Before our feature presentation, ACME would like to start the evening with another Porky Pig Looney Tunes cartoon, the 1936 Little Beau Porky, directed by Frank Tashlin.
Most of the elements within this short is reused in Bob Clampett's 1940 short Ali-Baba Bound. Both shorts feature Porky as a member of the French Foreign Legion, accompanied by a camel, and must fend off against Ali Baba (referred to as Ali Mode in this short) and his army of men from a desert fortress.
Hey, we have a new pope, an American Pope. Before the start of our feature presentation, the staff of The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour wants to watch with you, a great video explaining how to become Pope
While we're at it, let's explain one of the world's smallest countries - Vatican City
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We've selected another entry from the excellent reference book, 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die by Steven Jay Schneider. Today's film is the 1975 historical drama Barry Lyndon, directed by Stanley Kubrick and starring Ryan O'Neal, Marisa Berenson, Patrick Magee, Leonard Rossiter, and Hardy Krüger. Based on the 1844 novel The Luck of Barry Lyndon by William Makepeace Thackeray, the film tells the story of an Irish rogue who uses his cunning and wit to climb the social ladder of 18th-century England, transforming from the humble Redmond Barry into the noble Barry Lyndon. When Barry Lyndon first premiered, many critics were put off by its slow pace and restrained emotional tone. However, as with much of Kubrick's work, the film's reputation has grown over time and it is now considered a masterpiece. So, push away from the table, prepare to feast your eyes, and join us in watching Barry Lyndon.
Contrary to legend, this movie did use artificial lighting in some scenes (for example, when Bryan (David Morley) learns he's getting a horse). However, it is true that no electronic lighting was used for the candle-lit scenes. A lens built by the Carl Zeiss Company for N.A.S.A., a 50mm Zeiss lens modified with the Kollmorgen adaptor used in still cameras, was used to shoot scenes lit only by candle. This lens had the largest aperture of any ever built for movie use (f/0.7). In order to provide as much light as possible in the candle-lit scenes, Stanley Kubrick used custom-made candles. Each candle had three wicks instead of one, and used a highly volatile wax. This resulted in the candles burning down very quickly, which is why many of the candles seen are so short.
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