Comments on: Precious Images.

By: Rick

Rick — Wed, 21 May 2008 16:34:20 +0000

This was produced and released in 1994 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of moviegoing.

By: Miss Cellania

Miss Cellania — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 16:01:50 +0000

I received a message from the person who posted this to YouTube:

Yes, Workman did an update in the 90′s. That’s when films like PHiladelphia and Do The Right Thing (among others) were added
thanks

By: Don

Don — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 03:10:21 +0000

I believe this film is from 1993. I was out of college then, but our college theater got a copy of it and ran it all the time. We used to say that if there were more than 2 dozen talkies listed here you hadn’t seen then you had to get to the store and rent them.

By: Alex

Alex — Sat, 03 Mar 2007 18:06:54 +0000

Ah, great find – that was all kind of excellent!

By: Sunflake

Sunflake — Sat, 03 Mar 2007 16:13:41 +0000

This film was originally made in 1986 according to IMDB, so that’s why so many recent films aren’t included it it.

And actually, I think most people would be flattered to have their work included in a Chuck Workman film.

Here’s a list of all the films included:

http://imdb.com/title/tt0091787/movieconnections

Although there may be a later version of it, because I distinctly remember seeing Tom Hanks with silly string from “Big” (1988) and it’s not on that list which is arranged by year.

By: Molly

Molly — Sat, 03 Mar 2007 15:56:31 +0000

They play an edited version of this same film at the end of The Great Movie Ride at Disney-MGM Studios in Orlando.

By: ted

ted — Sat, 03 Mar 2007 15:05:39 +0000

Probably a cost/ copyright thing.
Can you imagine how much trouble it would take to get permission to use all those films individually?
Probably most of those are owned by a few people who gave their permission.

By: Miss Cellania

Miss Cellania — Sat, 03 Mar 2007 14:05:13 +0000

I certainly noticed that, because I used to watch movies so much and haven’t in the last ten years since the kids arrived. I don’t think its neccessarily because the movies are not as good these days (like I would know), but it takes quite a few years for any movie to achieve “classic” status. How well a film holds up over time is important.

By: Stavros

Stavros — Sat, 03 Mar 2007 13:57:27 +0000

Did anyone else notice how few movies from the last 5 years or so were in this piece? Were there any? I guess it’s true; they just don’t make ‘em like they used to.