I just acquired a print of Chimes at Midnight - anyone have a projector?

[Nate H]

So I was able to borrow a 16mm (??) print of Chimes via interlibrary loan. I am trying to buy a projector on ebay because I have no way of really showing the film (probably should have done that first!). I'll try and take some pictures later, if anyone is interested in seeing the actual film.

[Terry]

That's great that any library would still have 16mm. I would ask them if they were willing to sell it, as I can't imagine there are many patrons asking for that format. When I was in college 20 years ago, we watched films off vhs on a projection screen tv, so 16mm wasn't even in demand then.

I can't believe there aren't projectors for sale on ebay, though I bet the ones which claim to be complete and functional will be more pricey than the broken ones.

If I had a print of Falstaff I'd stare at every frame with a magnifying glass.

[RayKelly]

OT.. USA Today yesterday had a piece on films NOT available on DVD in the U.S. They mentioned Chimes at Midnight prominently. (The also gave ink to Ishtar. There is a following for everything, I guess
Here is the link USA Today

[Michael O'Hara]

I'd run to the store for Ishtar....I hope there is bonus soundtrack material on the DVD if it ever emerges....

"Telling the truth can be dangerous business.
Honest and popular don't go hand in hand.
If you admit that you can play the accordion,
No one'll hire you in a rock 'n' roll band..."

It is truly a crime that this masterpiece, along with the majority of Welles' work, has been neglected by the world of DVD.

[Terry]

I'm listening to the Rhino 7-cd set "Like Omigod! The '80s Pop Culture Box" and the accompanying booklet makes a running gag of slamming Ishtar. Never seen it, so have nothing to say.

[NoFake]

"They mentioned Chimes at Midnight prominently."

Well, yes, but calling CHIMES "Falstaff... a 1965 comedy" does not, shall we say, speak to the writer's full appreciation of either Welles or CHIMES... ???

[Terry]

He probably never saw it, but there is much comedy in it. At least he didn't call it a futuristic sex romp.

My prints are titled FALSTAFF (CHIMES AT MIDNIGHT) so I'm happy to refer to the film as Falstaff.

[NoFake]

OK, I'll grant him that. (And if he HAD called it a "futuristic sex romp," about the only thing that would've been wholly wrong would be the "futuristic" part: They didn't call her Doll Tearsheet for nothing... :;): )

[Tony]

There is a lot of romping in Chimes: everybody's always romping about. :laugh: whether they're thieving, eating, talking or fighting, they're romping!!