen this movie. I might purchase it if I can find it for sale on dvd at a reasonable price. Don’t confuse this movie with the B-52’s Nude on the Moon album. haha
Hi, Peter K ! “Queen of Outer Space” has one of cinema’s most deathless lines. Is is still as wonderful as I remember to hear Zsa Zsa intone:
“I HATE dot kveen !” ?
Lost Memory, I don’t know what the address is, I only found that photo accidentally on the net. And it’s Melrose, not Meserole, I made a mistake when I typed that.
Tonino, “obviously” I mean the blue theater building, not the apartment building on the corner. And the Decatur Theater was no where near Bushwick Ave and Melrose either, and a much wider group of people watch the Ridgewood Theater than the Decatur theater remarks.
NY Dave, that book was published in 1976, by I believe the Ridgewood Historical society.
Tonino, “obviously” I mean the blue theater building, not the apartment building on the corner. And the Decatur Theater was no where near Bushwick Ave and Melrose either, and a much wider group of people watch the Ridgewood Theater than the Decatur theater remarks.
NY Dave, that book was published in 1976, by I believe the Ridgewood Historical society.
BWay, could you post an ISBN or other info on that “Our Community…” book? It sounds like something I’d like for my modest collection of Ridgewood-related ephemera.
By the way, I’ve got a great photo of the Madison’s marquee (circa 1947) which I’ll scan and post sometime.
BWay, could you post an ISBN or other info on that “Our Community…” book? It sounds like something I’d like for my modest collection of Ridgewood-related ephemera.
By the way, I’ve got a great photo of the Madison’s marquee (circa 1947) which I’ll scan and post sometime.
BWay, could you post an ISBN or other info on that “Our Community…” book? It sounds like something I’d like for my modest collection of Ridgewood-related ephemera.
By the way, I’ve got a great photo of the Madison’s marquee (circa 1947) which I’ll scan and post sometime.
Bway……….I represent that remark…. :–). This page should not be the dumping ground for all the detritus of CT.
I suggest you pose the question to some of the other CT pages located on or closer to Bushwick Ave; eg, such as the Decatur. You might also clarify whether the theater in question is the red one on the corner, which looks more like Joe’s deli, or the blue one next door.
Shalom. Ciao, and excelsior